The CAAMA technology developed at the University of Oulu aims to enable cost-effective removal of harmful metals from industrial wastewater while recovering them for reuse. The technology is now advancing toward new industrial pilots and commercialization. 

Professor Ulla Lassi’s team works with Metsä Group particularly on industrial side streams from the forest industry and their higher-value utilization.

How does research lead to new products, services, and solutions to major societal challenges? How can we create even more growth for companies and for Finland as a whole? According to Business Finland’s Teija Lahti‑Nuuttila, innovation collaboration between companies and research organizations is one of the best pathways to achieve this.

The year has turned, and it is time to review the results of innovation activities at the University of Oulu. Innovation efforts by the University and its researchers remained active across all areas. This strong level of activity bodes well for the commercialization of research results in the coming years.

ACRA-team aims to develop a compact, fast, and cost-effective tool for measuring arsenic concentrations in water.

At the University Inventor Day on May 15, inventors from the University of Oulu and their innovations took the spotlight.

At the University of Oulu, Professor of Structural Biology Lari Lehtiö and his team are conducting groundbreaking research to discover new ways to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases by studying protein structures and functions.

What kind of projects received funding from Business Finland in 2024? What opportunities do the renewed BF funding instruments offer to the University of Oulu and our researchers? We dived into these topics at Business Finland Champions Award.

Have a business idea you’d like to develop? Want to test its feasibility without taking on major financial risk? That’s exactly what Proof of Concept (PoC) funding is for – and it has been available at the University of Oulu for ten years now!

Companies from Kanta-Häme visited the University of Oulu as part of a regional Rahoitusagentti project. The purpose of the visit was to help companies find suitable research partners, thereby fostering innovation and business growth.

Mikael Pentikäinen, CEO of Entrepreneurs of Finland, joined us to discuss how universities and businesses can combine forces to discover even more avenues for collaboration.

The University Business Forum 2024 brought together over 200 participants to explore how collaboration and digitalization can pave the way to a more sustainable future.

"This job ties directly into my studies. I got hands-on experience in exactly what I'm studying", says Aleksi Korpela, a third-year civil engineering student at the University of Oulu.

The collaboration between Metsä Group and the University of Oulu generates new knowledge, fosters innovation, and addresses the challenges of sustainable development — all of which are crucial for Finland's international competitiveness. 

Northern Industry 2024 highlighted solutions to mitigate the environmental impact of industry.

The owner of intellectual property rights can be the university, the creator of the result, or a project partner. Ownership is influenced by certain laws, conditions given by the funder, and agreements between project partners.

The University of Oulu is running a 6G Flagship research program, which involves a wide range of research around 6G. Wearable wireless measurement devices enable early-stage diagnostics.

The goal of the Fossil Free Future project is to develop new fossil-free solutions that are used in the production and use of energy needed in industry and transport. Danfoss is currently looking for partners to design smart, sustainable and renewable energy source innovations in co-innovation projects funded by Business Finland and various EU-funded projects.

The University of Oulu is running a 6G Flagship research programme, which involves a wide range of research around 6G. One of the research projects is called EMETA (Enabling Metaverse).

SHAPE is an ecosystem of Mirka Oy, a manufacturer of abrasives, polishing compounds and tools, and its goal is to develop new sustainable solutions for industry and construction.