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1 COBIK 2012, Ljubljana Overcoming the innovation gap a bridge from lab to fab Jussi Tuovinen, Vice President, R&D VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

2 2 Outline Setting the scene Valley of death Value chain and value creation Open innovation VTT Innovation organisation and our approach to SMEs Tools for innovations - overcoming the gab Innovation environments and ecosystems: Micronova, PrintoCent, MemsCat Innovation alliance: Heterogeneous Technology Alliance (HTA) EU: Research for the benefit of SMEs

3 3 The scene and trends

4 EC has set-up High Level Group (HLG) 26/10/ for Key Enabling Technologies (KET) 4

5 5 Be local be global Local ecosystems & clusters Collaboration Networks Alliances

6 6 Building value-chains providing solutions

7 7

8 8 Open innovation paradigm Research Development Research Projects Boundary of the Firm New Market Current Market By Chesbrough 2003

9 9 The value creation Service business has increasing importance in global markets. What is value and role of key enabling technologies in the value chain? Does the hardware have anymore primary importance for the business? Is only service business key to value creation? Components Sensors Services It appears that the ends of the value chain are most know-how and research intensive. To create unique solutions, very close collaboration between service providers and key enabling technology & components supplier and creators are necessary.

10 10 Should an advanced country care about manufacturing? Breakdown of $299 retail price of a 30Gb Video ipod in 2005 Gross margin $ 76 Retailer $ 45 Manufacturing $ 7 (assembly) Data source: Dedrick, Kraemer, Linden, UC Irvine (PCIC), mimeo, Sep Distributor $ 30 Parts: Storage $ 74 Parts: Display $ 24 Parts: Chips $ 18 Parts: Others $ 25 Rouvinen, ETLA

11 11 VTT innovation organisation

12 VTT Group in brief Turnover 307 M (2011) Personnel 3,187 (31.12.2011) Customer sectors - Biotechnology, pharmaceutical and food industries

construction - Services and logistics Focus areas of research - Applied materials - Bio- and chemical processes - Energy - Information and

research VTT s operations - Research and Development - Strategic Research - Business Solutions - Business Development - Group Services VTT s

12 12 VTT Group in brief Turnover 307 M (2011) Personnel 3,187 ( ) Customer sectors - Biotechnology, pharmaceutical and food industries - Chemical industry and environment - Electronics - Energy - Forest industry - ICT - Machine, vehicle and metal industries - Real estate and construction - Services and logistics Focus areas of research - Applied materials - Bio- and chemical processes - Energy - Information and communication technologies - Industrial systems management - Microtechnologies and electronics - Services and the built environment - Business research VTT s operations - Research and Development - Strategic Research - Business Solutions - Business Development - Group Services VTT s companies - VTT Expert Services Ltd (incl. Labtium Ltd, Enas Ltd) - VTT Ventures Ltd - VTT International Ltd (incl. VTT Brasil LTDA) - VTT Memsfab Ltd

13 13 VTT s status as performer of R&D work Basic research Applied research VTT Development

Assay development Solutions for analytics

based microfluidics Unique manufacturing

14 15 VTT s one-stop shop for diagnostics solutions Biomarkers Reagent development Assay development Solutions for analytics Computational tools and data mining Discovery of new biomarker Recombinant antibody development Probe and primer engineering Large-scale production Immunoassays Microarrays Lab on chip: Silicon and polymer based microfluidics Unique manufacturing Optical readers & devices Wireless data transfer Early diagnostics of complex diseases

15 16 VTT Group on the map Berkeley USA (VTT/MSI) East Coast USA Brussels Belgium Germany St. Petersburg Russia Shanghai China Seoul South Korea Tokyo Japan Finland Singapore Sodankylä Rovaniemi Oulu Raahe Kajaani Kuopio Jyväskylä Tampere Turku Espoo Lappeenranta Rajamäki Helsinki Outokumpu São Paulo Brazil VTT research units Sales & marketing Offices Assessment of new opportunities Australia

16 17 VTT and SMEs

17 18 VTT with SMEs today SME invoicing of VTT is ~20% of company invoicing This is increasing ~10 20% annually Today ~1000 SME customers

challenges to research and development projects they have hands on

18 19 Challenges SMEs are challenging target group they are so numerous and spread all over cash flow should be generated immediately this set challenges to research and development projects they have hands on approach they spent quite modest sums for development language difference compared to LEs

20 VTT s objectives with SMEs SHOK Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation Help to internationalize Finnish SME companies Participation in EU SME projects Introduce Finnish SMEs to

19 20 VTT s objectives with SMEs SHOK Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation Help to internationalize Finnish SME companies Participation in EU SME projects Introduce Finnish SMEs to the network of international companies (as contractors, customers) Build more complete value chains VTT as a strategic R&D partner for selected SME companies and entrepreneurs Connect SMEs better to national innovation structures New collaboration projects with SHOKs (EU funding) VTT s role towards regional SMEs: More efficient usage of VTT s regional agents The buying of VTT services should be made easy Nominate responsible contacts for SMEs Advice on technologies and funding structures Lean projects with minimum bureaucracy Promote the most mature technologies Focus on innovative and growth-oriented companies More emphasis on VTT spin-offs License VTT technologies as new products to existing companies

20 21 Target group SMEs in Finland ~ Over 50 employee, ~ comp. Large enterprises: 620 SMEs How to find most interesting SMEs Partnership

21 22 Profiles of interesting SME segments Growth oriented SMEs, expanding to foreign markets TEM customer strategy segment First target group is SMEs with over 50 employees SMEs that are part of the value chain of the big brand owners VTT s own spin-off companies Innovative, technology developers (R&D intensive) which have own product(s) Start ups, small companies etc. TEM Ministry of Employment and the Economy

22 23 Tools for innovations overcoming the gap

23 24 VTT has two major facilities on micro- and nanofabrication These facilities are: - Micronova, innovation environment - PrintoCent, roll-to-roll printing pilot factory

24 25 PrintoCent Pilot Factory Laboratory infrastructure R2R up-scaling R2R pilot manufacturing Table-top printers Research and development Proof of concept demonstrators Room-sized R2R lines Trasfer from lab to R2R Process development Hall-sized R2R pilot lines Towards pilot manufacturing Towards market trials

25 26 PrintoCent Pilot Factory R2R pilot manufacturing

27 Micronova CENTRE FOR MICRO AND NANOTECHNOLOGY Espoo,

Research Centre of Finland (VTT) Aalto University

clean room, class 10-1000 Technology Park for startups

MEMS CMOS Thin film (FBAR, SQUIDs, SAW) Nanoelectronics

26 27 Micronova CENTRE FOR MICRO AND NANOTECHNOLOGY Espoo, Finland National Research Infrastructure VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) Aalto University School of Science and Technology 350 persons 2600 m2 clean room, class Technology Park for startups Companies with focus on microelectronics Technologies MEMS CMOS Thin film (FBAR, SQUIDs, SAW) Nanoelectronics Microphotonics, optics Printed electronics Circuits and antenna

27 28 VTT s status as performer of R&D work Basic research Applied research Micronova VTT Development

28 29 Squids for brain imaging for Neuromag

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29 If you have a problem opening this invitation, please click here SAVE THE DATE Dear Madam/Sir, Welcome to the Micronova Event on Sensing Opportunities for Diagnostics in Healthcare and Wellbeing on Tuesday at 9:00-17:00 in Otaniemi, Tietotie 3, Espoo, Finland This combined workshop and seminar brings together leading experts from industry and research to identify new opportunities created by microsensing technologies for bioanalytics and medical diagnostics. The combination of presentations and discussions illustrate the state of the art, future needs and directions for both research and business. Market needs and value-chain building are the key drivers for the event. Keynote speakers: Francois Berger, Director and Neurosurgeon, Clinatec CEA- Leti, Grenoble: From the Lab to Clinical Use. Gerald Urban, Professor and Entrepreneur, IMTEK-Sensors, Institute for Microsystem Technology, University of Freiburg, Germany: Bioanalytical and biomedical microsensors. Register Here! Early registration fee until is 140 (incl. VAT 23 %). It includes the program, lunch and Networking Buffet.

Microsystems and Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) MEMS is

MEMS has movable structures, for example a spring and a mass.

Classical spring and mass: MEMS spring and mass: Photo:

31 Microsystems and Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) MEMS is fabricated like integrated circuits but with one difference: MEMS has movable structures, for example a spring and a mass. Microsystems and MEMS are often used almost as synonyms. Classical spring and mass: MEMS spring and mass: Photo: SensorDynamics (Maxim) Nintendo Wii game console was a forerunner in consumer MEMS.

33 Main motivation To expand and lower the threshold the use of microsystems within the industry. To lower the cost for start-ups to use microsystems and the threshold level for creating MEMS/Microsystems start ups. To attract and create new talents and businesses To ensure competitiveness of ecosystem s members and partners

34 Impact/Value Raw silicon Silicon wafers Sensor Elements: Sensor with ASIC/electronics 5 6 Sensor fitted on application Final system utilizing the MEMS

35 Impact/Value Polysilicon (SOI) wafer Sensor: 5 6 Sensor with ASIC/electronics Weather station Airport weather service enabled business

36 37 Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) Carbocap CO 2 gas sensing T FPI CO 2 absorps IR light at λ = 4.2 µm MEMS Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI) tuned at 4.2 µm Thermopile voltage is a function of CO 2 concentration in air λ (µm) CO 2 Sensor example 3 FPI Thermopile

37 38 Carbocap CO 2 reference measurement T FPI CO 2 absorption CO 2 does not absorp IR light at λ = 3.9 µm MEMS Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI) tuned at 3.9 µm Thermopile voltage gives a reference for CO 2 measurement λ (µm) CO 2 Sensor example 3 FPI Thermopile

38 39 Fuel quality sensor technology VTT designs the MEMS heart of the sensor, including e.g.: Fabry-Perot interferometer Thermopile detector The outcome of the VTT s subproject is a mini spectrometer for near infrared wavelength region Optical resolution 5 10 nm Tuning range: 25% of the selected center wavelength EUREKA/Euripides project IQFUEL, Industrial and research partners: Continental, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, VTI Technoogies, Selmic, Aboard Engineering Ensiatec, CEA LETI, IFP

39 EC has set-up High Level Group (HLG) for Key Enabling Technologies (KET) 40

40 41 Heterogeneous Technology Alliance

functions Sensing Acoustic Photonic Integrated power sources µfluidics Biological

41 Heterogeneous Technology Alliance Trend Various technologies Micro & Nanotechnologies Surface functionalization Wafer scale integration Plastics & organics Packaging Complex functions Sensing Acoustic Photonic Integrated power sources µfluidics Biological Electromagnetic Various solutions Automotive Medical Telecom Healtcare André Perret 26-Oct-12 Page 42

1 400 Turnover : 191 M Clean room : 8 000 m 2 Espoo, Oulu Empl 2 700 Turnover : 217 M Clean room

42 Heterogeneous Technology Alliance A global offer from any entry point Division Recherche Technologique Grenoble Empl Turnover : 191 M Clean room : m 2 Espoo, Oulu Empl Turnover : 217 M Clean room : 2450 m 2 Neuchâtel Empl. 350 Turnover: 35 M Clean room : 1200 m 2 Dresden, Berlin, München Empl Turnover : 220 M Clean room : 8450 m 2 André Perret 26-Oct-12 Page 44

43 Heterogeneous Technology Alliance Market Special needs Small scale products (SME) HTA MEMS Platform HTA production services Market Mass products Consumer products External foundry Customer2 Prod. Resulting technology R&D HTA SOI MEMS PLAT FORM Tech1 Tech3 Tech5 Tech7 CSEM Neuchâtel (100 and 150 mm) CEA LETI Grenoble (200 mm) VTT Espoo (150 mm) Fraunhofer (100, 150 and 200 mm) TRL files Customer needs André Perret 26-Oct-12 Page 45

44 Heterogeneous Technology Alliance MEMS processing Itzehoe Berlin Duisburg Dresden Chemnitz Erlangen Freiburg Munich 200 mm Grenoble 150 mm André Perret 26-Oct-12 Page 46

45 47 Participant Portal - FP7 Calls - Capacities Open Calls Research for the benefit of SMEs:

48 Examples of EU SME projects participated by VTT Research for the Benefit of SMEs ZERO-VOC aims to

will be validated for its use in several demanding gas measurements.

46 48 Examples of EU SME projects participated by VTT Research for the Benefit of SMEs ZERO-VOC aims to develop an affordable, reliable tool for the on-line monitoring of harmful and toxic VOC emissions that will be validated for its use in several demanding gas measurements. OPTI-CLEAN aims to develop an instrument for cleaning validation of pharmaceutical industry using chemical imaging technique. PARTICLEPRO aims to develop an instrument for simultaneous particle size measurement and chemical imaging. VITISPEC aims to develop an affordable and reliable on-line tool for monitoring red wine fermentation for winemaking SMEs. OPTIMALT aims at developing a rapid and reliable on-line tool for assessing the malting quality of barley using automated optical analysis to overcome the limitations of current technologies. THIME aims to develop realtime measurement systems for printed intelligence process quality monitoring. NGOPTICS aims to develop high precision glass moulding technology for manufacturing of lenses with diffractive features.

47 49 Summary Future is in innovations - open networking - global markets - services based on key enabling technologies. ICT, electronics, materials and biotechnology are key to innovations in many cases. We need to focus on the whole value chain, especially how to go from lab demos to fabrication. Collaboration and co-creation schemes were presented by were introduces to over come the gap.

48 50 Thank you for your attention!

49 51 VTT - 70 years of technology for business and society

Innovation & Commercialization at VTT. Howard Rupprecht VP New Business Development

Innovation & Commercialization at VTT Howard Rupprecht VP New Business Development 24/05/2012 2 Presentation content 1. VTT in Brief 2. VTT s Research and Innovation Model 3. Commercialization at VTT 4.