IDEAREFINERY™ KYMENLAAKSO

The project promotes the growth of companies and the emergence of new innovations.

In the Idearefinery™ Kymenlaakso project, conditions are created for the commercialization of innovations and for the research, development and innovation activities required for the emergence of innovations.

The project is developing a service that provides access to data, tools and expertise.

The project supports companies, inventors and aspiring entrepreneurs in refining their ideas and inventions into productive business.

The goal is for companies and entrepreneurs to learn to identify how new technology or new ways of operating can solve real problems or needs in the market. The project promotes companies’ ability to utilize existing networks and resources to disseminate innovations to a wider audience.

Key measures

The project is divided into the following five work packages:

WP1) Coordination | WP2) Creating conditions | WP3) National cooperation | WP4) Regional activation | WP5) Communication and implementation

Of these, strengthening national cooperation and linking to the national Idearefinery™ model are the responsibility of the Foundation for Finnish Inventions, while surveys and rapid experiments targeting the Kymenlaakso region are mainly the responsibility of Xamk.

As a result of the work, tools and operating models that can be expanded from Kymenlaakso to the national level are identified, and on the other hand, the national Idearefinery™ model and related tools are implemented in Kymenlaakso.

Information

Duration of the project: February 1, 2024, to January 31, 2026
Administrator: South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences

Co-implementers: Foundation for Finnish Inventions sr

Strength area: Digital economy

Research unit: Creative economy

Impact target: Human and user-centeredness, Environment and sustainability, Entrepreneurship and high added value

Budget

Funder and main source of funding: Co-financed by the European Union with the grant authority of the Kymenlaakso Regional Council

EU’s share of the total budget: 421,195 euros

Xamk’s share of the total budget: 271,663 euros

Additional and contact information:

https://www.xamk.fi/en/project/ideajalostamo-idea-refinery-kymenlaakso/

Foundation for Finnish Inventions contact person:

Timo Nyberg

tel. 050 560 4438

timornyberg@gmail.com