Participants will have a valuable opportunity to gain an understanding how the Finnish Innovation ecosystem works, how it was built as well as some of its highlights and novelties.

During this study visit participants will take a closer look at Northern Europe’s largest innovation hub, the Otaniemi Campus ecosystem at the Aalto University and VTT Research Institute Campus as well as innovation support structures in Espoo and Helsinki, namely the University. The perspectives will range from local and regional to Country level.

The study visit is organized by the Croatian Chamber of Economy, lead partner of the project, with the aim of giving the chance to the partners to enhance their knowledge on the process from starting cooperation in innovation to access to market and on which are the enabling conditions of this process, such as inner relations, services, benefits for stakeholders, transfer of technology, intellectual property, internationalization.

InnovaMare project aims to improve cross-border collaboration between science and private sectors on technology transfer by creating innovative network for underwater robotics and sensors, by involving of SMEs in international networks.