Gothenburg – – September 07, 2026 -- Zinzino AB reported group revenue of SEK 282.2 million for August 2026, up 15% from SEK 245.9 million a year earlier, as growth in its direct-sales markets offset a sharp decline at subsidiary Faun Pharma.

Sales markets revenue climbs 16% to SEK 280.9 million in August

Zinzino's core direct-sales business generated SEK 280.9 million in August 2026, up from SEK 242.5 million in the same month last year, a 16% increase that drove the bulk of the group's top-line expansion.

Faun Pharma external sales drop to SEK 1.3 million from SEK 3.4 million

Faun Pharma's external sales fell to SEK 1.3 million in August 2026, down from SEK 3.4 million a year earlier, a decline that partially offset the stronger performance of Zinzino's sales markets and reduced the group's overall growth rate to 15% from the 16% posted by the sales markets alone.

Sydney – September 07, 2026 -- VT Markets, a multi-asset broker operating in more than 160 countries, has appointed Ross Maxwell as Chief Strategy Officer to oversee platform development, international expansion and corporate governance.

Maxwell moves from global strategy and operations role

Maxwell previously served as Global Head of Strategy and Operations at VT Markets, where he led market analysis and training programs. In his new role, he will set strategic direction across platform innovation, international expansion and trading frameworks, drawing on his background in macroeconomic analysis, operational development and market infrastructure.

Berlin – September 07, 2026 -- Europe's power grids are buckling under demand from AI data centers and electric vehicles, pushing energy resilience to the top of corporate agendas across the continent. Ahead of IFA Berlin 2026, running September 4-8, Economist Enterprise and EcoFlow announced a panel discussion titled "Flexibility by Design: Energy Resilience for Business."

Grid connection delays and volatile power prices threaten industrial growth across Europe

The panel brings together leaders from energy regulation, grid operations, digital infrastructure and manufacturing to address what organizers call Europe's most pressing commercial challenge: grid bottlenecks and unpredictable energy costs. Discussion topics include periods of negative wholesale electricity prices, capital-efficient resilience strategies for businesses, and flexible connection agreements as an alternative to lengthy grid-connection queues.

Berlin – September 07, 2026 -- Energy resilience has moved from a utility-sector concern to a boardroom priority across Europe as AI data centers and electric vehicle demand strain national grids, according to executives who joined an Economist Enterprise panel ahead of IFA Berlin 2026.

EcoFlow leverages 10 million deployed devices to target commercial energy markets

EcoFlow, which has deployed more than 10 million devices and serves 5 million users worldwide, is expanding its consumer battery and solar architecture into small business and enterprise markets. The company is transferring its modular hardware, dynamic tariff optimization and AI-driven software from residential use cases to commercial operators facing multi-year grid connection queues and volatile electricity pricing.

Berlin – September 07, 2026 -- Hans-Werner Borries, deputy chairman of Germany's Federal Association for the Protection of Critical Infrastructure (BSKI), said security measures at critical infrastructure sites across Germany are currently inadequate to counter a new wave of suspected sabotage attacks on the power grid.

Borries Says Suspected Foreign-State Sabotage Marks Start of Pre-Hybrid Warfare Phase

Speaking on rbb24 Inforadio Thursday, Borries said that as long as even initial suspicion of foreign state-directed sabotage persists, infrastructure operators are operating in a phase of pre-hybrid warfare. He said protecting infrastructure assets is no longer straightforward, forcing companies to reassess whether current investment levels are sufficient.

Lund, Sweden – September 07, 2026 -- InCoax Networks has activated the first live installations of a planned 30-to-40-building deployment for Sjoberg's Inc., a Thief River Falls, Minnesota-based cable operator founded in 1962, marking the commercial debut of its joint solution with Nokia in a U.S. operator network.

Nokia Gigabit Connect with MoCA Access enters live U.S. deployment for the first time

The rollout uses InCoax technology integrated into Nokia Gigabit Connect with MoCA Access to deliver fiber-based multi-gigabit broadband over existing coaxial wiring inside apartment buildings, avoiding the cost and disruption of installing new fiber throughout each structure.

Taoyuan – September 07, 2026 -- Manz Asia and SUSS have entered a strategic collaboration to accelerate inkjet printing technology for advanced semiconductor packaging, targeting a shift from lab-scale development to high-volume manufacturing.

Manz Asia brings inkjet expertise while SUSS contributes semiconductor process depth

The partnership pairs Manz Asia's proven inkjet capabilities, manufacturing engineering and position in the panel-level packaging ecosystem with SUSS' semiconductor process expertise and global customer reach. Manz Asia's end-to-end inkjet development platform spans material and substrate preparation, printing, curing and process characterization under a Lab-to-Fab approach.

Austin – September 07, 2026 -- The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center has become the first facility in the United States to enroll in a clinical trial evaluating a next-generation mapping and pulsed field ablation (PFA) system for patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation.

TCAI performs first procedure under global study leadership

Andrea Natale, M.D., executive medical director of TCAI and global principal investigator for the trial, conducted the first procedure using the new catheter system. The trial is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of the technology across both forms of atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia, which affects millions of patients worldwide.

Valby, Denmark – September 07, 2026 -- Lundbeck will present preclinical data at the European Epilepsy Congress in Athens showing its investigational drug bexicaserin simultaneously increases inhibitory and decreases excitatory neuronal activity in hippocampal brain tissue, a dual mechanism the company says supports broad-spectrum antiseizure potential across multiple epilepsy types.

Preclinical study links dual mode of action to broader seizure control

Vicenza – September 07, 2026 -- Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) opens Vicenzaoro on September 4, drawing roughly 1,300 exhibitors from 38 countries and buyers from more than 130 nations for a five-day run through September 8.

New €60 million hall adds 23,000 square metres of exhibition capacity

The show's centrepiece is the debut of Hall 2, a two-level, 23,000-square-metre building designed by architecture firm GMP. The structure forms part of a €60 million investment by IEG in the Vicenza exhibition centre, expanding capacity and connectivity across the venue.