• The Nubeqa anti-cancer drug developed in Turku estimated to have 3 billion euros in global sales potential

    The Nubeqa anti-cancer drug developed in Turku estimated to have 3 billion euros in global sales potential

    Orion’s collaboration partner Bayer has upgraded estimate on Nubeqa’s (darolutamide) peak sales potential. According to Bayer’s new estimate, in Turku developed Nubeqa’s annual global peak sales could exceed EUR 3 billion. Earlier Bayer has anticipated that Nubeqa’s annual global peak sales could exceed EUR 1 billion. Bayer holds global commercial rights to darolutamide and Orion……


  • The NEcOLEAP project led by Meyer Turku brings together industry trailblazers to build a climate-neutral cruise ship

    The NEcOLEAP project led by Meyer Turku brings together industry trailblazers to build a climate-neutral cruise ship

    Meyer Turku has been selected to take part in Business Finland’s financing project for leading companies and their partner ecosystems, which aims to help companies to increase their RDI investments in Finland. Meyer’s NEcOLEAP project develops carbon-neutral and sustainable technological solutions for cruise ships through an extensive partnership network. The goal is to secure a……


  • Piiloset offers a solution to the problem of fogging in spectacles

    Piiloset offers a solution to the problem of fogging in spectacles

    Finnsusp Oy (Piiloset), the only manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses in Finland, launches frost-free lenses. The family-owned company is the first in the Nordic countries to invest in a new coating machine that makes the problem of fogging a thing of the past, for example when working in sports or in cold conditions. “In the future,……


  • Startups in the Turku region | A walk and talk with Katerina from CYF Digital

    Startups in the Turku region | A walk and talk with Katerina from CYF Digital

    Katerina Panina is one of the co-founders of CYF Digital – a company that provides digital services for municipal marketing and for (im)migrants. Katerina is originally from Russia and came to Finland as an international student. We asked a few questions about Katerina’s experiences of startup life in Turku. What has the Turku region offered her……


  • Turku Welcomes National Drug Development Centre

    Turku Welcomes National Drug Development Centre

    Finnish Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru has signed the memorandum of association of the national Drug Development Centre (Kansallinen lääkekehityskeskus Oy). The establishment of the National Drug Development Centre will promote competitive drug development, and it will serve the researchers in the whole country, for example in universities, research institutes, and……


  • Two Turku-based companies receive multi-million funding from the EU Commission

    Two Turku-based companies receive multi-million funding from the EU Commission

    Two companies based in Turku have received significant funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe programme. The applications of Comptek Solutions Oy and TM System Finland Oy fulfilled the tight conditions set for funding. The requirement was an ambitious and globally significant project that has a disruptive impact on the current markets or even creates completely……


  • Abacus Diagnostica introduces second generation usability and sensitivity to PCR testing

    Abacus Diagnostica introduces second generation usability and sensitivity to PCR testing

    The Finnish diagnostics company Abacus Diagnostica, part of Uniogen, is launching its second generation COVID-19 test. The new GenomEra offers excellent sensitivity and high specificity. The Turku-based diagnostics company Abacus Diagnostica launches its new GenomEra® SARS-CoV-2 2.0 Assay Kit in the European market. The assay kit has recently received European CE marking for In Vitro……


  • TechTurku Week Builds Networks Both Locally and Globally

    TechTurku Week Builds Networks Both Locally and Globally

    TechTurku Week, which focuses on new technologies, will once again feature many familiar elements, albeit some of them adapted for the new era. Entirely new components are, among others, the TechTurku Walk tours and an evening session for students organised by Boost Turku. TechTurku Week is an annual week of events in early March that……


  • Toothpaste-Mouthwash Patent Against COVID-19 Approved Patent in the USA

    Toothpaste-Mouthwash Patent Against COVID-19 Approved Patent in the USA

    The Finnish company Therapeutica Borealis received an approval in the United States for its patent concerning a combination of toothpaste and mouthwash for the prevention of Covid-19. The patent is based on strengthening the body’s own chemical defence mechanism and it does not include any actual drug molecules. The patent enables the creation of the……


  • Deltamarin signs on engineering contract for world’s largest and most environmentally friendly car carriers

    Deltamarin signs on engineering contract for world’s largest and most environmentally friendly car carriers

    Turku-based Deltamarin has recently the completed conceptual design of the ships for Höegh Autoliners. The engineering contract signed with the builder, CMI Jiangsu shipyard, is a direct continuation of the work and includes complete basic and detail design of the vessels. The Aurora class ships will be the world’s largest and most environmentally friendly car……