Paris – September 10, 2026 -- The 18th Lyon Biennale – Contemporary Art will hold two professional preview days on September 17 and 18, 2026, ahead of a public opening spanning 11 venues across Lyon and its metropolitan area until December 13, 2026.

Paris – September 09, 2026 -- The Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) has named Segway Navimow an Official Supplier of the TOP 14 for three seasons through 2029, marking the robotic lawn mower brand's first sports partnership in France.

Pitch ranking gets renamed after new sponsor

The annual ranking of professional clubs' playing surfaces, previously produced through the Elite Pitch Performance Analysis (APPE), will now be called the "Navimow Pitch Ranking." The initiative evaluates the quality of pitches maintained by TOP 14 clubs each season.

Paris – September 09, 2026 -- Segway Powersports has equipped former enduro world champion Mathias Bellino with its Super Villain SX20T off-road vehicle, marking his entry into the powersports brand's roster of riders.

Bellino brings a decorated enduro record to the partnership

Bellino won the World Junior Enduro Championship in 2012 and the E3 World Enduro Championship in 2015. He was also part of French teams that captured the ISDE Junior World Trophy three consecutive years, from 2011 to 2013.

Leesburg, Va. – September 09, 2026 -- Resonant Clinical Solutions has acquired France-based Creapharm Bioservices from Myonex, expanding its cryogenic storage and biobanking capabilities across Europe to support increasingly complex cell and gene therapy trials.

Tokyo – September 08, 2026 -- Gurunavi, Inc. will open a dedicated "JAPAN WOOD x CRAFTSMANSHIP" pavilion at MAISON & OBJET PARIS 2026, running September 10-14 at Paris Nord Villepinte, showcasing more than 40 Japanese wood products alongside live demonstrations of a 1,000-year-old craft tradition.

Amsterdam – September 08, 2026 -- Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) has signed an operational partnership with Emil Frey France, one of Europe's largest automotive groups, to launch its electric vehicles in the French market ahead of the Paris Motor Show next month.

Tokyo – September 07, 2026 -- Gurunavi, Inc. will unveil a special pavilion, "JAPAN WOOD x CRAFTSMANSHIP," at Maison & Objet Paris 2026, running September 10-14 at Paris Nord Villepinte, featuring live demonstrations of the 1,000-year-old Odate Magewappa woodworking technique alongside more than 40 Japanese wood products aimed at decarbonization and ESG-driven design.

Gislaved, Sweden – September 07, 2026 -- Axjo Group, a Swedish provider of recycled polymer packaging solutions, has acquired French company Eco-Tourets, converting the firm's Villeneuve-sur-Yonne site into a logistics and sales hub for the French market.

Paris – September 07, 2026 -- Annual investment in electricity grids must rise roughly 50% to approximately $600 billion by 2030, up from about $400 billion currently, according to the International Energy Agency, as global demand from electrified transport, industry, buildings and data centers pushes power systems toward their limits.

The figures were presented at the CIGRE 2026 Paris Session, which drew more than 15,000 experts from 100 countries and 330 exhibitors to address the buildout of next-generation power grids.

TOKYO – September 04, 2026 -- Gurunavi, Inc. will operate a dedicated pavilion, "JAPAN WOOD x CRAFTSMANSHIP," at MAISON & OBJET PARIS 2026, running September 10-14 at Paris Nord Villepinte, showcasing over 40 Japanese wood products alongside live craft demonstrations aimed at driving decarbonization and ESG-linked procurement in European markets.