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Espoo Innovation Garden: Open Innovation Works for You
The document provides an overview of the Espoo Innovation Garden in Finland, highlighting its role in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. It emphasizes the city's strengths in research and development, the significant presence of global companies, and the capabilities of institutions like VTT and Aalto University. Additionally, the document outlines various technological advancements and initiatives related to bioeconomy, smart machines, and renewable energy.
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- 1. Techfest Louisville, 16&17August 2017 Ari Huczkowski, CIO, Chief Innovation Evangelist ESPOO INNOVATION GARDEN
- 2. #espooinnovation OVERVIEW • Finland • Espooand Espoo Innovation Garden • Some examples • Core R&D competences of Espoo Innovation Garden • About Startups and Slush • Aalto Entrepreneurship Society AaltoES • Private clusters • Our role as Orchestrators
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- 5. #espooinnovation One of the most ...countriesin the world. competitive (World Economic Forum) innovative (Global Innovation Index) stable (Fund for Peace, Failed States Index) honest (Transparency International)
- 6. #espooinnovation 41% of ALLNordic Region FDI goes to FINLAND (Source EY European Investment Monitor 6/2017)
- 7. #espooinnovation USA Remains theLargest Investor, Germany 4th (Source EY European Investment Monitor 6/2017)
- 8. ESPOO The 2nd largestcity in Finland #espooinnovation
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- 11. IT ALL STARTED WITHALVAR #espooinnovation
- 12. (C) Espoo InnovationGarden 2015 ALVAR AALTO 1898-1976
- 13. GROW 50% of HelsinkiStock Exchange turnover comes from Espoo #espooinnovation
- 14. SUCCESS 20% of jobsin Espoo are in ICT sector #espooinnovation
- 15. TALENT Over 51% ofresidents over 24 years old hold a university degree #espooinnovation
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- 20. 50 of GlobalFortune 500 Companies are VTT Customers! VTT Research Center 3,187 Staff (2/3 in Otaniemi) Over 360 Foreign Client Companies Over 1,200 Patent Portfolio Over 2,000 Scientific Articles and Papers Published / Year Over 200 EU/FP7 Projects Transparent Plastic- like Nanocellulose Material Cell Factory Biofuels Printable Electric Memory Mobile Phone Microscopy Wireless Monitoring Methods Eco-Efficiency of Buildings Information & Comm Tech Applied Materials Bio & Chem Processes Micro- Tech & Electr. Industrial Systems Energy Technologies
- 21. VTT Research Programmes InnovationProgrammes Intelligent Energy Grids High-performance Microsystems Multiscale Design Arctic and Cold Climate Solutions Cognitive Communications for Critical Infrastructures Personalised Health & Wellbeing Human Driven Design – “Design for Life” Safe and Sustainable Nuclear Energy Sensing Solutions Service Economy and Dynamic Value Networks Spearhead Programmes Green Solutions for Water and Waste Bioeconomy Transformation Productivity Leap with Internet of Things Low Carbon and Smart Mobility
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- 23. 90% of CEO’sof NASDAQ OMX listed companies are alumni! Aalto University 7 Centers of Excellence 6 Schools 4,700 Staff 20,000 Students 75,000 Alumni Low Temperature Quantum Phenomena
- 24. Core R&D Competences Novel Materials BioChemical Technology Product& Industrial Design NF Bio & Renewable Energy Health & Security ICT Sensing & Electronics Wireless Technologies Smart Machines
- 25. Novel Materials Aalto CNTThin Films have world’s lowest sheet resistance! Carbon Nanotubes Carbon Nanobuds Graphene Self Organizing Materials ALD Expertise Novel Materials BioChemical Technology Product & Industrial Design NF Bio & Renewable Energy Health & Security ICT Sensing & Electronics Wireless Technologies Smart Machines
- 26. BioChemical Technology VTT BeerYeast is used by all the biggest breweries of the world! Biodegradable packaging Protein production Polymer chemistry Functional biopigments Bio-based Adhesives Nanobiotechnology Immunotechnology Biomicrosystems Cell factory Novel Materials BioChemical Technology Product & Industrial Design NF Bio & Renewable Energy Health & Security ICT Sensing & Electronics Wireless Technologies Smart Machines
- 27. Product & IndustrialDesign Aalto IDBM Ranked #10 Globally by Bloomberg Business Week Mobile handsets Car design Elevators Industrial cranes Furniture Ships and boats Jewelry Human-Machine Interface Novel Materials BioChemical Technology Product & Industrial Design NF Bio & Renewable Energy Health & Security ICT Sensing & Electronics Wireless Technologies Smart Machines (C) Otaniemi Marketing Ltd 2013
- 28. NF Bio &Renewable Energy Commercial E85 Fuel in Finland is entirely non-food based! Non-Food Biofuels Food Industry Waste Bioethanol Forest Residue Biodiesel Biomass Gasification Large Scale Geothermal Systems Advanced Photovoltaics Novel Materials BioChemical Technology Product & Industrial Design NF Bio & Renewable Energy Health & Security ICT Sensing & Electronics Wireless Technologies Smart Machines
- 29. Health & SecurityICT Jetico’s CEO Waksman honored with 2012 Chairman’s Award by the Security Network Brain Research Mobile Health Alzheimer´s Disease Monitoring and Treatment Parkinson’s Disease Diagnostics Tools Personal Health Management Data Encryption Data Erasing Novel Materials BioChemical Technology Product & Industrial Design NF Bio & Renewable Energy Health & Security ICT Sensing & Electronics Wireless Technologies Smart Machines
- 30. Sensing & Electronics VTI’sAutomotive Accelerometers MEMS Sensors #1 Market Share Globally for a Decade 3d MEMS High Performance Microsystems MEMS for Consumer Electronics Super-Conductive Radiation Detectors Terahertz Sensing Gas Sensors Optical Sensors Molecular Sensors Biosensors Novel Materials BioChemical Technology Product & Industrial Design NF Bio & Renewable Energy Health & Security ICT Sensing & Electronics Wireless Technologies Smart Machines
- 31. Wireless Technologies World’s FirstGSM Call Was on Nokia’s Basestations, Nokia’s Handsets and Radiolinja’s Network. All from Otaniemi. Cognitive Radio Mobile Antennas Mobile Handsets Wireless Basestations Commercial and Non- Commercial Bandwidths RFID, RF-MEMS, NFC Tens of World’s Firsts Novel Materials BioChemical Technology Product & Industrial Design NF Bio & Renewable Energy Health & Security ICT Sensing & Electronics Wireless Technologies Smart Machines
- 32. Smart Machines ZenRobotics Are Designingthe Small Brain for Robots! Artificial Intelligence for Robots Modular Design of Smart Machines Smart Machine Subsystems Machine Vision Machine to Machine Internet of Things Human-Robotic Machine Interface Novel Materials BioChemical Technology Product & Industrial Design NF Bio & Renewable Energy Health & Security ICT Sensing & Electronics Wireless Technologies Smart Machines
- 33. ALD Was Inventedin Otaniemi ”I borrowed a bottle of hydrogen sulfide and, suddenly, there was a glowing golden growth covering the glass tube. we´d cracked it: this was the theory of advanced atomic Layer epitaxy taking physical form in front of my eyes.” 1 September 1978
- 34. …and So WasCarbon Nanobud TM
- 35. Low Carbon 15 GWh Ofenergy production annually for heating and cooling from geothermal and biopellets system. For no extra cost!
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- 37. (C) Espoo InnovationGarden 2015
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- 44. PROGRAM FOCUS Our programfocuses on building minimum meaningful products and companies from viable ideas and excellent teams Vision & mission Minimum viable product MINIMUM MEANINGFUL PRODUCT Product market fit Scale 1. Ideation 2. Concepting 3. Commitment 4. Validation 5. Scaling 6. Establishing
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- 46. OPEN INNOVATION WORKSFOR YOU #espooinnovation
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- 48. LET’S CREATE THE FUTURETOGETHER! #espooinnovation
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Editor's Notes
- #3 We maybe a country of a people with few words, but when we really put our heart into something, we tend to be the best in the world. No bragging, just doing. And we don’t give up easily. There is a word sisu in the Finnish language, meaning the utmost determination - taking action against all odds and and then sticking to that decision whatever happens on the way.
- #4 We maybe a country of a people with few words, but when we really put our heart into something, we tend to be the best in the world. No bragging, just doing. And we don’t give up easily. There is a word sisu in the Finnish language, meaning the utmost determination - taking action against all odds and and then sticking to that decision whatever happens on the way.
- #5 Pelkkä lentoreittikuva Finland is the link between Europe, Russia and Asia. Our business friendly environment offers an accessible location, functional infrastructure, modern logistics and communication networks for international companies and investors.
- #6 International surveys have attested that Finland is one of the most competitive, innovative, stable and least corrupt countries in the world.
- #10 Espoo Innovation Garden is the largest innovation hub in Northern Europe • Thriving international companies • The hottest Startup Sauna on the planet • Renowned community of scientists and researchers • Surrounded by nature, culture and sports activities
- #14 50% of Helsinki Stock Exchange turnover comes from the companies based in Espoo, such as KONE. KONE, an innovative leader in the elevator and escalator industry, is one of the most successful Finnish companies ever. This picture demonstrates their new high-rise elevator technology, launched in June, that is set to break industry limits and enable future elevator travel heights of 1 kilometer - twice the distance currently feasible. The KONE UltraRope(TM) is a completely new hoisting technology that eliminates the disadvantages of conventional steel rope and opens up a world of possibilities in high-rise building design - an important consideration as urbanization brings increasing numbers of people to cities. Koneen Ultra Rope: http://www.kone.com/fi/uutiset-tapahtumat/lehdistotiedotteet/kone-ultrarope-tm--teknologinen-l-pimurto-korkeiden-rakennusten-hisseihin-2013-06-10.aspx
- #17 As the home city of Aalto University’s main campus and 25 research institutes, including the headquarters of VTT, (Technical Research Centre of Finland) there is lot of talent available in Espoo. Over 51% of city residents hold a university degree. All this located in the area of 4 square kilometres. Espoo is a city of families - 20 % of inhabitants are under 15 years old.
- #18 Over 420 international companies – from rising stars of the startup world all the way up to multinational firms behind household brand names call Espoo their “home.”
- #19 Espoo Innovation Garden is a vital ecosystem Espoo Innovation Garden unites the various partners operating in the area and encourages their collaboration. This will result in more jobs and a good living environment in the spirit of co-creation with companies, communities and residents. Espoo Innovation Garden is a community of strong international character.
- #20 Thanks to the University of Technology, VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) and later also Aalto University, Espoo is also home to a cluster of science, art and the economy making good use of high technology, innovations and world-class expertise. Keilaniemi comprises several headquarters of major companies and Otaniemi has turned into a breeding ground for young companies. Numerous small local companies from different fields provide services for the residents of the city centres. We are part of the growing metropolitan area. VTT:n Bioruukki: http://www.vttresearch.com/media/events/bioruukki-open-doors
- #39 The actual doers can be found in the over 100 startups produced by the ecosystem every year. This is where you find growth.
- #42 The global corporates such as Samsung and Intel have established offices in Espoo, attracted by the talent and knowhow available here.
- #43 Espoo Innovation Garden is a vital ecosystem Espoo Innovation Garden unites the various partners operating in the area and encourages their collaboration. This will result in more jobs and a good living environment in the spirit of co-creation with companies, communities and residents. Espoo Innovation Garden is a community of strong international character.
- #46 Espoo Innovation Garden is a vital ecosystem Espoo Innovation Garden unites the various partners operating in the area and encourages their collaboration. This will result in more jobs and a good living environment in the spirit of co-creation with companies, communities and residents. Espoo Innovation Garden is a community of strong international character.
- #49 Henkeä Let’s create the future together
- #50 Henkeä Let’s create the future together