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Main building of VTT in Otaniemi, Espoo.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is the biggest multitechnological applied research organisation in Northern Europe. It provides high-end technology solutions and innovation services. VTT is a non-profit-making research organisation.

VTT has been granted ISO9001:2000 certificate.

VTT is a part of the Finnish innovation system under the domain of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy.

  • Turnover: 230 M€ (2007)
  • Personnel: 2 740 (2007)
  • President & CEO: Erkki KM Leppävuori


VTT offers R&D services to following customer sectors:

  • Biotechnology, pharmaceutical and food industries
  • Process industry and environment
  • Electronics
  • Energy
  • Pulp & paper
  • ICT
  • Machines and vehicles
  • Real estate and construction
  • Services and logistics:

From its wide knowledge base, VTT can combine different technologies, create new innovations and a substantial range of technologies and applied research services thus improving its clients' competitiveness and competence. Through its international scientific and technology network, VTT aims to produce information, upgrade technology knowledge, create business intelligence and value added to its stakeholders.

Impact of VTT projects:

  • 98 % of beneficiaries reported that VTT had at least accelerated their R&D activities 1)
  • 95 % of customers believed that their expertise and knowledge base has improved as a result of their collaboration with VTT 1)
  • 90 % of respondents regarded VTT’s research as being very or quite useful 2)
  • 89 % of respondents thought that the description “high level of scientific and technological expertise” applied very well or quite well to VTT 2)
  • 81 % of respondents thought that VTT “generates added value for the customer, partner or society” 2)
  • 77 % of respondents were the recipients of demonstrations, prototypes, pilots, marketing materials or documented methodologies 1)
  • 70 % of customers had already commercially utilised the results of their VTT projects or expect that they will do so within three years 1)
  • 56 % of customers believed that their competitiveness had improved thanks to their collaboration with VTT 1)

1) Taloustutkimus Oy, Customer Impact Survey, October 2006

2) Taloustutkimus Oy, Corporate Image Barometer, November 2007


VTT’s key technology fields:

  • Applied materials
  • Bio- and chemical processes
  • Energy
  • Information and communication technologies
  • Industrial systems
  • Microtechnologies and electronics
  • Technology in the community
  • Business Research


History

VTT was founded in 1942 for scientific and public utility. VTT has its headquarters in Otaniemi, which is close to Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. VTT is an abbreviation of Finnish words "Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus" which translate to "governmental technical research centre".

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