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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

New European Batteries factory opened in Varkaus

Tuesday, 15 June, 2010
European Batteries Oy's 10 000 square metre factory in the town of Varkaus has been inaugurated. The factory is the first independent large battery system production facility in Europe. According to the company the 40-million-euro Varkaus project is one of Finland's largest new industrial projects. The factory manufactures large, lithium-ion... Read more

Outokumpu invests over half a billion on ferrochrome and quarto plate production

Monday, 14 June, 2010
Outokumpu will double its ferrochrome production capacity, and increase its production readiness for stainless steel quarto plates. The combined value of the investments made in the Ferrochrome Work in Tornio in Finland and in Degerfors in Sweden is nearly 550 million euro.   According to Outokumpu’s latest press release the 440 million euro... Read more

Wärtsilä tests environmentally friendly fuel cell technology

Monday, 14 June, 2010
Wärtsilä has installed a WFC20 fuel cell unit onboard a car carrier named Undine, which is managed by Wallenius Marine. The power unit is unique due to its SOFC-technology, which provides auxiliary power to the vessel while producing close to zero emissions. The vessel is currently on its way to the United States. The WFC20 fuel cell unit has... Read more

Moventas delivers a power transmission solution to the USA

Friday, 11 June, 2010
Finland-based power transmission provider for wind turbines, renewable energy and other industries, Moventas, has signed a contract for the delivery of a mechanical power transmission solution to a large pulp drying machine in North Carolina, USA. Moventas will provide Domtar Plymouth pulp mill an entire mechanical power transmission solution,... Read more

Eco Urban Living turns Espoo into an eco-conscious city

Friday, 11 June, 2010
The City of Espoo, Valmet Automotive, Fortum and Nokia have launched a new Eco Urban Living initiative, which promotes the use of electric cars. The aim of the initiative is to advance technology development and create an eco-conscious living environment in the Otaniemi – Keilaniemi – Tapiola area. The goal of Espoo is to create, in... Read more

Fortum develops a wind power park in Kalajoki

Thursday, 10 June, 2010
Finnish energy company Fortum is developing a wind power project in the Western Finnish municipality of Kalajoki. According to the preliminary plan the area will accommodate 30-50 two to six megawatt wind power plants. The plant’s annual energy production would correspond the energy consumption of over 15 000 houses heated by electricity.... Read more

Epuuk brings comic strips to cell phones

Thursday, 10 June, 2010
Finnish specialist in digital distribution systems Epuuk has published a comic strip service, which works on cell phones and internet browsers. The service carries the company’s name. Now for the first time comic strips can also be read with Java-based cell phones. Epuuk offers both single comic strips and whole albums. The comic strips... Read more

The world’s largest technology prize was awarded to Professor Michael Grätzel

Thursday, 10 June, 2010
The Winner of the 2010 Millennium Technology Prize is Professor Michael Grätzel from Switzerland for his third generation, low cost, dye-sensitized solar cells. President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen handed the EUR 800,000 Grand Prize and the prize trophy "Peak" to Professor Grätzel at the award ceremony in Helsinki. The... Read more

Lemminkäinen constructs 200 apartments in St. Petersburg

Wednesday, 09 June, 2010
Finnish construction expert Lemminkäinen has acquired a residential development currently under construction in Ozerki, a district in the north of St Petersburg. The site will comprise some 200 apartments with a combined floor area of 15,000 square metres as well as 600 square metres of commercial premises. The construction work will be... Read more

Finnair makes a comeback at Bromma

Wednesday, 09 June, 2010
Finnair will open a new, fast connection from Helsinki to Stockholm. Instead of Arlanda Airport, this August passengers can also opt for Bromma, situated close to downtown Stockholm and the Kista business area, where many international companies are located. – The new, fast connection will best serve business passengers who travel often... Read more


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