Turku Science Park

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Turku Science Park- Strong Platform for High Tech
Companies Baltic Sea Region University
Network. Ilkka Kouvonen Turku11.5.2007
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The Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007
Innovation factors
Overall Competitiveness Index
Source World Economic Forum, Global
Competitiveness Report 2006-2007
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GDP share of RD expenditure in Finland
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RD input in Finland

• Total 5.5 billion euros, 3.5 percent ofthe Gross
  Domestic Product (GDP) in 2005.

Public sector1.6 billion euros
Enterprises3.9 billioneuros
Sources Statistics Finland and Tekes
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Finnish Science Parks
Agropolis Culminatum Finn-Medi Research Foodwest H
elsinki Business Science Park Joensuu Science
Park Kajaani Technology Centre KETEK Central
Ostrobothnia Technology Centre Lahti
Science and Business Park Mikkeli Techn. Centre
Miktech PrizzTech Professia Raahe Region
Technology Centre Seinäjoki Technology
Centre Technology Centre Hermia Technology Centre
Innopark Technology Centre Oy Merinova Technology
Centre TechVilla Technology Centre
Teknia Technopolis JSP Technopolis Kareltek
Ltd Technoplis Plc. Technopolis Ventures Turku
Science Park
OPERATIVE COMPANIES 24 technology and science
parks 630 employees120 M turnover
SCIENCE PARKS 2 400
enterprises and organizations 50 000 experts
more than 1 030 000 m2 TEKEL Finnish Science
Park Association, part of International
Association of Science Parks
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Turku Science Park - strong platform for high-tech

• three universities
• two polytechnics
• university hospital
• 13 500 employees
• 25 000 students
• 400 professors
• 300 companies and organisations
• over 250 000 m2 of premises
• 5 km², within a walking distance from
• the city-centre

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PharmaCity (2001)21 000 m²
OldMill (2000)13 000 m²
EuroCity (1999)21 000 m²
BioCity (1992)37 000 m²
ElectroCity (1989)16 000 m²
DataCity (1988)46 000 m²
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Turku High Tech Centre II (2004)4 800 m²
Turku High Tech Centre I (2001)5 000 m²
Trivium (2001)8 500 m²
Intelligate (2006)6 000 m²
ICT Building (2006)34 000 m²
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Turku Science Park one of the oldest, largest
and fastest growing science parks in Finland
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Accelerating innovative growth
Mission
To promote businesses based on local university
knowlegde
Strategic goals

• External RD funding, VC and investments to focal
  areas
• Number of emloyees in focal areas
• The citys and regions image as a centre for
  high-tech

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Organisational structure undergoing changes
Turku Science Park Ltd
Turku Bio Valley Ltd
ICT Turku Ltd
Technology Accelerator Ltd
Life Science Accelerator Ltd
With Karolinska and other partners
With other partners
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Strong City involvement in Turku Science Park
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Business-driven Board
of Directors The Chairmen Tom von Weymarn,
The Chairman of the Board, also Chairman of the
Board in TeliaSonera Ab and Lännen Tehtaat
Plc Tero Hirvilammi, Vice-Chairman of the
Board, Deputy Mayor for Competence and Business
Development in the city of Turku Board
members Pauliina de Anna, 2nd Vice-Chair of the
City Board (City of Turku) Rabbe Klemets,
Chairman of the Board in Klemets Management
Ltd Seppo Lehtinen, 1st Vice-Chair of the City
Board (City of Turku) Björn Mattsson, Chairman
of the Board in Patria Plc and Nordkalk
Plc Aleksi Randell, Chairman of the City Board
(City of Turku) Matti K. Viljanen, Professor,
Vice-Rector in University of Turku
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Solid scientific base - source of innovations and
experts

• 35 professors
• 260 scientists
• 2000 university students
• 2000 polytechnic students
• Graduate School
• 20 new PhDs per year

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Focal areas bio and ICT, but our scope is broader
Drug development
HealthBio cluster
Software and services
Diagnostics
Mobile and telecom
Maritime cluster
Biomaterials
Electronics and devices
Tourism and exp.ind. cluster
Functional foods
Content production
Food-processing devel.cluster
Forest Industry Future
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Centre of Expertise Programme

• - A fixed term programme, running since 1994,
  pooling local, regional and national resources to
  utilize top expertise
• - Seed funding from Ministry of Interior as
  catalyzer
• 2007- 2013 CoE Programme
• New concept strenghtening co-operation in
  selected national Competence Clusters ( 13 )
• Focus on internationality both in RD and in
  business
• Boosts the growth of knowledge-intensive
  companies
• Attracts international companies, investments and
  experts

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Competence Clusters in CoE programme
2007-2013

• HealthBio
  - Turku co-ordinates
• Well-being
• Food-processing development - Turku
  participates
• Future energy technologies
• Ubiquitous computing
• Digital content business
• Tourism and experince industry - Turku
  participates
• Nano- and microsystems
• Maritime cluster
  - Turku co-ordinates
• Intelligent machines
• Forest industry future -
  Turku participates
• Living cluster
• Environmental technology
• Machine Technology Centre Turku Ltd

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Our business development concept
Facilitate start-up technology companies Approved
business plan, early stage, commitment, will to
succeed Facilities, office services, training and
consultation, networking, financial support
BUSINESS INCUBATOR
18 years of experience 160 technology companies
established Over 850 new jobs created Success
rate 85 90
RESULTS
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Favourable location in the Baltic Sea Region
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