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Making of Tomorrow: Sustainability from Renewable Chemicals

ChemistryVideo
A picture from video. Man and girl talking.

In the decades to come, bio-based materials will be standard components of packaging and consumer…

Making of Tomorrow: Wellbeing from Food

FoodVideo
Picture from video. Cellpod on a table with fruits.

In the years to come, corporate social and environmental responsibility will be taken for granted —…

Silmusalaatti – sprouting goodness!

FoodCase
Silmusalaatti package and filled croissant.

Organic agriculture in Helsinki region without subsidies, fertilisers, pesticides or land to cultivate! How is…

Phytochemicals and Global Change Congress in Joensuu, Finland

ChemistryNews

The University of Eastern Finland organises a Phytochemicals and Global Change (PGC2017) Congress next spring.…

Soilfood heads towards sustainable agriculture with recycled nutrients

FoodCase
Soilfood's five workers in a field.

We can mitigate climate change and prevent eutrophication of waterbodies by taking better care of…

Future food from your kitchen table

FoodCase
Blueberries and CellPod food cells in a wooden cup.

Forget the shrivelled basils! How about a cloudberry or arctic bramble-smoothie with fresh ingredients grown…

Successful results from the Finnish Agrotechnology delegation to Belarus

FoodNews

A business delegation led by Matti Anttonen, Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Relations for…

Bio Era event tour builds a common future

Wood and forestNews

The Bio Era event tour is the forest sector’s joint 100th anniversary present for…

Valio introduces an unprecedented innovation to reduce salt

FoodCase
Valio Valsa less salt products.

The food industry has long been expected to provide solutions for reducing salt. With Valio…

Finnish championships in artisanal food in October

News

Finland holds the Presidency in the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2016. During the Presidency there…

Global Bioeconomy Summit materials available

News

The presentation materials of the Global Bioeconomy Summit held in November in Berlin are now…

Superfood and cosmetics from the gifts of northern nature

FoodCase
Two Fenola products.

Berries, fungi, and herbs are a treasure trove of northern nature that goes mostly ignored…

Call for pre-proposals for Nordic Centres of Excellence (Bioeconomy)

Editors' choiceNews

NordForsk launches a new two-phase call for proposals for Nordic Centres of Excellence within the…

The Finnish Benella Rainbow Trout promotes both the welfare of the environment and the consumer

Fish and watersCase
Benella rainbow trouts swimming.

The challenge in the Finnish fish farming has been to differentiate the domestic rainbow trout…

Arctic Warriors bring traditional Lappish herbs to life

Ecosystem servicesCase
Arctic Warriors product, a mug and herbs.

Roseroot and Angelica, herbs native to Lapland, have a long history, yet have been forgotten…

Fazer answers to the growing oat boom with a new technology

FoodCase
Oat grains.

Oats are a “supergrain” and a good source of diverse nutrients. The EU has approved…