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Health Technologies

  • ”Wood cast” in demand

    Onbone Oy’s new fracture treatment method made of woodchips and biodegradable polymer is the first ecological alternative on the market. The non-toxic product concept, which...

  • Better births

    – How to make childbirth easier for both, the mother and the midwife?, ponders Eija Pessinen, a woman with a long career as a midwife. The search for an answer to this...

  • Specialization in joint replacements is worthwhile

    Joint replacement hospital Coxa Oy brings top class surgical expertise to the public sector services. This operating model has proven to be lucrative, in addition to which it...

  • Biodegradable materials continue growing

    Professor Pertti Törmälä has impressive 30-year experience on research and development on biodegradable materials in medical science. “Competition is tough and only products...

  • Virus therapy destroys cancer cells

    Oncolytic viruses are developing into a new and effective means of treating cancer. Al-ready 200 late-stage cancer patients at the Helsinki based Docrates Clinic have been...

Headlines

MAP delivers radioactive medicines around the world like lightning

Thursday, 29 July, 2010
The Jyväskylä company MAP Medical often finds itself working against the clock. The radioactive medicines it manufactures have to be delivered within hours to those who need them. Fast delivery is essential of these products is essential as their half life gives them a very limited lift cycle. MAP Medical’s offices are right beside Jyväskylä’s... Read more

Kilke jamboree takes over Evo Youth Camping Center

Thursday, 29 July, 2010
Kilke jamboree has started at Evo youth camping center near the city of Hämeenlinna. Over 10 000 scouts will take part in the international camp, which lasts for a week. In addition to the Finnish scouts also about 600 international scouts from 30 different countries will attend the camp.   Kilke is the sixth Finnish jamboree. The previous... Read more

Consumers’ confidence in the Finnish economy strengthened

Thursday, 29 July, 2010
The sunny month of July has brought sunshine also to consumers’ confidence in the Finnish economy. According to Statistic Finland’s Consumer Survey consumers’ confidence in the economy was clearly better in July than the long-term average, and the strongest in three years. The consumer’s confidence indicator stood at 19.1 in July, while in... Read more

Vaadin develops software on an open source basis

Wednesday, 28 July, 2010
The Turku-based software company Vaadin Ltd is a rather different sort of business within its field.  Basing its production on open source code, Vaadin makes use of a global network of users in developing its products. In practice, open source code means that the results of the company’s web program production work is in the public domain and... Read more

Steam of Life showcased in the United States

Wednesday, 28 July, 2010
The award-winning Finnish documentary film 'Steam of Life' (Miesten vuoro) has been chosen as the only Nordic movie to be showcased at the DocuWeeks event held in the United States. The film will be shown in Los Angeles and New York on 30.7.-19.8. DocuWeeks is a public theatrical exhibition of new documentary films, where all the showcased... Read more

Hitura nickel mine restarts

Wednesday, 28 July, 2010
The operations of Hitura nickel mine have been restarted, reports the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE. During the summer test mining and equipment testing have been carried out at the mine, which was closed in 2008. Vesa-Jussi Penttilä, the CEO of the mine’s owner, Belvedere Mining Oy, reported that Hitura’s nickel production can now be... Read more

Metso delivers a crushing and screening system to Australia

Tuesday, 27 July, 2010
Finnish technology group Metso will supply a complete crushing and screening system to Mount Gibson Iron, Australia’s leading hematite iron ore producer. The value of the order is nearly 10 million euro. In addition to the equipment, the order includes the new plant’s engineering, installation and project management. The capacity of the new... Read more

Ring 1 Project in Leppävaara receives international distinction

Tuesday, 27 July, 2010
The Improvement Project Ring 1 in Leppävaara has been awarded in the International Business Awards (IBA) competition.   The project was selected as the number one Communications and PR campaign of the year 2010. PR agency AC-Sanafor has been in charge of the communications of Ring 1 roadworks since 2007. AC-Sanafor was also selected as a... Read more

Finnish banks have strong capital adequacy and resilience to risks

Tuesday, 27 July, 2010
Three major Finnish banks that took part in the European Union stress exercise test for the banking sector, achieved good results. The Finnish participants included OP-Pohjola group, Nordea bank group and Sampo Bank. Nordea and Sampo were included in the exercise as part of their parent groups. OP-Pohjola group’s capital adequacy is highly... Read more

Lappset brings children and adults together through play

Tuesday, 27 July, 2010
Lappset Oy from Rovaniemi is a real expert in the field of play. This company takes play seriously and has been manufacturing playground equipment for 40 years now. Today, playground and outdoor equipment manufactured by Lappset puts a smile on the faces of children and parents in 40 different countries. – Our aim at Lappset is to make outdoor... Read more


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