The Ministry of Education and Culture has authorised the University of Turku to expand its technology education The University will widen its educational range by adding Master’s Degree Programmes in Mechanical Engineering and Material Technology to its pre-existing Degree Programmes in Biotechnology and Information Technology In addition, the University of Turku was granted educational responsibility……

Medicortex Finland Oy announced the award of a 1.1 million dollars grant from the USA Department of Defense The grant provides funding for continued clinical development of the company’s diagnostic kit ProbTBITM for rapid detection of mild traumatic brain injury and concussion Winning this highly competitive grant is also a strong signal and recognition of Medicortex’……

To solve the shortage of professionals in the technology fields, Turku organized a global Talent Call Turku campaign. The winners have been chosen from over 1,000 applications. The winners will come to Turku in August with their families. They will familiarize with the employers of the region and get to know the everyday life in……

The second season of Maritime Accelerator, the business accelerator programme serving the maritime industry, has started. The programme creates partnerships between the major players and smaller start-up businesses in the industry. This year the partners are Meyer Turku, Royal Caribbean and Rauma Marine Constructions. Meyer Turku and Royal Caribbean participated in the Maritime Accelerator programme……

The new Talent Explorer funding service is intended for small and medium-sized enterprises and Midcap companies in all sectors. Talent Explorer funding is launched by Business Finland and it can be used to hire an expert in order to obtain new information and expertise to help your company make progress in a new international market….…

Finland’s first talent contest, Talent Call Turku, received more than 1,000 applications from 75 different countries Five of the applicants and their families will receive an invitation to Turku in August They will familiarize with the employers of the region, and to get to know the everyday life in Turku in August accompanied with their……

The HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Conference is the foremost event in digital health care in Europe and will be held in Finland for the first time from the 11th to the 13th of June 2019 Finnish health care companies will have a strong presence at the conference’s largest country-specific stand, the Finland Pavilion, and……

DelSiTech Ltd, a Finnish drug delivery and drug development company, today announced significant grant funding to support the development of long-acting controlled release formulations for family planning as well as for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antivirals, from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. DelSiTech is the global leader in advanced silica-based, sustained and controlled release……

Life Science Live was organised in Turku in May The event had three tracks with interesting speakers Turku Business Region is the leading city in Finnish Life Science cluster The international Life Science Live event took place at Turku Fair Center in May. The main theme was artificial intelligence in health care, drug development and……

The young adult horror series Cryptid takes place in a small Scandinavian town The series is produced by Dramacorp Ab for Viaplay The series will be filmed in the Turku region in West Finland in early Autumn 2019 Finland’s old capitol Turku is known for beautiful historic buildings and a stunning archipelago, but this autumn……