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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

Protacon receives a major order from Coca-Cola Norway

Monday, 28 June, 2010
Finnish technical engineering and services company Protacon has signed a contract with Coca-Cola Drikker AS for the delivery of high-tech warehouse automation and electric systems to Norway. The investment will double Lørenskog's warehouse capacity to 20 000 pallets, making it one of Norway's most modern warehouses - The aim of the project is... Read more

A Finnish centenarian obtains a patent

Monday, 28 June, 2010
The National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) has granted a patent to Eemeli Väyrynen, a centenarian from Keminmaa, Northern Finland. Väyrynen is the oldest person in Finland to obtain a patent. His invention is an improvement upon the existing potato planters. Väyrynen's improved potato planter is simple in construction,... Read more

Have a great Midsummer!

Friday, 25 June, 2010
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YIT acquires Central European building system service provider Caverion

Thursday, 24 June, 2010
Finnish YIT Group acquires the Central European building system service provider Caverion for 73 million euro. Specialist in services related to technical building systems and their maintenance and operation, Caverion Gmbh’s turnover in 2009 was 440 million euro. Caverion operates in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. The company... Read more

Metso to supply 30 million euro worth of mining equipment to China

Thursday, 24 June, 2010
Metso will supply mining equipment to TISCO’s iron ore processing plant in Lan county Shanxi Province in China. The 30 million euro order comprises three semi-autogenous mills (SAGs) as well as related start-up and commissioning services. The order will be delivered to TISCO’s new iron ore processing plant, which is expected to be completed in... Read more

Finpro opens three new offices in Africa

Thursday, 24 June, 2010
Finnish foreign trade association Finpro will open three new project offices in Africa in 2010. The goal is to ascertain business potential in Africa from the viewpoint of Finnish companies, as well as networking with local operators. The new offices will be located in Cairo, Egypt; Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria. In addition to offering... Read more

Metso’s technology helps Canadian West Fraser to lower greenhouse gas emissions

Wednesday, 23 June, 2010
Metso will supply a DiConn pressure diffuser for West Fraser's Hinton pulp mill in Alberta, Canada. The new system is scheduled to start up in autumn 2011. The new pressure diffuser will help Hinton Pulp mill to improve its mass washing efficiency which in turn will result in improved pulp quality and environmental performance. Including this... Read more

Aalto University’s Luukku house won the first tournament of Solar Decathlon Europe 2010

Wednesday, 23 June, 2010
The Aalto University team won the first tournament of the Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 in Spain. The first tournament of the decathlon of energy efficient building was held on June 20th. – This is an exceptionally high-quality timber house. A house, which could have only been built with Finnish knowhow, said the Chairman of the competition jury... Read more

KONE joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Tuesday, 22 June, 2010
KONE, one of the leading companies in the elevator and escalator industry, has joined the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The council is a global association focusing on business and sustainable development, with about 200 member companies from all over the world. The membership will give KONE a chance to... Read more

Halton expands in Asia

Tuesday, 22 June, 2010
Finnish specialist in indoor environment solutions, Halton Group will expand in Asia. In addition to the recently opened headquarters in Malaysia, the company has also established a sales office in South Korea. Halton Group’s new Asian headquarters are located within the new i-City Business Park in Shah Alam, near Kuala Lumpur. – Our... Read more


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