Valby, Denmark – October 18, 2026 -- H. Lundbeck A/S plans to install former Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen as Chair of its Board after the 2027 Annual General Meeting (AGM), succeeding Dorothea Wenzel, who will step down at that meeting.

Jørgensen joins the Board as observer on 10 November 2026

Jørgensen will take an observer seat on 10 November 2026 and will remain in that role until the AGM 2027. At that meeting he is expected to be formally elected as a Board member, subject to shareholder approval. The Board intends to elect him Chair thereafter. Nominated candidates will be listed in the notice convening the AGM 2027.

Menlo Park, Calif. – October 18, 2026 -- Antheia has received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of War's Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) for a direct, long-term loan of up to $80 million to expand domestic production of critical pharmaceutical ingredients.

The loan, together with additional private capital, would fund Antheia's U.S. manufacturing strategy. The company's advanced biosynthesis platform is the technology behind the planned onshoring effort.

U.S. depends on foreign suppliers for about 90 percent of key drug inputs

The U.S. relies on foreign countries for approximately 90 percent of its key starting materials (KSMs) and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The source names public health emergencies, natural disasters, geopolitical tensions and supply chain failures as drivers of drug shortages that follow from this dependence.

Longview – October 18, 2026 -- Diversified Energy distributed approximately 430 winter essentials to students at J.L. Everhart Magnet Elementary School in Longview, Texas, in its sixth consecutive year partnering with national nonprofit Operation Warm.

Employees hand out new shoes and socks ahead of colder months

The event took place on a Friday at the school. Diversified Energy employees gave brand-new shoes with socks to local children in need. The natural gas and oil company operates in Texas.

Sixth year of partnership tied to community engagement

Diversified described the initiative as part of its ongoing commitment to philanthropy and volunteer engagement in the communities where it operates. The company said the six-year relationship with Operation Warm reinforces its core value of community engagement.

Barcelona – October 18, 2026 -- United European Gastroenterology (UEG) has launched a Patient Representatives Advisory Board (PRAB) at UEG Week 2026, giving patient groups a formal channel into its public affairs activities across Europe.

PRAB builds on the 2025 Digestive Health Roundtable Manifesto

The board follows UEG's Digestive Health Roundtable 2025 and its Manifesto, which called for patients to be recognised as co-creators of digestive health policy, research and care.

The PRAB is a structured, independent advisory body. It will provide patient-centred input into UEG's public affairs work and, where relevant, its wider activities. It also creates a formal interface between UEG and the European patient community, with the aim of identifying challenges shared across digestive diseases.

San Jose – October 18, 2026 -- Linktel Technologies says its 1.6T Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO) 2DR4 module runs at power consumption as low as 10W. The company presented the module to data center architects at the 2026 OCP Global Summit as a way to ease power and cooling loads in AI networks.

Linktel's DSP-free 1.6T LPO design targets latency and component bottlenecks

The linear optics architecture cuts signal processing delays, which Linktel describes as critical for high-performance AI scale-out fabrics. Eliminating the optical DSP also removes component choke points, according to the company, supporting scalability for mass deployments.

Linktel reported multi-switch platform interoperability at the early September 2026 1.6T LPO-MSA Plugfest. It describes that result as a foundation for the 200G-per-wavelength ecosystem.

Guangzhou – October 18, 2026 -- Phase 1 of the 140th Canton Fair opened on October 15 under the "Advanced Manufacturing" theme, with service robots and smart-living products anchoring the Consumer Electronics and Information Products zone through October 19.

Smart-living exhibits target health monitoring and elderly care

Exhibitors are showing wearable devices and continuous glucose monitoring systems that track indicators such as heart rate and blood glucose. Wearable exoskeletons and other AI-powered devices support mobility training and functional recovery.

For home and elderly care, companion robots, electric nursing beds and home-use hyperbaric oxygen chambers combine daily care with wellness support and lifestyle assistance.

Beijing – October 18, 2026 -- The Huaneng Zangmu Hydropower Station on the Yarlung Zangbo River spent about 360 million yuan ($53.27 million) on a fishway, and the channel has helped about 570,000 fish pass the dam since the plant began operating in 2015.

The station is about 400 meters long and more than 100 meters high. It covers nearly 26 percent of electricity demand in Xizang Autonomous Region and ended the region's reliance on diesel for large-scale power supply.

Ecological spending extends beyond the fishway

Station head Sun Chao said a fast-flowing fish stock enhancement and release station cost 48 million yuan ($7.10 million) to build. Annual fry-breeding costs are nearly 7 million yuan ($1.04 million). The release project has run for 12 years and has put 1.97 million fish into the river.

Strasbourg – – October 18, 2026 -- Strasbourg-based startup AMFREE says its wire laser additive manufacturing (WLAM) technology cut the lead time for a stainless steel mold from 12 months to 3 weeks. The company says the process can produce metal parts of up to 5 metres, which it describes as the largest in Europe.

Pilot unit deposits iron-, nickel-based and hardfacing materials

AMFREE's pilot unit processes iron-based and nickel-based alloys as well as hardfacing materials. Co-founder Félix Boisselier, who leads technical activities, and Sales Director Clément Knittel are scheduled to present the technology in a digital session on June 26, 2026, from 11:15 to 12:00.

ArianeGroup tests three aluminum alloys for rocket parts

In a collaboration with ArianeGroup, AMFREE tested three aluminum alloys for rocket components. Alloy 2319 reached strength above 400 MPa. Alloy 5183 proved harder to deposit but cost-effective.

Calgary – October 18, 2026 -- De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited has delivered the first of two Twin Otter Classic 300-G aircraft to Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's largest airline, with the second unit scheduled for later in 2026.

Ethiopian Airlines targets remote communities and tourism routes with the new aircraft

The aircraft will support the carrier's push to expand regional connectivity across Ethiopia and East Africa. Ethiopian Airlines plans to use it to reach remote communities, tourism destinations and lake regions.

Mesfin Tasew, Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, called the delivery an important milestone in the carrier's regional growth strategy. He said the aircraft will support tourism, economic development and essential air services.

Calgary – October 18, 2026 -- De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited has delivered the first production Twin Otter Classic 300-G, serial number 998, to Switzerland-based Zimex Aviation, making Zimex the first EASA operator of the variant.

Aircraft 998 joins Zimex's global fleet for passenger, cargo and humanitarian work

The aircraft supports passenger, cargo, humanitarian and remote logistics operations worldwide. The handover is a first-in-service milestone for both companies: De Havilland Canada sees its first production Classic 300-G enter service, while Zimex becomes the initial European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) operator of the type.