Turku Science Park Ltd’s BusinessUp accelerator programme will start again in the autumn. The application deadline is already 21.8., so now is the time to apply! The programme gives you the opportunity to test and refine your business idea free of charge, offers expert visits and workshops on different aspects of entrepreneurship and sparring from……

Emilia wants to step up the game when it comes to today’s cleaning industry. Digitalization is the first thing that comes to mind when talking about disrupting a business, yet the founder of Mintti Siivous (Direct translation: Mint Cleaning) puts people before everything else. Although digitalization and ecological values are at the core of the……

Deltamarin has been selected as the designer for the new archipelago connection vessel. The vessel will be built by HL-Metal in Parainen. The vessel will start operating on 1 May 2023 and will serve the islands north of Nauvo in the Turku archipelago. Deltamarin carried out the conceptual design of the vessel for Finferries during……

At the end of July, Valmet Automotive signed an agreement with Mercedes-Benz Group AG to manufacture the Mercedes-AMG GT sports car in both combustion engine and hybrid versions. Production will start at the Uusikaupunki car plant towards the end of 2023. The production of the Mercedes-AMG GT sports car is estimated to employ around 200……

Turku Science Park Ltd and ITCorner (Wroclaw, Poland) will sign a new European ICT Alliance agreement on the 14th of July. The deal is set to further advance the co-operation within the network of European ICT professionals. Later on, Interizon Gdansk and SIBB Berlin are also set to become signatories. The signing will take place……

Elomatic Oy has established a subsidiary in Wismar, Germany, called Elomatic Maritime Technologies, which will focus on ship design and offshore wind power structures. The new company will enhance Elomatic’s capacity to provide excellence to shipping companies, operators and shipyards worldwide. MV Werften’s shipyard area is home to a large number of experienced professionals in……

Biopharmaceutical company Faron Pharmaceuticals has received a five-million-euro investment, reports Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). The company recently announced particularly interesting research results on the efficacy of its immunological drug bexmarilimab in cancer treatments. In a somewhat unusual directed share issue, the company’s board of directors directed the issue to the company itself and the company……

Raisio-based CH-Bioforce aims to build its own biomass processing plant in Raisio in 2024. The company’s business idea is based on the use of industrial and especially agricultural side streams. The regional development company Turku Science Park Ltd. has been involved in the company’s journey since 2015. CH-Bioforce Oy, based in Raisio’s Smart Chemistry Park,……

Turku Science Park Ltd is organising a programme that invites international startups to develop their businesses in Southwest Finland. In the Startup Call competition, innovative teams participate in an intensive three-month programme that highlights the advantages provided by the startup ecosystem in Turku and Finland.  Applying for the Startup Call programme is now open to……

Held in an unusual setting on the deck of a river raft on the Aura River, the international Å Pitch startup event attracted almost a hundred enthusiastic participants. 12 companies from Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Germany and Sweden participated in the pitching competition. The Pitch was organised for the third time under the theme Do Good,……