Business - December 14, 2022
A world-class health capital
The Health Capital Helsinki area offers a mixture of global healthcare corporations, an active startup community, and academic strengths. Health Capital Helsinki (HCH) was initiated in 2015 by the City of Helsinki and the University of Helsinki. The original idea was to ensure the success of startups originating from research innovations, describes Juha Paakkola, Director […]
Uncategorized - November 3, 2022
Risk genes for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis revealed
A Finnish-led international research team has discovered novel gene variants that increase the risk of a rare but severe lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The results also demonstrate notable genetic similarities with susceptibility to severe COVID-19 infection, reports HiLIFE. The study, led by the University of Helsinki, identified seven previously novel genetic risk factors. Only […]
Business - October 26, 2022
Reinventing immunotherapy
Immunotherapy company Valo Therapeutics could play an important part in modern cancer care, using a highly adaptable platform effective for a wide range of cancers. Valo Therapeutics (ValoTx), founded in 2016, is a spin-out from Helsinki University and the research of Professor Vincenzo Cerullo. Professor Cerullo’s research group developed the unique technology platform, named PeptiCRAd […]
Uncategorized - October 18, 2022
New RDI environment launched in Helsinki
The grand opening of Health Proof Helsinki was held on 5 October 2022 at the Myllypuro campus of Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki. Health Proof Helsinki is a a new health sector test environment ecosystem for research, development and innovation (RDI) providing companies with a service chain from early product development towards clinical […]
New Market - September 6, 2022
Orientation Marketing opens office in Finland
Orientation Marketing has opened a new office in Espoo, Finland. The new office has been opened in order to serve the company’s growing client base in the Nordic and EU regions, it states in a press release. The new office will be managed through agency Co-Founder, Chris Lawson and Account Director, Anne Lawson. “With office […]
Uncategorized - August 14, 2022
Gene protecting against coronary heart disease found
A variant typical of the Finnish population that protects against heart diseases was identified in the FinnGen genomic study coordinated by the University of Helsinki. The risk of developing heart diseases is roughly one-fifth lower in carriers of the variant compared to the population on average. The protective effect of the newly discovered variant against […]
