The University of Oulu supports entrepreneurship among its students, researchers and other employees. We help you develop business based on research results and inventions, and offer support for different company needs. Every year, new research-based companies are created at the University of Oulu. For companies' technology needs, we offer our patented inventions for licensing, and also other kind of technology transfer. At the University of Oulu, we want our research results and know-how to be utilised. We help with commercialisation and intellectual property rights, finding business potential and developing business ideas. We help you to apply for funding for commercialisation (e.g., from Business Finland) and to build up a network of partners. The University Innovation Centre offers everything you need to develop a business: - identification and refinement of commercialisation ideas - identifying financing options for the most promising ideas - business coaching and training - building a team - support in finding partners
