• VTT SenseWay helps customers boost their competitiveness with autonomous solutions

    VTT SenseWay helps customers boost their competitiveness with autonomous solutions

    VTT’s new subsidiary operates at the interface between research and business, promoting operators’ competitiveness The location in Turku strengthens the region’s role as an international center of excellence for autonomy Autonomous systems and artificial intelligence are also important in developing energy efficiency The new VTT subsidiary, VTT SenseWay, will make the expertise related to autonomous……


  • Fortum acquires Crisolteq Ltd

    Fortum acquires Crisolteq Ltd

    Crisolteq has developed a hydrometallurgical recycling process to reduce the environmental impact of batteries The company has R&D activities at Raisio’s Smart Chemistry Park The company is headquartered in Harjavalta Fortum is acquiring the entire shareholding in the Finnish growth company Crisolteq, a specialist in recycling of valuable metals in lithium-ion batteries. The investment strengthens……


  • Turku region seeks international tech summer trainees

    Turku region seeks international tech summer trainees

    One third of the campaign places will be reserved for international students Summer trainee increases the opportunities for foreign experts to settle permanently in Finland and Turku after graduation According to the Technology Industries of Finland, international graduate engineers are an under-utilized resource For several summers, the Turku region has arranged campaigns to attract Engineering……


  • The new offerings increased the number of passengers at Turku Airport

    The new offerings increased the number of passengers at Turku Airport

    Finavia’s statistics for 2019 show that almost 453 000 passengers used Turku Airport Growth to 2018 was over 22 percent The number of passengers traveling on international routes increased the most 2019 was a busy year at Finavia’s airports even though growth in air traffic was more moderate than in previous years. A total of 26……


  • Navigate brings leading maritime stakeholders to Turku

    Navigate brings leading maritime stakeholders to Turku

    Navigate is the landmark maritime event in Turku region It brings together leading companies and maritime professionals Navigate 2020 takes place in Turku 22–23 Fabruary Navigate 2020 brings together the shipowners and operators, the terminal operators and regulators, and importantly the next generation of industry into one room to collaborate and discuss the future challenges……


  • Anne Bergshoeff to lead Shift program and event experience

    Anne Bergshoeff to lead Shift program and event experience

    Anne Bergshoeff  has a solid experience in international event production and promotion of entrepreneurship The appointment reinforces SHIFT’s internationalization goals SHIFT will be held from 26th to 27th. in August SHIFT Business Festival core team gets an international addition at the end of January, when the new Head of Program and Event Experience, Anne Bergshoeff, starts……


  • AI Business Academy opens the door to artificial intelligence

    AI Business Academy opens the door to artificial intelligence

    10 companies participated in the first AI Business Academy course The course, organized in cooperation between the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi, will also be organized next spring For companies, the course provided an understanding of AI’s potential for business development Artificial Intelligence, AI, and its exploitation is becoming one of the cornerstones of……


  • Forendo Pharma signs important License and Collaboration Deal

    Forendo Pharma signs important License and Collaboration Deal

    Deal with Leading Pharma Company is aimed at the identification of novel drug candidates Forendo will receive an upfront payment and equity investment from Novartis Forendo Pharma is a privately held, Turku-based drug development company, with core competences in modulating tissue specific hormone mechanisms Forendo Pharma, a clinical stage drug development company focusing on novel……


  • Costa Smeralda delivered from Meyer Turku shipyard

    Costa Smeralda delivered from Meyer Turku shipyard

    Costa Smeralda has been delivered to Costa Cruises from Meyer Turku shipyard and will now sail towards Barcelona. The 180 000 GT ship is one of the most innovative, and some would claim, the most beautiful ships ever built at Turku shipyard. “Costa Smeralda will be a further boost to the use of LNG in……


  • Faron Pharmaceuticals to Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland

    Faron Pharmaceuticals to Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland

    Turku-based Faron’s shares has been listed on Helsinki First North Helsinki helps the Nordic investors trade on the company’s shares Faron is known for its Clevegen and Traumakine pipeline candidates Nasdaq has announced that trading in Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy shares has commenced on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland. The Turku-based company belongs to the……