Co-funded by the EU South Savo Regional Council
Noheva Green Grow Up

Green Grow Up

The Green Grow Up project promotes invention and innovation activities, commercialisation, and new entrepreneurship in the Noheva Technology Park.

The goal is to promote the invention and innovation activities of the Noheva Technology Park, foster collaboration between research units and companies, and generate new entrepreneurship

Background and goals

In the Noheva Technology Park, nationally and internationally significant research, development and innovation activities are carried out in areas such as forest bioeconomy processes, clean tech, the development of vegetative propagation of wood, the industrial wood construction cluster.

In the Noheva Technology Park, nationally and internationally significant research, development and innovation activities are carried out

The goal is to promote the invention and innovation activities of the Noheva Technology Park, foster collaboration between research units and companies, and generate new entrepreneurship based on the research, development, and innovation activities conducted in the Technology Park.

Project actions and target group

  1. Gathering research-based business ideas for the business potential assessment process.
  2. Patent and competitor analyses from the selected technology fields.
  3. Refining business ideas together with research and business expertise.
  4. Innovation workshops for development and business ideas consisting of experts from various fields (cross-pollination).
  5. Expert teams to support demanding business ideas and create business plans.
  6. Creating an innovation operation model to support the innovation capability of the Noheva Technology Park.

Experiences and articles

More information

Phone
+358503218317
Email
Matti.Karvonen@xamk.fi
Department
Kuitulaboratorio
Matti Karvonen
RDI Specialist
+358503218317
Matti.Karvonen@xamk.fi
Phone
+358445715861
Email
Lasse.Pulkkinen@xamk.fi
Department
Metsä, ympäristö ja energia
Lasse Pulkkinen
Research Director
+358445715861
Lasse.Pulkkinen@xamk.fi

Facts

Project name:

Noheva – Forest Bio Technology Park Green Grow Up

Project duration: 1.9.2023–31.8.2025

Info

Lead partner: Savonlinna Business Services
Partial partners: South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Focus area: Forest environment and energy
Research area: Bio-based and circular economy, Entrepreneurship and innovation
Research centre: Fiberlaboratory

Budget

Financier and main source of funding: South Savo Regional Council, Co-funded by the European Union
Total budget: € 427 198
Xamk part of the total budget: € 167 308

The project is part of the group project Noheva – Forest Bio Technology Park Green Grow Up. Xamk’s part of the total budget is € 167 308, from which the amount of EU funding is € 133 846.

Project partners