Some of the most innovative solutions in technology and design are inspired by summer nature. After all, plants and animals have qualities that beat even the most inventive minds of engineers.

The CAAMA process offers a cheaper, more efficient, sustainable and environmentally friendly solution for cleaning mine wastewater than what is currently available on the market.

What if you need someone else's content for your teaching or research? Kirsi Salmela, Head of Legal at Kopiosto and Maarit Jokela, IPR expert at the Innovation Centre, gave us some good tips on this, which we summarise in the blog.

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

Researcher, teacher, student: do you know how to use different materials in your teaching and research? When do you need permission and what does a Kopiosto’s copy licence allow you to do? And who owns IPR in universities?

At the University of Oulu, we celebrated inventors and inventions on University Inventor Day. At the event, we revealed our researchers with the most invention disclosures in 2023 and heard inspiring talks.

The Measurement Technology Unit's Smart Feed project has been shortlisted as one of the nominees for the European Innovation Award for EIP (European Innovation Partnership) projects.

The Innovation Centre's UniOulu Science Day workshop challenged researchers to think about how research results can be turned into new inventions, services and practices.

Collaborative research is an investment in the future and competitiveness of organisations, which is why the University of Oulu is an excellent partner for keeping ahead of the curve.

With Business Finland's funding, Valio will launch the Food 2.0 project to develop the food system of the future and promote the competitiveness of food exports.

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.

How do you make sure your design doesn't end up on other people's products? How do you keep the results of your work in your own hands and prevent your designs from being copied?

We are proud to introduce our summer staff, who will be supporting us with their easy-going, playful attitude during the holidays!

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.  

As promised, I revisited the University of Oulu Innovation Centre, albeit briefly, to dive into my favorite topic: Social Innovations.

We have already introduced in a few blog posts what kind of research is being done at the University of Oulu around 6G. Next, it’s time to dive into the world of the 6GBridge-6CORE project!

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.

When you search the University of Oulu study guide with the keyword innov*, you will find nearly 30 courses related to innovation. What is taught about innovation? Why is the topic so relevant that it is worth taking courses on?

New experts have joined the Innovation Centre team, and it’s time to introduce them! This time, we are introducing Business Development Specialist Ville Saarenpää and Business Development Manager Marika Koivuniemi.

My Christmas is always very easy-going: the Christmas Eve follows the same pattern, if it’s up to me (yes, I’m one of those crazy Christmas enthusiasts). Now that I’ve worked a while as a Communications Intern at the Innovation Centre, I started thinking about my Christmas celebration from an innovative perspective. What inventions would make my Christmas even smoother?