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Meet our research commercialisation teams at the Nordeep event

Published on 3.9.2026

Tampere University

Commercialising research findings requires long-term collaboration with various stakeholders. Photo: Tampere University

The active development of research findings into new innovations and business ventures is a key component of societal impact. Research ideas are transformed into products or processes that have a societal impact through successful commercialisation, which requires the creation of funding networks and the identification of pilot environments.

Tampere University will be taking part in the NORDEEP 2026 Deep Tech Business Summit – an investor event – with its own start-up pavilion and is acting as a partner for the event this year. Over the two days, 16–17 September, the pavilion will host 11 commercialisation teams (Research to Business, R2B) from the Tampere higher education community. These are IdCLTI, LOUHI, Timekeeper, SILTA, Co-TIG, HUMU, AI LOB, PivotCore, Explained AI, Geometric AI and CASE.

"Commercialisation and innovation activities within Tampere’s higher education community have taken significant strides in recent years. Interest in the commercialisation of research results, as well as in students’ entrepreneurship studies and related topics, is reflected in a significant increase in participant numbers at both training sessions and events on the subject," Juho Väisänen, Tampere University Head of Innovation Services, says.

Over the past two years, a record number of new teams have applied for funding to commercialise research findings. Researchers’ interest in intellectual property rights (IPR) and inventions has also increased significantly.

"The number of invention disclosures has almost doubled in a couple of years. It is expected that by 2028 we will achieve the annual target of ten spin-off companies set by the University Foundation’s board, as the number of new research-based spin-off companies within the university community is clearly on the rise," Väisänen notes with satisfaction.

Investor events play a key role in the commercialisation of research findings

Commercialising research findings requires long-term collaboration with various stakeholders. These partners and stakeholders are identified specifically at commercialisation investor events such as Nordeep, in which the university community actively participates every year.

"There is close cooperation with the City of Tampere to develop Startup.Tampere’s activities and operations," Väisänen points out.

Experts in innovation services within the Tampere higher education community assist in the commercialisation of research-based innovations and support the establishment of spin-off companies. A key task is to assist commercialisation teams with, amongst other things, planning commercialisation funding, networking with investors and partners, clarifying the value proposition, and practising pitching, amongst other things.

"Year after year, we see how the networks and trust that have been built up since the very first steps of commercialisation, for example in events like Nordeep, play a key role in the commercialisation journey of our science-based spin-off companies," Henna Paakinaho, Tampere University Head of Commercialisation, says.

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