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VASEK’s office is closed in July 12.–25.7.2021. During 19.7.–25.7.2021, the start-up grant processing at the TE Office Ostrobothnia is on a summer break.

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The third application round for cost support will take place from 27 April to 23 June 2021. The closure compensation application is also open. The support can be applied for via the State Treasury’s e-services.

During the two-day virtual event, Bioeconomy Co-Creation, experts in the field of forestry, pulp and paper from all over the world gathered to inspire one another, network and find possible co-creation prospects. The event was organized on 2–3 June by the Finnish-Swedish development project Future Cleantech Solutions. The project aims at promoting collaboration opportunities for cleantech companies within the Kvarken region, a region including counties in both Finland and Sweden.

Vaasa has a youthful street image, as the city is Finland’s largest student city in proportion to its population. As many as one of five people you meet in the streets is a university student. "When you add an international energy technology cluster with 160 companies and a constant shortage of experts to the equation, you don't have to wonder why one of the most important goals of our regional marketing work together with other actors in the near future is to have a particular impact on getting young people to stay in the Vaasa region also after their studies," says Marketing manager Mari Kattelus.

The City of Vaasa and Johnson Matthey have signed a Common Letter of Intent on 2 April 2021. The front-end engineering design for the battery value chain operator Johnson Matthey’s commercial plant in Vaasa has begun. The plant is planned to be in operation in 2024.  

Sustainability at future workplaces from different perspectives was on the agenda, when the Future Sustainable Workplaces webinar, organized by the Future Cleantech Solutions project as part of the EnergyVaasa Talks series, invited people around the world to take part in the insights shared by Finnish and Swedish leaders and decision-makers.

So you have taken the mental step from dreaming of setting up a business to actually starting the process – congratulations! However, take a deep breath and make sure you have made all the necessary preparations before registering your company and rolling up your sleeves, because there are at least four things you should take into consideration.

The EnergyVaasa Talks series of events started 26.1 when the CERM project organised a webinar on Sustainability and Circular Economy, which brought together 260 registrants and 170 listeners simultaneously. A recording of the webinar is also available on EnergyVaasa’s YouTube channel.

Federica Polo has been appointed as EU Affairs Manager at Technology Centre Merinova as of 1 December 2020. In her role, she will promote active cooperation between stakeholders of the universities and industry in European and international research cooperation, by acting as a connection point and facilitator for the development of project ideas, together with the actors in the energy ecosystem in the Vaasa region.