Aalto University Innovation Services
Aalto Innovation Services manages the commercialization of inventions at Aalto University.
Advancing entrepreneurship and innovations
Aalto University is home to a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem and culture. The ecosystem is powered by both student-led entrepreneurial activities and the university's own research and innovation hubs.
Research ideas are commercialized in Aalto's incubators and accelerators; students find unforeseeable pathways towards entrepreneurship. Building on this, Aalto fosters a thriving culture of innovation.
Altogether over
2250
invention disclosures
Over
330
technology transfers
Aalto places
3.
in patent applications
In 2022
55% of venture capital was invested in
Aalto-related companies
Total of
66M鈧 for new research to business
funding
Career as a founder?
80%
Aalto-students agree
The inspiring ecosystem metrics are tracked continuously.
From Ideas to Impact
Good research ideas turn into tangible societal impact in Aalto's incubators and accelerators. With the help of Aalto Startup Center and Innovation Services, the university provides a wide range of support services for researchers interested in exploring the commercial potential of their results.
Aalto Startup Center is a hybrid accelerator participating and leading international incubator and accelerator programs.
From Ideas to Impact
Aalto University has an internationally unique innovation ecosystem.
Welcome to our vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem
Aalto University's vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem has given birth to many new communities and openings over the past decade. There are a variety of incubator and accelerator services for startups. Similar services are also available for students for early-stage teams with a preliminary idea for their growth company.
Meet the players and come change the world with us.
Startup ecosystem
Interested in enterpreneurship, startups and innovations? Welcome to join our community.
Innovation portfolio
Every year approximately 100 companies are founded in our innovation ecosystem and the total value of the companies founded by our alumni exceeds 30B鈧. Take a look at our current Research to business -teams (prebusiness), spinouts, startups and alumni companies.
A Grid 鈥 Founders Factory
The new home for ambitious startups A Grid is the creative community of ambitious startups, companies and entrepreneurs in Aalto Campus.
Tools for creating an entrepreneurial mindset
Eager to learn more? There are free, open access online courses covering the fundamentals of startup entrepreneurship, radical creativity and economics.
Starting Up online course
The open access online course covers the fundamentals of startup entrepreneurship
Learn radical creativity
Radical creativity is continuous learning: experiments, imagination, and agency.
How to live a good life? Art of Living MOOC by Frank Martela
This massive open online course on how to live a good life is lectured by Ph.D., assistant professor Frank Martela. The course is produced by the Oasis of Radical Wellbeing project and it is part of Aalto鈥檚 lifewide learning portfolio. The course was launched on May 30th, 2023
鈥淓nhancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace鈥 - free online course available, you can register until mid-February
European EDIFY-EDU- project offers an open online course (MOOC).
What if...
Stories from Aalto's community of entrepreneurially wired thinkers and doers.
What if... entrepreneurship education was available for all?
In recent years, the startup community has focused on inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. We think they鈥檙e inspired enough. Now, it鈥檚 time to start doing.
What if... your business could benefit from a hybrid accelerator?
Aalto Startup Centre offers an on-demand tailored program for startups鈥 needs.
What if... good user experiences don't just happen by accident?
Experience design is a mindset that explores what the end-user truly needs and expects.
What if... entrepreneurship was the best tool for building a better future?
The best practices for a sustainable future will spread more efficiently if they also make sense financially.
What if... you've overlooked an important asset?
Make your business thrive with a holistic take on design.
What if... the pandemic is an acid test of our creativity?
Learnings from the COVID-19 crisis in Finnish food and beverage startups.
What if... we worked with more people unlike ourselves?
Top-performing teams often have people from diverse backgrounds, and it鈥檚 no coincidence.
What if nanotech could save lives?
Xfold Imaging鈥檚 innovative solutions enable the study of cellular structures and bio-molecules at a nano-scale resolution which has, up until now, not been possible. Looking this deep will give earlier diagnostics to stop disease outbreaks in their tracks, allow pharmaceutical companies to design better drugs.
Innovation ecosystem news
Aalto University launches Inventors program to turn science into impact
The new training program in the field of chemical engineering empowers researchers to explore entrepreneurial pathways and the commercial potential of their work.
CODEUNITED, led by Aalto University, successfully secures 1.34M鈧 funding from the EIT-HEI Initiative to enhance and scale entrepreneurship education in Europe
CODEUNITED stands for The COnnecting and DEvelopment of UNiversity-oriented InnovaTion Ecosystems through entrepreneurship eDucation project
ESA funding for the space business
The European Space Agency鈥檚 new innovation programme in Otaniemi helps Finnish companies commercialise inventions, leverage satellite data and strengthen their position in the industry.
