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Infinited Fiber Company enters partnership with parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger

Espoo-based Infinited Fiber Company begins a multi-year partnership with PVH Corporation, the parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.

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Sensible 4 receives €8 million loan from EIB

Sensible 4 has received an €8 million loan from the European Investment Bank. The company will use EIB's loan to finalise its baseline product, pre-productions and mass-production targeting.

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Infinited Fiber Company invests €400M in new Infinna™ fibre factory

Infinited Fiber Company will build their first commercial-scale factory to produce Infinna™, a fibre made from regenerated textile waste that looks and feels like cotton.

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Aalto University project finds solution to make greenhouses sustainable

Aalto University project creates a wood-built alternative to the conventional greenhouse that saves 50% of energy and 99% of water.

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VTT and Fazer achieve successful research results in cell-cultured cocoa production

VTT and Finland's food giant Fazer have achieved successful results in creating cocoa through cellular agriculture.

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50 years as a city of innovation — The City of Espoo celebrates anniversary

Espoo celebrates its 50th anniversary as a city. So, join us in celebrating the city’s legacy as the leading innovation community in the Nordics by getting to know some of the most ground-breaking innovation that have come out of Espoo.

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Espoo serves a taste of food tech for our future

The future of food is created in Espoo's deep tech community. A well-established tradition of pioneering research and development remains a recipe for success for Espoo’s food tech innovation.

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Plant-based food startup MeEat wins €8 million investment

Espoo-based future food startup MeEat received an investment of €8 million that the company will use to open new markets in Germany, Denmark and the Benelux countries. (Content in FI behind link)

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Deep tech meets personal care in Espoo's health tech ecosystem

Finland's long tradition in equal healthcare and innovation in health technology provides a reliable foundation for happy living. In this story, you'll get a dosage of the unique health innovations coming from Espoo.

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Health and wellbeing startup Gubbe raises €4 million

Gubbe raises €4 million in late-seed round. Gubbe is a health and wellbeing startup that provides a solution to enable a more meaningful life to older people.

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First space sustainable and technology demonstration satellite launched by Aurora Propulsion Technologies

Aurora Propulsion Technologies launched The Flying Object, the startup's first space sustainable and technology demonstration satellite.

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Infinited Fiber starts a 3-year, €100 million partnership with Inditex

Infinited Fiber starts a 3-year partnership with Inditex, the parent company of ZARA. In a deal worth €100 million, Inditex commits to buying 30% of Infinited Fiber’s annual future production Infinna™.

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