Research units
Our research units each contribute their expertise to strengthening the vitality and wellbeing of our region.
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Research-based knowledge and impactful business collaboration
Competitiveness and growth with the expertise of our 12 research units
Our experts actively collaborate with our partners through research, development and innovation activities to meet the needs of companies and working life.
Forms of cooperation include, for example, co-funded research, contract research and development projects tailored to the needs of companies.
In addition to research and development projects, research units and laboratories in various fields produce, among other things, versatile product development, measurement and analysis services for the needs of the business field.
Our Research Units
Digital Information Management Research Centre Digitalia
Digital Information Management Research Centre Digitalia
We promote the preservation, usability, and business potential of information, as well as related innovations.
Creative Industries
Creative Industries
We focus on creative technologies and business. Our activities are user-oriented, and we support innovation across various fields.
Cybersecurity and Game Technology
Cybersecurity and Game Technology
We apply game technologies and cybersecurity in diverse research and development projects. Our goal is to create intelligent and secure urban and business environments.
Health Promotion
Health Promotion
We aim to identify future trends and develop solutions that enable us to respond more effectively to upcoming wellbeing challenges.
Juvenia – Youth Research and Development Unit
Juvenia – Youth Research and Development Unit
We aim to support youth equality and participation through impactful research and development activities.
Sustainable Food Services
Sustainable Food Services
We aim to strengthen the regional food system, service business, and internationalization. Our development work is solution-oriented, interactive, and based on multidisciplinary collaboration.
Evolving Working Life
Evolving Working Life
The Evolving Working Life Research Unit promotes the renewal of working life through competence development. We define goals and solutions in close collaboration with the world of work, anticipating future skills needs. Our activities are based on research and research-based development.
Bio-Based and Circular Economy
Bio-Based and Circular Economy
Sustainable value from natural resources and the circular economy
Energy Engineering
Energy Engineering
New smart power for the energy transition
Logistics and Seafaring
Logistics and Seafaring
Towards safer and cleaner transport on land, sea, and in the air
Materials and Environmental Safety
Materials and Environmental Safety
We focus on clean technological solutions in the bio, water, and circular economy sectors, materials monitoring, and the management of risks related to environmental conditions and health.
Forest Bioeconomy and New Technologies
Forest Bioeconomy and New Technologies
We focus on higher-value biochar products, material efficiency in construction and the circular economy, as well as the processing and utilization of post-consumer textiles.