Mikko Koistinen and Peetu Nuottajärvi, founders of the software company Buutti Oy, visited our living room for the InnoVisitor event. The duo opened up Buutti's journey from 2016 until today to the audience.

In her role, Niina will be responsible for ensuring that the experts and services of the Innovation Centre are visible both externally and within the University of Oulu.

The employees of the Innovation Centre will move to the 4th floor of the Linnanmaa campus (formerly TOPIK's premises) on Thursday, February 22, 2024.

The University of Oulu received a total of €12.1 million in research funding from Business Finland last year. The researchers who received funding for their projects in 2023 were celebrated at the Business Finland Champions Awards event held last week.

Our Spring 2024 IPR training calendar has been published. Seize the opportunity by participating in our spring training sessions and learn to manage intellectual property rights (IPR) matters.

The University of Oulu is part of the PATLIB network maintained by the European Patent Office (EPO). The network consists of approximately 340 patent information centers from various European countries. PATLIB centers were established to provide local access to patent information and related topics for information seekers.

Business project practices have been harmonized at the Innovation Centre during the autumn and the guide has now been published.

Students from the University of Oulu have succeeded in the recent business idea competitions. In the Kickstart competition, they secured second and third place, while at the Slush Oulu Community Side Event, university teams claimed first and third place.

A potential new drug candidate developed by researchers at the University of Oulu has been granted a patent in Europe. The drug is a small molecular chemical compound that is especially suited for cancer treatment.

The last Business Finland financing info sessions of the year provided researchers at the University of Oulu with a comprehensive package of instruments available for funding applications.

The PoC (Proof-of-Concept) funding for the year 2024 is now open for applications. It can be applied by researchers and students of University of Oulu for as long as funds are available.

The University of Oulu uses the IN-PART platform, which serves as a kind of showcase for the university’s research expertise.

#UBF2023 was celebrated yesterday among 150 participants. The day was filled with interesting discussions, insightful ideas and much more!

You still have time to register for the UBF 2023! Register by October 5.

The University of Oulu organizes a training called GP-kOulutus and it has been granted a trademark in Finland.

At the opening of the University of Oulu’s academic year on September 4, 2023, meritorious persons in the university community were awarded.

Open Day was held at the Innovation Centre as part of the Pohjat event – Entrepreneurship Week of Northern Ostrobothnia.

During the autumn, there will be several training sessions for researchers and students at the University of Oulu, which will help to take over IPR matters.

The city of Oulu finances PoC (Proof-of-Concept) activities for three years (2023–2025) at the University of Oulu, Oulu University of Applied Sciences and OSAO.

InnoVisitor on Friday 6th of June from 9 to 10 a.m. In University’s Innovation Centre or remote.