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Solar energy is a common application area for nanotechnology

International Millennium Youth Camp (MY Camp) was organised first time in Finland in June, 2010. The MY Camp gathered talented 16-19 year-olds to do international science in the Helsinki metropolitan area. Around 1000 youngsters from 62 countries applied to the MY Camp. In the end, 30 youngsters from 14 countries were chosen in the two-phase selection process. The aim of the week was to increase young people's interest in natural sciences and technology. The participants got to know the research and studying opportunities in Helsinki metropolitan area universities, they visited Finnish companies and networked among each other.

The first EU-Russia Innovation Forum was held in Lappeenranta, Finland on May 25th -27th 2010. The event, whose attendees included the Prime Ministers of Russia and Finland, featured a keynote presentation on the role of commercialisation in innovation from Spinverse CEO Pekka Koponen.

The 2010 Millennium Technology Prize Laureates have been announced. They are:

Finnish Enterprise Mobility Cluster: Mobility, antennas and... speed?

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.

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€.