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enVerid Systems raises $20m Series B
enVerid Systems has announced it has completed a $20 million Series B round of financing led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation from Ajax Strategies, Building Ventures and OurCrowd. The company's HVAC products lower upfront system costs and reduce annual energy consumption by 20-30% while improving indoor air quality (IAQ).
Major suppliers file joint patent infringement lawsuit
Three major suppliers in electronics assembly materials, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, Henkel, and Heraeus, jointly filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Senju Metal Industry, Senju Metal Europe and Senju Manufacturing Europe in the district court Frankfurt.
Tata Motors European Technical Centre produce PPE for NHS
Designers at a Coventry-based automotive centre of excellence are supporting the battle against COVID-19 by 3D printing PPE for NHS staff. The Design Modelling Operations team at Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) are more used to using their expertise to create innovative cars of tomorrow.
AI to empower community and track pandemic
With the world laser-focused on tackling the novel coronavirus crisis, SAS puts analytics to work where it’s needed most. Using its AI technology in new ways, the analytics company has developed a COVID-19 Data Analytics Resource Hub to help businesses and individuals across industries combat the virus.
Juice Technology reorganises R&D department
Juice Technology has reorganised its corporate divisions. Alongside the parent company, the group also includes Juice Services and Juice Europe, responsible for the European business arm. Now the Research and Development Department has also been hived off as Juice Engineering.
MVTec opens new subsidiary in China
MVTec Software has announced that it is strengthening its presence in China. The Munich-based company has opened a branch near Shanghai: MVTec Vision Technology (Kunshan). MVTec has been operating successfully in the Chinese machine vision market for more than ten years.
COVID-19 could reshape mental health treatment
According to WHO, depression is the number one cause of disability worldwide. As the coronavirus pandemic exacerbates, telehealth services to treat mental health conditions remotely, including Flow Neuroscience, may become widespread, as part of social distancing efforts.
SENSOR+TEST 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19
Sensor+Test 2020 which was due to be staged in Nuremberg from June 23-25 has been cancelled after the Bavarian government banned all mass gatherings until the end of August.
Safety council pledges to support workers during COVID-19
The British Safety Council is marking the World Day for Safety and Health at Work with a pledge to support workers’ safety through the coronavirus outbreak and beyond. It is also honouring the memory of all workers who have died during the COVID-19 outbreak on Workers’ Memorial Day – a day traditionally given to the memory of workers who have been killed or injured at work, now including many healthcare workers.
COVID-19 Task Force provides strategic business support
Powerbox is not only working diligently to reduce the risk inherent to the COVID-19 to the ecosystem, but equally to ensure that its customer support and service continue without interruption. PRBX Standard and Custom power solutions are used in medical equipment such as ventilators, infusion-pumps, remote patient monitoring, anesthesia machines, ultrasound, MRI and mobile X-ray equipment.