May 23, 2013 12:00 CEST Stockholm Business Region Stockholm is one of the world’s leading sustainable cities. This is OECD’s conclusion after having examined the city’s model for sustainable growth as part of a comprehensive international study. Stockholm’s strengths are identified and 11 measures are presented with the aim of promoting green growth still further.
May 07, 2013 09:56 CEST Stockholmsmässan It’s time again: Stockholmsmässan’s main entrance will be turning back into a busy building site for the next few months. This is the final phase of building work and on 14 August – just one day before the first exhibition of the fall opens – the gleaming new entrance area will be finished.
Apr 18, 2013 06:00 CEST Stockholm Business Region Wages continued to grow in Stockholm during the fourth quarter of 2012. The biggest increase was in the public sector. Growth softened in the private sector; business startups were fewer and the labor market weakened with an increase in layoffs and the number of unemployed. However, overall employment increased at the same time. These are the results of the latest Stockholm Economy report.
Apr 10, 2013 09:05 CEST Stockholmsmässan Mix and match: matte and shiny, vivid and neutral, conventional and original. The trend theme at the Formex interiors and design fair on 15-18 August 2013 is Eclectic Touch – affirmative and indulgent, with an intuitive feel.
Apr 04, 2013 09:30 CEST Stockholmsmässan The European Association for the Study of Diabetes, EASD, has chosen Stockholm as the site of its major conference in the autumn of 2015. The city will thus be hosting the event for the fourth time. The decision was motivated by Stockholm's good conditions and Stockholmsmässan's long experience in arranging international conferences.
Apr 04, 2013 07:00 CEST Stockholm Business Region The European Association for the Study of Diabetes has chosen Stockholm as the site of its major conference in the autumn of 2015. The city will thus be hosting the event for the fourth time. The decision was motivated by Stockholm's good conditions and Stockholmsmässan's long experience in arranging international conferences. The region is also one of the world's leading in diabetes research.
Mar 12, 2013 09:07 CET UP THERE, EVERYWHERE The city of Oslo has turned to Julian Stubbs, the man who devised the branding of Stockholm as The Capital of Scandinavia, for their own branding. Stubbs will give a presentation at MIPIM, the world’s leading real estate summit, in Cannes France today with Oslo’s governing Mayor Stian Berger Røsland. The presentation is at 15.00 and will be held on the Oslo stand number 13.24/15.23 at MIPIM.
Mar 07, 2013 13:31 CET Novus Scientific Akademikliniken (Stockholm), one of the world’s leading private plastic surgery clinics and Novus Scientific, developer of TIGR® Matrix, the world’s first long-term absorbable surgical matrix for reinforcement of soft tissue (used globally in abdominal wall surgery and in breast reconstructions after cancer operations) collaborate on the evaluation of TIGR® Matrix in aesthetic breast surgery.
Feb 22, 2013 12:12 CET Kista Science City Thomas Andersson will assume the role of CEO of the Electrum Foundation and Kista Science City AB in March. Thomas joins us from Stockholm Business Region Development (SBRD), where he is currently Chief Operating Officer.
Feb 15, 2013 15:17 CET Stockholmsmässan The 62nd Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair – the world’s largest meeting place for Scandinavian furniture and lighting design – took place on 5-9 February. 729 exhibitors from 31 countries came together under Stockholmsmässan’s roof to showcase innovations in furniture, lighting and textiles for homes and public spaces.