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  • Volkswagen’s Elli launches bidirectional charging pilot in Germany

    Image courtesy Elli Volkswagen Group’s e-mobility subsidiary Elli has announced a pilot project for bidirectional charging in private households in Germany. Volkswagen Group’s customers and solar panel provider OTOVO’s customers can apply for Elli’s pilot initiative, which will launch in Germany in December 2025. As part of the project, Elli will provide selected participants with…


  • Fachpack 2025: discover the future of barrier-coated paper packaging with Heidelberg and Solenis

    A novel method for producing cost-effective barrier-coated flexible paper packaging solutions is presented by Heidelberg and Solenis. Flexible paper packaging, or “paperization,” as an alternative to plastics, is becoming more and more significant in terms of a functional circular economy. The market for flexible paper packaging is expected to expand by 4.5% a year until…


  • Autopack to host biggest packaging machinery stand at PPMA Total 2025

    Autopack will showcase a range of cutting-edge automated equipment at PPMA Total 2025, at Birmingham’s NEC from 23-25 September.


  • RSV vaccine slashes hospitalizations in older adults in real-world trial

    A Danish national registry trial shows the RSVpreF vaccine is highly effective at preventing severe RSV illness and related hospitalizations in older adults, offering real-world support for broader immunization strategies. Study: RSV Prefusion F Vaccine for Prevention of Hospitalization in Older Adults. Image Credit: CI Photos / Shutterstock In a recent study published in The New…


  • Why CPD must evolve with the industry

    Article submitted by Richard Martin, Managing Director, Churngold Construction Construction is changing, fast. With new regulations, digital technologies, sustainability targets and shifting client expectations, today’s professionals need to do more than deliver on time and budget. We must stay informed, adaptable, and proactive. That’s where Continuing Professional Development (CPD) becomes a cornerstone of success, not…


  • Smoking raises the risk of all subtypes of type 2 diabetes

    The characteristics of type 2 diabetes vary from patient to patient and it has been proposed that the condition is made up of four subtypes. Now, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15-19 September) shows that smoking increases the risk…


  • Charity funding boosts research into inclusion body myopathy at Aston University

    Muscular Dystrophy UK, a charity working on behalf of 110,000 children and adults living with more than 60 muscle-wasting conditions, has awarded £140,944 in funding to Dr. Rebecca Jones at Aston University for a project to understand the cause of a condition called inclusion body myopathy. The condition, also known as VCP multisystem proteinopathy type…


  • Energy asset SaaS platform iON+ launches with first deal inked in Japan

    iON+ and Hexa deal launch. Image courtesy iON+ Global energy asset management platform iON+ has launched with its first deal already inked with Japan’s Hexa Energy Services LLC. iON+ was developed over the last seven years by Conrad Energy, a leading UK independent power producer and part of the I Squared Capital Group. Before launch,…


  • Burcon breaks ground with first commercial sale of high-purity canola protein

    Puratein C, a 90%+ high-purity canola protein isolate created to satisfy the rising demand for clean-label, nutritionally complete plant proteins, is now being sold commercially for the first time by Burcon NutraScience Corporation, a global technology leader in plant-based protein innovation. “The first sales of Puratein canola protein mark another step in scaling Burcon’s innovation…


  • FDF Awards celebrates the people shaping the future of food and drink

    Last night, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) unveiled the winners of its FDF Awards in front of an audience of key stakeholders from across the industry. Held at the world-renowned London Roundhouse, the FDF Awards celebrates the top talent and innovation from across the sector. Across 20 categories, it rewards the organisations, projects, and…