Partners

Aalto University is a merger of three major Finnish universities, the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. It focuses on fostering multi-disciplinary education and research.

Nornickel Harjavalta Oy manufactures high-technology nickel products.

GeoPool is a private independent geological consulting company for the exploration and mining industry in the Nordic countries. The mining laws vary between Finland, Sweden and Norway and GeoPool has worked in all of them and has a close relation to authorities within each country. The employees at GeoPool are exploration geologists experienced in the field, but also in permit related questions and legal issues. GeoPool links exploration-/mining companies, stakeholders, landowners and authorities.

Balder Consulting AB is networking with many service managers and IoT program managers, mainly in manufacturing and installation companies. Their expert areas are the business-driven Internet of Things development, service business growth from engaging a larger part of the organization in proactive service sales, and implementation in large, matrix service organizations.

The University of Helsinki is one of the best multidisciplinary research universities in the world. It is an international academic community of 40,000 students and staff members, operating on four campuses in Helsinki and at 17 other locations.

Savonia University of Applied Sciences is one of the largest and most versatile Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland. The organization of experts educates strong professionals in six different fields of study. Savonia UAS versatile Degree Programmes offer the students the opportunity to study as a fulltime student or alongside their job (Master’s Degree and specialised studies) or flexibly in the Open University of Applied Sciences. The campuses are located in Kuopio, Iisalmi and Varkaus.

KerLine is an innovative start-up and a spin-off company of the Institute of Organic Synthesis Photoreactivity (ISOF) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) in Bologna. KerLine founders have developed an outstanding experience in full-length keratin manufacturing and engineering. In particular, they set up a method for the chemical extraction of high molecular
weight keratin from natural waste of agrifood and textile industries. The unique properties of the extracted keratin allow its application in different technological fields.

Keliber Oy is a Finnish mining company with an objective of producing high-purity lithium chemicals especially for the needs of the international lithium battery market.The lithium battery market is growing worldwide as traffic is becoming increasingly electric and the battery needs of a number of industries are increasing. The long-term objective of Keliber is to produce 11,000 tonnes of lithium chemicals per year for the use of the growing lithium battery market.

HiMat Engineering is a startup company spun-out of the research activity at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The co-founders Joakim and Peter have more than 15 years experience each from metallic materials research.

KTU is a leading Lithuanian university providing a wide range of studies and closely cooperating with business. The research groups working at KTU contribute to the global scientific knowledge by conducting cutting-edge​ interdisciplinary research.