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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

Cargotec signed 15 million euro deals to Korea

Monday, 19 April, 2010
Cargotec has received two MacGregor cargo access equipment orders for four deepsea RoRo vessels and two pure car truck carriers (PCTCs). The orders, which will be built in Korea, have a total value of approximately 15 million euros. The RoRo vessels will be built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard for an Italian... Read more

Teleste acquires Swiss Freycom S.A.

Friday, 16 April, 2010
Finnish Teleste Group has expanded its operations on the Swiss market by acquiring Freycom S.A., an expert in network maintenance and upgrades. Freycom, which operates in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, has specialized in upgrades and maintenance of cable and house networks. The former owner Didier Frey will continue as the managing... Read more

Finnish invention reduces space debris

Friday, 16 April, 2010
The Finnish Meteorological Institute has developed a plasma brake capable of reducing the amount of debris left in space. Using the plasma brake, small satellites can be returned to the atmosphere after their service life, thus preventing the accumulation of space debris. – In principle, the deorbiting device could be, for example, a braking... Read more

Mappa Stellare’s wilderness tours awarded in Italy

Thursday, 15 April, 2010
Genoa-based Mappa Stellare, a tour operator owned by Finnish Liisa Väisänen, has been awarded a Sustainable Tourism acknowledgement for its bear and wolverine tours to Northern Karelia. The acknowledgement was awarded by a major Italian travel magazine, L’Agenzia di Viaggi.   The Finnish cooperator of Mappa Stellare’s wildnerness tours is... Read more

Lippupiste is eager to grow on the Baltic ticket market

Thursday, 15 April, 2010
The number one ticket agency in Finland, Lippupiste Oy is expanding its operations to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. – Our future growth will take place within the Baltic region. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are a market area of about eight million inhabitants. These days for instance the cinema chain Finnkino sells more tickets in the Baltic... Read more

Metso’s tissue production lines in high demand – Turkey places a major order

Wednesday, 14 April, 2010
Metso, a supplier of technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries has announced its second major contract in the last couple of days. The company has now published its latest tissue production line order to AK GIDA San ve TIC A.S. in Turkey. Metso signed a similar... Read more

Pisla acquires Polish hardware and furnishing company Vertex S.A.

Wednesday, 14 April, 2010
Viitasaari-based supplier of hardware and furnishing products Pisla Ltd has acquired Polish Vertex S.A. Group. The group has subsidiaries in Poland and the Czech Republic, and 14 sales offices in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. The acquisition will enable Pisla to complement its product range and strengthen its position on the Baltic... Read more

Finnish organic produce to beguile German taste buds

Tuesday, 13 April, 2010
The German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce DFHK has launched a new food product export project, enhancing the export of Finnish food to Germany. The project operates through two export chains, one of which is designated for the export of ordinary food products, and the other specifically for Finnish organic produce. Once running, both chains will... Read more

Nokia acquires geographic intelligence solutions specialist MetaCarta Inc.

Tuesday, 13 April, 2010
Mobile technology giant Nokia has acquired MetaCarta Inc, a specialist in geographic intelligence solutions. The American company is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Nokia aims at utilizing MetaCarta’s technology in Nokia’s search service and other services utilizing geographical location search. MetaCarta Inc. is a provider of technology... Read more

Normet signs a major international partnership agreement

Monday, 12 April, 2010
Iisalmi-based Normet Group, a global leader in underground mining and tunneling equipment, has acquired 40 per cent of the capital stock of TAM International, a specialist in construction chemicals manufacturer. The two companies have also signed an agreement on extensive international partnership. Through the recently signed agreement Normet... Read more


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