1. Industry and Academia cooperation in Finland Michał Joachimiak

2. Spin-offs 110 companies born at TUT since 1985 Inventions made during the research project are transferred to the University’s collaboration partners who took part in the project Invetion can be comercialized through a spin-off company The University does not seek to independently commercialize research results The University encourages researchers to commercialize their inventions and research results whenever possible Special team called Talli (garage) exists to promote commercialization of research results

3. Invention policy First submitted to the University in the form of Invnetion disclosure If invention is made through the open research the rights remain the property of inventor In case of collaborative research the rights belong to the University External financiers – collaborators can impose restrictions on the publication of the results Invention disclosure and notification for financiers is made before publishing the results Premature public disclosure typically prevents the inventor from obtaining a patent A commercialization plan is needed to launch the patent process. The plan must:  specify why it is necessary to patent the invention  describe the potential utilization of the invention  describe the commercial potential of the invention

4. Funding for commercialization To be eligible for TUTLi funding, the project must have substantial commercial potential. The project should preferably last 1-2.5 years. The TUTLi (New Knowledge and Business from Research Ideas) funding programme supports commercialization projects that are based on patent that is owned by a university and originates from research conducted at a university TUTLi funding poses no risks for researchers and encourages universities to commercialize their research results Share of funding: 70% from Tekes, 30% from the University (department) Up to 1M€ of funding per project Research results are commercialized in collaboration between the University and researchers TUTLi funding supports the commercialization process, not the actual operations of the new company

5. After the project has ends, the party seeking to commercialize the results must either obtain a license or buy the necessary rights from the University. If a spin-off company is established, the parties usually agree upon a combination of licensing and shared ownership, in which case the contracting party is Tamlink Ltd. The University/Tamlink usually owns 5-10 % of a spin-off company’s shares. The TUTLi projects conducted at TUT have resulted in the establishment of two new companies, Movendos and EkinLabs, before the end of 2013. Preparations for launching a third company and licensing some new technologies are currently underway.Movendos EkinLabs After the commercialization projects ends

6. Tekes funds public research at Finnish research institutes International cooperation and researcher mobility are encouraged Tekes offers funding for international researcher mobility as part of the research project carried out by a Finnish research group. In joint projects with international partners, Tekes can offer innovation funding for the Finnish research group. Tekes encourages companies to recruit international researchers or consultants to their projects in Finland, and to engage in research carried out by research teams abroad. TEKES

7. Tekes programmes are topical entities targeted at financial and expert service areas. Within the programmes and initiatives, businesses and public research units can develop new know-how and build networks Campaigns are directed especially to small and medium-sized enterprises. They can be targeted to certain sectors or themes that are important and topical from the standpoint of companies. The campaigns differ in their contents. Tekes provides information on European programmes and on how to apply for funding. Tekes also promotes the networking of Finnish businesses and research groups with international partners around the world. Tekes provides an easy access to the Finnish innovation ecosystem and helps companies to start research and development activities in Finland. TEKES

8. TEKES project types Business-driven parallel projects: Business-driven networked projects that can include the parallel research and development projects of both SMEs and large corporations. A parallel project can also be a project coordinated by a research organisation if the research organisation's project supports the businesses' research topic, and if wide use can be made of its outcomes. Multidisciplinary research projects: Public projects coordinated by research organisations that take into account commercial research and innovation needs funded as public research networked with companies. The goal is to generate broad-based public research projects stemming from commercial needs with outcomes that businesses can make wide use of.

9. Founded in February 2008, DIGILE is a non-profit Finnish limited company. The bedrock of all of DIGILE’s activities is the capital that the 46 organisations, or partners, which own DIGILE (including companies, university and public bodies) invest in it. When funding projects, DIGILE combines both private and public funding to create sufficiently credible programs. Tekes is the largest source of public funding for Digile

10. Demola Engages cooperation between students and companies Students get paid and can acquire credits similarly to taking coures Organizing events to meet students and companies Group leaders from University Experts from company side. Provides open space office for students to work Any equipment from companies is also stored there Companies University Students Demola