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Applifier is a unique cross-promotional network that connects social applications and games through Facebook and the web. The network already links more than 100 social games with well over 50 million monthly users. Applifier's earnings come from a commission charged on clicks exchanged through the company's system. This works due to the way gamers use many apps in parallel. After a phase of phenomenal growth and attracting considerable international funding, Applifier has now relocated to Silicon Valley.
http://www.applifier.com/

BTWood
BT Wood provides construction companies and timber manufacturers with new sustainable and efficient chemicals for treatment of wood, thus enabling them even more extensive use of wood as a building material. These treatments include fire retardants, industrial preservatives, surface treatments, and anti-termite agents.
  http://www.btwood.com/

Blaast are building the world's first mobile communications platform to be based in the computing cloud. They are looking to launch their first international service during spring 2011.
http://www.blaast.com/

Cabforce
Cabforce is a service that allows you to search and compare prices for fixed-rate cabs and limos so that when you arrive somewhere, a taxi can be waiting for you instead of you waiting for a cab. To assure quality, all vehicles are tested by Cabforce to meet the needs of the business traveler. As of December 2011, the service is in alpha, and is available in London, Brussels, Stockholm, the Helsinki metropolitan area, and Oulu, Finland.
http://www.cabforce.com/home/

CrandCruGames
Grand Cru is a game developer that is promising a game that is "actually social and fun" in response to "massively-single-player games that are referred to as social."
http://www.grandcrugames.com/


DesignStory have created an innovative online e-commerce service that directly connects designers to consumers who are looking for modern design items and furnishings for their homes. DesignStory's R&D and design development are based in Helsinki, while sales and marketing are run from Silicon Valley, focusing so far on US markets. Having got off the ground thanks to angel investments in Finland and the US, this flourishing firm is now seeking wider funding to facilitate penetration into new markets. http://www.designstory.com/

drawElements
drawElements Quality Program - dEQP is a powerful toolkit for benchmarking the accuracy, precision, feature conformance and stability of OpenGL ES 2.0 GPUs. With dEQP GPU and SoC vendors, OEMs, and network operators can compare different vendors and GPU architectures in detail. dEQP also provides high-quality tools for analyzing and debugging any issues uncovered by the tests.
http//www.drawelements.com

Enersize has developed an industrial energy saving concept, which includes measuring, monitoring and control software. With this software and Enersize´s expertise industrial producers can reduce energy use at least 30 %. This time Enersize´s customers are in China and Europe. Main branches are chemical, pulp and paper, energy and metal, among other process industries.
www.enersize.com

Fenomen
Fenomen Creator Ltd is a company specialized in content production.
www.fenomen.fi

Foodie.fm
Foodie.fm is a social shopping service that takes online grocery shopping to a new level by empowering people to consume smarter in a social context. The core of the service is formed of highly personalized food and product recommendations that make everyday shopping easy and fun. www.foodie.fm

GamesMadeMe
GamesMadeMe creates stylish cross-browser HTML5 social games that can be played by anyone on any device equipped with a modern web browser, be it PC, Mac, tablet or a smartphone. Their first game they have released is Dollar Isle.
http://gamesmademe.com/

Grey Area specialise in integrating mobile games into real world cityscapes using GPS location systems and maps. The iPhone game Shadow City has already proven popular in Finland. In this thrilling role play game players become wizards who acquire skills and have to deal with allies and enemies who are moving around the same city. The game has been described by initiates as "Foursquare on steroids". With suitable backing and partners, Grey Area are ready to expand into new countries including major markets in Europe and the US, having recently raised almost two million euros of financing from an international syndicate of games industry investors.
http://www.greyarealabs.com/
http://www.shadowcities.com/

HappyOrNot® have created a service centred on devices that enable customers or employees to give instant feedback on their satisfaction levels by pressing one of a set of four smiley-grumpy buttons. The resultant data is collected and analysed to give management or employers a steady flow of real-time information on satisfaction levels.
http://www.happy-or-not.com/

Hyperin are creating ground-breaking integrated multi-channel communications and collaboration solutions for the managers and tenants of shopping malls. Hyperin systems are up and running in 33 malls in the Nordic-Baltic region, and the first wider international deals are already in the pipeline. http://www.hyperin.com/

Joberate
Joberate helps companies finding the best candidates in advertising their job ad in the right channels.
http:// www.joberate.com

Kiitos
Kiitos helps business find solutions to problems, like recruitment, training, marketing, and outsourcing services.
www.kiitos.fi

Software specialists MediSapiens have meanwhile become the first company to start developing genomics software to choose the best treatments for individual cancer patients.
Every patient's cancer is a complex, unique combination of genetic mutations and abnormally expressed genes. Research on extensive genomic databases led by the Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT indicates that analysing patients' genetic data could soon play an important role in the selection of optimal treatments and the development of personalised medicines. "We're facing an explosion of genomic information, and there is great potential for anyone who can find ways to use such data in practice," says Ahopelto.
http://www.medisapiens.com/

MetGen have created biological enzymes that can be added into the pulp mix to separate wood fibres more effectively before the thermo-mechanical pulping stage, radically improving the energy efficiency of the whole pulp-making process. Pilots run in Finland in collaboration with major international pulp and paper producers have indicated that MetGen's heat-resistant laccase enzymes, which have been genetically modified to withstand high temperatures, could save cut mills' energy costs by millions of euros every year.
http://www.metgen.fi/

Microtask, an innovative company that is using complex software engineering techniques to break down long, laborious and repetitive work processes into simple and rapid microtasks that can be "crowdsourced" via the internet to distributed workers located anywhere in the world.
http://www.microtask.com/

Connecting stars to fans
Mobile Backstage is a revolutionary new platform that completely redefines digital fan engagement. It seamlessly fuses mobile and online social media to create a space where artist and fans experience a deeper and more personal connection. Mobile Backstage is currently working with EMI, Sony Music, Universal Music and many indie labels and managers both in Finland and internationally.
http://www.mobilebackstage.com/

Netcycler
Using Netcycler enables you to reduce your carbon footprint by swapping your old unwanted things for items that you want. We'll make it easy for you to keep your cabinets and drawers clean, save money and be environmentally responsible! The Netcycler is already running in the UK at www.netcycler.co.uk, in Germany at www.netcycler.de and in Finland at www.netcycler.fi.

Oncos Therapeutics is developing new cancer therapies based on next-generation oncolytic viruses which target and kill cancer cells while leaving normal healthy cells unharmed. These genetically engineered viruses combat cancer through a unique double whammy, since they also induce immune responses against tumours. "This is an extremely promising strategy. Cancer treatment is today still based on surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy - methods that are 50 to 100 years old," says Ahopelto.
Oncos has a unique platform for a data-driven clinical development program. More than 200 patients have been treated through Oncos's Advanced Therapy Access Program since 2007, increasing experts' understanding of how viruses can best cure different cancer patients. The results have been very promising.
"Thanks to the first international venture capital round conducted by a Finnish biotech company in more than a decade, Oncos can now run a high-quality clinical program as the first step to turn these viruses into medicine," says Ahopelto. The company recently announced the addition to its board of two world-renowned health specialists with expertise in personalised medicine and biotech.
http://www.oncos.com/

PlayMySong 
Playmysong is the modern update to the jukebox. It allows patrons at a bar or diner to choose songs off the owner's iPod that they want played next, by selecting them on a mobile website. The service also includes several social and gaming features to keep it even more interesting .
http://playmysong.com/

RapidBlue Solutions produce technical analyses of consumers' movements and behaviour collected from mobile phones to provide clients with useful market intelligence.
http://www.rapidbluesolutions.com/

Ruisvoima
 The Food Process Innovations (FPI) portfolio company Ruisvoima (Rye Power) has been testing ways to incorporate fibre-rich rye bran into healthy food products. "Our first product line - savoury Tempo rye snacks, whose ingredients include rye bran, linseed and garlic flavouring - was successfully launched on the Finnish retail market in the beginning of 2011, and we are already envisaging going international with an organic version suited to other European markets," says FPI managing director and Ruisvoima chairman Marko Saapunki.
http://www.foodprocessinnovations.com/ 
http://www.ruisvoima.fi/

SavoSolar's coating technologies for solar thermal panels can greatly increase the efficiency of solar heating systems. After a successful piloting phase, this young company is now looking to ramp up operations to commercial scale during 2011, with help from international investors interested in solar power as a key energy source for the future.
http://www.savo-solar.fi/

Interfaces with a special touch
User interfaces in all kinds of information and communications technologies could benefit from the wider use of tactile feedback from touch screens to users. Using expertise in touch-based perception, the Finnish firm Senseg has developed a range of tactile pixels, or "tixels", which can be applied in ultra-thin coatings on many kinds of devices to give user interactions an extra sensual dimension.
http://www.senseg.com/

Sofanatics
Sofanatics is a virtual stadium for sports fans. Using Sofanatics, fans can connect globally real-time while watching a match on TV. Our partners include FC Barcelona, Chelsea FC and the Finnish Broadcasting Company.
http://www.sofanatics.com

Supercell
Supercell Corp is a team of game industry veterans, from the traditional console world, but also from the casual / social world. Most of their team members have 10+ years of experience from professional game development and several hits under their belts on a variety of platforms. Collectively, they have developed more than 165 games across 12 platforms. They just raised USD 12 m from Accel Partners. http://www.supercell.net/

Thinglink is a ground-breaking photo-tagging service that makes it easy to add clickable tags to images on the web, including images shared through social networks. The idea is to increase traffic back to the original image location, which typically an online purchasing site. Thinglink has already received early stage funding, but this idea for exploiting images as one of the last non-monetised elements of the web has massive worldwide potential.
http://www.thinglink.com/

Tinkercad
Tinkercad is a new and faster way of creating designs for your 3D printer. With the help of the latest web technology you can now use a solid modeling CAD directly in your browser.
http://tinkercad.com

Transfluent (ex. Xiha)
Transfluent is a service that offers effortless, near real-time professional translation to social media feeds and websites. It's a fully automated service that translates Twitter or Facebook posts immediately when they are posted, and keeps websites always up-to-date no matter how frequently they are changed.
www.transfluent.com

Tuubio
Tuubio allows you to create your own personalized radio station. It allows you to select different types of news content and genres of music to give yourself the perfect balance of everything you like. Tuubio also produces its own original content, and the personalization aspects allow for targeted advertising.
www.tuubio.com

Ultranat
Ultranat Ltd. is a company that has created a way to turn Ash into a valuable end-product. Their method enables the return of micronutrients from biomass-originated ash back in the form of agricultural products. Their method also produces large amounts of purified silicate fraction, which has several applications in technical construction. The service provides power plants with an ash handling solution, and refines the end products into animal feed and fertilizers.
http://www.ultranat.fi/

Uplause
Uplause is a sponsored crowd entertainment. It is social games for big crowds at any event and venue. It is a lot of fun, casual and something totally new. Whether you are a spectator, a sports club, a sponsor, a rights holder or an event organizer, Uplause provides you with the next level in entertainment and fan engagement. Forget passive commercial breaks: bring in interaction and social dialogue where brands can participate. Instead of being spammed by advertisements, people can have the time of their life with brands. Our mission is to entertain while connecting the fans and the brands.
http://www.uplause.com

Valkee
Bright light headset. It channels bright light to where it is needed most, the brain. That's why it prevents depression and can affect your mood.
http://www.valkee.com/en/

Zokem is rapidly becoming the market leader in next-generation mobile analytics, providing patented on-device sensor technologies to help leading players in the mobile and media industries analyse consumer behaviour.
http://www.zokem.com/