-by Johan Inborr
Vironova AB is a privately held Swedish biotech company based in Stockholm, which develops and markets virus analysis products and services, based on its proprietary automated (computerized) image analysis platform. The technology offers faster and more objective virus detection and identification, which is of particular importance for both national and regional Centres of [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Rapid virus detection software from Vironova
May 28, 2009 – 9:53 am
Chief Oren R. Lyons – Vertical farming
May 24, 2009 – 3:36 pm
Chief Oren R. Lyons, Chairman of the Board, Plantagon International will speak on the topic: Road to Action – Where the Action is at Globe Forum, June 4-5th 2009 in Stockholm. To understand more about Chief Oren’s vision read his blogpost The Seven Generations.
Plantagon International will also exhibit its Greenhouse during the Forum, a greenhouse [...]
A New Paradigm for Global Sustainability
May 22, 2009 – 9:51 pm
We need to change. Everybody knows it. The deeper questions are how fundamental will the changes have to be? What does our future society look like, and what is the road to get there, for governments, corporations and citizens of the world?
June 4th at Globe Forum Stockholm: Connie Hedegaard, Minister for Climate and Energy, Denmark [...]
Risk to Opportunity: The Shift in Focus of Sustainability
May 20, 2009 – 10:18 am
-By Tim Jones, Speaking at Globe Forum
Ten years ago, sustainability, the management of the social, economic and environmental impact that business has on society, was a marginal issue on the radar of several select companies: Just a few enlightened energy multinationals, materials suppliers and consumer goods producers had sustainability on their “watch list”. Since then, [...]
Streetlights waste 2-3% of EU energy each month
May 18, 2009 – 11:00 pm
-by Patrick Dixon
There is the scandal of energy wastage on street lighting, which is responsible for 5% of all electricity use in America and the EU. But this can easily be reduced to only 3% or less, using low energy bulbs, with a payback period of only four years. That means a [...]
Future will be shaped by emotion and innovation
May 14, 2009 – 7:39 pm
- by Patrick Dixon
Most of the world’s greatest challenges can be solved with human creativity, energy, commitment and innovation. The choice is ours. The basic tools we need are already here or can be created.
History shows that the future will be shaped by emotion rather than science. Public mood often changes more rapidly than facts.
For [...]
Lean-carbon logistics as a strategic competitive edge in the future
May 11, 2009 – 9:42 pm
Frank Appel, CEO of Deutsche Post DHL, is “the man who moves the world.”
Five percent of world trade passes through the networks of Deutsche Post DHL. The Group is No.1 in nearly every business area of logistics. Each hour, 500,000 employees in more than 220 territories around the globe handle 1 million customer contacts. These [...]
Treehoo.com and forestation versus global warming
May 7, 2009 – 8:48 pm
Deforestation in the tropical regions of the world released 2.2 billion tons of carbon in 2007, at the same time forestation in the temperate regions absorbed 0.7 billion tons. Giving a balance of 1.5 billion tons of carbon released into the atmosphere due to this cause and contributing to global warming. This equals 15 % [...]
Sustainable is profitable!
May 5, 2009 – 8:49 am
Audur Capital, the uniquely female-focused capital company in Iceland is beating the credit crunch due, at least in part, to their feminine approach to business, the company believes.
Audur Capital , the only surviving bank after Iceland’s meltdown, was founded by two Icelandic business women, Halla Tomasdottir and Kristin Petursdottir. “We decided to create a company [...]
