MMEA (The Measurement, Monitoring and Environmental Efficiency Assessment) research program final seminar presentation by Director of Laboratory Tero Eklin, SYKE & Technology Manager Heikki Turtiainen, Vaisala Ltd

1. MMEA Final seminar
26.11.2015 Bio Rex, Helsinki

2. Driver nbr 1: Making Earth sustainable requires new solutions
 Challenges
 Climate change
 Population growth & urbanization
 Depletion of resources (clean water,
farming land, raw materials,…)
 Pollution of air, water and soil
 Loss of biodiversity
 Vulnerability of ever complicating
infrastructures
 Need for more accurate environmental data
and tools for environmental decision making!

3. Driver nbr 2: Opening of data sources will accelerate development of new
applications and services
"We seek a world in which open knowledge is ubiquitous and routine […] because of
its potential to deliver far-reaching societal benefits:
• Better democracy: openness improves governance through increased transparency
and engagement
• Better culture: openness means greater access, sharing and participation.
• Better science: Science is based on building on, reusing and openly criticising the
published body of scientific knowledge. For science to effectively function, and for
society to reap the full benefits from scientific endeavours, it is crucial that science
data be open.
• Better economy: openness permits easier and more rapid reuse of material -
open data and content are the key raw ingredients for the development of many
innovative tools and services"
For example:
The Open Knowledge Foundation http://www.okfn.org/

4. Driver nbr 3: New sensing technologies and networking of sensors
enhance environmental monitoring
An example: OGC Sensor Web Concept

5. Driver nbr 4: Increasing computing power enables more accurate
environmental modeling

6. Driver nbr 5: Developments in ICT will make environmental data & services
ubiquitous
 ICT technology enables improved ways
to share environmental information
(more data, faster, easier and mobile).
 Implementation of standard interfaces
for data delivery will make
environmental observation systems
interoperable.
 Environmental data and services will be
available for everyone, any time, any
place – Ubiquitous Environmental
Services will become reality.

7. Market pull
- urgent need for more accurate environmental data and new services
Technology push
- rapid development in sensing technologies, modelling and ICT
=> great opportunities for new businesses!
The Measurement, Monitoring and Environmental Assessment (MMEA) program of
CLEEN Oy will help in creating these new businesses by developing critical
technologies and competencies.

8. MMEA program development
2008 2009 2010 => 2015

9. MMEA Program Manager
Tero Eklin

10. MMEA Program Manager
Tero Eklin
After 11 280 hours of intensive
program management…

11. MMEA Program Manager
Tero Eklin
After 11 280 hours of intensive
program management…
He has achieved mastery in SHOK
Program Management!

12. CLIC Innovation Oy
•Limited Company established in 2008, since 1st of
September CLIC Innovation Oy
•Offered platform, tools and services to establish public-
private partnership

13. Research Institutes
Scientific Excellence
Opportunities
CLEEN Ltd
Focus
Practices
Companies
Global Demand
Relevance
Public
Sponsor
National Interest
Legal
Compliance
Resourcing by
Companies > 50%
Shared IPR
Access Rights
Fundamental Research Products and Services
Universities R&D and Business Models
”Science Push” ”Society/Market Pull”
Relevant new Knowledge
Joint Applied Research

14. Scientific advisory
board
Matti Maricq
Ford Motor
Company
USA
Kostas Karatzas
Aristotle University
of Thessaloniki
Greece
Hermann
Russchenberg
Delft University
Netherlands
Prof Hongjung
Mao
Nankai
University
China
Andreas Ciroth
Greendelta Gmbh
Germany
ALSO in advisor
role:
Prof V
Chandrasekar
Colorado State
University
Helsinki, 3.10.2014

15. • Succesful
public-
private
partnership
established
• Large SME
participation

16. MMEA in numbers
• Planning initiated in October 2008,
official start January 2010, ended
September 2015
• Total research volume 54 M€
• Tekes funding total 54 %
• Industry’s research volume 52 % of
which 25 % was SME’s contribution

17. MMEA highlights in numbers
• Master’s Thesis 26
• PhD students 36
• Exchange researchers 10
• PhDs graduated 17
• Refereed journal articles 118
• Conference proceedings 195
• Research Pilots 10
• Technical reports 228

18. More highlights and findings
• Several patent applications
• Several spin-off companies generated
• Commercialized products for global markets
• New business models and partnerships
• Novel best practises found to support SMEs in the process
”from research to business”
PROVEN competetiveness in demanding market areas like in
China
And utilization of the results has just started…

19. MMEA BIG PICTURE – THE CIRCULAR ADVANTAGE

21. New environmental
services and decision
support systems
MINING
ALGAE WARNING
POWER PLANT
WIND PARK
AIR QUALITY
SMART GRID
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
WASTE WATER
AIRPORT
FLOODING
AGRI
ROAD

22. MMEA spearheads - classical
elements
And data as the enabler of new
services –
5th element found!

23. Thank you and have an interesting seminar day