Research cooperation
The Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems works collaboratively with strong partners from industry and academia. Along with national research cooperation, many of the department's projects involve collaboration with international research groups. The majority of international projects are partly or entirely funded by European funding bodies. Our main collaborators are listed below.
Universities
National research cooperation
Tampere University of Technology
Lappeenranta Univesity of Technology
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (XAMK)
International research cooperation
- KTH Stockholm, Sweden
- Karlstad University, Sweden
- University of Borås, Swedish School of Textiles, Sweden
- Aarhus University, Denmark
- University of Cambridge, UK
- University of Plymouth, UK
- University of Swansea, UK
- University College London, UK
- University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- University of Warwick, UK
- TU Graz, Austria
- University of Basel, Switzerland
- ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- University of Applied Sciences, Fribourg, Switzerland
- North East Swiss University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
- Biel Institute of Wood Science, Switzerland
- University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany
- Saarland University, Germany
- ILL, Geneva, France
- Grenoble INP, France
- Pagora, Geneva, France
- Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne, Paris XII (UPEC)
- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
- University of Trieste, Italy
- University of Technology, Belgrade, Serbia
- University of Maine, USA
- Virginia Tech, USA
- North Carolina State University, USA
- Miami University, USA
- McMaster University, Canada
- Deakin University, Australia
- Université du Québec, Trois Rivières, Canada
- Shaanxi University of Technology, Xi’an, China
Research institutes
- VTT
- RI.SE (SP, Innventia), Sweden
- Swerea, Sweden
- MPI Magdeburg
- Fraunhofer Institute
Companies
- Andritz Oy
- Ardilla Technologies UK
- Arterra Bioscience
- Avantium Chemical BV
- BillerudKorsnäs AB
- Biome Bioplastics
- Digipolis Oy
- Kemira Oyj
- Ladec Oy
- Lahti Energia
- Marimekko
- Metsä Group
- Nanso Group Oy
- Neste Oyj
- Nopek Oy
- Nova Institute
- Novozymes A/S
- Omya International AG
- Paptic Ltd.
- Prefere Resins Finland Oy
- Quantis
- Roal Oy
- SABIC
- Sooma Oy
- Stora Enso
- Sulzer Ltd.
- Tereos, Ind
- Tikkurila Oyj
- UPM-Kymmene Oyj
- Valio
- Valmet Oyj
- W42 Industrial Biotechnology
- Ynsect
Other research collaborators
(Lapland's Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment)