Aalto University shaping the future

Janne Laine, Vice President for Innovation Merger of three leading Finnish universities

Helsinki University of Technology 1849 of Art and Design 1871 University 2010 Helsinki School of Economics 1911 National mission Business & Economics Strengthening 's innovative capacity through first-class INNOVATION research, art and education. A diverse community In 2018, our students 12 000 graduated with full-time equivalent degree students 263 doctoral degrees 1 628 master’s degrees 1 218 bachelor’s degrees A staff of about 4 000, of which nearly 400 are 290 graduates from the MBA professors. and EMBA programmes Share of international academic faculty is 40%. Building excellence in all the key research areas

ICT and digitalisation Human-centred living ShanghaiRanking: Telecommunication environments Engineering 28 (2017: 31) QS: Architecture/Built Environment US News: Computer Science 43 (2017: 47) 42 (2018: 46)

Global business dynamics Arts and design ShanghaiRanking: knowledge building Management 36 (2017: 49) QS: Art & Design 7 (2018: 9) Business Administration 34 (2017: 51–75)

Health and wellbeing Advanced energy solutions ShanghaiRanking: Medical Technology ShanghaiRanking: Electrical & Electronic 101–150 (2017: 101–150) Engineering 51–75 (2017: 76–100) Materials and sustainable use of natural resources ShanghaiRanking: Mining and Mineral Engineering 51–75 (2017: 46) Aalto University innovation ecosystem Focus Areas:

Multi-disciplinary research fostering Entrepreneurship as a Campus as an innovation and cross-cutting theme Innovation Hub entrepreneurship Innovative research We are committed to identifying and solving grand societal challenges and building an innovative future through our seven key research areas. Integrating science, design, industry and education

The unique collaboration between arts and design and chemical engineering in order to produce new concepts for the forest industry begun with the CHEMARTS project for students.

Ioncell dress for First Lady of Finland Jenni Haukio A unique collaboration hub

University of Maria 0-1 Meilahti Helsinki Health Startups Ruoholahti Campus Business District

Aalto Keilaniemi University Business Park

Collaboration hub Highlights/ RAI - Innovation Ecosystem Cumulative 2013 - 2017 MIT has rated Aalto’s innovation ecosystem 70 to 100 among the Number of companies commissioned are founded every year top-5 projects with in our ecosystem companies rising stars in the world 1041 729 157 number of invention number of technology disclosures transfers Target state 2030

• Aalto is a globally recognized, • Innovation and entrepreneurial activities are widely integrated into education, research and world-class entrepreneurship campus ecosystem. and innovation ecosystem that • Multi-channeled cooperation with society attracts talents, collaborators (corporations, startups, non-governmental and investors globally. Aalto organizations, public decision-making, private investors) enhances the quality of research and its activities have a high and education by solving real-life problems. impact on societal and • Funding will be secured from a variety of industrial renewal. funding sources. • Aalto is a popular option for top-quality researchers and students globally. Aalto University Principles for Commercialization of Intellectual Property

• Accepted by the Aalto Board on Sep Primary aim of commercialization 20th 2017 activities • Purpose of the principles • To maximize Aalto’s societal impact • To communicate Aalto’s operational through optimal utilization of results principles in commercialization activities produced in research, educational or other both to Aalto faculty and to external activities stakeholders Rights and restrictions • To help Aalto faculty and partners to • Inventor (faculty and students) rights need identify best avenues and services available to be protected while securing future for IP protection and commercialization academic and educational use of the IP • IP transactions must be carried out at fair value (competitive neutrality) Towards a better world.

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Janne Laine, Vice President for Innovation Aalto University innovation ecosystem Focus Areas:

Multi-disciplinary research fostering Entrepreneurship as a Otaniemi Campus as an innovation and cross-cutting theme Innovation Hub entrepreneurship INQUIRE INSPIRE IDEATE INCUBATE INTEGRATE IMPACT

Innovation Agents Researcher Innovation Advisors Business IP outputs ASUC Finland

Other EIT-KICs school ASUC Tech transfer taught PLATFORMS start ups modules partners Platform and EIT partners BIZ Start-up circus and competitions AENT Local SMEs Other AGRID ‘Factories’ partner Business initiatives eg Design Factory SHORTCUT ESABIC TUTA UN Espoo MARIA Innovation AVP Garden Angels Diem and mentors Knights of K I U A S Slush Rising Start up WAVE North Start-up Lifers Junction Aalto ES Säätiö Fall Up DASH SLUSH S t a r t - U p S a u n a s p a c e

Research Practice, Inspire Develop - Test - Bigger Pitch - GTM - Teach Supervise Ideate - Design Model Accelerate –Pitch- Seed fund Internationalise Entrepreneurship ecosystem at Aalto

Services Educational Student- Partners Programs driven programs Aalto Design Factory Network of is a constantly developing 23 different factories environment for learning, teaching, research and industry co-operation related to product Spread across development and design. 5 continents Design Factory network 23 locations Aalto Venture Program Super-curricular Every year

Event participants

Freshmen Slush volunteer Thought Leaders’ Orientation training Talks 2800+ 2300+ 700+ Participants Participants Participants Students as co-creators CEOs of more than and leaders 100 listed companies Startup event Slush became present world-renowned in the hands of Aalto students, attracting over 3 100 20 000 global participants startups annually. 20 000 participants 2018 A creative community for

A Grid is a gateway to startups Aalto’s international 25 000 m2 cooperation hub network of resources, for creating new ways of talented students and working with 150+ startups, cutting-edge research small-size companies, and technology creative businesses, networks, maker’s spaces • ESA business accelator • UN Technology and Innovation lab • Espoo City Services Promoting entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is 70 to 100 a more popular career companies option than ever – in are founded every year the last six years, over in our ecosystem

50% 3 000 of Finnish start-ups students have studied that originate from through the Aalto universities come from Ventures Program the Aalto community Towards a better world.

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