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Tekes is the most important publicly funded expert organisation for
financing research, development and innovation in Finland.
We boost
wide-ranging innovation activities in research communities, industry and
service sectors.
A broad-based view on innovation
Tekes
promotes a broad-based view on innovation: besides funding technological
breakthroughs, Tekes emphasises the significance of service-related, design,
business, and social innovations.
Funding for challenging R&D and
business development
Tekes works with the top innovative companies
and research units in Finland. Every year, Tekes finances some 1,500 business
research and development projects, and almost 600 public research projects at
universities, research institutes and polytechnics.
Research,
development and innovation funding is targeted to projects that create in the
long-term the greatest benefits for the economy and society. Tekes does not
derive any financial profit from its activities, nor claim any intellectual
proprietary rights.
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