“Good science is essential, but not enough” – Tejesvi Mysore turns research into impact through entrepreneurship
How does research create an impact? How can research results be turned into business? What happens on the journey from idea to market? These questions were explored in the InnoWebinar, where Tejesvi Mysore shared his personal journey from scientist to startup founder.
Meet Ville Saarenpää: "The best part is seeing the spark of excitement ignite in a student’s eyes"
To make our experts more accessible to you, we are introducing them in this blog series. First up is Ville Saarenpää, our business expert.
You’ve Got a (work)Friend in Me
These entrepreneurs from Oulu prove that work friends can help you reach goals you’d never achieve alone! They share how their friendship and business ventures began, and how they continue to strengthen each other.
Leveling up learning: LessonLab brings education into the modern era
Miska Visuri’s company, LessonLab, is on a mission to infuse education with a contemporary twist and fresh perspective. They offer customized, gamified learning solutions designed to train employees in an engaging and interactive way.
Buutti Oy grew from an idea of four students to a growth company — "We saw potential in young people, and they turned out to be super talented"
Mikko Koistinen and Peetu Nuottajärvi, founders of software company Buutti Oy, visited our living room for an InnoVisitor event. The duo opened up to the audience about Buutti's journey from 2016 until today.
In Finland, the fear of failure prevents from becoming an entrepreneur – Matti Muhos is doing research on why the situation is the opposite in other Nordic countries
Finns are afraid of failure. This is evident at least in the fact that we dare not become entrepreneurs. Where does this fear come from? In other Nordic countries, people become entrepreneurs more boldly, so why does the situation change when we are inside the borders of Finland?
IndoorAtlas' customer doesn't get lost on the way! The technology of research-based startup helps navigate indoors
Based on research conducted at the University of Oulu, a startup company called IndoorAtlas has emerged and it provides solutions related to indoor positioning
Research at the University of Oulu sparked a startup supporting weight management - What's happening with Onnikka Health now?
Onnikka Health Oy is a startup that makes the digital lifestyle guidance application Onnikka.
AISpotter - Artificial intelligence for sports production
AISpotter Oy is a company originating from the University of Oulu. The artificial intelligence algorithm finds predefined game situations from video recordings automatically.
Onnikka Health — Decreasing the world's obesity curve
Onnikka is a behavioral and lifestyle change management app that started its development at the University of Oulu more than 10 years ago. An interdisciplinary research collaboration between medicine and information systems sciences deviated a solution to curb the growth of the overweight epidemic.