Think about your door locks and your cyber security – they have a lot in common – small errors like an unlocked door or a careless click are regular disasters for many! Two Finnish companies...
Innovestor Group, founded in 2014, is a Finnish venture capital firm headquartered in Helsinki. Innovestor's approach combines venture capital funding with an online co-investment platform, enabling...
Joensuu, Finland, and Gothenburg, Sweden, are renowned university cities fostering innovation through dynamic ecosystems that bridge academia and industry. Both cities have cultivated spin-off...
Professor Vesa Kiviniemi is leading the Oulu Functional NeuroImaging (OFNI) research group at the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital. His team, which combines leading experts from the...
Neurosurgeons in Sweden are using Microsoft's HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset to enhance precision in brain surgeries. This advanced technology allows surgeons to overlay 3D holographic images of a...
Neko Health, a Swedish health-tech company co-founded by and Hjalmar Nilsonne and Spotify’s Daniel Ek, has launched an advanced body scanning technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) with...
The recent study by forumNordic (see below) on the international visibility of Nordic innovations examines the challenges Nordic companies and scientific bodies face in gaining global attention—a...
After about 25 years of generating electricity, a wind turbine must be dismantled and its parts recycled. Most of the parts in the wind turbines motor and tower can be recycled, but the blades, made...
It is surprising that the incoming American president is embarking on “anti-woke” executive proclamations to slow or stop the development of renewables at a time when they are proving to be the...
An AI that suggests a scenic route for your roadtrip and a voice agent that lets your car order coffee for you. These are some of the startups selected to join MobilityXlab and collaborate with...
Listen to this podacast on NotebookLM! The article highlights the development of sustainable, cellulose-based paper batteries by numerous Nordic and international research institutions and...
The quest for sustainable and eco-friendly energy storage solutions has led to significant advancements in cellulose-based paper batteries. This innovative technology promises to revolutionize the...
CTEK AB, Zaptec ASA, and Kempower Oy are leaders in the electric vehicle (EV) charging industry, each offering unique approaches to address the growing demand for sustainable charging...
Ammonia is a promising alternative as the shipping industry looks for more sustainable fuel options to support its decarbonisation efforts. They have set out in a new paper the most important facts...
By Jonas Dromberg - Helsinki and Stockholm, 2024. The European security landscape is shifting, but not in the way you may be thinking. There’s a development not widely understood that is set...
Over the past years, Swedish researchers at Memory Clinic of Skåne University Hospital have been working on improving the accuracy of diagnosing dementia due to Alzheimer disease (AD) by...
The stability of the power grid is crucial to meet society's energy needs and enable the transition to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power, as these sources are weather-dependent and...
As Editor-in-Chief of ForumNordic, I felt it as a duty to re-publish this article that was originally published on the Norway’s SINTEF site in November 2024. It was written by Øystein...
Many start-ups may suffer from a lack of support from their owners as soon as they sell a big slice of their equity to a venture capitalist or private equity company. They may be left to their own...
Sweden is set to lead innovation into 2024 with a strong focus on sustainability, technology, and climate change mitigation. These top innovations showcase Sweden's dynamic technological ecosystem,...
Chalmers University of Technology is a private research university located in Gothenburg that focuses on engineering and science, but more broadly it also conducts research and offers education in...
Water Linked, in Norway, manufacture a range of underwater acoustic products for underwater communication developed with smart IoT technology. The products are based on reliable and affordable...
The European Policy Analysis Group has recently prepared a report on why innovation in the EU lags behind the US. The most recent EU Scoreboard indicates that the transatlantic gap...
Bayer announced that September 2024 in-market sales of Nubeqa® (Darolutamide), the prostrate cancer drug, has exceeded sales of €1 billion year-to-date making Darolutamide the first ever...
Microscopic organisms have immense potential as a sustainable protein source due to their efficient use of resources like water and land, as well as their extremely low carbon footprint compared to...
RoRePower has participated in a 4-year EU-funded project aimed at developing and testing small power sources for remotely controlled difficult-to-reach sites located outside the power...
The 2024 NordForsk Impact Report highlights the significant strides made in Nordic research collaboration, with an emphasis on active projects. This year’s report records a substantial increase in...
A Finnish company, NDR-Industries, has developed hybrid remotely controlled land and air specialised vehicles that operate in demanding terrains. They are already seeing demand from the global...
ReOrbit’s whitepaper introduces a transformative approach to satellite technology by emphasizing a software-first strategy. This method prioritizes software capabilities over traditional hardware...
Today, there is a huge amount of discussion here in the Nordics on how to mitigate climate change and what new innovative methods are being developed and implemented to reduce the amount of...
EDITORIAL Why do most people in the Nordic countries enjoy safe and reasonably prosperous lives in democracies that pride themselves on equality and welfare? Is it because of natural resources like...
Bluefors Oy pioneers ultra-low temperature cooling systems, enabling breakthroughs in quantum computing and nanotechnology. It was established in 2008 in Finland by Rob Blaauwgeers and Peter...