AstraZeneca to invest $2.5 billion in new global strategic R&D centre, biotech agreements and manufacturing in Beijing

AstraZeneca is establishing a new global strategic R&D centre in Beijing, its second in China and sixth worldwide Investment includes biotech agreements with Harbour BioMed, Syneron Bio and BioKangtai Press Release – 21 March 2025 – AstraZeneca today announced an investment of $2.5 billion in Beijing to establish its sixth global strategic R&D centre together with major research and manufacturing agreements that will further advance … Continue reading AstraZeneca to invest $2.5 billion in new global strategic R&D centre, biotech agreements and manufacturing in Beijing

Impact Newswire28/03/202528/03/2025

Asia

Global Call for Startups: An EAT Initiative to Scale Sustainable Food Innovation

The initiative accelerates pre-seed to Series A companies that embed sustainability from the start, applying EAT-Lancet Commission recommendations to reshape food systems and connecting them to a global investor network together with strategic partners. Press Release – Stockholm, March 17, 2025: Preceding the anticipated launch of the second EAT-Lancet Commission Report, international non-profit EAT is introducing the Global Call for Startups, a global competition supporting early-stage … Continue reading Global Call for Startups: An EAT Initiative to Scale Sustainable Food Innovation

Impact Newswire26/03/202526/03/2025

United States

BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, Microsoft, and MGX Welcome NVIDIA and xAI to the AI Infrastructure Partnership to Drive Investment in Data Centers and Enabling Infrastructure

GE Vernova and NextEra Energy to collaborate with AI Infrastructure Partnership Expanded partnership strengthens technology leadership and energy expertise to power AI infrastructure growth Press Release – NEW YORK, REDMOND, ABU DHABI, SANTA CLARA, AND SAN FRANCISCO – March 19, 2025 – BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock, Microsoft, and MGX today announced that NVIDIA and xAI will join the Global AI … Continue reading BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, Microsoft, and MGX Welcome NVIDIA and xAI to the AI Infrastructure Partnership to Drive Investment in Data Centers and Enabling Infrastructure

Impact Newswire24/03/202524/03/2025

Europe

Securing Ukraine’s Future is a collective effort. That is why GEO Strategic Partners has silently been working on this initiative.

Over many years, Geo Strategic Partners have been active in Ukraine together with its local partners. As hostilities will hopefully stop soon, we are redoubling our efforts in making sustainable investments in the country. Our focus is on structured equity, credit and insurance transactions. Please contact us here for more info. Contact – [email protected] Send us your news/press releases to [email protected] Post Views: 81 Continue reading Securing Ukraine’s Future is a collective effort. That is why GEO Strategic Partners has silently been working on this initiative.

Impact Newswire19/03/202519/03/2025

Africa, Global

Microsoft invests an additional ZAR 5.4bn in South Africa and launches youth certification programme for high-demand digital skills

News – 06/03/2025 By Julia Boltt Johannesburg, 06 March 2025 – Microsoft today announced plans to spend ZAR 5.4bn by the end of 2027 to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure in South Africa to meet the growing demand for Azure services in the region. This investment builds on the company’s ZAR 20.4bn investment over the past three years to establish the nation’s first enterprise-grade datacentres … Continue reading Microsoft invests an additional ZAR 5.4bn in South Africa and launches youth certification programme for high-demand digital skills

Impact Newswire10/03/202510/03/2025