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Earlier this week, BioCools CEO, Maria Forssell, was invited to give a presentation to the UN agency, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Stockholm. BioCool SafeWater, developed by BioCool, is a pill that eliminates harmful microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses and parasites from drinking water. The microorganisms are killed in a safe and environmentally friendly way to mimic the body’s way of defending itself.
Magnus Matisons from BioFuel Region has been chosen to represent the region’s bioeconomy interests in the EU’s Bioeconomy Panel. This nomination offers the opportunity to highlight our region’s unique conditions for bioeconomy development.
At this year's Storforum Cleantech Kvarken and its sister project Cleaner Growth were given the opportunity to present themselves to the construction industry. The municipal company Bostaden won an award for best project with "Sustainable Ålidhem.
Cleantech Kvarken’s new business directory is now ready. In it, we have put together a fascinating collection of companies within the energy and environmental sectors in the Västerbotten, Örnsköldsvik and Vaasa regions.
Sweden’s two innovation county council members, Robert Winroth and Daniel Forslund, are working together on a project that will offer more long-distance solutions to primary health care and new compensation systems. During the spring, a preliminary study will be conducted involving Philips, a high tech firm and Roche pharmaceuticals.
The question of the day was whether the public sector, together with the private sector, can stimulate development and enhance the competitiveness of companies, with policy in mind. The event was moderated by Mattias Goldmann, CEO of the Tankesmedjan Fores, and the organisers were Region Västerbotten, Miljösamverkan Västerbotten, Energikontor Norr, Företagarna and Cleaner Growth.
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