Aalto Innovation

Commercialisation

Aalto Innovation’s services help Aalto University researchers commercialise inventions, that is, develop profitable business from research results. Support is available for developing ideas, patenting, licensing, building entrepreneurship skills and legal matters through experts as well as various pre-incubator and accelerator programmes. The student community’s entrepreneurship is supported by Aalto Founder School and AaltoES.
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From research to startup

Aalto Innovation’s service portfolio and internationally unique entrepreneurial community provide support for a variety of research groups.

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Invention disclosure

Do you have a new invention or business idea?

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Technology transfer

Aalto university's technology transfer process is designed for impact

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Innovation funding

Explore the funding opportunities offered by Aalto University that support the development and commercialisation of research-driven innovations.

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Incubator and accelerator programmes

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Research-to-Business pre-incubator for researchers

The programme is intended particularly for university research teams at the idea stage who want to accelerate the creation of new business by preparing the commercialisation of a product or service solution.

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Business Generator -program

Our popular accelerator programme offers tailored coaching and events, as well as a community that includes a broad partner network of investors, mentors and commercialisation experts.

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Aalto Creatives

Aalto Creatives pre-incubator helps creative professionals to turn their practice into a business that can genuinely scale.

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ESA BIC Finland for space industry startups

The European Space Agency’s business incubator for early-stage startups that want to develop space-related ideas.

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ESA Phi-Lab Finland supporting space data innovation

A programme for innovations that utilise space data and technologies

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Innovation Postdoc

A fully funded, 12 month career track to turn your doctoral discoveries into deep-tech startups.

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Alumni companies
40B€+
total valuation
Over
15K
jobs created
Annually
200+
invention disclosures
Out of 10 unicorns
8
are Aalto-related
Ranked
5th
Finnish patent applicants

Aalto at Slush 2026: These solutions are revolutionising the insulation market, joint replacement surgery and the utilisation of waste heat

Aalto University will take part in the startup event Slush by showcasing 12 new innovations that help solve sustainability challenges and strengthen economic growth.

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Entrepreneurship events

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Lectures and seminars, Staff trainings, Other staff training, Support for teams, Training to support research –

Doing qualitative research in conversation with AI, Nov 10, 2026

How to responsibly do qualitative research with AI tools? With Dr. Emrecan Gulay
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Lectures and seminars, Staff trainings, IT & digital tools, Support for teams, Training to support research –

NFDI4ING RDM tools for engineers, Nov 10, 2026

NFDI4ING offers domain-specific tools, AI-assisted platforms, and training to help engineers manage, share, and publish data.
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Lectures and seminars, Staff trainings, IT & digital tools, Support for teams, Training to support research –

Research data management for ARTS researchers, Nov 11, 2026

Learn about research data management (RDM) in visual arts.
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Research data management in chemistry, Nov 17, 2026

Learn about research data management (RDM) in chemistry.
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Discover innovations and start-ups

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ICEYE

Unmatched persistent satellite monitoring

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IQM

Full stack quantum computers and applications to HPCs, research institutes, universities and business enterprises.

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EDGE

Affordable green hydrogen through the dramatic reduction of the electrode’s material & manufacturing costs.

Innovation portfolio
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Shimber

World’s first bio-based, microplastic-free coating derived from deconstructed wood creating vivid, living surfaces that shift with every angle

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INGA

Data driven monitoring platform for safer labor induction

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News from innovation ecosystem

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Press releases, Research & Art Published:

Study: Helsinki's land rent increases showed up in housing prices – but only after about a decade

Researchers tracked Helsinki apartments in blocks of flats whose land lease contracts were renewed in 2021.
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Cooperation, Studies Published:

Students developed a dynamic ESG documentation structure for EY’s sustainability team in the Nordics

The framework by the School of Business students helps EY sustainability team streamline its ESG reporting processes as sustainability requirements evolve
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Cooperation, Research & Art, Studies Published:

From ideas to impact: ‘Better forecasts need a new kind of data’

Aalto’s student innovation grant gave the company’s founders resources to develop and test their concept.
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Cooperation, Research & Art, Studies Published:

From ideas to impact: ‘I found a real problem, so I just jumped in’

Aalto’s student innovation grant helped the team buy components for their prototype.
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