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The new Leipzig facility will focus on enzyme and strain engineering, the company said. Read more: Kerry Group opens new biotech centre in Germany’s Leipzig
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South Africa’s diplomatic treatment of Taiwan in recent years has led the latter to impose a curb on chips exports to the China-aligned African country. Read more: Diplomacy by chip: Taiwan curbs exports to South Africa
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The jobs, which are to be filled over the next three years, will bring MKO’s workforce to 300 professionals. Read more: Planning and environmental consultancy MKO to create 75 new jobs
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The investment will give Battery Ventures a majority stake in the company. Read more: UK risk intelligence platform Signal AI raises $165m to expand globally
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Caitlin Fennessy explores her role in the privacy sector and how creating a secure global ecosystem is both a governmental and organisational responsibility. Read more: ‘Data handling affects everything, from our health to democracy’
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‘Ireland is seeing a direct effect of global climate change,’ said Maynooth University’s Dr Claire Bergin. Read more: This summer’s hot nights 40 times more likely because of climate crisis
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Midlands 103 reports that the jobs will be created over the next five years. Read more: US medtech G&F Precision Molding to open new Mullingar site with 30 jobs
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Switzerland ranked highest of 139 countries for the sixth year in a row, while the UK came in at sixth overall. Read more: Ireland climbs to 18 on the 2025 Global Innovation Index
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Marcela Amadeu Saragiotto gives us insights into managing priorities and communicating effectively. Read more: What are the core skills for a validation engineer?
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The open letter warns of AI escalating widespread disinformation and mass unemployment. Read more: Mary Robinson, Geoffrey Hinton call for AI ‘red lines’ in new letter