A Nordic project is developing #light and #heatreactive #textiles that enable new functionalities. The smart yarns could be used in functional wearables or in curtains that regulate indoor temperature. ➡️ bit.ly/3XqBSdP Aalto University Turun yliopisto - University of Turku #finland

Leading #Finnish #scaleups continue to grow despite economic headwinds. Many of them have transitioned from pursuing growth to profitability. ➡️ direc.to/mfzH Hostaway ŌURA Virta Ltd Swappie RELEX Solutions Framery Yousician IQM Quantum Computers Varjo

Resand has received a €3 million loan from Nefco to scale up sand regeneration for foundries. Its innovation allows foundries to #recycle and #reuse #sand, reducing the need for virgin sand by 75%. ➡️ bit.ly/3Mwswa9 #finland #innovation #goodnewsfromfinland

A Nordic collaboration aims to use #birch bark in #tyres. Nokian Tyres and Reselo will further develop the Swedish firm's renewable material to replace traditional #fossil-based materials in tyres. ➡️ bit.ly/47iDs4L #finland #sweden #renewable #materialscience

Finnish #icebreaker Fennica heads to #Canada. The chartering is part of a contract between Arctia Ltd. and Canadian company Baffinland Iron Mines. The deal brings work to the multipurpose icebreaker and her crew during the off-season. ➡️ bit.ly/4cToxPy #finland #icebreaking

Generative AI #startup Root Signals has raised $2.8 million for its #AI monitoring platform. The #Helsinki and #PaloAlto-based firm's solution is based on #LLM judges to make #GenAI outputs reliable. ➡️ bit.ly/47bArmV Angular Ventures Business Finland #finland

UK-based insurance firm Aon will incorporate ICEYE's #flood and #wildfire data into its event response capabilities. ICEYE and Aon previously collaborated to provide insurers with flood hazard data following severe flooding events in #Japan. ➡️ bit.ly/3ZikMQV

A record number of University of Helsinki researchers have been awarded European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants this year. Their topics range from #malaria to #spaceweather. ➡️ bit.ly/3MvFuVP Maxime Grandin Kamil Mamak Mikhail Nakonechnyi Eliisa Kekäläinen Virve Marionneau #finland #ERCStG

Marine engineering firm Deltamarin Ltd has secured a contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard to design the 14th and 15th Stena RoRo E-Flexer vessels. The new vessels will feature #methanol readiness. ➡️ bit.ly/4ggrqwK #finland #goodnewsfromfinland #maritime

Finland-based Solwers' subsidiary has acquired Sweden's Spectra Consult. Another subsidiary of Solwers recently acquired one of Finland's oldest architectural firms. ➡️ bit.ly/4dReH2a #finland #goodnewsfromfinland #finnish #acquisition

The #Finnish city of Green Lahti is trialling new streetlights as part of a pilot project aimed at protecting nocturnal #pollinators. The lights filter out blue wavelengths that are attractive to insects and can make them disoriented. ➡️ direc.to/mgbt Lahden kaupunki

Chemicals company Kemira Group has acquired Norit's UK activated #carbon business. The #acquisition marks the Finnish firm's entry into the activated carbon market for micropollutants removal. ➡️ bit.ly/3z8wwdR #finland #kemira #acquisition #UK #watertreatment

#Finnish tech unicorn RELEX Solutions helps US-based #ecommerce firm SupplyHouse.com to improve the efficiency and accuracy of its supply chain. Relex has provided #AI-driven solutions for SupplyHouse.com’s four fulfillment centres in the US. ➡️ bit.ly/4dPKeBb

University of Turku researcher Carlos Rogerio Figueiredo has received the Young Investigator Award from the Scandinavian Society for Immunology. Figueiredo and his research group are studying how #cancer evades the human immune system. ➡️ bit.ly/3TiZ5w6 Turun yliopisto - University of Turku #finland

Leading #Finnish #scaleups continue to grow despite economic headwinds. Many of them have transitioned from pursuing growth to profitability. ➡️ direc.to/mfzH Hostaway ŌURA Virta Ltd Swappie RELEX Solutions Framery Yousician IQM Quantum Computers Varjo

An international project coordinated by #Finland's CLIC Innovation has received major #EUfunding. It aims to develop the entire rare earth value chain, from the leaching of rare earths from waste to commercial production of new magnets. ➡️ bit.ly/4gdZnhE University of Helsinki

#Wärtsilä will help #Singapore to develop a new vessel traffic management system. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's initiative aims to transform safety and efficiency at one of the world's busiest ports. ➡️ bit.ly/3zcLiAq Wärtsilä Corporation MPA Singapore #finland

Researchers from Tampere University have discoveréd a mechanism that impairs synaptic #plasticity in the #brains of #schizophrenia patients. The findings may hold promise for the development of new treatments. ➡️ bit.ly/3XhIB8P #finland #research #brain #goodnewsfromfinland

#CarnivalCruiseLine and Virgin Voyages ⚓️ are trialling #Finnish maritime firm NAPA's new software. The digital Permit to Work system enables better monitoring and management of hazardous tasks, improve crewing #safety and #training. ➡️ bit.ly/3MWYzAx Carnival Cruise Line

The #Finnish city of Green Lahti is trialling new streetlights as part of a pilot project aimed at protecting nocturnal #pollinators. The lights filter out blue wavelengths that are attractive to insects and can make them disoriented. ➡️ direc.to/mgbt Lahden kaupunki