• Awake.AI Awarded for Redefining Maritime Logistics

    Awake.AI Awarded for Redefining Maritime Logistics

    Awake.AI is a Turku based software platform company building an ecosystem for smart ports and shipping Frost & Sullivan recognizes Awake.AI with the 2021 European Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award Awake.AI’s multimodal platform enables real-time collaboration, planning and optimisation for sea-port-land actors Based on its recent analysis of the European maritime logistics market, Frost……


  • Fast Track Campaign Helping ICT and Game Industry Companies

    Fast Track Campaign Helping ICT and Game Industry Companies

    In the Fast Track recruitment campaign, a company will receive help in finding the right talent, and the work permits of the experts will be processed within two weeks’ time The campaign is open to ICT and game industry companies all around Finland Turku Science Park Ltd.’s specialists are there to help companies in the……


  • Fresh set of Good News from Life Science Companies in the Turku Region

    Fresh set of Good News from Life Science Companies in the Turku Region

    ArcDia Ltd and Abacus Diagnostica Ltd bring to market improved COVID-19 tests Radiometer Turku Ltd is investing in a production line and hiring new personnel Medicortex Ltd has received funding from Business Finland HealthTurku, Finland’s leading expertise centre for pharma, diagnostics and health technology, continues to grow strongly. There has been many good news from……


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

    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 positions are permanent and the company will provide training to all employees in their tasks Valmet Automotive has started a recruitment campaign for 1,000 production and salaried employees in Finland. New……


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

    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 promotes the growth of Finnish health technology businesses in the global data market The consortium includes 3 research institutes and 12 corporate partners Business Finland has granted EUR 3 million……


  • Shift returns to the former prison of Kakola

    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 while respecting the COVID-19 preventative measures Themes this year are circular economy, AI & digital trust and food tech Gathering restrictions have hit the event industry hard, and there’s no……


  • Multinutra, operating in Smart Chemistry Park, receives capital investment

    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 focus is currently on the development of spruce extract The raw material for spruce extract is spruce sawdust Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring Ltd has made an equity investment……


  • The Next Season of Maritime Growth Postponed

    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 next round All the rest of Turku Science Park Ltd.’s services are continuously available for businesses, organisations and other groups in the industry The next round of the Maritime Growth……


  • Tenth TechTurku Week Goes Virtual 5.-12.3.2021

    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 technologies with a wider perspective than previously The TechTurku Week (known as Turku ICT Week until 2019) was organised for the first time as a three-day event in May 2012….…


  • Cities of Southwest Finland Campaign to Attract International Top Talents

    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 the career opportunities Southwest Finland provides for highly educated international experts. Jennifer Hunt, the Head of Bayer’s Product Supply Center in Turku, telling about Turku’s opportunities – In 2020, Finland……