PrintoCent

Finland: North and East Finland

Overview

I. Ecosystem creation – PrintoCent Industry Cluster with Entrepreneurship initiatives, Startup stimulation (26 startups since 2010), Open Innovation, Smart partnerships, Joint business cases. Status: PrintoCent has wide global reach with its international member companies and partners. In Oulu region more than 300 experts are available in research and in industry. Education, Training and Research initiatives generate the multidisciplinary experts for the needs of ecosystem growth. The funding to start-up companies has exceeded 40 M€ and the turnover of companies in the field is over 25 M€ year 2016. Strong European cooperation in building European digital innovation hub in COLAE and in SMARTEES – projects. II. PrintoCent Pilot Factory building – World class Roll-to-Roll 1) Printed and Flexible Hybrid Electronics Pilot Manufacturing Infrastructure, 2) Point of Care, Rapid and Disposable Diagnostic Test mass manufacturing pilot line. Strong cooperation with key European research centers, industry and pilot line projects such as IN-SCOPE, PI-SCALE. III. Emerging business cases - Companies and research partners have easy access to new business development and pilot manufacturing resources for the introduction of printed intelligence components, systems and products, from pilot production to early market trials. Application focus areas range from rapid disposable diagnostics, smart flexible lighting and wearables to Internet-of-Things with sensors and energy harvesting. Digital technologies.

Sectors
Financial and insurance activities - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security - Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities - Accommodation and food service activities - Accommodation - Food and beverage service activities - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products - Manufacture of electrical equipment - Manufacture of leather and related products - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials - Other manufacturing - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
Technology
Organic and large area electronics - Micro/nano electronics - Sensory systems - Photonics and imaging technologies - Screens and display technologies - Internet of things - Interaction technologies - Virtual, augmented and extended reality - Additive manufacturing
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