• A Happy Southwest Finland Attracts International Talents

    A Happy Southwest Finland Attracts International Talents

    The Happy Pro campaign, conducted for the first time in cooperation with cities in Southwest Finland, reached over four million talents from around the globe. The campaign was especially of interest to engineers with experience from fields such as AI, robotics and data science. – The attractiveness of Southwest Finland’s cities is based on an exceptionally……


  • HyTest to Chinese ownership

    HyTest to Chinese ownership

    Summa Equity sells antibody and antigen developer HyTest to Chines Mindray HyTest is one of the biggest IVD suppliers in the world HyTest, headquartered in Turku, has about 130 employees Summa Equity has agreed to sell HyTest to Mindray for €545 million Summa Equity has signed a definitive agreement to sell HyTest, a leading developer……


  • Turku is a safe destination for events and travel

    Turku is a safe destination for events and travel

    More than 100 Turku-based operators and companies have already joined Clean & Safe Turku operating model Companies could follow the model for no costs and Clean & Safe logo is awarded when the company is committing to follow the model’s requirement The marketing campaign for the operating model will be held in May-June on the……


  • Maarit Merla the new Board Chair of the Finnish Bioindustries Association

    Maarit Merla the new Board Chair of the Finnish Bioindustries Association

    In April, the Finnish Bioindustries Association appointed Maarit Merla as the new Board Chair. Only a few months earlier, Maarit became a Board Member of the Chemical Industry Federation of Finland. We wanted to have a closer look at who is Maarit Merla and what are her views on the Finnish drug development industry.  Presently,……


  • The Europe Forum brings together top politicians to Turku, Finland, in August, led by the Prime Minister Sanna Marin

    The Europe Forum brings together top politicians to Turku, Finland, in August, led by the Prime Minister Sanna Marin

    The fourth Europe Forum will be arranged in Turku, Finland, on the 25th to 27th of August 2021.  Europe Forum discussions will focus on eg. the post-pandemic reconstruction The Europe Forum is part of a wider Conference on the Future of Europe The fourth Europe Forum will be arranged in Turku, Finland, on the 25th to 27th of August 2021….…


  • Finnish Company has Received USPTO Notice of Allowance for its Covid-19 Drug Patent Application

    Finnish Company has Received USPTO Notice of Allowance for its Covid-19 Drug Patent Application

    Innovation prevents contracting of the disease and decreases the risk of falling ill seriously Nasal spray prevents and weakens the ability of the virus to enter the body and replicate itself Launching the drug on the market will, however, require the resources of an established pharmaceutical industry company and an international business scale Turku-based drug……


  • Werstas Labs and other services for HealthTurku companies

    Werstas Labs and other services for HealthTurku companies

    Werstas labs offers an outstanding working environment for young life science companies in the product development phase ProHealth Growth Programme supports healthcare companies in their business development HealthTurku cluster enables innovation synergies Werstas Labs is a co-working space in the Turku Science Park area, that offers not only standard office services, but also access to……


  • Professors of Practice to Strengthen Collaboration between University of Turku and Pharmaceutical Companies

    Professors of Practice to Strengthen Collaboration between University of Turku and Pharmaceutical Companies

    The appointments of Juha Laine and Timo Veromaa are part of the InFLAMES Flagship research The professors of practice will increase the societal impact and collaboration between the University and life science companies They also will help enable commercialisation of life science innovations Docent Juha Laine has been appointed as Professor of Practice in Pharmacoeconomics……


  • ViLLE Learning Platform Receives UNESCO’s ICT in Education Prize

    ViLLE Learning Platform Receives UNESCO’s ICT in Education Prize

    The University of Turku was awarded for its project promoting learning and teaching with information and communication technology Online learning platform offers students and teachers immediate feedback and learning analytics Over 150,000,000 interactive exercises are completed with the platform each year The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has awarded the ViLLE learning platform……


  • Made in Finland – the Story of Nokia is set to Film in the Salo and Turku Regions

    Made in Finland – the Story of Nokia is set to Film in the Salo and Turku Regions

    The show tells the story of the Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia and begins shooting this spring in Turku and Salo The Salo region is looking forward to the exposure and the benefits for local companies the production is likely to bring The West Finland Film Commission supports the production Made in Finland depicts how,……