News from innovation ecosystem
Alumnus Atte Hujanen: I have been an entrepreneur all my life
鈥楾o succeed and enjoy being an entrepreneur, you need to enjoy unpredictable situations, reacting to them, and overcoming them. If the image of such an everyday life gets a smile on your face day after day, then entrepreneurship may be for you,鈥 thinks Atte Hujanen, the founder of the karaoke streaming service Singa.
Colliding students and startups in A Grid鈥檚 Omnia Makerspace
Omnia Makerspace was launched in startup hub A Grid鈥檚 first floor opposite Restaurant Factory in April 2019. Since then, the space has evolved from an empty basement into a flourishing workspace where students and startups collide.
Aalto University joins the City of Helsinki's new campus incubator programme
Helsinki wants to create a strong network of business incubators in the city in cooperation with higher education institutions.
Radical Creativity fostering re-thinking
Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn. But as the world is changing at a pace like never before, the most crucial skill may be the ability to think again and unlearn.
School of Business alumna Oona Anttila: Internship was an important experience for my career
Our alumna Oona Anttila became interested in the themes of sustainable development already at the beginning of her studies, and later she applied for the multidisciplinary Creative Sustainability master鈥檚 programme. Currently, she works at the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Nairobi, Kenya.
School of Business participates in the 2022 Positive Impact Rating (PIR)
Positive Impact Rating (PIR) is an international business school rating, in which students evaluate the societal impact of their school.
Entrepreneurial buzz, just a click away 鈥 virtual tour and other top picks from the Aalto startup community
The entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem tour allows users to experience our university's entrepreneurial buzz from anywhere.
A new super-cooled microwave source boosts the scale-up of quantum computers
Researchers in Finland have developed a circuit that produces the high-quality microwave signals required to control quantum computers while operating at temperatures near absolute zero. This is a key step towards moving the control system closer to the quantum processor, which may make it possible to greatly increase the number of qubits in the processor.
Aalto Startup Center receives honorable mention in renowned award ceremony for adapting to the global pandemic
Aalto University Startup Center has received an honorable mention for its success of adapting key operations to be applicable amidst the global pandemic.
A much-smaller Slush reminded of the power of community
The startup event Slush gathered 8,800 participants at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre.
One billion and beyond: Extensive funding for change raised by Aalto alumni and spinouts
Reviewing the output of the first ten years of Aalto University鈥檚 innovation ecosystem
Towards more sustainable space research 鈥 The Foresail-1 satellite will be launched in spring 2022
Foresail-1 is the first satellite from the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Research of Sustainable Space. The Centre of Excellence is studying space conditions with the aim of developing more sustainable small satellites that do not turn into space debris.
AVP offers the chance to join an entrepreneurship bootcamp in California
AVP students can now apply to UC Berkeley's Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship (BMoE) bootcamp, flight and accommodation costs covered.
New Aalto Inventions report released
The first version of analytics Inventions report is now opened for Aalto staff. The report enables statistical analysis for data-driven decisions related 91青青草 inventions, as well as provide more detailed reporting for daily Innovation Services operations.
Aalto University starts reporting on the sustainability of its endowment: 鈥淲e want to increase transparency鈥
The sustainability report shows that the investment funds we use are well aligned with sustainable investing principles. The long-term goal of the Endowment is a carbon neutral investment portfolio.
Helsinki Brain & Mind utilises digitalisation and develops AI-based brain imaging analysis
In the coming years, the network in neuroscience research will focus its efforts on the development of digital solutions and innovations. The network鈥檚 new project, with a budget of over 鈧880,000, has received substantial EU funding for the term 2021鈥2023.
On Friday night, BepiColombo will pass by Mercury for the first time
Researchers at Aalto University have been involved in building the particle measurement instruments for the probe. They will provide new information about Mercury and its space weather.
Group leader, are you interested in joining InstituteQ 鈥 The Finnish Quantum Institute?
Joining teams are expected to operate in a field relevant for quantum technologies
Investors turn to suburbs 鈥 with varying results
One- and two-room-flats are being built in Myyrm盲ki, and family apartments in Myllypuro. The difference is explained above all by various planning and land transfer requirements, says researcher Johanna Lilius. The revival of housing estate neighbourhoods can become expensive for older residents.
A new event series explores sustainability in a concrete way
Unfolding Tomorrow brings the best minds in business, academia and government to talk about what we can do today to make tomorrow better.
