TechTurku Week, which focuses on new technologies, will once again feature many familiar elements, albeit some of them adapted for the new era. Entirely new components are, among others, the TechTurku Walk tours and an evening session for students organised by Boost Turku. TechTurku Week is an annual week of events in early March that……

The Finnish company Therapeutica Borealis received an approval in the United States for its patent concerning a combination of toothpaste and mouthwash for the prevention of Covid-19. The patent is based on strengthening the body’s own chemical defence mechanism and it does not include any actual drug molecules. The patent enables the creation of the……

Turku-based Deltamarin has recently the completed conceptual design of the ships for Höegh Autoliners. The engineering contract signed with the builder, CMI Jiangsu shipyard, is a direct continuation of the work and includes complete basic and detail design of the vessels. The Aurora class ships will be the world’s largest and most environmentally friendly car……

After two years of remote meetings, company leaders are in the need of physical encounters – SHIFT helps to reconnect again in August. SHIFT offers new insights, networks and tools for creating future business. The festival will take place 24–25 August. Shift Business Festival gathers together growth-oriented companies from across the board to have a……

Ponsse and Epec, technology companies belonging to the same group, will jointly establish a product development unit in Turku, Finland. The product development unit will focus on software and automation design, assistive and autonomous systems, and electric drive systems for mobile machinery. The aim is to ensure the future availability of top software and automation……

Three Turku-based life science experts – Abacus Diagnostica, a frontrunner in molecular testing and rapid PCR test systems, Kaivogen, a specialist in immunoassays and antibody tests, and Labrox, an innovator of high technology laboratory instruments and diagnostic readers – announced in September 2021 that they are joining forces to form a global diagnostics pioneer. The……

Business Finland has granted Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto (LSJH) circular economy investment aid for building a full-scale end-of-life textile refinement plant in Topinpuisto in Turku. When the plant is ready, Finland will be the first country in the world where post-consumer textiles are obtained nationwide for reuse and recycling. Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto (LSJH) has received Business Finland’s circular……

The entrepreneurial atmosphere has traditionally been positive in Southwest Finland and the Turku region. The recent Regional Prognosis 2022 compiled by Varsinais-Suomen Yrittäjät association and Osuuspankki bank looked into the experience of entrepreneurs regarding the matter. The entrepreneurial atmosphere in Southwest Finland is rated slightly higher compared to the previous year. In a comparison by……

The economic expectations of enterprises in Southwest Finland have improved considerably compared to a year before. The outlook for turnover, profitability, personnel number and investments have taken a significant turn for the better as indicated by the Regional Prognosis 2022 compiled by Varsinais-Suomen Yrittäjät association and Osuuspankki bank. The economic expectations of enterprises in Southwest……

The Åbo Akademi University Foundation has given the 2021 Per Brahe Prize to Hongbo Zhang, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Åbo Akademi University. A prize sum of €12,000 is annually awarded to a promising researcher at Åbo Akademi University with the hope that he or she will continue his or her……