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University to Start Collaboration with BIOCAD
Global biotechnological company BIOCAD expands its operations to Finland. The company will establish a production line in Turku and begin collaboration with the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University. The partner program covers collaboration in education, fundamental sciences and commercial manufacturing. Total investment over 7 years will exceed €25 million.
Internationally Unique Innovation Platform to a Restaurant in Turku
Internationally unique Future Food World will be created to Turku, Finland, where researchers can study how consumers choose their food and experience the restaurant visit. – We get to study real life situations where people make choices. Today, consumer research surveys consumers' buying intentions, and the answers are often inconsistent with the actual buying behaviour, says Development Manager Mari Norrdal.
Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference (HTHIC2017) at the University Consortium of Pori 27.–29.9.2017
The Heritage Tourism and Hospitality (HTHIC) conference invites participants to explore aspects of preservation, (re-) presentation, promotion and profit (also in the sense of value creation and benefit) relevant to the leading question “How can tourism destinations succeed in attracting tourists while simultaneously engaging all stakeholders in contributing to the preservation of natural and cultural heritage?”
Adaptive Clinical Trials - A new concept to improve and accelerate the clinical testing of cancer drugs in Finland
A joint development project by University of Helsinki and University of Turku has been awarded with over 2 million Euros in the Challenge Finland competition. The project is called TEHO adaptive clinical trial design – poised to accelerate approval.
Researchers Invented a Tools to Decode and Control Signalling Circuits in Living Cells with Flashes of Light
Researchers at the Turku Centre for Biotechnology have invented new tools to decode and control signalling circuits in living cells with flashes of light. In principle, any cellular circuit can now be targeted with their method. Using this approach, they discovered that major biological signalling circuits can be made to resonate when driven at their resonant frequency
Sport Services of Turku Higher Education Institutions Becoming More Popular
At the beginning of August, the higher education institutions in Turku established a joint sport service called CampusSport which has inspired students and staff to exercise.
Judicial Control of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy
The University of Turku Faculty of Law joined forces with Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Swansea University to organize a seminar on judicial protection in the field of EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy on 8 May 2017.