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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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Marja Makarow in The Independent: Finland’s new woman PM is spearheading youth-led centrism. But will the rest of Europe follow her lead?
A millennial and active social media user, Sanna Marin unabashedly defends the interests of young people in an agenda borne of hope for a better world, says Marja Makarow, the Chair of Technology Academy Finland TAF.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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Professor Päivi Törmä in the Engineer: Scientific silos are holding back collaboration and breakthroughs
The Chair of the Millennium Technology Prize's International Selection Committee prof Päivi Törmä highlights the importance of cooperation in the Engineer: "Now, our academic institutions and the private sector are, almost exclusively, separate entities when it comes to research. This means some of the world’s most brilliant minds now work in relative isolation --." Read the whole article!Read more ›
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Watch the Millennium Technology Prize story video: Let’s take good care of tomorrow
Our story rises from the integration of human values and technological know-how. Technological innovations serve the common good, build bridges across cultural boundaries, and create a better, cleaner and more sustainable world in which everyone has room to live.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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Marja Makarow: Can Prizes Help Women Shatter Science’s Glass Ceiling?
As we await the announcement of the 2019 Nobel Prize winners, it’s time to question why female scientists still lag behind their male colleagues. Read Marja Makarow's opinion in the Scientist.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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Marja Makarow in the Guardian: Switzerland was sent into scientific exile, no deal could mean the same for Britain
What would no-deal Brexit mean for the British science community? Professor Marja Makarow, our chair, reminds us how Switzerland’s recent independence carried consequences beyond expectation in the Guardian.Read more ›
