Turku Future Technologies TFT

Turku Future Technologies TFT

Agenda Team and Starting Point Turku Future Technologies TFT Universities and Map of Skills Benefits for Companies osaamiskärjet

Team and Starting Point

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TFT Office (3+1) R&D Manager Account Manager Network Coordinator A head of TFT team is D.Sc (Tech) Karri Mikkonen and his responsibilities are planning and execution of TFT stategy and a business plan. He also develops and manages relations to the universities and a steering group of the network. MSc. Sofia Tuominen is responsible for combining business needs & university professionals towards co-operation. BBA Marianne Leistén is responsible for a general network coordination, relying strongly with TFT team and entire network of high level researchers and business actors. TFT Rauma In the Rauma region TFT collaborates with Heikki M. Nurmi, Head of Business Services

Starting Point One of the Turku region s and Southwest Finland s strongest business sectors are the maritime, metal and mechanical engineering industries. The research and teaching of universities form a basis for the growth of the region s diverse business structure and the strengthening of its expertise and international competitiveness. For SMEs in particular, strengthening cooperation with universities is a central challenge and presents an opportunity for growth and development. The shortage of university level engineering education and highly educated experts are causing a bottleneck in the development of the region s manufacturing technology industry

Number of employed Masters of Science in Engineering and architects by city in 2014 Helsinki 10493 Espoo 9592 Tampere 5303 Oulu 3097 Turku Lappeenranta Lahti Vaasa Rauma 1169 1037 788 734 359 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 Source: Statistics Finland

Measures in three different domains Development of education and training Strengthening attractiveness Strengthening of universities RDI activities that serve companies Production of technical training and degrees that achieve a higher level of expertise Strengthening of the Turku region s reputation and attractiveness at universities of technology and campuses LAUNCH OF TURKU FUTURE TECHNOLOGY

TURKU FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES

Partner Companies

Map of Skills in TFT Network* University of Turku Turku University of Applied Sciences Åbo Akademi Novia University of Applied Sciences Aalto University Lappeenranta University of Technologies University of Oulu Tampere University of Technology Entrepreneurship Marine Industry Bioenergy Technology Seafaring Simulations New Ship Concepts Energy and Environmental Technology Materials Engineering Mechatronics Network Business Circular Economy Biomass Valorization Vibration Spectroscopy Safety and Security Smart Grid Molding and Manufacturing Engineering Industrial Engineering Company Growth and Venturing Models Sales Process and System Engineering Data Analysis Advanced Structures and Materials Clean Water Machine Design and Manufacturing Automation Business and Innovation Management Digitalization Business Logic in Energy and Transport Energy Efficiency Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Occupational Well-being and Safety Robotics Materials Research Computer Science and Information Systems Microelectronics and Embedded Systems Machine Technology Centre Turku Manufacturing and Testing Services Industrial Development Services Materials and Surface Technology Technology Management Industrial Engineering Arctic Technology Industrial Management * Based on a research conducted in 2014-2015 Smart Machines and Manufacturing Competence Center VTT Co-operation

Turku Future Technologies - TFT TFT is an accessible and agile co-operational network that Tailors a broad-based research excellence to improve competitiveness and growth in technology companies in South-West Finland Supports a strategic development project of a company by speeding up knowhow development a product, production, business related as well as market entries. Provides a seamless model of co-operation for researchers and companies which leads company-driven, multidisciplinary and profitable innovation collaboration.

Business Research and Developments Technology Know-how and Research Universities Practical Knowledge Mapping Compile Know-how Technology Product Development Co Resources and Skills Business Top Publications Business Development Multidisciplinary Innovations Coordinate Multidiscipline Innovations Co-operation with Companies Communicate and Consult Internationalisation Improved Competitiveness Improved Competitiveness

TFT Services for Companies TFT brings one network channel that provides research and development resources in fields of product, production, technology and business management Offered services are Top people for research target specifications RDI projects (TEKES option) Professional services and training Projects Master Thesis and internship Global data search and summaries TFT also provides an extensive recruitment network of professionals: there are approximately 2300 students graduating from the network universities every year

TFT Process TFT Sales Companyresearch. docx University mapping TFT Summary Meeting Decision Finance Project Phase 1 Project Phase 2 Project Phase X Conclusions TFT DB for Projects TFT Customer DB Check Point 1 Check Point X

Benefits for Companies

Multidisclipinary Challenges For companies there is a great continuous need to apply faster, more complicated and efficient means to gain competitiviness and higher level of expertise A modern innovation prosess requires multidiscliplinary research for real-life challenges It is quite often so that RDI resources of a company cannot meet demands of complex challenges A recruitment process of top specialists is time consuming and an offering is limited

Multidisclipinary Research Challenges COMPANY Strategic Development Project UNIVERSITIES Technology Research UNIVERSITIES Legal Challenges UNIVERSITIES Business and Innovation Management

Company and TFT Company s competitiveness and development of know-how require faster, more complicated and efficient means New innovations need multidisciplinary expertise and top researches which are targeted to the real world challenges RDI resources of a company may not be able to meet all of multidisciplinary challenges technical commercial - legal A recruitment process of talents is time consuming and difficult

TFT Benefits for Top Management One accessible and agile co-operational network for a broad-based research excellence A main target to support a company s strategic growth and competitiveness Mapping coordination mutually agreed targets and reports A company can easily multiply research resources Faster RDI cycles and launches for new innovations IPR Also sales & marketing and legal consultation can be aqcuired Competitive services A recruitment channel

TFT Benefits for RDI Management New technologies (trends, new opps, showcases) Map of Skills Fast matching with specialists Benefits of the network can be seen during the mapping Comprehensive, dynamic and flexible A customer centric R&D-seminars (e.g. FIMECC) TFT newsletters for RDI

Questions supporting discussion Do we have a problem? What is the problem? How can I describe the problem? Who can help? How this help can be realized?

Turku Future Technologies Case 1 A customer has an urgent strategic need to develop a major product portfolio Demand of the portfolio is changing due to new trends and technical standards There is a development requirement of a new basic material and this has brought up a following set of research questions: A totally new material vs development of the existing material Manufacturing and materials technologies Business models and competitiveness More than 30 multidiscipline research questions have risen

Turku Future Technologies Case 1 TFT network provides with following research resources University of Turku Tampere University of Technology LUT University of Oulu Turku University of Applied Sciences Novia University of Applied Sciences Koneteknologiakeskus can also offer expertise, training and a testing environment for the chosen materials and related technologies Turku KTK Oy

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TFT Value Proposition To offer your company multidiscipline research power of a network of 8 leading universities fast and efficiently A research project executed by the network offers versatile and advanced solutions for real world problems and challenges To tailor a competitive research project to accurately meet your company s strategic needs.