• Valmet Automotive expands Uusikaupunki car plant into battery factory

    Valmet Automotive expands Uusikaupunki car plant into battery factory

    New battery production at the vehicle production site Second high-volume battery plant beside Salo Start of high-voltage battery assembly in Uusikaupunki in the latter half of 2021 In the future, Valmet Automotive’s car plant will not only produce passenger cars, but also will install high-volume production of battery systems for electrically powered vehicles. Beside Salo,……


  • Key to Successful Biomarker Commercialization

    Key to Successful Biomarker Commercialization

    Biomarker commercialization tools support and guide the highly regulated and strict development phases of the in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) applicable biomarker development process Tools are intended for academic researchers, SMEs, and technology transfer organizations (TTOs) and are available at biomarker.nu BIC Tools cover clinical, regulatory, and business aspects of the commercialization process The life science industry……


  • New mentoring program start in January – now looking for mentors

    New mentoring program start in January – now looking for mentors

    A mentoring program lasting about 6 months will be organized for international talents in the beginning of 2021 Mentoring also offers many benefits to the mentor The mentoring program is now looking for mentors from all professional fields The MESH project (ESF 2019-2021) has organized mentoring programs for international talents already five times in Turku….…


  • Digital Heart Capital invests in modern corporate cultures and core digital solutions

    Digital Heart Capital invests in modern corporate cultures and core digital solutions

    The new Turku-based investment company is looking for growth-oriented startups The target group is especially early-stage trial and error  and data-driven development companies The new investment company is also of interest outside Finland Sofokus Group, a digital business agency located in South-West Finland, has launched a new investment company called Digital Heart Capital. The goal……


  • Finnish and Polish ICT Companies to Cooperate in the European ICT Alliance

    Finnish and Polish ICT Companies to Cooperate in the European ICT Alliance

    Southwest Finland and the Wroclaw and Gdansk regions in Poland are building co-operation to strengthen their competitiveness in the ICT sector The establishment of the European ICT Alliance will create e.g. conditions for wider use of data-driven test platforms The focus areas connecting the regions are, in particular, the maritime industry, logistics and services The……


  • Reliable diagnosis in 75 minutes with new multiplex assay from Abacus Diagnostica

    Reliable diagnosis in 75 minutes with new multiplex assay from Abacus Diagnostica

    Abacus Diagnostica has developed the new COVID-19 assay for respiratory infections for changing needs Influenza A and B, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2 viruses can now be analysed in one test The revised assay will be available before the approaching flu season Abacus Diagnostica is a small Finnish company developing and manufacturing assays and devices for rapid……


  • Experienced Project Leader to Helm Blue Industry Park

    Experienced Project Leader to Helm Blue Industry Park

    Tero Lahti adds to Blue Industry Park’s repertoire his long and varied experience consisting of things like Meyer Turku’s 300-million-euro investment project. The 55-hectare Blue Industry Park strengthens the competitiveness of the entire Finnish maritime cluster and industry The area is being molded into a global reference point for carbon neutral industry parks The development……


  • Bruker to distribute ArcDia’s mariPOC products in Central Europe

    Bruker to distribute ArcDia’s mariPOC products in Central Europe

    ArcDia has entered into a distribution agreement for the mariPOC platform with Bruker Corporation The agreement will promote the distribution of mariPOC in the European market Rapid and decentralized diagnostic solutions are urgently needed in the pandemic era to keep societies up and running ArcDia International Oy Ltd, Turku-based developer and manufacturer of the innovative……


  • Finland’s first carbon negative film filmed in the Turku Archipelago

    Finland’s first carbon negative film filmed in the Turku Archipelago

    The Wait, Aku Louhimies’ new feature film, is the first carbon negative film filmed in Finland The sustainably produced film will premiere in February 2021 The film was shot in the Turku Archipelago this August Aku Louhimies is one of the most successful directors in Finland. He is best known for his latest film, the……


  • Apply for Global Bio-based Business Plan Competition

    Apply for Global Bio-based Business Plan Competition

    International competition is looking for new business ideas for the bioeconomy Teams of 2 to 6 students from Finnish universities can participate in the competition Register for the competition by 10.10.2020 A Global Biobased Business Plan Competition, GBiB, has been launched in Finland and organised by the Turku Science Park Ltd. with the aim of……