Growth and internationalization for SMEs through university cooperation

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TECHBOOST project

TECHBOOST helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with significant growth potential to adopt, develop and systematically apply new technologies, especially in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI).

In TECHBOOST, a network of six higher education institutions work together to achieve long-term goals and results. The network includes Aalto University, Tampere University, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Oulun University of Applied Sciences, Tampere University of Applied Sciences, and Häme University of Applied Sciences. The total budget of the project is 1,8M€.

TECHBOOST implements a total of 30 business projects nationwide. Each higher education institution will implement five business projects. Their objectives range from creating a demo and prototype to optimising the production process.

The TECHBOOST project is for companies looking for technological solutions for their day-to-day operations, wanting to find the most suitable technologies and needing help in applying them and applying for funding. Our aim is to raise the level of knowledge of companies and other actors by bringing the latest research knowledge into pilot projects and technology strategies.

30 business projects

Each institution will carry out five business projects. The objective of the business project can range from creating a demo and prototype to optimising the production process.

TECHBOOST
network

Through university partnerships, we help companies, higher education institutions and technology providers to find each other and work in a networked way, learning from each other.

New technologies

The project helps companies to adopt, develop and apply new technologies through concrete pilot projects and spread knowledge about different agile experimentation methods.