The Mikron Group has exceeded the previous year's good results and thus confirmed the pleasing results for the first half of 2023. Strong demand in the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries and the continued good performance in all three divisions were the key factors behind this pleasing development. Both business segments succeeded in significantly increasing their annual net sales once again.

iRobot is laying off 31 percent of its staff and suspending its non-floorcare R&D

Continental has officially opened a fully automated high-bay warehouse at the tire production plant in Otrokovice, Czech Republic. It has a storage capacity of more than 930,000 tires. With the facility, the premium tire manufacturer is centralizing its warehouses in the area of Otrokovice.

Using a DNA-based scaffold carrying viral proteins, researchers created a vaccine that provokes a strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2.