• Companies consider Artificial Intelligence interesting but distant

    Companies consider Artificial Intelligence interesting but distant

    According to an enquiry directed to companies in Southwest Finland nearly half of the companies do not yet know how to utilize Artificial Intelligence However, 60% of the companies find the subject interesting Education, concrete examples and experiments to be realized in cooperation are among the top wishes of the companies Utilizing AI (Artificial Intelligence)……


  • Current affairs at March 2019 BioTreffit and Health Tuesday event

    Current affairs at March 2019 BioTreffit and Health Tuesday event

    BioTreffit and Health Tuesday event every first Tuesday of the month connects professionals of health and wellbeing locally and via web cast and on site in Turku In March the event introduced Business Finland´s new Smart Life Finland program and the Health & Wellbeing in the Digital World – Vision 2025 report The local part……


  • HealthTurku Cluster Awarded with Bronze Label of ECEI

    HealthTurku Cluster Awarded with Bronze Label of ECEI

    HealthTurku holds a Bronze Label for cluster excellence as part of the European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI) HealthTurku is the only cluster in Finland to ever receive the label The benchmarking analysis covers 36 indicators inspecting the cluster The European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) awarded HealthTurku with the Bronze Label for cluster excellence as part……


  • Life Science Live offers HealthBIO and much more

    Life Science Live offers HealthBIO and much more

    A new international Life Science Live event takes place in Turku in May 2019 Main theme will be artificial intelligence in healthcare, pharma and biotechnology Traditional HealthBIO Seminar is part ot the program Life Science Live 2019 is a new international event that brings together professionals from science and business in the fields of pharmaceuticals,……


  • Receive funding for space technology transfer down to earth

    Receive funding for space technology transfer down to earth

    European Space Agency funds space technology applied in non-space business Funding demands commercial potential Tehcnical risk is also required Do you have an idea how space technology could be applied in non-space business, but you are still uncertain about technical feasibility of your idea? European Space Agency has launched a call for technology transfer demonstrators……


  • California and the Nordics join forces to Propel Nordic Life Sciences Startups

    California and the Nordics join forces to Propel Nordic Life Sciences Startups

    The Nordic Mentor Network for Entrepreneurship (NOME) joins forces with the California Life Sciences Institute (CLSI) to give Nordic startups access to potential partners and capital The Nordic Mentor Network for Entrepreneurship is coordinated in Finland by Turku Science Park Ltd Finnish Tezted has been accepted to participate the Spring 2019 FAST accelerator program The Nordic……


  • University of Turku Joins International Maritime Industry Consortium

    University of Turku Joins International Maritime Industry Consortium

    The joint development consortium of maritime technology forerunners has invited the University of Turku to join them in developing the investment and operating efficiency of container ships.  The role of the University of Turku in the consortiumis to study different finance and business model options Sea and Maritime Studies is one of the six thematic……


  • DelSiTech and Innovare Sign Licensing Agreement

    DelSiTech and Innovare Sign Licensing Agreement

    DelSiTech from Turku and a Mexican pharmaceutical company Innovare R&D have signed an exclusive licence agreement Innovare R&D uses DelSiTech’s technology in the development and of a long acting HIV therapy DelSiTech’s technology is Silica Matrix drug delivery platform DelSiTech Ltd, a drug delivery technology and drug development company based in Turku and Innovare R&D,……


  • Terveystalo to become a shareholder in healthtech startup Etsimo

    Etsimo and Terveystalo harnessing AI to assist the customer and the healthcare professional Etsimo employs 19 professionals, most of them in Turku Terveystalo’s investment supports deep cooperation with Etsimo Terveystalo has signed a contract on 27 November to acquire a share of about 20 % in Etsimo Healthcare Oy. Etsimo Healthcare was established in 2016……


  • The world’s first fully autonomous ferry demonstrated in the archipelago of the city of Turku

    The world’s first fully autonomous ferry demonstrated in the archipelago of the city of Turku

    Rolls-Royce and Finferries have successfully demonstrated the world’s first fully autonomous ferry Rolls-Royce has so far clocked close to 400 hours of sea trials Mikael Makinen, Rolls-Royce, President – Commercial Marine, said: “Today marks a huge step forward in the journey towards autonomous shipping Rolls-Royce and Finnish state-owned ferry operator Finferries have today successfully demonstrated……