Three Finnish biotech companies – Abacus Diagnostica, Kaivogen and Labrox – are joining forces to form an international frontrunner in in vitro diagnostics. The new company will provide the global market with a unique total solution for point-of-care testing, including diagnostics for infectious diseases and cancers. The next-generation solution will enable testing anywhere and at……

Awake.AI from Turku won the tender to provide vessel schedule estimates for Finnish ports through Fintraffic Vessel Traffic Services. The new port call schedule service will improve the competitiveness of Finnish maritime logistics, boost the efficiency of port operators’ routine activities, support the development of automation, help to anticipate exceptional circumstances, and reduce environmental emissions….…

Valmet Automotive has received a second battery manufacturing contract for the Salo battery plant. The new contract will expand the Salo plant production into high voltage batteries. At the same time, the extension of the Salo plant has been completed on schedule. The new building extends the plant’s logistics and production areas. The new customer……

Passenger traffic at Turku Airport is picking up speed during the autumn. The Turku Airport has serviced fright traffic and ensured the security of supply throughout the pandemic.   Air traffic’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is picking up speed. AirBaltic’s flights between Turku and Riga start today. At first, the flights from Turku to Riga……

This time, the companies recognized by the regional development company Turku Science Park represent the region’s traditionally strong spearhead industries, which have also received support and services from the development company and the region’s institutes of higher education. This year, the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Turku prizes were awarded for the 18th time. The tradition began……

Deltamarin has signed design contracts with China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) for the complete basic and detail design packages of three RoPax vessels. These are the 10th, 11th and 12th Stena E-Flexer vessels for two different end clients. Stena’s E-Flexer class has been developed with a basic concept, but is flexible and adapted to customer……

The application period for the fourth round of cost support begins on 17 August and support can be applied for from March to May. The support period is 1 March 2021-31 May 2021. The reference period depends on the company’s VAT declaration period and the date of establishment of the company. The support is intended……

DelSiTech Ltd, the leader in silica based ophthalmic drug delivery technologies with its headquarters in Turku, Finland, and Visus Therapeutics, Inc., a Seattle-based American clinical-stage company developing innovative eye care solutions for patients globally, have announced an exclusive licensing and collaboration agreement pertaining to the development of a range of novel long-acting ocular therapeutics. The……

This year, the Elias Tillandz prize for the best scientific paper published in 2020 in BioCity Turku was awarded to Professor Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne and her research group. The prize was presented on Thursday, 19 August 2021. The best publication prize of BioCity Turku has been named after Professor Elias Tillandz (1640–1693) who was the first empirical life……

Several prominent scientists, economists and politicians open the discussions on Europe at the Europe Forum, organised in Turku, Finland, on the 25th to 27th of August 2021. The forum culminates on Friday, the Politics Day, in discussions with the Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto, Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Tytti……