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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

Metso delivers tissue production line to China

Monday, 12 April, 2010
Metso will supply a complete tissue production line to the Hong Kong-based Max Fortune Industrial Ltd. The tissue line will be installed in the company’s brand new mill near Fuzhou city in the Fujian province, China. The value of the order will not be disclosed, but it is estimated fit into a range of 15-20 million euros. Metso’s delivery will... Read more

Itella establishes extensive transportation network in Russia

Monday, 12 April, 2010
A Finnish specialist in logistics and warehousing, Itella Logistics has launched partial and full load transportation, and international scheduled groupage consignments to Russia. The LTL service will also include domestic transports across the whole of Russia later this year. Itella Logistics' service portfolio in Russia includes now land,... Read more

Software Point aims high on the Nordic market

Friday, 09 April, 2010
Espoo-based Software Point, a specialist in laboratory data management and quality systems, has acquired Swedish LabIT Solutions. Through the acquisition Software Point is approaching its goal as the Nordic market leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems, LIMS.   By the acquisition Software Point aims to grow especially on the... Read more

CryoSat-2 surveys ice thickness with Finnish technology

Friday, 09 April, 2010
The European Space Agency ESA launched its CryoSat-2 satellite yesterday, Thursday 8th. The satellite is on a mission to survey ice sheets on land and ice floating on polar oceans of the Earth. Finnish research teams have taken active part in the development of CryoSat-2, as a result of which Finnish technology developed by Patria will be... Read more

Vaisala acquires Canadian Veriteq Instruments Inc.

Thursday, 08 April, 2010
Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, strengthens its position in the life science market through the acquisition of Canadian Veriteq Instruments Inc. The Vancouver-based company is a provider of productized continuous monitoring systems and data logger solutions for critical environments. Veriteq’s customers... Read more

FiDiPro programme brings international top expertise to Finland

Thursday, 08 April, 2010
Five new international research projects have been chosen for the FiDiPro – Finland Distinguished Professor Programme, a joint funding programme of the Academy of Finland and the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, Tekes. These projects will bring experts all the way from China, Chile, the United States and Canada to Finland.... Read more

Wild berries and mushrooms produced over 10 million euros in 2009

Wednesday, 07 April, 2010
Last year’s wild berry harvest produced a profit of approximately 8.7 million euros. Also wild mushrooms proved to be profitable with a yield of two million euros. The highest earning berry and mushroom pickers roamed the forests of north and east Finland. The figures were presented by an inquiry by the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and... Read more

Pöyry wins over 10 million euro contracts to South America

Tuesday, 06 April, 2010
Pöyry has won two contracts to South America, with a total value of over 10 million euros.   Brazilian Eldorado Celulose e Papel Ltda has awarded Pöyry a contract for pre-engineering and preparatory work for new pulp mill infrastructure. The mill will be built in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, and its annual production capacity of bleached... Read more

Blancco expands in Japan

Tuesday, 06 April, 2010
Blancco, a specialist in secure data erasure and end-of-lifecycle solutions, has opened a new subsidiary in Japan. Blancco is planning to expand its business also to Italy and Spain. – Blancco Japan will be the company's largest international office with six full-time employees. Strengthening our presence in the Japanese market is a... Read more

Shanghai World Expo 2010 pavilions built using Tekla software

Tuesday, 06 April, 2010
Tekla Structures BIM (Building Information Modeling) designed by the Finnish software engineering company Tekla has been used for designing and building 13 pavilions at the Shanghai World Expo 2010. In addition to the Finnish pavilion ‘Kirnu’, Tekla’s software was used also by Germany, Sweden, United States, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Saudi... Read more


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