Regulatory Compliance

Berlin – October 29, 2026 -- The German Bundestag passed a law on October 29, 2026 that extends notarial video procedures to stock corporation (AG) formation, GmbH share transfers and powers of attorney for financing rounds. The new rules take effect on October 29, 2026, subject to Bundesrat review.

Law widens online scope beyond GmbH formation, available since 2022

Founding a GmbH by video has been routine since 2022. Formations, articles of association amendments and capital increases (financing rounds) can already be notarized online. The new law adds standalone GmbH share transfers and powers of attorney for financing rounds.

It also opens online procedures for:

Berlin – October 28, 2026 -- The European Union has formally asked Norway for a transition period of at least six months after publication of its final plant health rules. The request follows industry warnings that the draft could have significantly hampered EU nursery stock exports, according to the German Nursery Association (BdB).

Soil and substrate requirements threaten field-grown stock trade

The European Nurserystock Association (ENA) and its member associations reviewed Norway's planned changes to its plant health law. The draft is broadly closer to the European plant health system. However, new requirements for soil and growing media on plants for planting would have affected large parts of the nursery trade.

Field-grown woody plants, which are typically traded with root balls, would have faced particular practical problems. Re-export of plants via other EU member states is also a central issue.

Dusseldorf – October 28, 2026 -- Germany's industrial health economy generated about EUR 101.5 billion in gross value added in 2025, but slow certification and thin growth capital are keeping innovations out of clinical practice, according to a new paper from the Innovationsrat Deutschland.

The sector employs roughly one million people and accounts for about 7 percent of German exports. More than half of the medical device manufacturers surveyed in a study commissioned by the European Commission wait over 19 months for certification under the EU Medical Device Regulation.

Kirkland, Wash. – October 28, 2026 -- EIT Pharma has appointed Dr. Joseph Toerner, a 26-year veteran of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as Chief Medical Officer, effective immediately, while its lead hepatitis D candidate lonafarnib is under regulatory review.

Former FDA hepatology director takes clinical lead on two programs

Toerner will provide medical and clinical leadership across EIT Pharma's development programs. That includes supporting the ongoing regulatory review of lonafarnib, a late-stage, first-in-class oral therapy for chronic hepatitis D (CHD), and peginterferon lambda, a Phase 2 treatment for severe acute viral respiratory infections.

EIT Pharma describes lonafarnib as the only oral therapeutic candidate in late-stage clinical development for CHD. The drug has not been approved by the FDA or any other regulatory authority, and its safety and efficacy have not been established.

Frankfurt – October 28, 2026 -- A Voice AI system re-contacting dormant leads produced 283 booked appointments in one client project, according to Frankfurt-based Get More Coaching GmbH, which trades as GetMore.Business. The company says costs ran well below classic acquisition and that the client's revenue rose substantially in under three months. The project results are the company's own figures and have not been independently verified.

Process gaps, not missing software, drive weak sales results, says GetMore.Business founder

Founder Oliver Meier says many mid-sized companies lack repeatable processes, meaningful KPIs and clearly assigned responsibilities. Deploying software on that base, he argues, digitizes existing problems at worst. The company advises identifying the actual bottleneck first: lead generation, qualification, contact follow-up, the sales process or closing.

PARIS – October 28, 2026 -- Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) has opened its first Cyber Defense Operations Center in Europe, merging network, security and operational intelligence into a single operating model in Paris.

Paris center correlates network, security and AI-enabled operations

The center joins network operations, cybersecurity operations and AI-enabled intelligence. Kyndryl says separating these functions limits visibility, slows response times and raises operational risk. Its unified model relies on shared intelligence, monitoring and coordinated incident response.

Kyndryl Bridge, the company's AI-powered, open-integration digital business platform, sits at the core of the center. It combines operational data, AI and automation in one control plane to flag anomalies earlier and prioritize risks. More than a dozen technology alliances cover threat detection, vulnerability management, security automation, incident response and network monitoring.

SALT LAKE CITY – October 28, 2026 -- Thorne converted 80% of its paper batch records to electronic batch records (EBR) in 2026 using MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence (Mx), earning the Manufacturing Excellence Award at MasterControl's 2026 Masters Summit. The October event named four winners of the Masters of Excellence Awards, which recognize MasterControl customers in quality management, manufacturing, asset excellence and innovation.

Thorne targets full electronic batch record rollout by year-end

Thorne aims to complete its EBR implementation by the end of 2026, with MasterControl Logbooks planned next. After five years on MasterControl, the company reports measurable gains in right-first-time rates, record review and release times, and quality performance.

Moraga – October 28, 2026 -- Atombeam has completed a SOC 2 Type 2 examination of the operations, systems and managed services behind its Neurpac data-compression solution, with independent firm MJD Advisors testing controls over a five-month audit window.

Audit covers April 1 to August 31, 2026 across three trust criteria

The report evaluates the Security, Availability and Confidentiality Trust Services Criteria. MJD Advisors assessed both the design suitability and the operating effectiveness of Atombeam's controls throughout the period. Unlike a Type 1 report, a Type 2 audit tests whether controls work over time, not only whether they are properly designed.

The result follows Atombeam's SOC 2 Type 1 audit, completed earlier this year.

Toronto – October 28, 2026 -- The Ontario Securities Commission has issued a receipt for CADC Reserve Trust's final prospectus dated October 22, 2026, qualifying a continuous offering of a Canadian dollar-referenced stablecoin in every Canadian province and territory at a fixed price of C$1.00 per token.

CADC Reserve Trust sells tokens through Authorized Participants

The issuer distributes CADC Tokens, which reference the Canadian dollar on a one-for-one basis, through a network of Authorized Participants. These may include registered crypto trading platforms, Canadian financial institutions and platforms that hold exemptive relief to trade stablecoins on a non-custodial basis. Participation is subject to the eligibility requirements in the prospectus and the applicable exemptive relief. Loon Payments Inc. is the servicer and administrator of the issuer.

New York – October 28, 2026 -- Niural AI has launched what it calls the first dedicated infrastructure for Expert Verifiers, the credentialed domain experts who contribute to AI model training, post-training and evaluation. The capabilities are available immediately to all of the company's enterprise clients worldwide.

Niural AI says AI developers increasingly rely on doctors, lawyers, scientists and other specialists to assess complex model reasoning. According to the company, many AI firms still manage these professionals through systems built for crowdsourcing and gig work. That creates worker classification, tax, intellectual property and operational risks.

Expert Verifier becomes a standalone role beside employees and contractors

Niural AI has added Expert Verifier as an operational role on its global workforce platform. It sits alongside W-2 employees, international hires and traditional contractors.