Stockholm – October 15, 2026 -- The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected SciBase Holding AB's Nevisense electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) technology as the primary endpoint in its THREAT study, which will test how environmental exposures affect the skin barrier in 80 healthy volunteers.

NIH and Swiss institute launch THREAT study on everyday exposures

THREAT (Testing Harms Related to Exposure to Allergenic Toxins) is led by the NIH in collaboration with the Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF). The study design is described in an editorial in the peer-reviewed journal Allergy, titled "Exploring the Link Between Environmental Exposures and Disease via Direct Challenge."

London – October 15, 2026 -- Markel Insurance, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), has appointed Josephine Stroud as Head of Energy Liability and Jenny McFarlane as Senior Underwriter for Marine & Energy Liability in its London Market team.

Markel brings Hull, MECO, Liabilities and Transport & Logistics under one Marine Transportation unit

Both hires follow the creation of Markel's Marine Transportation business within its London Market operations. The unit combines Hull & Hull War, MECO, Marine & Energy Liabilities (M&E), and Transport & Logistics. Markel says the structure gives brokers broader access to underwriting expertise across these portfolios.

Stroud and McFarlane are based in London and report into the Marine & Energy Liability team, part of the Marine Transportation business led by Grant Smith.

Dublin – October 15, 2026 -- Elsevier has pledged 4,000 complimentary AI product licenses and an estimated €1m a year in in-kind support and funding to the European Commission's AI in Science Enablers Initiative.

The commitment was announced at the AI in Science Summit in Dublin. More than 1,000 participants from the research, technology, business and policy communities attended the event, which launched the Commission's effort to mobilize private-sector and philanthropic support for European science.

Elsevier splits 4,000 licenses evenly across four AI and clinical products

Elsevier will provide 1,000 licenses each for four products to European researchers, healthcare professionals and students:

London – October 15, 2026 -- Twinnin, a human likeness consent and licensing registry, has launched two services, Human Verified and Defend Twinn, and signed Model Management as its first Human Verified partner under an exclusive agreement covering a network of more than three million models.

Defend Twinn lets individuals register timestamped objections to AI use of their likeness

Users verify their identity, file a timestamped objection to AI use of their likeness, and initiate and track takedown requests through the service. Twinnin was co-founded by Kat Grobler and William Haakon Berg.

Human Verified accredits businesses that use human likenesses with consent

Model Management will display the Human Verified mark on its website to show its commitment to consent-based AI use of human likenesses. The agreement opens Twinnin to the company's network of more than three million models.

Munich – October 15, 2026 -- TIER IV and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have established the TUM Autoware Research Center by TIER IV, a multi-year research collaboration that combines three TUM research groups to build safe, scalable autonomous driving systems on the open-source Autoware stack.

TIER IV is funding the center strategically. The groups involved are the Chair of Automotive Technology (FTM) and the Professorships of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) and Autonomous Vehicle Systems (AVS). The center is meant to serve as a long-term base for autonomous driving research, open-source software development and doctoral training. It will also link academic, industrial and public-transport projects and offer a platform for demonstrations and benchmark challenges.

Stockholm – October 15, 2026 -- Ericsson posted organic sales growth of 7% in the third quarter of 2026, lifting reported sales to SEK 59.5 billion from SEK 56.2 billion a year earlier, while net income fell to SEK 5.8 billion from SEK 11.3 billion because the prior-year period included a large divestment gain.

Networks drives growth in three of four market areas

Organic sales rose in three out of four market areas, primarily on higher sales in Networks. Adjusted gross income increased to SEK 28.4 billion from SEK 27.0 billion, driven by Mobile Networks. Reported gross income was SEK 28.0 billion, against SEK 26.8 billion a year earlier.

Mumbai – October 15, 2026 -- Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) and RMZ have begun construction of Mumbai 3, a 64MW AI-ready data centre at their Navi Mumbai Campus, after signing a first hyperscale customer and fully pre-letting the facility.

The project is part of the companies' joint venture (JV), announced in 2024, to invest $1.7 billion in the Indian data centre market. Ground preparation began in December 2025. The companies said the JV has reached this milestone within 18 months of signing.

Mumbai 3 lifts Navi Mumbai Campus capacity to 86MW

Mumbai 3 will join Mumbai 1 and Mumbai 2, which currently support large enterprise and cloud workloads. Upon completion, it will raise the campus's operational capacity to 86MW. The campus has the potential to reach up to 148MW at full development.

Both partners have committed to develop 250MW of data centre capacity across Mumbai and Chennai under the JV.

Helsinki – October 15, 2026 -- Nordea Bank Abp posted a third-quarter return on equity of 15.1% and earnings per share of EUR 0.35, while assets under management rose 13% year on year to a record EUR 509bn. Operating profit fell 4% to EUR 1.5bn.

Total income rises 2% to EUR 3.0bn as fee growth offsets weaker trading

Net fee and commission income increased 9% year on year, driven by a 14% rise in savings income. Net interest income grew 1% both year on year and quarter on quarter, as volume growth was partly offset by lower lending margins.

Net fair value result dropped 19%, which Nordea attributed to extraordinary interest rate volatility late in the quarter. Costs excluding regulatory fees were flat when adjusted for foreign exchange effects, and the cost-to-income ratio, excluding regulatory fees, stood at 45.0%.

Sydney – October 15, 2026 -- Integrated Research (ASX: IRI) has launched Clarion, its first standalone SaaS product, giving employees and IT teams a shared real-time view of what is degrading calls and meetings. The product is available from 15 October 2026 with a 30-day free trial.

Clarion runs on Iris, IR's new AI-powered platform. It targets organizations with remote, hybrid and contact center workforces, where IT often cannot see what an employee experiences during a failed call. The tool is built to tell users whether a problem lies with their own setup or with the communications platform.

Desktop widget and fleet dashboards combine device, network and platform signals

Employees get a lightweight desktop widget that explains in plain language what is affecting their calls, plus a pre-call health check. Weak Wi-Fi or poor headset connectivity, for example, can be spotted and fixed without contacting IT.

Stockholm – October 15, 2026 -- Sinch AB (publ) will publish its interim report for the third quarter of 2026 on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 07:30 CET, with Acting CEO and CFO Jonas Dahlberg leading the earnings presentation.

Sinch schedules Q3 earnings call for 10:00 CET, 2.5 hours after the release

The conference call and webcast begin at 10:00 CET on the same day. Dahlberg, who holds the roles of Acting CEO and CFO, will present the report together with Sofia Ohlander, SVP Corporate Control. A Q&A session will follow the presentation.

Investors can question management by phone or webcast

Participants who register for the teleconference receive dial-in numbers and a conference ID, and can ask questions verbally. The live webcast allows viewers to follow the presentation and submit written questions.