Wishing You Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year 2010!
(Espoo, December 22nd, 2009)
This Christmas, instead of sending Christmas cards, Spinverse has made a donation to the World Vision association in order to help mitigate the effects of climate change and to improve children’s' living conditions. World Vision is the world’s largest foster child organization. It serves close to 100 million people in nearly 100 countries around the world.
Natural disasters, desertification, drought, shortage of water, deforestation and extreme weather conditions have influenced the lives of millions of people. Technologies can be used to improve the supply of water, to construct intelligent energy efficient buildings and cars, and to develop infrastructure sustainably.
Spinverse
manages the DEMAPP program of the Fimecc SHOK
(Espoo, November 25th, 2009)
Spinverse started managing the Demanding Applications program (DEMAPP)
of Fimecc Ltd in August 2009. The program is set for 5 years and it is
worth 32 M€.
DEMAPP is one of the six programmes that Fimecc
Ltd has started in
2009. Fimecc
is the Finnish Metals and Engineering Cluster, one of Finland’s five
new Strategic Centers of Excellence for science, technology and
innovation (SHOKs).
DEMAPP aims to create profound understanding of wear mechanisms in
applications for process and energy industry and to develop novel
breakthrough materials with improved performance in extreme conditions.
The program participants consist of several companies in the metals and
engineering industry, their supplier and customer companies as well was
the best research organizations in the field.
DEMAPP complements Spinverse’s program management portfolio having
clear synergy with e.g. the Tekes Functional Materials Programme which
Spinverse coordinates. Spinverse brings added value to SHOK program
management with our effective, result-oriented, multi-skilled team and
broad cross-industrial networks.
DEMAPP Program management team
Markku Heino
Laura Kauhanen
Anneli Ojapalo
Nanotech
Europe speeds commercialisation of nanotechnology
(Berlin, September 28th, 2009)
Spinverse and an extensive partner consortium have assembled Europe’s
largest annual nanotechnology event, Nanotech Europe, to drive the
commercial development of nanotechnology. The event, which starts today
and continues until September 30th, is estimated to attract at least
700 participants from 50 countries, as well as 64 companies in the
sold-out exhibition.
Nanotech Europe brings together entrepreneurial start-ups and
innovative corporations, world-class science, and representatives from
government and funding bodies to advance the development of
nanotechnology. The event addresses critical success factors for
nanotechnology; dialogue between organisations and across industry
boundaries, directing public and private sector investment to support
innovation, and management of complex industry needs.
The event covers a wide range of nanotechnology research and
development, including technologies for cancer detection and treatment,
high-efficiency solar cells, water purification, high density data
storage, novel electronic and photonic devices, and many other
life-improving innovations. The plenary on Monday featured a Nobel
Prize winner in physics Professor Peter Grünberg, who (along with
Albert Fert) discovered giant magnetoresistance which makes possible
much of our current data storage technology and interesting overview
from Daimler on how to apply nanotechnology in car manufacturing.
Nanotech Europe also features firms in a wide range of industrial
sectors discussing their needs from nanotechnology; Nokia, Shell,
Daimler, Thales, Fiat, Bayer and many others will talk about their
activities and how they see nanotechnology affecting their industry.
The Nanotech Europe Executive Forum, in partnership with Lux Research,
will cover best practices in technology scouting, key strategies for
open innovation, and why open innovation is so relevant in
nanotechnology. The forum features contributions from Oerlikon, Procter
& Gamble, Merck, DSM, Dow, Good Energies, Solvay, Kuraray,
Nanogate, Elmarco, Dow Chemical and the European Commission.
Funding drivers in nanotechnology from public and private sources will
also be addressed when independent and corporate VCs reveal what they
are looking for when they review start-ups in nanotechnology. Public
funding leaders from the European Commission, Russia, China, France,
Singapore, Finland, Germany and the UK will also reveal how they are
supporting nanotechnology commercialisation.
The lead organiser of Nanotech Europe is Spinverse, an emerging
technology commercialisation company with activities in programme
coordination, new business creation and contacts. The event is
organised by a comprehensive consortium of partners, including Agent-D,
the coordination group of the Centers of Competence of Nanotechnology
in Germany in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Education and
Research (Germany) and several international partners.
For more information, visit www.nanotech.net
Contacts:
Maria Sipilä
Event Director, Spinverse
Tel: +358 45 125 9809
maria.sipila@spinverse.com
Tom Crawley
Event Coordinator, Spinverse
Tel.: +358 50 463 7149
tom.crawley@spinverse.com
Professor Dieter Bimberg
Scientific Committee Chair, TU Berlin
Tel. +49 30 314 22082
bimberg@physik.tu-berlin.de
Top
Speakers at Europe’s Largest Annual Nanotechnology Conference: Nanotech
Europe 2009
(Helsinki, July 3th, 2009)
Europe's largest annual nanotechnology conference and exhibition,
Nanotech Europe takes place in Berlin, Germany’s capital city at the
heart of Europe. In its fifth year, Nanotech Europe will be held on 28
- 30 September 2009.
Nanotech Europe offers a broad, interdisciplinary overview of
nanotechnology, and the opportunity to meet and discuss with the
field’s top scientists and leading international companies in the
nanotechnology community. The conference has a broad scope, covering
leading-edge research, industrial applications and cross-cutting topics
including: Nanophotonics, Materials, Health & Bio, Safety,
Energy, Instrumentation, Functional Surfaces and Investment.
The published conference programme includes many high-quality speakers
such as:Herbert Kohler, Vice President Vehicle and Powertrain, Daimler
AG (Germany); Christos Tokamanis, Head of Unit "Nano and converging
Sciences and Technologies”, DG Research, European Commission; Alexander
von Preysing, Senior Vice President, Deutsche Börse AG (Germany);
Andreas Jordan, Chief Scientific Officer, MagForce Nanotechnologies AG
(Germany); Tapani Ryhänen, Head of Strategic Research, Nokia Research
Center (Finland); Wang Chen, Director, National Center for Nanoscience
and Technology (China); Jeffrey A. Hubbell, Professor, Ecole
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland); Emmanuel Desurvire,
Director, Thales Research & Technology (France); Masakazu Aono,
Director General, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics
(Japan); Andre Moreira, Investment Manager, BASF Venture Capital
(Germany).
”We are delighted to have top scientists from several organizations
around the world and leaders from international organizations such as
Nokia, Shell, Daimler, Carl Zeiss, BASF, Bayer and Magforce speak about
opportunities in nanotechnology”, comments Maria Sipilä, Event Director
from Spinverse.
During the event the Nanotech Europe 2009 Matchmaking will take place
on two conference afternoons. The matchmaking service is intended to
help companies, research groups and other organisations to find
partners for technology development and commercialisation,
collaborative research projects and investment and other support.
Furthermore, the conference includes the Lux Research Executive Forum,
which focuses on Lux Research’s updated forecasts for nanomaterials,
intermediates, and nano-enabled products, key nano-enabled product
categories decimated by the recession - and those that remain
unscathed. Also the new success strategies that incorporate the
downturn’s repercussions will be discussed. It is organised in
partnership with Lux Research.
The programme also includes the European Technology Platform for Micro-
and NanoManufacturing (MINAM) Nanofutures workshop.
The Nanotech Europe 2009 exhibition offers an outstanding opportunity
to meet the leading international companies, innovative SMEs and
research centers
that are developing and applying nanotechnology.
The 2009 event is organised by a comprehensive consortium of partners,
including Agent-D, the coordination group of the Centers of Competence
of Nanotechnology in Germany, Nokia and BioBay, China. It is
co-organised with Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) in
cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
(Germany). The lead organizer of Nanotech Europe is Spinverse, a
company specialized in emerging technology commercialization.
For more information, visit www.nanotech.net
Contacts:
Maria Sipilä
Event Director, Spinverse
Tel: +358 45 125 9809
maria.sipila@spinverse.com
Tom Crawley
Event coordinator, Spinverse
Tel.: +358 50 463 7149
tom.crawley@spinverse.com
Professor Dieter Bimberg
Scientific Committee Chair, TU Berlin
Tel. +49 30 314 22082
bimberg@physik.tu-berlin.de
Invest
Tech Finland 2009 is the largest technology venture capital event in
Finnish history!
(Helsinki, May 28th, 2009)
It brings together the very best Finnish technology companies from
pre-seed to growth stages, leading technology-focused venture capital
and angel investors, public funding organizations, policy-makers and
leading academic thinkers.
The two day event takes place 9 -10 June 2009 in Espoo, Finland. The
event covers the latest topics behind the market, including technology
venture capital market trends, the effects of the financial crisis on
the market, open innovation as a driver for future and government role
in venture funding and incubation.
The event is organized by comprehensive amount of partners including
Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Tekes, Veraventure, Foundation
for Finnish Inventions, Greater Helsinki Promotion, Otaniemi Marketing,
Industry Investment and Technopolis, as marketing partner as well as
Co-organisers Finnish Venture Capital Association, Venture Cup and
Aalto University. Lead organizer of the event is Spinverse, a company
specialized in emerging technology commercialization.
“Difficult economic situation hasn’t stopped innovation and the need
for investments is now stronger than ever. In Finland there is a large
base for promising technology companies, in addition to already well
known ICT and wellbeing sectors, especially in the areas of energy-,
environment-, materials- and nanotechnology. The best time for
investors to join the growth of these companies is now. Never before
have we seen such a wide spectrum of actors around the same table to
build success to come after recession”, states Pekka Koponen, CEO from
Spinverse.
During Invest Tech Finland, venture cup awards ceremony will take place
where Minister of Economic Affairs Mauri Pekkarinen will hand out the
award.
Conference speakers and panelists include Risto Siilasmaa, F-Secure;
Mikko Alkio, Ministry of Employment and the Economy; Jouni Hakala,
Industry Investment; Petri Laine, Veraventure; Juha Jutila, Foundation
for Finnish Inventions; Kaj-Erik Relander, Accel Partners, UK; Paul
Murray, DFJ Espirit, UK; Kimmo Jyllilä, Eqvitec; Sven Lingjearde,
Endeavour Vision, Switzerland; Artturi Tarjanne, Nexit Ventures; Vesa
Sadeharju, VNT Management; Timo Ritakallio, Ilmarinen; Monty Widenius,
MySQL; Marko Ahtisaari, Dopplr and many more!
The event also features many domestic and international investors and a
large number of angel investors. Matchmaking service is arranged for
investors, selected companies and media to meet.
Over 50 of the best technology companies of Finland will present their
latest innovations to interested investors, including: BaseN, BioCis
Pharma, Canatu, Efecte, Enfucell, Kuneri, MetGen, Optoinspection,
Picodeon, Powerkiss, Scred, Senseg, Sensinode, ZenRobotics, Zipipop,
Zokem and many more.
For more information on Invest Tech Finland 2009 and the updated
programme, visit www.invest-tech.net
www.invest-tech.net
More information on Spinverse, visit: www.spinverse.com
www.spinverse.com
Contacts:
Pekka Koponen
CEO, Spinverse
Tel: +358 40 545 0008
pekka.koponen@spinverse.com
Maria Sipilä
Corporate Communications, Event Director, Spinverse
Tel: +358 45 125 9809
maria.sipila@spinverse.com
Spinverse
continues its strong growth and restructures its organization into
three business service areas
(Helsinki, February 24th, 2009)
M.Sc. (Tech), MBA, Senior Consultant Anneli Ojapalo has been appointed
to Spinverse management team and lead the Programme Coordination
business area. Programme coordination consists of several Tekes public
programmes worth over 600 M euros.
M.Sc. (Econ.), Senior Consultant Maria Sipilä has been appointed to
Spinverse management team and lead the Contacts business area. Contacts
team hosts a number of top-level technology events and is responsible
for Spinverse social media and communications.
M.Sc. (Tech), Senior Consultant Matti Kuusisto has been appointed to
Spinverse management team and lead the New Business Creation business
area. The New Business Creation team provides consultation services to
create new business based on emerging technologies.
D.Sc. (Tech), Markku Heino has been appointed Senior Consultant.
Previously he has worked at Nokia Research Center in various materials
R&D projects and he has wide experience in practical product
development applying new materials in industrial applications. At
Spinverse Markku is as a specialist regarding functional materials and
nanotechnology.
Europe’s
Largest Annual Nanotechnology Event Comes to Berlin in 2009
(Berlin, January 9th, 2009) - Europe's
largest annual nanotechnology conference and exhibition, Nanotech
Northern Europe moves to Berlin, Germany’s capital city at the heart of
Europe becoming Nanotech
Europe. In its fifth year, Nanotech Europe will be held on
28 -30 September 2009.
Nanotech Europe offers a broad, interdisciplinary overview of
nanotechnology, and the opportunity to meet and discuss with the
field’s
top scientists and leading international companies in the
nanotechnology community.
Previous Nanotech Europe events have included high-quality speakers
from both academia and industry, including Janez Potocnik (EU
Commissioner for Science and Research), Alan J. Heeger (Nobel Laureate,
USA), Tero Ojanperä (CTO, Nokia), Michael Graetzel (Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology, Switzerland), Shuji Nakamura (Millennium
Technology Prize winner), E. James Prendergast (CTO, DuPont), Paul
Alivisatos (Berkeley National Laboratory, USA), Richard M. Russell
(Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the
President, USA) and Mikhail Kovalchuk (Russian Research Center
"Kurchatov Institute", Russia).
The 2009 event is organised by a comprehensive consortium of partners,
including Agent-D, the coordination group of the Centers of Competence
of Nanotechnology in Germany and co-organised with Technische
Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) in cooperation with the Federal Ministry
of Education and Research (Germany). The lead organizer of Nanotech
Europe is Spinverse, a company specialized in emerging technology
commercialization.
“We are excited to host Nanotech Europe 2009 in Germany and we welcome
the top speakers in the field to this unique international event” says
Professor Dieter Bimberg Chairman of the Board of Agent-D and Executive
Director of Institut fuer Festkoerperphysik and Center of NanoPhotonics
at Technische Universität Berlin.
The fifth Nanotech Europe has a broad scope, covering leading-edge
research, industrial applications and cross-cutting topics including:
electronics, energy, healthcare, safety and investment.
The conference will feature work ranging from the latest scientific
breakthroughs to industrial uses of nanotechnology, whilst technology
transfer sessions will offer opportunities for start-ups and
universities to market their technologies. The exhibition will
demonstrate developments in nanotechnology-based products, tools and
other services.
For more information, visit www.nanotech.net
Contacts:
Maria Sipilä
Event Director, Spinverse
Tel: +358 45 1259809
maria.sipila@spinverse.com
Tom Crawley
Event coordinator, Spinverse
Tel.: +358 50 463 7149
tom.crawley@spinverse.com
Professor Dieter Bimberg
Scientific Committee Chair, TU Berlin
Tel. +49 30 314 22082
bimberg@physik.tu-berlin.de
Spinverse
makes a Christmas donation to the UNICEF Education Programme
(Helsinki, December 16th, 2008) - This
year, instead of sending
Christmas cards, Spinverse Ltd has made a donation to the UNICEF
Education Programme. The programme has been chosen to be the recipient
of this donation since Spinverse places great importance on learning
and equal opportunities for children.
The main objective of the UNICEF programme in India is to ensure that
all children complete five years of school and have access to good
quality education.
UNICEF work is built around three inter-linked themes: access,
quality and equity in basic education. This includes the implementation
of a ‘quality package’ in 14,000 schools across 14 states. The package
aims to improve the quality of teacher education, curricula, learning
assessments and the classroom environment; it advocates
gender-sensitive and child-centred processes along with interactive
learning to make teaching and learning a motivating experience.
In order to help eliminate gender and social disparities in primary
education, UNICEF supports the provision of equal opportunities for
disadvantaged children, especially girls, the urban poor, Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and working children.
UNICEF also supports alternative learning opportunities, such as
bridging courses and residential camps for adolescent girls who are out
of school.
Forest
Tech Europe 2008 - High-level Conference Brought Together Leaders of
Forest Industry to Discuss Revitalizing the Industry
(Helsinki, November 5th, 2008) - Forest
sector company CEO's and
CTO's gathered in Helsinki November 5-6 to discuss the structural
challenges of the industry and promising future technologies that could
help in revitalization and shaping of the industry. The conference,
arranged by Spinverse, an emerging technology commercialization
company, covered a range of topics, including R&D's role in a
renewal process, power of innovations, international cooperation and
sustainable development through technologies. New developments and
cutting edge technologies were covered from the areas of materials,
chemicals, energy and bio-refining and nanotechnology.
The opening session on November 5 ended with a fascinating
panel discussion of forest sector company CEO's and industry analyst
discussing the renewal, from industry challenges to financial aspects.
The conference was supported by UPM, Metso Corporation,
Kemira, KCL and Forestcluster Ltd. "We wish to continue our efforts for
fruitful cooperation between forest industry corporations, research
institutions as well as public funding agencies, that are beneficial
for the whole forest cluster," says Christine Hagström-Näsi, Managing
Director of Forestcluster Ltd.
Among the contributors at the conference were high-profile
speakers such as Jorma Eloranta, CEO, Metso Corporation; Pauli
Hänninen, Executive Vice President, UPM; Harri Kerminen, CEO, Kemira;
Kaarlo Niskanen, CEO, KCL; G. Ronald Brown, Executive Director, Agenda
2020; Geert Dancet, Executive Director, European Chemicals Agency; Anne
Brunila, President, Finnish Forest Industries Federation; Joseph
Cleary, Center Director, U.S. Department of Energy; Peter Axegård,
Research Director, STFI-Packforsk and the author of "Smart Big Moves",
Professor Paul Strebel from IMD Switzerland.
"We are pleased to have created an open environment for
sharing ideas and proud to see here vast amount of industry leaders
from corporations, research centers and governments who are all
committed to the common goal of revitalizing the industry," says Maria
Sipilä, Senior Consultant of Spinverse - a Finland based company
focused on emerging technology commercialization and the lead organizer
of the conference.
For more information on partners and Forest Tech Europe 2008, visit
www.forest-tech.net
For more information contact:
Maria Sipilä
Senior Consultant, Spinverse
Tel. +358 45 125 9809
The
leaders of forest industry will meet at Forest Tech Europe 2008, 5-6
November, in Helsinki, Finland
(Helsinki, October 9th, 2008) -
Forest Tech Europe 2008 is an international conference on emerging
technologies for the forest industry in Europe. Forest Tech Europe
recognizes the beneficial use of emerging technologies of the forest
cluster and helps international corporations, scientists, policy makers
and investors to focus on the future of forest industry.
Forest Tech Europe 2008 will bring together and host top speakers
around the world. Key speakers include: Jorma Eloranta, CEO, Metso;
Pauli Hänninen, Executive Vice President, UPM; Harri Kerminen, CEO,
Kemira; Kaarlo Niskanen, CEO, KCL; Geert Dancet, Executive Director,
European Chemicals Agency; Anne Brunila, President, Finnish Forest
Industries Federation; Paul Strebel, IMD, Switzerland; Peter Axegård,
STFI Packforsk, Sweden; Joseph Cleary, National Renewable Energy Lab,
US Department of Energy, USA; Ronald Brown, Agenda 2020 Technology
Alliance, USA and many more!
The conference will concentrate on the following themes: Innovations,
Sustainable Development, Materials, Chemicals, Energy &
Biorefining, Nanotechnology, International cooperation, and Future of
Forest Industry.
“We are very delighted to arrange a truly international forest emerging
technology conference that aims to vitalize the industry through many
promising emerging technologies and strengthen the image of the whole
industry”, says Maria Sipilä, Event Director & Senior
Consultant, Spinverse.
Event partners are UPM-Kymmene, Metso, Kemira, Forestcluster Ltd and
KCL.
The lead organizer of the Forest Tech Europe conference is Spinverse, a
Finland based company specialized in emerging technology
commercialization.
Press and public are invited to meet the leaders of forest industry at
Forest Tech Europe 2008, Helsinki Fair Center, 5-6 November 2008.
For more information on Forest Tech Europe 2008, visit
www.forest-tech.net
Or contact:
Spinverse
Maria Sipilä, Senior Consultant
Tel: +358 45 125 9809, maria.sipila@spinverse.com
High-level
conference on nanotechnology in Copenhagen brought together leaders of
the world
(Copenhagen, September 23rd, 2008) -
Leading researchers and companies gathered in Copenhagen on September
23rd-25th for Europe’s largest annual nanotechnology conference and
exhibition to hear about latest research findings, to convey visions
for the market impact of nanotechnology and to demonstrate commercial
products and tools at the exhibition. The conference covered a range of
topics, including energy, health, electronics, food, construction,
water, investment and safety.
The event also highlighted the role of public funding agencies in
addressing the global challenges of nanotechnology development such as
safety and sustainable development. The global nanotechnology debate
was co-moderated by Business
Week technology correspondent Jennifer L.
Schenker and Pekka Koponen, CEO of Spinverse. Panelists included
Richard M.
Russell, Deputy Director at Office of Science and
Technology
Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of the President, USA, Christos
Tokamanis, Head of the unit ‘Nano and Converging Sciences
and
Technologies’, European Commission , Kazunobu Tanaka,
Fellow at Japan’s
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
(AIST), Mikhail Kovalchuk,
head of the Russian Research Center
"Kurchatov Institute”, and from China, Liu Yuwen, general
manager of
BioBay and vice president of Suzhou Ventures Group.
Among the over 800 participants and contributors at the conference were
high-profile speakers such as Stuart
Parkin, who leads development of a
new type of computer memory at IBM; Tapani
Ryhänen, head of strategic
research at Nokia, Andre
Geim, pioneering the use of a novel material
with the potential to revolutionise electronics, Michael Egholm, CTO
of
454 Biosciences, who is using nanotechnology to enable rapid gene
sequencing, Flemming
Besenbacher, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center,
iNANO, Aarhus University and Thomas
Bjørnholm from Nanoscience Center,
Copenhagen University and many others.
Nanotech Northern Europe 2008 featured also leading companies including
Nokia, Hewlett-Packard, Vestas, Samsung, Fujitsu, Merck, ABB, BASF,
Bayer, and Unilever.
“What a conference! We are proud to have gathered so many of the
leading researchers and companies working with nanotechnology from all
over the world. The knowledge-sharing that is happening here will
accelerate development of nanotechnology, and will strengthen the
position of Denmark and Europe,” says Pekka Koponen, CEO of Spinverse –
the lead organizer of the conference.
Large-scale public sector investment has stimulated the development of
nanotechnology over recent years. Governments invested over $6bn in
nanotechnology in 2007, and private sector funding has only recently
overtaken public-sector investment.
Nanotech Northern Europe, is co-hosted by the Interdisciplinary
Nanoscience Center, iNANO, the Nanoscience Center, Copenhagen
University, the Technical University of Denmark and Lund University.
The lead organiser of the event is Spinverse.
For more information on partners and Nanotech Northern Europe, visit
www.nanotech.net
For more information contact:
Conference
Pekka Koponen, CEO, Spinverse
Email: pekka.koponen@spinverse.com
+358 40 545 0008
Information
about nanoscience and nanotechnology:
Flemming Besenbacher
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, iNANO,
Aarhus University
Email: fbe@inano.dk
+45 8942 3604
Thomas Bjørnholm
Nanoscience Center, Copenhagen University
Email: tb@nano.ku.dk
+45 3532 1835
Media
Enquiries:
Corporate Communications
Maria Sipilä, Senior Consultant, Spinverse
Email: maria.sipila@spinverse.com
+358 45 125 9809
Technology Academy
Finland Release
26.8.2008
Spinverse
makes share donation to the Millennium Technology Prize
(Helsinki, August 26th, 2008) - The
board of Spinverse has decided to make a donation in the form of
company shares to the Millennium Technology Prize. The board members of
Spinverse, a company which specialises in the commercialisation of
emerging technologies, include Matti Packalén, Lars Gädda,
Matti Kleimola, and Yrjö Neuvo. The board
members have decided to donate their compensation, in the form of
Spinverse shares, to support the Millennium Technology Prize. The Prize
is part of the Technology Academy Finland Foundation. The donation
amounts to 5% of Spinverse’s issued shares.
“The Technology Academy of Finland Foundation is doing exceptional work
to solve global challenges and support the development of life-changing
technologies. The aims of the Millennium Technology Prize are in line
with Spinverse’s work to develop and commercialize breakthrough
technologies, and therefore the organisation is a natural target for
our donation” says Chairman of the Board of Directors, Matti
Packalén.
Spinverse is continuing to experience strong growth and is broadening
its service offering to customers across the world. Spinverse’s
turnover in the company’s last financial year was about 1 million
Euros, and the company is profitable. The company has a revenue target
of 2 million Euros for the next financial year. This innovative share
donation is well in line with Spinverse’s strategy” adds Managing
Director Pekka Koponen.
“The foundation is very grateful for this donation, which serves as
confirmation that we are on the correct path. We also value Spinverse’s
work on the development and commercialisation of emerging technologies”
says Stig Gustavson, chairman of the Technology
Academy Finland Foundation.
Additional Information
More information about the Spinverse board is available at www.spinverse.com/board.php.
Contact information:
Pekka Koponen
Managing Director
Spinverse Oy
Tel: +358 40 545 0008
E-mail: pekka.koponen@spinverse.com
Stig Gustavson, Chairman of the Board of the Technology Academy of
Finland Foundation
Tel: +358 40 041 1119
E-mail: stig.gustavson@milleniumprize.fi
Spinverse
Spinverse commercialises emerging technologies by combining scientific,
industrial and investment expertise with wide contact and knowledge
networks. The 16-person firm coordinates Tekes’ nanotechnology,
materials technology, fuel cell and mobile services programmes,
consults university spin-offs and early stage companies and organises
technology conferences.
www.spinverse.com
www.nanotech.net
The Millennium Technology Prize
The Millennium Technology Prize is Finland's tribute to life-enhancing
technological innovations. The prize has been established to steer the
course of technological development to a more humane direction. In
particular, the prize seeks to highlight innovations that assist and
enrich our everyday lives today as well as in the future.
The prize is awarded every second year. Nominations for the prize can
be made by academies, universities, research institutes and industrial
organizations. Candidates are sought from across the world and all
fields of technology.
The Millennium Technology Prize is the world's biggest technology prize
and it is awarded by the Millennium Prize Foundation, an independent
fund established by Finnish industry and the Finnish state in
partnership.
www.millenniumprize.fi
Millennium
Prize winner Professor Robert Langer and Millennium Prize Laureate Dr
Andrew Viterbi presented at the Spinverse Millennium Prize Symposium
On the 10th of June, 2008 Spinverse Ltd, a sponsor and a coordinating
partner of the Millennium Week arranged in cooperation with Tekes
FinNano, Functional Materials and VAMOS Programmes the Millennium Prize
Symposium. The key speakers were two Millennium Prize Laureates:
Professor Robert Langer, MIT and Dr Andrew Viterbi Presidential Chair
Professor, University of Southern California and President, Viterbi
Group LLC.
According to the Millennium Prize website “Dr. Langer has been cited as
‘one of history's most prolific inventors in medicine’. He holds 380
patents, has published 680 articles and 13 books, has licensed products
to about 80 companies, and is known as the father of controlled drug
delivery and tissue engineering. Dr. Robert Langer has discovered and
developed many advanced drug delivery systems that have had a
significant impact on fighting cancer, heart disease, mental health
illnesses and numerous other diseases."
Dr Viterbi has an academic background at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology where he graduated as the Master of Electrical Engineering
and at the University of Southern California where he completed his
Ph.D. While teaching digital communications and information theory at
the UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science he came up with the
Viterbi algorithm, which enables sending digital signals over long
distances or otherwise challenging conditions and can be found in
portable devices like mobile phones.
In the Symposium Professor Langer gave a fascinating talk on "The
invention and development of innovative biomaterials for controlled
drug release and other applications". In his talk he described how
three of his research ideas had generated seminal papers in top
journals, what had become of the invention once patented and how these
patents had, with the help of venture investments, generated
multimillion dollar companies. Especially interesting was his lively
recollection of how rocky the road to his first patent was.
After a short break, the focus turned to telecommunication with Dr
Andrew Viterbi giving a talk on “Science, Technology and Business of
Digital Communication”. He reviewed the scientific and technological
developments behind his innovation and the business applications it
made possible. In his opinion digital communication’s (which in large
scale is enabled by Viterbi’s work) greatest contribution to humanity
is its ability to serve the entire planet and thus “level the playing
field”.
In addition to Dr Viterbi’s presentation the seminar featured three
top-tier Finnish ICT companies: Envault, Luxdyne and Xtract.
Over 100 people attended the Symposium, including around twenty
representatives of the international press visiting Finland during the
Millennium Week.
Dr. Langer was announced The Winner of the Millennium Technology Prize,
the world’s biggest technology prize, on June 11th at the Finlandia
Hall, Helsinki. Other Laureates were Dr. Sir Alec Jeffreys on his
invention of DNA fingerprinting in the area of genetics, Professor
Emmanuel Desurvire, Dr Randy Giles and Professor David N. Payne on
their invention of the erbium-doped fibre amplifier for global
high-capacity optical fiber network.
More information about Millennium Technology Prize, please contact Maria Sipilä,
Senior Consultant, Spinverse Ltd.
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