The Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation

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Tekes - the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation

Tekes services• Funding for innovative R&D and business

• Networking Finnish and global companies and researchers

• Tekes is non-profit and takes no equity or ownership on intellectual property.

Customers• Finnish and international companies located in Finland

• Universities, research institutes, providers of public services etc.

Resources• Budget: 550 million euros annually

• Personnel: 360 in Finland and abroad

• Public agency under the Ministry of Employment and the Economy

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How do we work?

Tekes encourages companies to do challenging R&D • Funding for the creation of new know-how and development of products,

processes and service or business concepts

• We accept more risks than private financiers

Tekes facilitates collaboration and networking• between small and large businesses

• industry and the academia

• public and private organisations

• globally – nationally – regionally

• Promoting international opportunities (Horizon 2020, EUREKA etc.)

Focus areas of Tekes’ strategy

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- bioeconomy- cleantech

Market access

New business ecosystems

Natural resources and efficiency

Wellbeing and health

Digitalisation

Value creation

Tekes as an active and visible playmaker in selected fields

United StatesWashington, D.C.

Palo Alto

India ChinaBeijing

ShanghaiHong Kong

EUBrussels

Tekes as a part of Team Finland network2015–2017

JapanTokyo

TaiwanTaipei

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Germany

RussiaMoscow

Tekes works in cooperation with Team Finland network in central growth markets.

Tekes focuses on countries and areas that have a leading or rising position as a driver for innovation, a developer of technology, competence, and business models, or have an important status as a Finnish partner .

United StatesWashington, D.C.

Palo Alto

India ChinaBeijing

ShanghaiHong Kong

EUBrussels

Tekes as a part of Team Finland network2015–2017

JapanTokyo

TaiwanTaipei

12-2014DM 1338694

Germany

RussiaMoscow

Tekes works in cooperation with Team Finland network in central growth markets.

Tekes focuses on countries and areas that have a leading or rising position as a driver for innovation, a developer of technology, competence, and business models, or have an important status as a Finnish partner .