Pressemitteilungen

[Updated] INVITATION: Join Carole Cadwalladr, Imogen Heap and many others coming to the MyData 2019

  [Updated] Invitation to the MyData 2019 conference held in Helsinki, Finland, on September 25-27.   The fourth annual conference, dedicated to rebuilding trust for human-centered data economy is organised by the award-winning MyData Global nonprofit and held in Helsinki, Finland, on September 25-27. Media representatives are welcome to the MyData 2019 conference for free. We have three...

INVITATION: Join Carole Cadwalladr, Imogen Heap and many others coming to the MyData 2019

Official invitation to the MyData 2019 conference held in Helsinki, Finland, on September 25-27. What if we as individuals had better control of our personal data? In essence that’s what MyData 2019 conference is working toward. With more and more reported data breaches and personal data scandals appearing in the news on a regular basis, the importance of this topic is growing fast. This will...

5G-enabled Virtual Reality won the prize in the SHIFT hackathon in Finland

The City of Turku and the telecom company Elisa jointly organized a 5G hackathon at the SHIFT Business Festival held on 29–30 August 2019 in Turku, Finland. The hackathon challenged teams to create and develop new 5G-enabled solutions for preventing social exclusion. The winner of the SHIFT Elisa 5G hackathon was Choose Your Future, a Turku-based start-up company, which launched an online...

CJ 4DPLEX und FLEXOUND eröffnen Asiens erstes Kino mit FLEXOUND Augmented Audio™ bei CJ CGV in Korea

Koreanische Kinobesucher werden eine bisher ungeahnte - und nie da gewesene - Intensität erleben, wenn CJ CGV ein Premium-Kino mit FLEXOUND Augmented Audio™ eröffnen wird. Diese Technologie sorgt für einen hochwertigem Surround-Sound und physikalische Vibrationen an jedem Platz. Gold Class Wangsimni, das am 30. August wieder eröffnete Premium-Kino von CJ CGV, ist das zweite Kino auf der ganzen...

German NK Digital Solutions acquires majority stake in Teosto startup Mind Your Rights

NK Digital Solutions GmbH, a German IT company, has acquired a majority of the shares of the Finnish startup company Mind Your Rights. Mind Your Rights was established by the Finnish copyright organisation Teosto to develop a global live music copyright licensing platform. The new owner will secure wider resources for the development and global distribution of the service.   Mind Your Rights was...

Netled Oy and Astwood Infrastructure collaborate to build Industrial scale vertical farms worldwide

Netled Oy, Finnish specialists in vertical farming systems and greenhouse lighting solutions, have signed a long term framework agreement with Astwood Infrastructure to supply equipment for industrial scale vertical farms.  The agreement covers an initial four such farms, based predominantly in the UK, to be delivered over the next three years and provides a framework for serving global...

Finnish ‘Airbnb for cars’ is crowdfunding to support fast growth and international expansion

 Blox Car is the only peer-to-peer service that operates throughout Finland and in all the major cities and it has attracted headline-grabbing attention for its affordability and celebrity endorsements. The vehicle-sharing startup, founded by entrepreneur Paul Nyberg, won Slush’s award last year for the best service supporting sustainable development in Finland.  Headquartered in Helsinki, Blox...

Something new for the EU - fair data economy high on the agenda of Finland’s EU Presidency beginning today. MyData is part of the story

  Starting today, Finland leads the international conversation on the development of the ground rules for a human-centered data economy. The programme of Finland's EU Presidency published last Wednesday reads: "More work is needed to achieve a competitive, human-driven data economy by promoting the availability, interoperability and use of data, while also respecting the rights and privacy of...

Now you have a chance to own a piece of the Finnish ‘Airbnb for cars’, Blox Car

Blox Car’s P2P car-sharing service enables private vehicle owners to make money on their cars and for registered users to borrow an affordable car whenever they need. The online platform provides an easy and safe way to let and borrow a car. The Helsinki startup takes pride in its service’s robust security and ensures that owners have trust in the service. Together with the insurance company If,...

NordicNinja VC made a new investment into FLEXOUND - The Augmented Audio Company

  HELSINKI, FINLAND: Today, it was announced that the newly established venture capital firm, NordicNinja VC, has made an investment into Finnish FLEXOUND - The Augmented Audio Company.  The company provides FLEXOUND Augmented Audio™ that adds the sense of touch to audio-visual listening experience — be it music, games, television, streaming or movies. Its proprietary technologies combine...

Subcontracting: Finland's clean industry brings competitiveness and investors

According to a survey by the Industrial Union, Finnish industry is one of the cleanest in the world and manufacturing in Finland a pro-environment act. In addition to being an eco-production superhero, Finland is also set to be a pioneer in innovation in sustainable manufacturing and export. This topic will be discussed in September at the international industry subcontracting trade fair,...

GrainSense in Frankreich erhältlich. Der Vertriebspartner OPTICULTURES präsentiert auf der Les Culturales das Handmessgerät.

Les Culturales 2019 – Jaunay-Marigny, Frankreich, 5. – 6. Juni, 2019 GrainSense am Stand des Vertriebspartners OPTICULTURES, Stand E94    Oulu, Finnland - 31. Mai 2019 GrainSense, das finnische Agrartechnik-Start-Up, das das weltweit erste echte Handgerät zum Messen des Proteingehalts von Getreide entwickelt hat, und das französische Präzisionslandwirtschaftsunternehmen Opticultures...

Fairer rules for data economy are emerging - Grammy-award winning recording artist Imogen Heap to discuss positive transformation in the music industry at the MyData 2019 conference

  The new data protection regulations and numerous recent personal data scandals are affecting the emergence of more transparent and fair data-driven services in many sectors. Internationally acclaimed artist Imogen Heap has created a premium identity standard and supporting database designed to help musicians retain ownership of their work. She is one of over 100 presenters at the MyData 2019...

GrainSense in der Türkei erhältlich. Der Vertriebspartner ABP präsentiert auf der IDMA das Handmessgerät. Einladung zur Presseveranstaltung

 IDMA 2019 – Istanbul, Türkei, 20. – 23. März 2019 GrainSense am Stand des Vertriebspartners  ABP, Stand B12 in Halle 10    Oulu, Finnland - 15. März 2019 GrainSense, das finnische Agrartechnik-Start-Up, das das weltweit erste echte Handgerät zum Messen des Proteingehalts von Getreide entwickelt hat, und das türkische Laborgeräteunternehmen ABP unterzeichnen eine Vertriebsvereinbarung und...

Der Allwetterrobotbus GACHA macht sein Jungfernfahrt im winterlichen Helsinki

Der finnische Unternehmen für autonohmes fahren Sensible 4 und die japanische Lifestyle - Einzelhändler MUJI präsentiert GACHA, den ersten Allwetter autonomen Bus heute in Finnland. GACHA beginnt den Transport der Öffentlichkeit schon im April.  Sensible 4 und MUJI hat GACHA, den ersten selbstfahrenden Shuttlebus für alle Wetterbedingungen präsentiert. Der Fahrzeug ist das Ergebnis einer...

GrainSense erhält Young Innovative Company-Förderung

  GrainSense, das finnische Agrartechnik-Start-Up, das das weltweit erste echte Handgerät zum Messen des Proteingehalts von Getreide entwickelt hat, erhält eine Förderung im Rahmen des Programms „Young Innovative Company“ von Business Finland. Die Zuwendung beläuft sich auf 250.000 Euro (Förderung der Stufe 1), um das globale Wachstum von GrainSense durch umfassende Entwicklung der...

European Commission awards MyData Global nonprofit for its work on data as a human right - one of nine impactful initiatives shaping the future of the internet

The global digital rights nonprofit MyData Global was one of nine organisations awarded by the European Commission with the the Next-Generation Internet award.   The award recognizes the most impactful European initiatives and individuals creating the human-centric, trustworthy and sustainable internet. The award is given to MyData Global for its work on “Data as human right” in Barcelona,...

IN FINNLAND ERÖFFNET DAS ERSTE FLEXOUND AUGMENTED-AUDIO-KINO

Ab dem 15. Februar 2019 wird das erste gewerblich betriebene Kino Boosted by FLEXOUND Augmented Audio™Kinobesuchern ein vollständig immersives Erlebnis mit dem Gefühl von Sound bescheren. Das weltweit erste dieser Kinos befindet sich im nordisch-frostigen Mäntyharju in Finnland. Die patentierte Technologie kann jedoch auch während der CinemaCon vom 1. bis 4. April 2019 in Las Vegas erlebt und...

An extensive destination for responsible nature tourism right next to the world famous Finnish Koli National Park – Koli Cultura, with a size of over 1200 beds and 100M euros, now looking for an investor

Becoming Koli Cultura, situated in the midst of the purest Finnish Lakeland and right next to the famous Koli National Park, is a center for nature tourism and culture. Its concept respects national and global nature conservation objectives - and has been carefully designed in accordance with nature protection legislation. Its design brief, investment figures and new architectural drawings were...