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Happy European Day of Foundations and Donors!
Happy European Day of Foundations and Donors! Text: Martta Lindström This year’s theme is ”Philanthropy for People and Planet”, and it perfectly reflects the mission of the Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion. We support research and researchers whose work has the potential to lead to breakthrough technologies. We believe that these future technologies are…
Lue lisääWe engineered cyanobacteria to produce a plastic building block at record levels from sunlight and CO₂
We engineered cyanobacteria to produce a plastic building block at record levels from sunlight and CO₂ Text: Lauri Kakko Photo: Lauri Kakko How cyanobacteria became efficient chemical factories My doctoral research focused on turning the cyanobacterium Synechocystis into a better producer of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB). 3HB is a simple molecule that can be used to…
Lue lisääThe foundation’s administration will be on summer holiday from July 7 to August 3. Have a lovely summer!
The foundation’s administration will be on summer holiday from July 7 to August 3. Have a lovely summer! Uusimmat artikkelit Tänään juhlimme eurooppalaista säätiöpäivää! Kirjoittajalta Martta Lindström / 1.10.2026 Tänään juhlimme eurooppalaista säätiöpäivää! Tämän vuoden teema on Ihmisten ja planeetan parhaaksi ja mikäpä voisikaan kuvailla Tekniikan edistämissäätiön tavoitetta paremmin. Säätiömme tukee tutkimusta ja…
Lue lisääThe Good Teacher Award to Pauli Losoi
The Good Teacher Award to Pauli Losoi Photo: Vilja Pursiainen The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion has awarded the Good Teacher Award 2026 to University Lecturer Pauli Losoi. Losoi teaches thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer at Tampere University. According to students, his teaching reflects both enthusiasm for the subject matter and a strong…
Lue lisääThe Young Researcher Award to Dr. Pia Silventoinen-Veijalainen
The Young Researcher Award to Dr. Pia Silventoinen-Veijalainen Photo: Vilja Pursiainen Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion has awarded the 2026 Young Researcher Award to VTT researcher and team leader Pia Silventoinen-Veijalainen. She develops novel plant-based ingredients and production processes for plant proteins. In her work, Silventoinen-Veijalainen seeks solutions for producing healthy and tasty food…
Lue lisääFinnish Foundation for Technology Promotion awards over €800,000 in research funding in 2026 – focus on breakthrough technologies
Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion awards over €800,000 in research funding in 2026 – focus on breakthrough technologies The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion aims to support research and researchers whose work has the potential to lead to breakthrough technologies. Breakthrough technologies bring about significant changes and improvements to existing technical solutions and provide…
Lue lisääMicroalgae – the solar powered Biorefineries of the future
Microalgae – the solar powered Biorefineries of the future Text: Elisa Werner Photo: Elisa Werner, Presentation during Algaeurope 2025 in Riga Why…algae? Fossil fuel still make up about 80% of the worlds primary energy consumption – despite of solar energy reaching us in abundance! Algae (macroalgae (seaweed), microalgae and cyanobacteria) never made this mistake.…
Lue lisääAnne Lönnqvist Believes Innovation and Economic Growth Are Accelerated by Faith in Research
Anne Lönnqvist Believes Innovation and Economic Growth Are Accelerated by Faith in Research Photo: Vilja Pursiainen Anne Lönnqvist serves as a Research Manager at VTT, where she currently leads a research portfolio focused on telecommunications, cybersecurity, and situational awareness. She holds a doctorate in radio engineering, has conducted extensive research in satellite image analytics,…
Lue lisääFinnish Foundation for Technology Promotion received a record-breaking 1,033 applications
Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion received a record-breaking 1,033 applications This year, in the Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion’s grant call, we received a record-breaking 1,033 applications. The grant call ended on February, 12. In total, applicants sought €13,815,619 in funding. We received 444 full-year and part-year grant applications from doctoral students, 568 encouragement grant…
Lue lisääJorma Kyyrä wants to honour excellent teachers
Jorma Kyyrä wants to honour excellent teachers Photo: Jaakko Kahilaniemi Jorma Kyyrä holds a Doctor of Science in Electrical Engineering, is a Professor of Power Electronics, and serves as the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation at Aalto University. He has also worked as a researcher at ETH Zurich. According to…
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