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Finnvera Oyj is a financing company that provides financing for the start-up, growth, and internationalization of enterprises and for protection against export risks. Its products include loans, domestic guarantees, export credit guarantees, venture capital investments, export credits, and interest equalization. The company was founded on July 9, 1998 and is headquartered in Kuopio, Finland.

Charles River Discovery Research Services Finland Oy provides non-clinical central nervous system services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The company was founded in 1998 and is located in Kuopio, Finland.

Veraventure Oy is a venture capital investment firm based in Kuopio, Finland. Established in 2003, they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Finnvera Oy. Veraventure is responsible for the management and development of the parent firm's investments linked to regional funds. Finnvera is a specialized financing firm, owned and operated by the Finnish Government and supervised by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Veraventure specializes in complementing regional markets in equity financing. They have a particular focus on early-stage financing as well as providing capital related to generational changes and for small and mid-size firms. They are the investment manager of the Seed Fund Vera. The firm also has offices in Oulu and Helsinki, Finland.

Targovax Oy focuses on the development and commercialization of targeted cancer immunotherapy. It is a biotechnology company with novel immunotherapy platform that is based on engineered oncolytic viruses armed with potent immune-stimulating transgenes. The firm's products induce a tailored response by the immune system directed at each patient’s unique cancer cells. The company was founded by Pekka Ilmari Simula and Antti Vuolanto in 2009 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

MediSapiens Oy provides solutions for bioinformatics analysis. It offers software and products for biological research. The firm creates customized bioinformatics software solutions to organizations; ranging from data management system, to full sample and data processing system, to an animal deoxyribonucleic acid testing service. Its products include Biond Explorer; Research Integrator; IST Online; Target Scout; and Fusion Scout. The company was founded by Sami Kalevi Kilpinen, Olli-Pekka Kallioniemi, and Tommi Pisto in 2009 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Safera Oy designs and develops fire safety solutions for stoves in residential buildings. The firm offers safety cooker hoods for kitchens to prevent cook top fires. It sells its products through retailers in Finland. The company was founded by Tapani Reinikanen Mikko, Sampo Rantakokko and Mikael Andell Henri in 2007 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Finlandia Group Oyj is a Finnish company that provides wealth management services to entrepreneurs and individuals. Finlandia Group is based in Helsinki, Finland, and has subsidiaries in Finland. The private company combines financial expertise with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities of owner entrepreneurship. Finlandia Group offers a wide selection of investment options, including its own funds, asset management, and brokerage products, as well as alternative investments and insurance services. The company emphasizes quality, clarity, and transparency in its funds and provides a team of experts to serve clients at all stages of prosperity. The company was founded in 2000, and the CEO is Mika Manninen.

Laurantis Pharma Oy engages in the development of pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in July 2008 and is headquartered in Turku, Finland.

9Solutions Oy provides healthcare safety and workflow optimization solutions for hospitals, care homes, and home care environments. Its services include real-time locating, nurse and support call, area monitoring, personnel safety, staff alarm, hands-free access control, baby tagging, asset tracking, activity monitoring, access management, and hand hygiene monitoring. The company was founded by Sami Rainer Herrala on June 22, 2009 and is headquartered in Oulu, Finland.

Aranda Pharma Ltd. engages in the research and development of novel small molecules to combat prostate cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. The company was founded by Anu Muona, Milla Koistinaho, Jari Koistinaho, and Gundars Goldsteins in September 2015 and is headquartered in Kuopio, Finland.

Makia Clothing Oy operates a chain of clothing stores. The company was founded by Joni Malmi and Jesse Petteri Hyväri in 2001 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Innovestor Ventures Oy is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Innovestor Oy founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

INNOMOST Oy develops, produces, and sells wood-based, high-added value polymeric oils and active ingredients for cosmetic applications. Its products include finnish birch charcoal powder, birch sap concentrate, azelaic acid, biremol, betulin, suberin, dry birch bark, pinemol and pine acids mixture. The company was founded by Sami Selkälä and is headquartered in Kokkola, Finland.

Meles Consulting Oy provides management consulting services. The private company is based in Espoo, Finland. The CEO of the Finnish company is Pekka Ilmari Simula.

Ruokaboksi Finland Oy provides subscription based food delivery service. It delivers weekly pre-planned recipes and easy to cook ingredients. The company was founded by Juhana Rintala, Vappu Marjaana Pimiä, and Jesse Fryckman on June 9, 2017 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Slurp Oy Ab provides a coffee subscription service that delivers artisan coffees to individuals and workplaces based on their preferences and chosen time intervals. The company was founded by Manuel Tähti Linnankoski, Tero Rehula, and Rafael Samson Linnankoski on August 29, 2014 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Linear Oy offers digital services for businesses working in the real estate industry. Its offer includes virtual tours, design, pricing tools, and marketing. The company was founded by Kenny Hilari Samuli Mäkelä, Aki Juhani Kujala, Alex Laurinpoika Silvennoinen, and Miro Alexander Akilles Eriksson on January 11, 2018 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

SpinDrive Oy manufactures and sells magnetic bearings & electrical machines. The firm offers system efficiency, maintenance free system, oil free operation and condition monitoring services. The company was founded by Janne Eemeli Heikkinen, Nikita Uzhegov and Teemu Topias Sillanpää in December 2015 and is headquartered in Lappeenranta, Finland.

Valo Therapeutics Oy is an immunotherapy company based in Helsinki, FI. The Finnish company is focused on developing innovative immunotherapy approaches against cancer and infectious disease. Valo Therapeutics's lead platform, PeptiCRAd, was developed out of the laboratory of Professor Vincenzo Cerullo at the University of Helsinki. The company is also developing PeptiEnv and PeptiVax, among other neoantigen strategies, in collaboration with Professor Cerullo. The company's PeptiChip technology enables the rapid and accurate identification of tumor antigens. Valo Therapeutics is also developing antigen-coated oncolytic viruses as anti-cancer therapeutic vaccines. The company was founded in 2016, and Paul Grant Higham has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Part of University of Helsinki, Helsinki Innovation Services Ltd. is a company that provides business and innovation-related consulting services. The company is based in Helsinki, Finland.

Tribune Therapeutics AB is a preclinical biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing novel medicines to treat patients with fibrotic diseases. Healthcap and Novo Seeds provided funding for the company, and they are based in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish company was created by Healthcap and Novo Seeds, the early-stage investment and company creation team of Novo Holdings. The company was founded in 2020 and has in-licensed an asset from one of the largest technology transfer offices in the Nordic region. The founders of the company are Håvard Attramadal, Ole J. Kaasbøll, and Georg Vo Beiske, who has been the CEO since 2020.

Teitur Trophics ApS develops novel treatments. The company is based in Aarhus, Denmark. The Danish company was founded by Simon Mølgaard, Mathias Kaas Ollendorff, Anders Dalby, Simon Glerup. Simon Mølgaard has been the CEO since incorporation.

HVR Cardio Oy is a Finnish cardiovascular device company that is developing breakthrough solutions for mitral valve repair based on its proprietary helix technology. The company is based in Espoo, Finland. The company's lead products, CathHELIX® and MAR®, are transcatheter and surgical mitral valve repair devices that are designed to be faster, easier to use, and less invasive without compromising clinical efficacy. The company was founded by Olli Urho Tapani Keränen, and Tom Fleming has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Liquid Zone Oy designs and develops a depth control device called Zoner for sport fishing. The firm's product measures the water temperature and maintains depth. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Parainen, Finland.

MetGen Oy operates as a robust technology platform. The firm develops enzymatic products for pulp and paper and biofuel industries. The company was founded by Alex Michine and Alexey Azhayev in 2008 and is headquartered in Kaarina, Finland.