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Biovian, Safegrid and Dream Devices were awarded for courage, growth and internationalization
Business Turku honored three companies from the Turku region with the annual Entrepreneurial Spirit of Turku Award on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at the Europe Forum. The award was presented for the 22nd time. The 2025 Entrepreneurial Spirit of Turku recognition went to three international success stories from the Turku region: Biovian, Safegrid, and Dream……
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Finland on its way to becoming a global leader in women’s health – Women’s Health Hub Finland responds to a multibillion-Euro demand
The newly launched Women’s Health Hub Finland in Turku is a network of major pharmaceutical and diagnostics companies, researchers, and public sector stakeholders aiming to accelerate advancements and innovations in women’s health on a global scale. Coordinated by the regional development company Business Turku, the network targets multibillion-euro export markets and attracts international investment. Suzanne……
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Startups: Take Part in the Annual Startup Survey of the Turku Region
Startups in the Turku region once again have the opportunity to influence the area’s development by participating in the annual startup survey. Now conducted for the third time, the survey has become a regular part of monitoring and developing the region’s innovation activities. – Turku region is now seriously rolling up its sleeves to develop……
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Icebreaker TV Series Wins Prestigious Award at Cannes
Partially shot in Turku, the new arctic thriller series “Icebreaker” has won the prestigious MipDrama Coup de Coeur award at Cannes. “Icebreaker” is an original series by Elisa Viihde and stars Jessica Grabowsky. The filming in Turku lasted for two weeks. Set in the Gulf of Bothnia, “Icebreaker” tells the story of coast guard Sanna……
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Aiming for Global Growth
Turku-based company Wiima Logistics solves logistical challenges of companies in various fields of business. Thanks to Talent funding from Business Finland, Wiima can gain international growth faster than on its own. International growth has been the main goal for the Turku-based company Wiima Logistics since the very beginning. CEO Heikki Heinonen thinks that going international……
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Could an AI-based virtual assistant help us adopt a healthier lifestyle?
Collaboration between Wellpro Impact Solutions and HealthHub Finland to transform our daily routines In a world where maintaining a healthy lifestyle amidst the demands of modern life is a universal challenge, new solutions are on the horizon. One noteworthy example is the partnership between Wellpro Impact Solutions Ltd and HealthHub Finland EDIH. Together, the collaborators……
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Northbound Scaleups: a new call for startups looking to go international
Northbound Scaleups, the programme aimed at helping startups scale up their business, has progressed to its second round. The joint initiative by Turku Science Park, Movexum (Gävle, Sweden), and Tehnopol (Tallinn, Estonia) offers international workshops and mentoring sessions, free of charge, to help participating startups gain valuable knowledge of new target markets and learn new……
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Aqsens Health’s Collaborative Research Receives Funding to Advance Saliva-Based Detection of Lung Cancer and Tuberculosis
Aqsens Health, a Turku-based medtech startup, announced in their newest press release a new collaboration with research teams from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center. The company received funding from China’s Ministry of Science and Technology and Business Finland for a research collaboration focusing on the detection of lung cancer……
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“Developing complex technology requires many kinds of capabilities”
Groke Technologies CEO Juha Rokka discusses what kind of talents he is looking for and what Groke has to offer for its employees. How would you describe Groke Technologies to a potential employee? We are a small technology startup, which focuses on the digitalisation of the marine industry. We are already a truly international company,……
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DelSiTech and Turku University of Applied Sciences developed a cleanroom facility for pharmaceutical manufacturing
The Turku-based drug delivery technology and drug development company DelSiTech Oy has completed a state-of-the-art cleanroom for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, where, for example, sterile products can be made in syringes for injections. The development of this facility is a great example of innovative cooperation between universities and companies in the region. DelSiTech’s new cleanroom……