An open event organised on the Campus about four times a year, with brief presentations by innovative researchers, students, businesses and potential innovation funders. There is plenty of time for networking and refreshments after the presentations. Viikki has hosted CnW events on 1 June 2022 (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) and on 29 September 2022 (Health and Pharmacy), 8 December 2022 (Sustainability). Next Viikki CnW will be organised on 23 March 2023, program and registration link coming up.
Researchers, students, staff, companies, investors, ecosystem developers and third sector actors - basically anyone interested in science based innovations, especially in the subjects taught and researched on the Viikki Campus.
Viikki Operators’ Forum is an event for the Campus’s innovation operators and facilitators organised every few months for the purpose of information sharing, collaboration and discussion.
The Viikki Inno team, vice-deans in charge of innovation, professors, individuals involved in research institutions’ innovation activities, as well as the staff of Helsinki Innovation Services (HIS), Helsinki Think Company, Viikki Food Design Factory, PharmaHub and SPARK Finland. Please contact Harriet Gullstén if you would like to be invited to the event.
The Viikki Got Talent meeting will be piloted in November 2022. The goal of the meeting is to promote inventions, support businesses and map any needs and challenges related to present and former Research to Business (R2B)/New Business from Research Ideas (TUTLI) projects funded by Business Finland.
R2B/TUTLI project leaders across the University and businesses originating or located in Viikki. Other innovation operators on Viikki Campus are also welcome. If you are interested in the event and have not received an invitation, please contact Harriet Gullstén.