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10.03.2021 New technologies and industry

Valmet Automotive started recruitment of 1000 more employees in South-West Finland

New personnel is needed both in vehicle and battery manufacturing In Uusikaupunki site the need is 700 and for the Salo site 300 people All …

08.03.2021 Health industry

HealthTurku receives 3 million euro funding for the development of artificial intelligence methods

PRIVASA project led by the University of Turku develops artificial intelligence methods for the safe utilization of sensitive data in the health sector The project …

05.03.2021 New technologies and industry

Shift returns to the former prison of Kakola

This year, the visitors of SHIFT Business Festival can spend the night at the venue, Hotel Kakola The concept provides an engaging and experience-full event …

03.03.2021 Circular economy and sustainable growth

Multinutra, operating in Smart Chemistry Park, receives capital investment

Montinutra Oy, utilizing the side streams of the forest industry as a raw material, has received a capital investment of one million euros The company’s …

03.03.2021 Maritime industry

The Next Season of Maritime Growth Postponed

The growth programme supporting innovation in the maritime industry continues after COVID-19 lets up Despite COVID-19, growth companies in particular are eagerly anticipating the programme’s …

01.03.2021 New technologies and industry

Tenth TechTurku Week Goes Virtual 5.-12.3.2021

The TechTurku Week is organised for the tenth time this year The event will be now entirely virtual This time the Week looks at new …

17.02.2021 Health industry, Internationalisation

Cities of Southwest Finland Campaign to Attract International Top Talents

A digital campaign, dubbed Happy Pro, draws from Finland’s reputation as the happiest country in the world The campaign’s aim is to increase awareness of …

10.02.2021 Health industry, Know-how, education and research

University of Turku and Bayer Launch Extensive Co-operation in Research and Education

In research possible new areas of cooperation are drug development methods, artificial intelligence and production processes In education collaboration means various projects, guest lectures, theses …

09.02.2021 Health industry

NOME Secures New Funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation

The mentoring program supporting Nordic life science start-ups continues The Danish Novo Nordisk Foundation is funding the program with 1.8 million euros In Finland, the …

04.02.2021 Circular economy and sustainable growth

The CircVol co-operation promoted earthworks based on circular economy

The capabilities of Finland’s six largest metropolitan areas to adopt new, more sustainable operational models that make use of circular economy were strengthened during the …