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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

MobileMonday’s 100th chapter launched in Pakistan

Monday, 26 April, 2010
Finnish initiative MobileMonday, a global community and NGO of mobile industry visionaries, developers and companies, launched its 100th chapter in Pakistan. The opening ceremony, which took place in the country’s capital city Islamabad, was attended by leaders from the telecommunication industry, governmental authorities and media from Asia... Read more

India and Finland strengthen cooperation in the field of diagnostics

Monday, 26 April, 2010
The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation Tekes and the Indian Department of Biotechnology have agreed on continuing their collaboration in the field of diagnostics. Funding is available to companies and research projects from both countries through a joint application process. The collaboration seeks to strengthen top level... Read more

Finnish building industry revives timber building

Friday, 23 April, 2010
Interest on timber apartment buildings has been revived all over Finland. New building projects have been launched for instance in Helsinki, Mikkeli, Kouvola, Saarijärvi and Turku. According to the Finnish Forest Industries Federation the previous large-scale timber building boom took place in the 1990s. The apartment buildings built then have... Read more

Medixine and DigiEcoCities develop an eHealth framework for China’s DigiEcoCities

Thursday, 22 April, 2010
Finnish specialist in e-services for healthcare and wellness, Medixine Ltd and DigiEcoCity DEC Oy have signed a cooperation agreement on the development of an e-health concept for DigiEcoCities, which will be built in China. DigiEcoCity Oy is a Nordic consulting firm that specializes in developing ecological and sustainable cities. These... Read more

Tekla publishes civil engineering software Tekla Xstreet overseas

Thursday, 22 April, 2010
Finnish software company Tekla will publish an international version of Tekla Xstreet, an information system developed for civil engineering design, management and construction support. The English version of Tekla Xstreet is directed at wider international markets and it will be published in May 2010. – Our goal is to introduce a new and... Read more

Finnish wollastonite strengthens the international automotive industry

Wednesday, 21 April, 2010
Wollastonite is a rare acicular mineral, which occurs naturally near limestone deposits and is used to strengthen the filling agents of rubber and plastic. Nordkalk has mined rare wollastonite in Lappeenranta since the beginning of the 1970s. Lappeenranta wollastonite is used for instance in plastics in the automotive industry all over the... Read more

YIT enters into an operation and maintenance agreement for Statoil offices in Norway

Wednesday, 21 April, 2010
YIT and Statoil have entered into a frame agreement for the delivery of services within operation and maintenance of Statoil's office buildings in Norway. The agreement includes more than 400,000 square metres of office building area. The agreement includes deliveries within ventilation, piping and electrical work, aswell as outdoor spaces and... Read more

WinWinD delivers a wind park to Estonia

Tuesday, 20 April, 2010
Finnish supplier of wind turbines, WinWinD will deliver a 24 megawatt wind park to Aseri, Estonia. The wind park will consist of eight 3 megawatt wind turbines, which will be delivered during 2010. The park is expected to start producing electricity in the beginning of 2011. The delivery contract was signed between Aseriaru Tuulepark AS and... Read more

KONE signs two major people-flow contracts to China

Tuesday, 20 April, 2010
Finnish leader in the elevator and escalator industry, Kone has won an order to supply 90 Machine-Room-Less (MRL) elevators and 16 autowalks to Kunming’s new international airport, which will be China’s fourth largest airport when completed in 2011. Approximately 38 million passengers, and 950 000 tons of cargo pass annually through the... Read more

Three European top scientists shortlisted for Millennium Technology Prize 2010

Monday, 19 April, 2010
Three European scientists have been shortlisted for the 2010 Millennium Technology Prize, the world’s largest award for technological innovations. The prize, which is awarded by Technology Academy Finland, is aimed at promoting technological research and innovations that have a positive impact on the quality of human life and well-being. This... Read more


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