Aalto Innovation Services
Innovation Services promotes the commercialization of research in Aalto including technology transfer, licensing and creation of spin-outs.
Research collaboration and innovations
The possibilities for research collaboration extend from single research projects to long-term funding of research personnel and also include possibilities to utilise the university’s extensive research infrastructure. Often the collaboration starts from a single project but may develop into long-term strategic partnership.
Joint-funded research collaboration
Jointly funded research collaboration enables many possibilities for partners; different roles and levels for participation as well as networking and information sharing with other partners. Possibilities include:
- Projects funded mutually by Aalto and a company
- Projects fully or partially funded by Business Finland, the Finnish Academy, EU or other funding organisations
Projects may involve research institutes, other universities and corporations. Academic results, such as publications or theses are required. Ownership of IPR depends on the funding organizations.
Contract research
Corporate-funded research enables more flexible consideration of corporate-specific needs.
Preferably, the topic and goals of corporate-funded projects should be connected to ongoing research and support the development of strategic thematic areas at Aalto. Academic results, such as publications or theses are typically required. IPR typically belongs to the company.
Funding personnel for research and teaching
Companies can ensure progress of research also by funding positions for research personnel working in their interest fields.
- Professor of Practice (PoP) are distinguished professionals from business life, public sector, and arts, having often the task of promoting collaboration with external stakeholders.
- Adjunct Professors work part-time at Aalto and participate intensively especially in teaching.
- Postdocs: Experienced post-docs ensure long-term knowledge transfer and provide efficient guidance of MSc and doctoral students.
- Doctoral Students: Many research projects employ doctoral students as practical task force.
Other forms of collaboration
Find a patent
We sell and license patented technology and the know-how to needed to deploy patented technologies.
Entrepreneurship and startups
Entrepreneurship infuses everything at Aalto. Whether you’re a student interested in entrepreneurial education or a startup looking for an accelerator – or something in between – join our community!
Research and learning infrastructures
Our research and teaching infrastructures are a prerequisite for world-class, cutting edge research. They offer opportunities for collaboration and foster the local innovation ecosystem growth. The large infrastructures are open for all Aalto and external users.
Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI)
FCAI is a national competence center for AI in Finland, initiated by Aalto University, University of Helsinki, and VTT aiming to major industrial and societal impact.
Industrial Internet Campus
Aalto University Industrial Internet Campus (AIIC) is a platform for students, researchers, and companies to innovate and co-create smart, connected products and services. Industrial Internet Campus enables multidisciplinary research, education and innovation together with industrial partners.
Aalto University Corporate Relations team
Aalto Corporate Collaboration in practice
Read more about the ways how we at Aalto collaborate with companies and communities.
How to make something good even better: research cooperation with Genelec has continued for decades
The most recent results of joint research are related to the temporal response function of speakers: we want to hear all sound frequencies at the very moment when they are supposed to be heard.
Aalto University and Nokia expand their cooperation
Aalto University and Nokia expand their cooperation
Finnish Center of Artificial Intelligence FCAI and VTT join forces
Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT will join Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI launched by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki as a third founding member.
Collaborate with us
The School of Chemical Engineering carries out wide ranging and diverse forms of cooperation with industry. The school's most important corporate partners included Neste, UPM, Stora Enso, Valio, Fortum, Metsä Group, Outotec, Andritz and Kemira.
Collaborate with us
Our work at the School of Engineering is inspired by the needs of society. We seek to contribute to the development of society by taking an active role in Finnish and international life – dialogue with a variety of stakeholders and cooperation agreements with the Capital Region municipalities and key partners support this aim.
Let's do it together
As our partner, you will have an opportunity to contribute to the establishment of a new working culture and unique concentration of research, development and innovation.
Let's do it together
As our partner, you will have an opportunity to contribute to the establishment of a new working culture and unique concentration of research, development and innovation.
Aallon keskeiset tutkimusalat
ICT and digitalisation
We represent 25–35% of the scientific publications and university education in the field of ICT and digitalization in Finland.
Materials and sustainable use of natural resources
Our innovations based on materials research provide great opportunities for Finnish and international businesses.
Art and design knowledge building
We aim to find new ways of solving supposedly impossible problems, to contribute to the wellbeing of people, and to have a positive impact on wider society.
Global business dynamics
Our research contributes significantly to the competitiveness and renewal of Finnish industry and serves to help policy decision making.
Advanced energy solutions
Energy-related research is widely carried out by us. The main research focuses are energy sciences, multidisciplinary energy technologies and energy and the environment.
Human-centred living environments
We are developing interdisciplinary research to enhance the planning, design, and testing of better living environments.
Health and wellbeing
Our health and wellbeing research mostly focuses on neuroscience and -technology, functional magnetic imaging, biomedical engineering, bioinformatics and computational medicine, as well as on health and wellbeing technologies and management.
Aalto Sustainability Hub
To address complex sustainability challenges, Aalto Sustainability Hub works to increase interdisciplinary collaboration and to promote sustainability in teaching, campus development and other operations at Aalto.
Research & Art