Noora Uusitalo had the honor of being the first to receive the Innovation Centre’s brand-new overall patch. This patch is sure to brighten up those dark autumn evenings with its dazzling special effects!

There’s no shortage of fascinating and important research topics, but where to find the funding? As Petro Poutanen highlighted at InnoVisitor, there are many options — like through The Finnish Research Impact Foundation! Here are their funding opportunities.

Meyer Turku and Wärtsilä from Finland's maritime cluster visited the University of Oulu to talk about the activities of Business Finland-funded leading company projects, maritime industrial operations and cooperation opportunities for SMEs and RDI partners.

Seize the opportunity by participating in our spring training sessions and learn to master IPR matters. We offer both concise webinars and more extensive, credit-bearing courses.

The aim of the call is to bring within the scope of research-company cooperation SMEs and so-called mittelstand companies that have not yet systematically utilized the expertise of research organizations.

University of Oulu researchers Arto Pikkarainen and Minja Korhonen have reached the final of the Chemical Industry’s Innovation Award for their CAAMA water purification process.

Utilize the database when applying for funding from the EU or Business Finland.

World Intellectual Property Day aims to draw global attention to the importance of creativity and inventions as contributors to the prosperity and well-being of society.

Mikko Koistinen and Peetu Nuottajärvi, founders of the software company Buutti Oy, visited our living room for the InnoVisitor event. The duo opened up Buutti's journey from 2016 until today to the audience.

In her role, Niina will be responsible for ensuring that the experts and services of the Innovation Centre are visible both externally and within the University of Oulu.

The employees of the Innovation Centre will move to the 4th floor of the Linnanmaa campus (formerly TOPIK's premises) on Thursday, February 22, 2024.

The University of Oulu received a total of €12.1 million in research funding from Business Finland last year. The researchers who received funding for their projects in 2023 were celebrated at the Business Finland Champions Awards event held last week.

Our Spring 2024 IPR training calendar has been published. Seize the opportunity by participating in our spring training sessions and learn to manage intellectual property rights (IPR) matters.

The University of Oulu is part of the PATLIB network maintained by the European Patent Office (EPO). The network consists of approximately 340 patent information centers from various European countries. PATLIB centers were established to provide local access to patent information and related topics for information seekers.

Business project practices have been harmonized at the Innovation Centre during the autumn and the guide has now been published.

Students from the University of Oulu have succeeded in the recent business idea competitions. In the Kickstart competition, they secured second and third place, while at the Slush Oulu Community Side Event, university teams claimed first and third place.

A potential new drug candidate developed by researchers at the University of Oulu has been granted a patent in Europe. The drug is a small molecular chemical compound that is especially suited for cancer treatment.

The last Business Finland financing info sessions of the year provided researchers at the University of Oulu with a comprehensive package of instruments available for funding applications.

The PoC (Proof-of-Concept) funding for the year 2024 is now open for applications. It can be applied by researchers and students of University of Oulu for as long as funds are available.

The University of Oulu uses the IN-PART platform, which serves as a kind of showcase for the university’s research expertise.