Elina Yli-Rantala

Contact person at Innovation services for ENS and BEN faculties. Ask me about

• exploitation of research outputs
• inventions and their protection
• Business Finland funding and other funding opportunities for commercialization, innovative research actions and proof of concept. 

(Substituting for Ida Nikkilä until May 2027.)

I provide support for the following funding calls:

• Business Finland Co-Creation, Co-Innovation and Co-Research (for members of ENS and BEN faculties)
• Proof of Concept fundings from RCF, ERC and foundations (all faculties)
• EU Horizon Europe Pillar III instruments: EIC (Transition, Advanced Innovation Challenges); EIT calls (all faculties)

D.Sc. (Tech) in Environmental engineering (2025). Background in applied research at VTT in the fields of material science and circular economy.

Microplastics in Wastewater Sludges: Extraction, Occurrence and Implications for the Circular Economy (PhD Thesis, Tampere University, 2025)