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Copyright © Tekes
Tekes the Finnish Funding Agency
for Technology and Innovation
5th May, 2011Vilnius, Lithuania
Way to successful industry related innovationsMARKET-DRIVEN INNOVATIONS
Esko Virtanen
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Tekes - what do we do and why
Examples - of successful R&D work
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How do we work?
Tekes encourages companies to do challenging R&D • Funding for the creation of new know-how and development of products,
processes and service or business concepts
• We accept more risks than private financiers
Tekes facilitates collaboration and networking• between small and large businesses
• industry and the academia
• public and private organisations
• globally – nationally – regionally
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• Priority to growth-seeking, innovative SME’s
• Increased focus on forerunners and strategic innovations
• Customer success in global value networks• Services and non-technical contents equally
important as industry and technologies
• Tekes will be a more essential part of the innovation services cooperation network
• More customer-oriented and flexible approach
Strategy in a nutshell
Growth and wellbeing from renewal
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Strategic research areasdetermined by the Strategic
Centres for Science, Technology and
Innovation
Added value by solution-based services and intangible concepts
Business in global value networks
Renewing services and production by digital means
Naturalresources and
sustainableeconomy
Intelligentenvironments
Vitalityof people
Focus areas
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Examples - of successful R&D work
4 CASES
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Successful gaming industry one of Finland's strong points
Global gaming industry worth about USD 50 billion in 2009 (export value of the Finnish gaming industry about EUR 75 million)
Finnish international success stories such asAngry Birds, Habbo Hotel, Max Payne
Strong gaming culture (Assembly computerfestival) and technology know-how behind thesuccess
Digital distribution of games the next big thing Play Finland attracts international publishers
and investors Tekes has supported the Finnish gaming industry strongly
since 2001 www.playfinland.fi
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Lactose-free milk drinks
Milk-tasting, totally lactose-free products
Growing need on the global market, big share of the adult population is lactose intolerant
First products on the market in 2001 Patented products sold in 12 countries Turnover in 2009 over 100 million euros Selection includes sour milks, yoghurts,
creams, cottage cheeses and fats Tekes has partly funded R&D www.valio.fi
Valio Ltd
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Third generation demonstration biorefinery in operation
The company’s 3G biorefining demonstration plant utilizes agricultural residues
Production of pulp and paper fibres; also biofuels and biochemicals.
Concept rated by a World Bank report as economically and environmentally best
First license agreements with Chinese customers China the strongest market License and project contract with UPM-Kymmene Corporation www.chempolis.com
04-2009DM 32182
Chempolis Oy
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Deep collection gains world popularityMolok Oy
The deep collection system developed by Molok has spread around the world
Waste is held in an underground container; only a third of the container is visible
Deep collecting containers hold more waste than surface bins = longer intervals between emptying
Advantages of deep collection are economic and ecological Suited to collecting various kinds of waste Used at the Beijing Summer Olympics 60% of turnover exported, mainly to Europe and Scandinavia www.molok.com
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Half of the funded projects areinternationally networked
Any international company located in Finland is eligible for Tekes's funding, regardless of ownership.
International activities in projectsfunded by Tekes in 2006 - 2008
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Impacts of R&D funding
Tekes’ s clients have experienced more rapid growth than companies in the business register in general.Business Aid Database Creation: Final Report by the Working Group (2006)
R&D funding increases the growth, activeness in seeking patents and demand for labour of companies and reduces the likelihood of business closures and mergers.Hovi et al. (2006)
R&D funding has increased the growth of productivity and improvedemployment in companies with a well compensated R&D.Piekkola (2006)
Nearly two in three companies perceived Tekes funding to have helped the company increase its net sales.Pekkanen et al. (2004)
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Encouraging innovation environment
Growing investments in R&D – public and private
Active dialogue involves companies, research institutes and public sector
Innovation leader – one of the four innovation leaders in EuropeInnovation Union Scoreboard 2010
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Keep in touch!
Information about Finnish innovation environment, Tekes's activities
interesting publications and research and development projects
www.tekes.fi/en
Subscribe to Tekes Newsletter at
www.tekes.fi/en/newsletter