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International Talents Showcase Turku in a New Campaign
The Talent Turku project, a joint effort by Turku Science Park Ltd. and the City of Turku, is launching a new campaign marketing Southwest Finland and the Turku region to international audiences. The campaign, dubbed #TalentedByNature, takes place in social media, with the goal of increasing the attractiveness of both Turku and the entire region……
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SIENIRETKI – A Comedy Starring Martti Suosalo and Ville Myllyrinne Starts Shooting in Turku
Writer-director JP Siili’s new comedy will be filmed over the summer in Turku and in the Turku archipelago Actors Martti Suosalo and Ville Myllyrinne were ecstatic about their return to Turku The West Finland Film Commission supports the film’s production Writer-director JP Siili’s new film has began shooting. The comedy known as Sieniretki will be filmed over the summer in Turku and the Turku archipelago. The West Finland Film Commission has supported the production in various ways,……
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Brinter pushing the frontier of medical science with 3D bioprinting
Brinter aims to revolutionise the manufacturing of personalised drugs and bioprinted organ transplants with newly raised capital. The Turku-based company received million-dollar financing from private equity investor Innovestor. The Turku-based bioprinting start-up received €1.2M in funding from the venture capital investor Innovestor. The company will use the capital to further expand its operations internationally in……
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German innovation giant Fraunhofer arrives in Turku
A new research platform established by Novia University of Applied Sciences and the Fraunhofer CML develops intelligent maritime solutions for the needs of the Finnish Maritime Cluster in cooperation with TechCampus Turku and companies in the field. The applied research and product development of the Finnish Maritime Cluster will be diversified with the start-up of……
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Turku in the heart of politics, economy and science in August
The programme for the Europe Forum 2021 has been published. The fourth forum will be organized in Turku on 25-27 August. The discussions will evolve especially around the theme of changes in the EU and Finland. As speakers, the programme features ministers, MEPs, and leading experts in science, economy, and politics. The Europe Forum is organized as a three-day……
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A New US Patent Granted to Faron Pharmaceuticals Ltd
The Turku-based clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Faron Pharmaceuticals reached a new milestone, as the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted a new US Patent for their novel precision cancer immunotherapy drug candidate, bexmarilimab. The patent is of great importance, as the U.S. pharmaceutical market is the largest in the world. The received patent prevents……
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Bayer’s major investment strengthens Turku’s position as a national hub for pharmaceutical development
City of Turku is very satisfied with Bayer’s major investment in the production facility in Turku. Bayer shall invest EUR 250 million in Turku, making this investment one of the largest ones in Finland in recent years. – This investment will further strengthen Turku’s position as a hub for pharmaceutical develop-ment and production in Finland….…
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West Finland Film Commission’s Negotiations Brought an International Film Shoot to the Turku Archipelago
The Turku archipelago will receive international attention due to a film shoot currently underway Many established actors feature in the film, including Nicola Perot, Outi Mäenpää, Timo Torikka, Elmer Bäck and Cecilia Paul Many The German director Jonas Rothlaender praises the archipelago as a unique location The versatile actor Saara Kotkaniemi is the leading role of the relationship drama that is not shy about depicting the power struggles found in relationships. The……
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The popularity of the animation line producer training surprised Turku
Line production training has started in Turku Lineproducer training gathered 180 registered students Finnanimation, a producer organization of the animation industry, moved to Turku in the summer of 2020 Line production means systematizing the production stages of animation so that, for example, the production of episodes in serial animation becomes easier. A total of 180……
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USPTO patent for the Finnish Therapeutica Borealis Ltd.’s COVID-19 drug was granted
The patent of the Turku-based pharmaceutical innovation company has been granted in the USA The company is now actively looking for an international partner Nasal spray affects the function of the nasal mucosa as the virus tries to replicate in the body Turku-based drug innovation company Therapeutica Borealis Oy has been granted a patent from……