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A faster and clearer path from research to business
Aalto University’s renewed process enables technology transfer in just 30 days.
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Nordic Bioproducts Group opens its first major production facility for advanced cellulosic materials
Aalto-based startup Nordic Bioproducts Group has opened its state-of-the-art production facility in Lappeenranta, Finland. This facility, powered by the company’s proprietary AaltoCellTM Technology, is dedicated to the commercial-scale production of advanced cellulosic materials, including its flagship Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC). The factory is expected to create 40 million euros in revenue in the first full operating year.
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State to invest EUR 40 million in satellite company ICEYE
Solidium, which manages state-owned enterprises, will invest EUR 40 million in Aalto-based satellite company Iceye.
Iceye is a fast-growing technology company offering satellite imaging based on SAR (SAR) technology. The company also designs, manufactures and sells satellites.
Iceye is a fast-growing technology company offering satellite imaging based on SAR (SAR) technology. The company also designs, manufactures and sells satellites.
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Save the date! Demo Day 2024 – March 6th
Demo Day is coming up! This year it will be happening on March 6th, and there you will be able to meet all the startups and research to business cases on our portfolio. The event is open for investors, mentors, startups enthusiasts and everything in between.
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The Japanese Marubeni Corporation and the Espoo-based Nordic Bioproducts Group Oy signed a cooperation agreement - with the aim of promoting the sustainable use of biomass
Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) and Nordic Bioproducts Group Oy (NBG) have signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement, the purpose of which is to promote long-term cooperation between the companies for the utilization of biomass, especially wood biomass.
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Aalto at Slush: 12 ways we change the world
At Slush, we will showcase ambitious solutions to health and well-being challenges, imaging, energy storage, sustainable design and nutrient recycling. Come and meet our researchers and students!
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Aalto strong in industry income and patents in Times Higher Education ranking
Aalto University has again placed between 201 and 250 in this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking.
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Aalto Innovations in Aalto Day One
Aalto is full of top innovation cases of which some were exclusively showed in Aalto Day One event on September 5th.
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Aalto University: The startup’s starting place
Computer Weekly says Aalto University is at the heart of one of the world's most productive tech startup hotbed
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Elmery, Maculaser and Fepod got Business Finland's Deep Tech Accelerator funding
Elmery, Maculaser and FEPOD got Business Finland's Deep Tech Accelerator funding
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Year 2023 continues with seven new commercialisation projects
CONGRATULATIONS to the teams SmartBubbles, Artemis, Daring Birth DTX, CuRen-M, SprayIQ, INGA and Otoscreen !!!
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Taaleri's bioindustry fund invests in Nordic Bioproducts Group Oy
Taaleri's bioindustry fund invests in Nordic Bioproducts Group Oy, which manufactures cellulose-based materials with a high processing value.
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Woamy Oy closes €1 million seed round
Woamy, an Aalto University spin-out formerly known as the Foamwood project, that brings to the market a biobased foam material to replace harmful plastic foams, has raised a 1€ million seed round to develop and scale up the technology.
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Year 2023 starts with seven new commercialisation projects
CONGRATULATIONS to the teams Visentools, PCMI, Twinbase, CirPa, WUUD, A-Gate, 3DPiezoMEMS !!!
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Aalto at Slush 2022: efficiency, durability, wellbeing and design
Come and meet our innovation projects which provide solutions for better health, cleaner oceans, smarter energy and renewable clothing.
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Enersense buys Unified Chargers for 1.2 M€
Enersense has completed the acquisition of Unified Chargers with a purchase price of approximately 1.2 million euros.
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Aalto University is a great growth platform for deep tech companies
Deep scientific expertise creates a platform for innovations that can be used to solve global challenges, such as climate change mitigation, the textile waste problem and understanding the functioning of the brain.
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NORDIC TOP 50 IMPACT COMPANIES - 2022
Our startup Vacuum insulation Solutions Oy was selected to the list of Nordic Top 50 Impact Companies 2022.
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DeepFRST aims for initiating a startup
How can forest owners reconcile timber revenues, carbon sinks, and biodiversity?
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