European Union – October 27, 2026 -- The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its transparency manual with new guidance on identifying over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives subject to transparency requirements and on applying the tick-size regime.

ESMA specifies how OTC derivatives reference data must be supplied

The update clarifies how identifying reference data for OTC derivatives should be provided for transparency purposes. ESMA aims to make the data reported to, and published through, the consolidated tape more consistent.

EU – October 27, 2026 -- The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has defined the conditions that providers and users of post-trade risk reduction (PTRR) services must meet for certain OTC derivative transactions to be exempt from the clearing obligation under EMIR 3.

European Union – October 27, 2026 -- The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has withdrawn or amended several Questions and Answers (Q&As) covering market structure under MiFID II, the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the Short Selling Regulation (SSR), removing guidance it considers outdated, duplicative or no longer relevant.

PARIS – – October 27, 2026 -- Cadrenal Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CVKD) reported that its 12-lipoxygenase inhibitor CAD-1005 reduced new or worsening thrombotic events by more than 25 percentage points versus placebo in a Phase 2 trial in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), with 50% of treated patients affected versus more than 75% on placebo. The data were presented as one of three late-breaking abstracts at the ISTH 2026 Congress in Paris.

Europe – October 27, 2026 -- The European Banking Authority (EBA) has opened a call for papers for its 13th Annual Research Workshop, "Boundaries of Banking Regulation", with a submission deadline of Friday 5 July 2024.

Finland – October 24, 2026 -- SemiQon, a 2023 spinout from Finland's VTT research institute, has shipped its first 4-qubit silicon spin-qubit chips to research collaborators after completing several fab runs. CEO and co-founder Himadri Majumdar says buyers should judge quantum processors on fidelity at scale and other system-level metrics, not on small-device fidelity alone.

Europe – October 24, 2026 -- Orange Quantum Systems has secured €1.5M in pre-seed funding from QDNL Participations and the Cottonwood Technology Fund to build a full-scale system for automated qubit testing, a step the startup says is needed before quantum computers can scale.

Europe – October 24, 2026 -- LKQ Europe is deploying Whatfix's Digital Adoption Platform and Product Analytics across LKQ Academy, a learning platform serving 70,000 registered users in 13 countries.

Oulu – October 23, 2026 -- Aspocomp has appointed Dominic Büch, a PCB industry professional with 14 years of experience, as Sales Manager for Central Europe, with a focus on defence and semiconductor customers.

Büch moves from product management to key account sales

Büch previously worked as Product Manager for HDI and wire bonding. He later became Key Account Manager for global electronics manufacturers. At Aspocomp he is responsible for technical sales and customer relationships across Central Europe.

Europe – October 23, 2026 -- Fujirebio Europe has replaced Showpad with Pitcher's sales enablement platform, citing deeper integration with Salesforce CRM and Microsoft SharePoint 365 as the reason for the switch.

Fujirebio Europe moves from Showpad after two years of mobile enablement

Fujirebio Europe took its first steps in mobile sales enablement with Showpad over a couple of years. It then moved to Pitcher to connect field content directly to its existing CRM and content management systems.