1. Living Labs Added Value: from Outputs to
Outcomes
Customer Relationship DirectorEsa Ala-Uotila
Tampere University of Applied Sciences, New
Factory / Suuntaamo Living Lab, Tampere,
Finland
User-driven Open Innovation ecosystems
go really local… across borders
May 23th, 2012
www.tamk.fi

2. Target Level for Tampere Innovation Culture

3. ”Collision system”
- Meeting places
- research, development and innovation environments (to be used also
as learning environments for students)
- need further development and internalization (f. ex. New Factory
including Demola and Suuntaamo, Healthy Sleep Facilities etc.)
- companies, researchers, specialists, consultants, teachers,
students and especially product and service users are all involved
- The Living Lab Network of Universities of Applied Sciences
“Neloskierre”, ENoLL
- domestic and foreign partnership networks to create demand
and user driven innovations and localize products and
services from Tampere Region SMEs to different market areas
and vice versa

4. R&D&I environments
PractiCo®
Healthy Sleep Facilities

5. Demola as Innovation Platform Engine
Combines fresh ideas of students with needs and support
from project partners and customers
• Focuses on creative action, does not produce papers!
• Turns needs, ideas and knowledge into demos of
products and services
• Creates new jobs and business
Operated by Hermia Ltd.

6. Initial concepts and guidance
come from project partners
• Real market potential
• Interesting project topics and valuable experience
Operated by Hermia Ltd.

7. Students own the intellectual
property and results created in the
project!
• Possibility to start own business based on IPR created
in demo project
Operated by Hermia Ltd.

8. Benefit for partners and teams!
• Project partner can buy a license to project results or
become a shareholder
Operated by Hermia Ltd.

9. Some outcomes (February 2012)
• Company projects done 170
• Students involved 940 (1/3 international students)
• Already employed students 80
• Results licensed 93%
• Payments from companies to student groups 610.000
• Start-ups 18
Operated by Hermia Ltd.

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12. Contact information:
Mr. Esa Ala-Uotila,
Customer Relationship Director,
R&D and Education Services
esa.ala-uotila@tamk.fi
tel. +358 50 568 5352
www.tamk.fi