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TAF Chair in The Engineer: “Academic community can unite to avoid ‘vaccine nationalism’”
Academia has provided the best chance of finding vaccines in the past. A prize fund could prevent the ugly nationalism that threatens the search for one for Covid-19, says Professor Marja…Read more ›
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TAF Chair in The Times: “Scientists have to seize their moment in the spotlight”
From President Trump’s suggestion that injecting disinfectant or exposure to UV light might treat Covid-19, to the ITV presenter Eamonn Holmes appearing to legitimise theories linking the virus to 5G,…Read more ›
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TAF Chair in The Engineer: “Brexit must take a back seat to EU UK scientific collaboration”
Despite Brexit, the coronavirus crisis should make us even more determined to ensure the UK continues to be at the heart of pan-European science collaborations writes Professor Marja Makarow in…Read more ›
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TAF CEO in Euronews: “Rising populism stokes discontent but offers few solutions to global threats like COVID-19”
Over the last five years, in particular, populist forces have swept across the world. The reasons are multi-faceted. But one indisputable factor is the growing frustration and fear of globalisation…Read more ›
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Halton and Millennium Technology Prize announce their partnership
Indoor air company Halton Group has begun cooperation with Technology Academy Finland (TAF) as a Millennium Technology Prize partner on 1 January 2020. The partnership gives Halton the opportunity to help support the development of human-centred innovation in a more and more urbanised world.Read more ›
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Metsä Group and Millennium Technology Prize announce their partnership
Metsä Group, a Finnish forest industry group, a forerunner in sustainable bioeconomy, has started as a Millennium Technology Prize Partner on the 1st of January 2020.Read more ›
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Message from the President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö is the Patron of the Millennium Technology Prize. In his message for the Prize he stresses the importance of science, technology and innovations for better life.Read more ›
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Vaisala and Millennium Technology Prize announce their partnership
Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has started as a Millennium Technology Prize Partner on the 1st of October 2019.Read more ›
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Behind the scenes of MTP: high-tech, brilliant innovators and feats of the imagination
Professor Jarl-Thure Eriksson is a TAF activist of long standing who has witnessed the evolution of the Millennium Technology Prize since its birth. We now offer a rare opportunity to take a peek behind the scenes of the Millennium Technology Prize. The “tour” is guided by professor Jarl-Thure Eriksson – read the article!Read more ›
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Young scientists meet Millennium Technology Prize winners in Singapore
The Global Young Scientists Summit once again unites Millennium Technology Prize and Nobel Prize winners with some of the best young scientists from all over the world in late January. Technology Academy Finland sends five Finnish scientists to this high-level summit taking place in Singapore.Read more ›
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