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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

Innovative shoes generate power

Thursday, 27 May, 2010
Assistant professor at Louisiana Tech University, Ville Kaajakari has developed new technology, which generates energy with a generator installed on the shoe heel. The news was published in the Finnish online magazine CO2-raportti. Kaajakari's innovation is based on a new voltage regulation circuit which can convert a piezoelectric charge... Read more

Sopima Oy is one of Europe’s most promising startups

Thursday, 27 May, 2010
The Finnish specialist in contract management, software company Sopima, has been selected to the exclusive group of Europe's 18 most interesting technology startups in Microsoft's support program for growth companies. 18 companies were selected for the BizSpark European Summit 2010. Each of these companies presented their solutions to the... Read more

Basware among top 100 supply chain providers

Wednesday, 26 May, 2010
Basware, global leader in purchase-to-pay solutions, has been named one of the top supply chain providers on the ninth annual Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 list. According to the magazine Basware offers solutions, which help companies to meet the post- recessionary supply chain growth. This year's theme was 'Back to Basics and Beyond -... Read more

Two Finnish technology companies exhibit at the “We Are the World” pavilion in Shanghai

Wednesday, 26 May, 2010
Finnish technology companies Ball-IT and Bluegiga have been invited to exhibit their expertise at the Shanghai World EXPO 2010 "We Are the World" pavilion. The pavilion, which was opened in the beginning of May, hosts approximately a hundred companies from all over the world. Ball-IT and Bluegiga are the only representatives from Scandinavia.... Read more

Tampere seeks to become a carbon neutral city

Tuesday, 25 May, 2010
The City of Tampere and the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra have launched ECO2 – Eco-efficient Tampere 2020 –project, which aims at developing low carbon and carbon neutral city planning. Tampere’s goal is to be fossil fuel free by 2050.   – About two thirds of the renewable energy would consist of wood chips and other wood energy, which we hope... Read more

Passengers choose Finnair as the Best Airline in Northern Europe

Tuesday, 25 May, 2010
Air passengers have chosen Finnair as the Best Airline in Northern Europe in the 2010 independent Skytrax survey. About 18 million passengers from some 100 different countries contributed to the Skytrax research, which was carried out between July 2009 and April 2010. The oneworld alliance, of which Finnair is an active member, was chosen in... Read more

Finnish forest industry looks for new growth areas

Monday, 24 May, 2010
According to a research project of Forestcluster Ltd. the Finnish forest industry might have future growth potential also outside of its core expertise.   Researchers from the Aalto University, Stockholm School of Economics and University of Helsinki have mapped for instance the commercialization expertise of the forest cluster, consumer... Read more

A record number of Finnish companies listed as Europe’s Best Workplaces

Monday, 24 May, 2010
A record number of nine Finnish workplaces have reached the Europe’s Best Workplaces 2010 list published by the Great Place to Work Institute. The list consists of 100 Europe’s best workplaces, selected out of the 1300 companies participating in the research.   The best Finnish ranking was achieved by the Finland’s Best Workplaces 2010 general... Read more

Pöyry signs new contracts to China and Saudi Arabia

Friday, 21 May, 2010
Pöyry has been awarded a contract for construction supervision of Lot 5 of the Mingan section of the new Hefei-Fuzhou high-speed railway line, which is scheduled to be in operation by 2015. The contract was awarded by Jingfumingan Passenger Dedicated Railway Line Co. Ltd., China. Pöyry's share of the contract is 3.2 million euros. The project... Read more

14 Finnish companies qualified among Red Herring finalists

Friday, 21 May, 2010
Every year the esteemed American media company Red Herring publishes a list of 100 most promising European technology companies. This year’s finalists include 14 Finnish ICT companies. The final Red Herring 100 Europe list will be published on May 27th in Paris. The Finnish finalists are Cellictica, Digium, Eniram, Flowdock, GogsWiz.com,... Read more


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