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...
Better and cheaper offshore wind farms are the goal for a new cooperative effort on renewable energy between the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), the Norwegian University of Science and...
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...
The Nordic region coninues medical research in the development of ultrasound-based technologies for diagnosing and treating brain disorders. Two pioneering projects in Iceland and one in Finland are...
1928 Diagnostics empowers healthcare providers to swiftly identify and respond to antibiotic-resistant infections, thereby enhancing patient outcomes and contributing to global health efforts...
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...
A new project called "Nordic Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI in Prostate Cancer,"( NorDCaP), which is a Nordic collaborative research initiative focused on improving the diagnosis and management of...
The doctoral dissertation "Phage-biosensors for Detection of Cancer from Urine" by Vilhelmiina Juusti (Turku University, 2025) presents the development of phage-based biosensors for...
Danish health-tech company Qvin has introduced the Q-Pad, a groundbreaking menstrual pad that enables women to monitor their health through menstrual blood. This innovation eliminates...
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...
Metsä Group's innovation company Metsä Spring along with Sweden’s Chalmers Ventures and Jovitech Invest participated in a funding round of €1 million to build a pilot plant in Gothenburg...
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...
Hans Malehmir’s groundbreaking invention is offering scientists and engineers a detailed look at what lies beneath the surface of the Earth. This innovative tool has been deployed worldwide for...
The Nordic Ethical AI Expert Group, established in September 2023 by Nordic Innovation, aims to position the Nordic region as a leader in ethical artificial intelligence (AI) and responsible data...
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...
Regenergy Frövi AB utilizes industrial waste heat and green electricity to produce vegetables in the largest greenhouse in the Nordics. Since 2023, Vinga Group, a Swedish investment firm, has...
Private companies, the public sector and consumers in the Nordics have been investing heavily sustainable waste management. Landfills are no longer being built, and waste is no longer being...
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...
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...
The transition from our current fossil fuel-focused energy system to a one based mainly on renewable energy generation will introduce new challenges, the two main ones being the intermittent nature...
A groundbreaking collaboration has been announced between Novatron Fusion Group and Oxford Sigma, aiming to push the boundaries of fusion power plant design and development. This strategic...
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...
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...
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...
Experts at Bioco, Nofima, Norilia, Nortura and SINTEF are collaborating to better utilise “rest raw materials” from chicken and turkey. The raw materials here refer to the remaining parts of a...
The Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation for the period 2021 to 2027 with a budget of around €100 billion. It was established to secure the following...
In the above photo you can see the 3Sonic- A novel 3D imaging device used to improve precision in cancer surgery – this was supported with funding from the Fund. The Innovation Fund is...
The Norwegian research project "RecirkIrRu" focuses on recycling the rare metals iridium and ruthenium. These metals are essential for the green transition, as iridium is used in hydrogen fuel cells...
A hyperspectral camera ASPECT developed by VTT is on board the European Space Agency (ESA) space mission, Hera, to test the deflection technology of potentially hazardous asteroids. The University...
Oslo Innovation Week (OIW) 2024, occurred September 23-27, a premier event in the Nordic innovation landscape. This annual gathering, hosted by the City of Oslo and managed by Oslo Business Region,...
A Danish scientists, Niels Bohr, saw and understood the structure of an atom and went on to contribute new light of quantum structures. His work, some 100 years ago is now leading the first...
Nils Aall Barricelli, a Norwegian/Italian, was a pioneering figure in the fields of genetics and computer science, best known for his early experiments with evolutionary algorithms and artificial...
RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) is a state-owned research institute that collaborates with academia, industry, and society to drive innovation and sustainable growth. It plays a crucial role in...
The surface of berry seeds is rich in antimicrobial compounds making berry extracts useful for food, cosmetic and medical applications.The role of these compounds in nature is to protect the seed...
The European Patent Office (EPO) is the HQ of Europe’s patent treasures and is located in a huge glass building in Munich. The EPO oversees national state member patent offices as well as handling...
Nordic innovations in developing “bird radars” can reduce the disturbing impact wind turbines have on bird nesting and feeding from the operating noise and the blade movement, as well as the...
