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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

Three World Cup stadiums modeled using Tekla Structures

Wednesday, 02 June, 2010
Three out of the ten South African World Cup 2010 stadiums have been modeled using the Finnish Tekla Structures software. The World Cup will take place between June 11th and July 11th.   Two of the brand new stadiums were built with Tekla modeling. These were the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit and the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port... Read more

Smart industry – Finland’s new growth booster

Tuesday, 01 June, 2010
Technology industry wants the smart industry to form a new source of growth for Finland. The competitiveness of existing sectors must be ensured, but at the same time the foundations for new growth must be laid. The smart industry with its services and wide-ranging digitalization could restore Finland’s competitiveness. A report entitled... Read more

A new Finnish-Russian oil spill combat icebreaker protects the Baltic Sea

Tuesday, 01 June, 2010
The Finnish companies STX Finland Oy, Aker Arctic Technology Oy, Southeast Trading Oy (SET Group), and the Russian OAO Sovcomflot and FSUE Rosmorport have signed a cooperation agreement, with the purpose of developing and building a new type of oil spill combat icebreaker for Russia’s largest shipping company, Russian Sovcomflot. – The... Read more

Fortum, Skanska and ABB develop smart urban living

Tuesday, 01 June, 2010
Fortum, Skanska and ABB have developed a new urban living concept, which supports the comprehensive delivery of brand new Smart Grid solutions to consumers. Pilot project in Mäkkylä, Espoo focuses on apartment building living. – The new technology connected to smart grids offers even better possibilities for the follow-up and intensification... Read more

Finland and China sign Cleantech contracts worth 1.5 billion euros

Monday, 31 May, 2010
Companies within the Finnish Cleantech sector will expand strongly. Different agreements were signed at the Cleantech Finland China seminar held in Beijing on May 26th. The total value of the contracts was approximately 1.5 billion euros. Out of these the share of immediate contracts was about 170 million euros and letters of intent about 1.3... Read more

Nine Finnish companies reached the Red Herring 100 Europe list

Monday, 31 May, 2010
Nine Finnish growth companies within the technology sector have been selected among the 2010 Red Herring 100 Europe winners. Important winning criteria were for instance strategic competitiveness, commercial viability and innovativeness of the companies’ products.   The Finnish Red Herring 100 Europe listed companies comprise Cellictica,... Read more

Wärtsilä expands to the Russian railway market

Monday, 31 May, 2010
Wärtsilä has signed a joint venture agreement with the Russian company Transmashholding (TMH) for the manufacture of modern and multipurpose diesel engines in Russia. The engines will be used in shunter locomotives and for various marine and power applications. The two companies will jointly engineer the railway application. Wärtsilä and TMH... Read more

The French thrilled by Biolan Naturum dry toilet

Friday, 28 May, 2010
Dry drum compost toilet Naturum developed by Biolan Oy has been chosen as the second best product in the 'Ecological Innovations' category of the public vote, which was held in association with a French professional event Journées des Collections. The major annual event, which was directed to buyers of retail chains, concentrates on gardening... Read more

Aalto-Tongji Design factory opened in Shanghai

Friday, 28 May, 2010
Finnish Aalto University and Chinese Tongji University have established a new cooperation platform, Aalto-Tongji Design Factory, in Shanghai. The factory, which focuses on innovative design, research and cooperation, is located on the Zhangwu Campus of Tongji University. Aalto-Tongji Design Factory is the first concrete step towards a broader... Read more

Finnish environmental education awarded with the Green Flag

Thursday, 27 May, 2010
The Finnish Association for Environmental Education has awarded the acknowledged international Green Flag to 25 daycare centres, 50 elementary schools, three comprehensive schools, four high schools and three vocational schools in Finland.  The Green Flag schools belong to an environmental education program, known internationally as... Read more


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