Biotech | Enter Espoo

A steaming ceramic coffee cup on a tree trunk in a forest.

VTT brews a cup of lab-grown coffee — and it smells and tastes like the real thing

Lab-grown coffee is now a reality in Espoo's innovation ecosystem. Using cellular agriculture, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has brewed a cup of lab coffee created in a bioreactor.

Founders of Origin by Ocean standing by water filled with algae

Introducing Origin by Ocean — interview with CEO Mikael Westerlund

A concern for our oceans united Origin by Ocean's two co-founders, Mikael Westerlund and Mari Granström. Now CEO Westerlund shares the story of the highly impactful company.

Algae streams in the ocean

Origin by Ocean develops algae-based products to fight for cleaner oceans

Origin by Ocean turns algae into a variety of ingredients while fighting the eutrophication problem in our seas. The company plans to open its first commercial biorefinery in 2025.

Cucumbers packaged in DipWrap

Aalto University students develop sustainable packaging for cucumbers

Aalto University students have developed an innovative way of packaging cucumbers by dipping them into a biobased liquid. The team received recognition in the international Biodesign Challenge Summit.

Yarns made of recycled paper and cardboard in different colours.

Ioncell — Aalto University's sustainable fibre is changing the fashion industry 

Ioncell, a cutting-edge Aalto University innovation, turns pulp and post-consumer textiles into high-quality fibres. The versatile material could help replace cotton and polyesters in the future.

Circular economy

FinnCERES Materials Bioeconomy Flagship

FinnCERES offers front-row access to new and internationally unique research, the work of top experts, and research infrastructure from laboratory to pilot scale.

Two hands with vinyl gloves peel a beige colored material made with synthetic biology.

Synbio Powerhouse Ecosystem

Synbio Powerhouse is an ecosystem of companies and research organisations currently working with or interested in synthetic biology. Synbio Powerhouse is based in Finland but operates globally. (Image: Nina Pulkkis, Science Journalist Filmmaker)

Sunny view from Keilaniemi Espoo.

Mobidiag has been acquired by US-based women's health company for €668 million

Espoo-based biotech company Mobidiag has been acquired by Hologic, Inc., a global leader in women’s health, for €668 million.

Sunny view from Keilaniemi Espoo.

Mix wood fibres and spider silk and you get a rival for plastic — innovation by Aalto University and VTT

Aalto University and VTT created a unique bio-based material that outperforms most of today's synthetic and natural materials.

Two people working with microscope.

Biotech and food

Welcome to the ecosystem that is reinventing how to produce raw materials, bio-based products and sustainable foods through biotechnology.

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