Otaniemi International Innovation Centre (OIIC) Innovation Support Activities

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1 Otaniemi International Innovation Centre (OIIC) Innovation Support Activities Krisztina Cziner, Dr. Otaniemi International Innovation Centre Helsinki University of Technology

2 TEACHING AND RESEARCH SINCE : teaching begins at the Technical School of Helsinki The first director: chemist Anders Olivier Saelan 1872: the Polytechnic School 1879: the Polytechnic Institute 1904: there are over 400 students of technology 1908: University status is granted, renamed Helsinki University of Technology 1955: the move to Espoo begins 1964: the main building is completed (Alvar Aalto) 2008: TKK celebrates 100 years as a university

3 MISSION The basic task of Helsinki University of Technology - TKK is to conduct scientific research to provide top-level teaching linked with research and to promote education in science and the arts. TKK fosters freedom in science, art and teaching. It operates in fields in which research has both scientific and technological significance, and its activities support Finland s success in the international economy.

4 KEY FIGURES Degrees Master s degrees (37,5% female and 6,6% international students) 67 Licentiate degrees 162 Doctoral degrees (19,8% female and 12,4% international students) Students Pursuing a master s degree (20,3% female and 4,8% international students) Master-level students of Technology and Architecture Pursuing a Bachelor of Science TKK Postgraduates (28,2% female and 11,7% international students) 928 International students 82 Full-time students enrolled at the Open University Students at the continuing education level (41% of Master of Science (Technology) degrees and 52% of Licentiate of Science (Technology) in Finland at TKK)

5 KEY FIGURES/Internationalization OBJECTIVES BY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 600 foreign degree students 616/year foreign doctoral students 345/year % of graduate schools students are foreign 13,3% year % of doctoral degrees taken by foreigners 13,4% year outgoing master s students 246 in year incoming master s students 374 in year 2008 Students from 90 different countries

6 DOCTORAL DEGREES Finnish Universities and Faculties of Technology TKK TUT UO LUT ÅA UTU UVA

7 DEGREE PROGRAMMES (20) Architecture Automation and Systems Technology Bioinformation Technology Chemical Technology Transportation and Environmental Engineering Communications Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electronics and Electrical Engineering Engineering Physics and Mathematics Energy Engineering and HVAC Technology Forest Products Technology Geomatics Information Networks Industrial Engineering and Management Landscape Architecture Material Science Mechanical Engineering Real Estate Economics Structural Engineering and Building Technology

8 NON-DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN ENGLISH Full-time programmes of one to three terms: Industrial Enterprise of the Future International Architecture Programme International Business Linkage Programme Modern Technology in the Pulp and Paper Industry Having completed the programme students are awarded a diploma.

9 ORGANISATION COUNCIL RECTOR VICE RECTORS Advisory Board Central Administration FACULTY OF ELECTRONICS, COMMUNICATIONS AND AUTOMATION FACULTY OF INFORMATION AND NATURAL SCIENCES FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS SCIENCES SEPARATE UNITS DEPARTMENTS OTHER UNITS OF THE FACULTIES DEPARTMENTS OTHER UNITS OF THE FACULTIES DEPARTMENTS OTHER UNITS OF THE FACULTIES DEPARTMENTS JOINT UNITS OF TKK AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES

10 Otaniemi International Innovation Centre Research and liaison services Contract management of TKK Search and evaluation of inventions Protection, management and marketing of innovations International marketing of Otaniemi Science Park Training for international industry leadership Business services and Start-up training Career services and Alumni

11 Innovation Centre (OIIC) Research liaison services - Check, improve and approve research applications, especially check budget - Study and carefully read project calls and guides - Discussions with funding organizations (TEKES, EU, Finnish Academy) Contract Management - project agreements, legal documents, IPR rights

12 RESOURCES 2008 External funding 42% Expenditure 263 M EUR 3211 FTE Staff 58% State funding

13 EXTERNAL SOURCES OF FUNDING 2008 Other external funding Academy of Finland 7.5% 15.4% TEKES (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) 27.8% International funding 9.4% 24.8% Domestic industry 14.9% Other state funding Page 13

14 EXPENDITURE BY TYPE OF COST Real estate Other research and teaching expenses Wages and salaries Research and teaching equipment

15 STAFF 2008 TOTAL of FTE staff, including 203 professors Researchers Teaching staff. Staff assisting in teaching and research Other staff

16 Industrial cooperation Via TEKES project Via contract research Via Diplomawork University Foundation Poli Aluminies

17 STRATEGY OUTLINES, RESEARCH Research Energy and the environment Information and communications industry and services Forest cluster Health and well-being Metal products and mechanical engineering Micro- and nanotechnology

18 CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE/ RESEARCH NOMINATED BY THE ACADEMY OF FINLAND Adaptive Informatics Research Computational Complex Systems Research Computational Nanoscience COMP Generic Intelligent Machines Research (TUT) Low Temperature Quantum Phenomena and Devices (TKK, VTT) Smart Radios and Wireless Research Unit (SMARAD) Systems Neuroscience and Neuroimaging Research (TKK,UH) Units coordinated by other Universities Inverse Problems Research (TKK, UH,UKU,LUT,UO) Algorithmic Data Analysis Research (UH,TKK) Outstanding Junior Research Groups Model Checking Research Group Planck - The key to the Universe Facility Services Research

19 Tuula Teeri, Aalto Aamukahvi,

20 Success factor: Finnish companies are doing R&D with universities! Source: Eurostat 2004 Popular slogan: Finland is a club, rather than a country!

21 TKK: Research co-operation with companies Number of actual R&D projects Nokia Metso Outokumpu UPM Kymmene Wärtsilä Rautaruukki/ Kemira Neste Stora Enso Andritz ABB Fortum M-Real 13

22 Students and Industry Interaction Finnish Master Student gets salary ( euro/month) Duration is 6 month Thesis can be done at Indusrty in the Framework of Contract research Good stdents are recruited straight to the companies they wrote their thesis

23 Aalto University - Full merger of three existing universities Three leading institutions in Finland in their fields with major impact on Finnish industry, economy and culture. Hundreds of years of history and knowledge brought together - Helsinki School of Economics, founded University of Art and Design Helsinki, founded Helsinki University of Technology, founded 1849 Aalto University starts on 1 January 2010.

24 Commercializing Research Results Antti Aarnio Otaniemi International Innovation Centre Helsinki University of Technology

25 Ideas, inventions and innovations Invention Research result Innovation Idea Patent Product Need Idea Research Invention Further research Patent Business development Product development Marketing Sales Delivery Service & support Innovation

26 Otaniemi International Innovation centre OIIC Innovation Centre provides services for the faculty, researchers, students and start-up companies within TKK - Protecting inventions, patenting - Finding partners - Market analysis - Licensing technology to companies - Expert advice on developing business ideas and plans - Advice on setting up companies - Advice on financing, marketing and sales - Legal advice - TULI funding Technology Transfer

27 Business Development at OIIC Dealflow annually invention disclosures or business ideas development projects start-up companies Business Development activities

28 IP strategy of TKK Researchers shall be acknowledged as inventors - This sets an obligation also to industry Net income will be paid mainly to inventors (40 %) and to their departments (40 %) University will charge 20 % and the real costs of protection, marketing etc.

29 How to develop research-based innovations Company cooperation Multidiciplinary research Proof of Concept Start-up company Market need Research idea R. result/ invention Product Idea Patent databases Patent Customers Innovation Scientific theory Real-life application Business realities Licence Research Business Page 29 Product and business development, Productizing

30 TULI - From Research to Business TULI aims to help the researchers, students and other staff in the universities to evaluate the commercial potential of inventions and business ideas - Aim is to find a commercial path: licensing, start-up company or a joint venture? TULI funding can be used for buying expert services, e.g. to carry out a market survey - 100% subsidy up to eur, quick and easy application procedure with no risk to inventors

31 TULI: Examples of use Defining the commercialization path Market analysis, curtomer surveys Expert analysis on technology and customer benefits IPR analysis, freedom-to-operate Productizing Parts of the business plan Legal agreemets Finding potential partners Etc.

32 Thank you for your attention! Krisztina Cziner, Antti Aarnio, Tapio Mäenpää Helsinki University of Technology Otaniemi International Innovation Centre Innopoli 2 (Tekniikantie 14), 3rd floor krisztina.cziner@tkk.fi tel (0) Antti.Aarnio@tkk.fi Tel. +358(0) Tapio.Maenpaa@tkk.fi Tel. +358(0)

33 Helsinki Metropolitan Innovation Platform (HMIP) Implementation tool for the joint regional strategy of the universities and polytechnics in the Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland Fitting together competence clusters, innovation strategy and regional strategy in practice HMIP = Network of innovation services covering all the universities and polytechnics in Helsinki metropolitan area

34 Helsinki Metropolitan Area Innovation Strategy International markets and competitiveness Output Frame Resource Technology Policy etc. Helsinki Metropolitan Innovation Platform Innovation system to strenghten International competence Economic Leadership Metropolis Policy Support to national regional development Output

35 Metropolis Policy Proposal of universities and polytechnics for Finnish Government Aalto University will be founded More resources for innovative research and R&D to encourage Metropolitan area for more rapid growth New instrument for international co-operation of universities and polytechnics Targeted support for innovative start ups to grow Targeted venture capital investments Helsinki Metropolitan Innovation Platform - Innovation service system for 17 academic organisations

36 University and polytechnic campuses, and company competence centres in Helsinki metropolitan area Viikki Kumpula Arabianranta Otaniemi Meilahti Business campus City-centre campus Polytechnic campus Company-driven competence centre University-driven competence centre

37 Service exchange: Services to be exchanged: Research liaison services Contract services IPR management Commercialization (early stage) services Marketing Supporting entrepreneurship At the moment mostly bilateral service exchange, will expand in a few years