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SCP Standard Capital Partners AG: VANEA Defence unveils ATOMZA®, the first production-ready drone defence system for civilian operators

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ATOMZA® is the first counter-drone mitigation solution that can be deployed by civilian operators without sovereign enforcement powers.VANEA is opening up counter-UAS capabilities to airports, large-scale events, critical infrastructure and other sites exposed to security threats or espionage – a market previously restricted to public security authorities with the legal mandate to actively counter drones.ATOMZA is already undergoing operational testing with security authorities and critical infrastructure operators, with military trials to follow. Commercial availability for civilian operators starts immediately.

MUNICH, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — VANEA Defence today unveiled ATOMZA, the world’s first drone defence system designed for civilian deployment that can be operated by private organisations without sovereign enforcement powers. The system opens up a previously inaccessible market for active counter-UAS solutions, which until now have largely been restricted to public security authorities legally authorised to intervene against drones. ATOMZA will make its public debut at Drone Days in Bremen, Germany, on 27th and 28th August.

A new category of civilian counter-UAS mitigation

ATOMZA uses a non-kinetic optical effector that employs directed photonic radiation to disable a drone’s optical sensors without destroying the aircraft. This approach makes ATOMZA the first solution that can be deployed specifically to mitigate a drone threat without constituting an intervention requiring sovereign enforcement powers. While jammers, high-energy lasers and interceptor drones are legally restricted to authorised security authorities, ATOMZA can also be operated by civilian organisations.

In civilian airspace, around airports or over populated areas, for example, ATOMZA offers another critical advantage: it prevents collateral damage caused by a drone that has spun out of control. A system that protects without creating new risks. With this, VANEA Defence is tapping into a market opportunity that did not previously exist: Civilian operators of critical infrastructure can now protect themselves – a necessity underscored daily by events in Europe.

This gives civilian operators access to a counter-UAS capability that was previously unavailable to them. Airports, critical infrastructure operators, major event organisers and other security-sensitive sites can now take an active role in protecting their assets – an increasingly urgent requirement given the evolving threat environment across Europe.

ATOMZA is already being tested and validated under operational conditions by security authorities and critical infrastructure operators in Germany. Further trials with military partners are scheduled for the coming weeks. VANEA Defence is also in discussions with additional European authorities and international security partners to prepare the technology for broader deployment across Europe in the months ahead. Commercial availability for civilian operators starts immediately.

Jens Hillenköter, Executive Vice President (EVP) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems & Counter-UAVs at VANEA Defence, comments: “Europe’s threat landscape is changing rapidly. The question is no longer whether critical infrastructure needs protection, but how quickly effective solutions can be deployed. With ATOMZA, we are providing a capability that can be used by both public authorities and private operators.”

Built on a sovereign European AI foundation

Founded in Munich in 2025, VANEA Defence develops its technologies around a proprietary AI model built and trained entirely in Europe. This sovereign European AI foundation is designed to give European security authorities and civilian operators access to defence systems that can operate independently of non-European infrastructure.

Building on this AI model, VANEA Defence is developing an integrated family of counter-UAS technologies spanning the ATOMZA optical mitigation system, networks combining multiple countermeasure technologies, and advanced threat detection systems.

The AI layer provides consistent and reliable detection across these systems. It can distinguish genuine threats from decoys within drone swarms, optimise the allocation of defensive resources and provide the technological foundation for automated, European-controlled counter-UAS kill chains.

Dr Oliver Hartkorn, co-founder and CTO of VANEA Defence, adds: “European defence technology needs a European technological foundation. That is why we train our AI from the ground up in Europe – not simply to meet a requirement, but to create genuine strategic sovereignty. It is the foundation of every defence system we build. Only then can we ensure that the technologies relied on by police forces, armed forces and civilian operators are not compromised by dependencies outside Europe.”

About VANEA Defence

VANEA Defence is a Munich-based deep-tech company developing a new generation of European defence technology. Its mission is to build the critical technological capabilities Europe needs to defend itself effectively and independently in the age of autonomous warfare. At the core of VANEA Defence’s technology stack is a fully European AI foundation, trained and operated exclusively in Europe. On this basis, the company develops integrated technologies for counter-UAS and autonomous defence. VANEA Defence is a brand of publicly listed SCP Standard Capital Partners AG (Xetra: CAP). For more information, visit our website at www.vanea.ai.

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Bittium launches new Faros Pro™ ECG device and EasyFlex™ single-use electrode patch for long-term ambulatory ECG monitoring

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OULU, Finland, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bittium today launches Bittium Faros Pro™, a new ambulatory ECG device designed for long-term ECG recording, together with Bittium EasyFlex™, a single-use one-lead electrode patch. Faros Pro marks a significant new ambulatory ECG device launch for Bittium outside the United States. It is also an important step in renewing the company’s product portfolio and strengthening its international ECG offering.

Bittium Faros Pro is built to capture high-quality, accurate ECG signals while patients continue their daily lives. High-quality signals and longer recording periods help healthcare professionals detect intermittent arrhythmias, understand each patient’s heart and make more confident care decisions.

Turning signals into answers

The quality of the measured ECG signal is critical when healthcare professionals make decisions about patient care. Faros Pro builds on Bittium’s decades of expertise in physiological signal measurement and medical technology development.

Faros devices have been used as the gold standard in clinical studies comparing heart-rate measurement accuracy. More than 600,000 Faros devices have been delivered to over 40 countries. Faros Pro builds on this strong foundation and supports reliable long-term ECG recording.

Because arrhythmias happen when life happens

Faros Pro and the EasyFlex electrode patch are designed to let patients continue their normal daily activities during ambulatory ECG monitoring. Faros Pro enables long-term ambulatory ECG monitoring with continuous ECG recording for periods ranging from 24 hours to 30 days. It provides up to 21 days of recording on a single charge, depending on the device settings used.

Long-term ECG recording gives healthcare professionals more opportunities to capture intermittent heart rhythm events that shorter recordings may miss.¹ Earlier detection can help healthcare professionals start the right care sooner. This can reduce the risk of serious complications, including stroke.

“This is an important launch for Bittium Medical. We combine decades of experience in biosignal measurement with patient-friendly devices. Clinically validated ECG devices provide reliable data that help healthcare professionals make more confident care decisions for patients with heart rhythm disorders. Longer recordings provide more opportunities to detect arrhythmias that may otherwise be missed in shorter examinations. This can help patients get answers about their health sooner,” says Niina Huikuri, Senior Vice President, Medical Business Segment. “Faros Pro demonstrates our ability to develop trusted medical technology and strengthens our offering in international long-term ECG recording markets. In line with our strategy, we will continue to advance ECG technology, with the aim of bringing increasingly cutting edge ECG technology to market in the future.”

Bittium Faros Pro is CE marked in accordance with the EU Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR). Product availability may vary by market. Bittium Faros Pro and Bittium EasyFlex will be presented at ESC Congress 2026 in Munich, Germany, at Bittium booth M300.

Read more about Bittium Faros Pro: www.bittium.com/medical/bittium-faros/

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Niina Huikuri
Senior Vice President, Medical Business Segment
Tel. +358 40 344 2789 (group communications)
Email: medical@bittium.com

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At Bittium Medical, reliable data is the starting point for better care. We combine decades of expertise in biosignal measurement with patient-friendly devices, advanced analysis software, and secure cloud-based services for cardiac and sleep apnea diagnostics. Our clinically validated ECG devices are the gold standard in long-term ECG recording, high-quality signals, patient comfort and reliable data for clinical review. By bringing diagnostics closer to the patient and supporting efficient clinical workflows, we help healthcare professionals make more confident decisions and deliver better care.

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Bittium specializes in the development of reliable, secure communications and connectivity solutions leveraging its 40-year legacy of expertise in advanced radio communication technologies. Bittium provides innovative products and services, customized solutions based on its product platforms and R&D services. Complementing its communications and connectivity solutions, Bittium offers proven information security solutions for mobile devices and portable computers. Bittium also provides healthcare technology products and services for biosignal measuring in the areas of cardiology and neurophysiology. Bittium’s net sales in 2025 were EUR 119.3 million and operating profit EUR 19.4 million. Bittium is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. www.bittium.com

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1. Liu CM et al. Enhanced detection of cardiac arrhythmias utilizing 14-day continuous ECG patch monitoring. International Journal of Cardiology. 2021;332:78-84. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33727122/ 

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Deakin’s India-Focused Research Secures Major Australia-India Grants to Advance Cyber and Critical Technology Innovation

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NEW DELHI, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Deakin University, Australia, celebrates its outstanding researchers who are shaping the future of Australia–India collaboration. Through the success of multiple competitive grant awards, they are accelerating research excellence, pioneering innovation, and strengthening the flow of talent, ideas, and opportunities across borders.

Building on Deakin’s pioneering bilateral contribution, researchers from the Deakin Cyber Research and Innovation Hub and the Deakin Applied Artificial Intelligence Initiative have received funding under the Australia–India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP). The projects bring together researchers from Deakin and leading Indian and South Asian institutions to tackle pressing cyber and critical technology challenges facing the Indo-Pacific.

Established in 2020, the Australia–India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP) supports collaboration between Australian and Indian research, industry, government and civil society organisations. The latest awards highlight the role of bilateral research talent in advancing innovation, technological resilience and bilateral cooperation.

The funded projects focus on:

Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration in the Indo-Pacific, led by Deakin in partnership with IIT Madras.Quantum-safe Digital Public Infrastructure, led by Deakin in collaboration with Symbiosis International University and VIT.Securing Critical Energy Supply Chains Using AI and Blockchain, led by La Trobe University in collaboration with Deakin and IIT Kanpur.Addressing Barriers to Safe, Standards-Based AI Adoption, led by Swinburne University of Technology in collaboration with Deakin, IIT Palakkad, River Venture Studio (Singapore), Kumaraguru College of Technology

Professor Robin Doss, Director of the Deakin Cyber Research and Innovation Hub, said, “Australia and India share an increasingly important partnership built on knowledge, innovation and talent. These projects reflect the depth of that relationship and our shared commitment to developing secure, resilient and future-ready technologies that will benefit both nations and the broader Indo-Pacific region.”

These latest grants complement Deakin’s broader commitment to building innovation-led partnerships. Earlier, the Deakin SME Research Centre secured an A$340,000 Australian Government Maitri Grant for the initiative, Empowering Innovation: Australian FDI Initiatives for Building Innovation Centres in India, designed to help Australian SMEs better understand India’s innovation landscape through workshops, policy insights and an India roadshow.

“At Deakin, we believe the strongest impact comes from bringing great talent and partners together. Our work across Australia and India is about co-creating solutions that build capability, drive innovation and deliver real benefits for communities and industry,” Ravneet Pawha, Vice President (Global Engagement) and CEO (South Asia), Deakin University, mentioned while welcoming these awards.

These collaborations reflect the growing ambition of the Australia–India partnership in critical technologies, research and innovation, bringing together universities, industry and research institutions to advance areas such as AI, cybersecurity and quantum technologies while strengthening talent mobility and innovation pathways between the two countries.

As Australia and India deepen cooperation in strategic sectors, Deakin remains committed to fostering partnerships that drive innovation, build capability and deliver lasting benefits for industry, governments and communities.

To learn more about Deakin’s cutting-edge cyber and critical technology innovation and how you can participate, please visit the Deakin Cyber Research and Innovation Centre

About Deakin University: Established in 1974, Deakin University successfully combines excellence in teaching, research and effective partnerships with industry and government to deliver high-quality courses and undertake research that makes a difference to the domestic and international communities it serves.

Deakin’s South Asia operations commenced in 1994 at New Delhi, India, making it one of the first overseas education providers to set up operations in this region. Here, Deakin engages with the government, industry, and academia to share its vibrant culture of education and research.

To know more about Deakin University and its various initiatives as part of its ‘in India, with India, for India’ approach towards engagement, please visit https://www.deakin.edu.au/ 

 

 

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InCred Capital launches InCred Black in major UHNI Push

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Alok Agrawal, Harmeet Sahney and Zarksis Gotla join as Co-Founders as InCred sharpens and scales its offering for India’s UHNI segment

MUMBAI, India, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — InCred Capital today announced the launch of InCred Black, a focused proposition for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs and business families, with Alok Agrawal, Harmeet Sahney and Zarksis Gotla joining as Co-Founders.

InCred Black brings together highly personalised wealth management services and access to capabilities across asset allocation, alternatives, public and private markets, credit, liquidity solutions and global investing – backed by the broader investment, advisory and institutional strengths of InCred Capital and the InCred Group.

Agrawal, Sahney and Gotla are credited with building the wealth business at Avendus over the last 15 years and bring over 80 years of collective experience at firms such as Kotak, Barclays and Credit Suisse, advising some of India’s most prominent UHNI clients. They will play a central role in shaping InCred Black, deepening client relationships and expanding the team as InCred Black scales.

The launch comes on the back of InCred’s substantial Wealth franchise, which has crossed ₹1 lakh crore in AUM and already serves a large UHNI client base. InCred Black extends that foundation with a sharper, more differentiated offering for this segment, while its specialist capabilities, senior talent and access will also strengthen the broader Wealth offering and benefit existing Wealth clients where relevant.

Bhupinder Singh, Founder & Group CEO, InCred, said, “We’ve built a powerful wealth franchise with deep client relationships and significant scale. InCred Black raises the bar further – bringing a sharper proposition, differentiated access and the full capabilities of InCred to our most sophisticated clients, while strengthening the broader wealth management platform.”

Nitin Rao, CEO of InCred Wealth, added, “InCred Black adds further depth to an already strong Wealth franchise. It gives our UHNI relationships greater specialisation, while the talent, ideas and access it brings will strengthen what we can offer clients across the platform.”

InCred Black will continue to add senior bankers and specialist talent as it scales. The ambition is clear – to make InCred the trusted first call for India’s leading UHNI families.

 

 

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