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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

Picosun’s turnover up to 51 per cent

Tuesday, 08 June, 2010
Picosun Oy, a Finnish Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) manufacturer, announced today having achieved its fourth consecutive profitable fiscal year from May 2009 to April 2010. – Picosun's preliminary results show that our turnover has increased by 51 per cent. Compared to the situation last year our order books are up 280 per cent, says Mr Kustaa... Read more

Saimaa Holiday is the Aquatic Tourism destination of 2010

Tuesday, 08 June, 2010
Saimaa Holiday, located in the scenic area of Rantasalmi, Savonlinna and Linnansaari and Kolovesi National Parks, has been selected as the rising Aquatic Tourism destination in EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence competition 2010.   A total of 15 Finnish destinations took part in this year’s EDEN competition, which was themed ‘water’.... Read more

VTT and Invest in Finland support expertise in printed intelligence

Tuesday, 08 June, 2010
Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT and Invest in Finland have joined forces to speed up and support the wider commercial adoption of the printed intelligence technology, and to enhance the value of Finnish expertise. The objective is to attract foreign investments to Finnish companies and to encourage international bodies to establish... Read more

Finnish expertise contributes to global fusion energy research

Monday, 07 June, 2010
Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT and Tampere University of Technology take part in the global ITER-project, which has been claimed to be the world’s most challenging energy project. In addition to the EU, Japan, USA, Russia, China, India and South Korea are also participating in the 13-year project. ITER (International Thermonuclear... Read more

Wärtsilä modernizes a power plant in Ecuador

Monday, 07 June, 2010
Wärtsilä, a leading provider of flexible decentralised power generation solutions, has been awarded a contract for converting Eden Yuturi - Block 15 power plant in Ecuador from crude oil to associated gas fuelled operation. The aim of the conversion is to mitigate the plant’s environmental impact and to take advantage of the available... Read more

Cargotec delivers subsea load and module handling systems for Hallin Marine

Friday, 04 June, 2010
Finnish specialist in cargo handling solutions, Cargotec will deliver MacGregor subsea load and module handling systems for Hallin Marine Subsea International PLC’s semi-submersible offshore vessel. The value of the contract is 20 million euro. According to Hallin Marine the new 84 metres long and 32 metres wide twin-hulled vessel will be... Read more

Metso delivers pulp mill technology to Siberia

Friday, 04 June, 2010
Metso will supply the main technology for Ilim Group’s new kraft pulp mill, to be built in Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast region, Russia. The value of the order is approximately 180 million euro. Metso’s delivery covers a complete fiber line comprising a digester, a screen room, an oxygen delignification system, brown stock washing and bleaching... Read more

KONE acquires Reliant Elevator Company in Oregon

Thursday, 03 June, 2010
KONE has acquired Reliant Elevator Company, the largest independent elevator service company in the State of Oregon, USA. Reliant Elevator Company focuses on elevator maintenance, repairs and modernization. The company has 1,400 elevators in its maintenance base and currently employs 18 people. – We are thrilled to be adding these new... Read more

SongHi invites everyone to make music

Thursday, 03 June, 2010
Finnish SongHi music making game has been launched. The game, which aims at wide international success, has been predicted to gain success alongside the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The players are challenged to create their own Cup songs.   In SongHi, everyone can make their own music. The game is free; all that is needed is a computer with an... Read more

Ekovilla launches new energy saving thermal insulation board

Wednesday, 02 June, 2010
Finnish specialist in thermal insulation Ekovilla Oy will launch a new type of wood fibre thermal insulation board. The product is a new kind of timber product, which also saves energy. According to the company the thermal insulation board is a good example of the kind of innovative potential that mechanic forest industry has. The board is a... Read more


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