Sci­ence Start­up Day 2025, Espoo

Busi­ness Fin­land part­ners with Finnish VC firms for the 6^th annu­al Sci­ence Start­up Day to answer com­mon ques­tions researchers have about com­mer­cial­iz­ing their work and scal­ing busi­ness­es. They now invite researchers across Fin­land to join this event for a day of work­shops, net­work­ing with VCs and peers, and a chance to refine your pitch.

Time: Thurs­day, June 12^th, 09.30 – 15.45
Place: A Grid, Aal­to Uni­ver­si­ty, Otanie­mi, Otakaari 5, Espoo
Reg­is­ter here by June 4^th.

The dead­line for pitch­ing requests is May 22^nd. Cho­sen teams will be informed after the reg­is­tra­tion peri­od for pitch­ing is closed.

This event is for teams who want to com­mer­cial­ize their research (e.g., R2B teams) and spin-offs from a uni­ver­si­ty or research orga­ni­za­tion, as well as for investors and growth start­up tal­ents.

Pro­gram

9:30 Coffee/tea
10:00 Wel­com­ing words

• Keynote speak­er – Lau­ra Juvo­nen, VTT Vice Pres­i­dent Strat­e­gy
• From R2B to mar­ket – Tom­mi Pätilä, founder, Koite Health Oy
• Fire­side chat with investor and deep tech start­up
• Researcher Entre­pre­neur Award by Kaute foun­da­tion, Tuo­mas Olkku
• Health360 pro­gram to sup­port com­mer­cial­iza­tion, Tar­ja Enala, Head of Health 360 Fin­land Pro­gram
• Who is who — Short Investor intro­duc­tion

11:00 Work­shop ses­sion I “Estab­lish­ing your com­pa­ny”

• Finan­cial sources for struc­tur­ing a com­pa­ny
• Investors expec­ta­tions for research based inno­va­tion
• What health investors are look­ing for?

11:45 Lunch and net­work­ing
12:45 Work­shop ses­sion II “Build­ing your com­pa­ny”

• Quick tips for star­tups – Finan­cial plan­ning & under­stand­ing cash flow
• What does a suc­cess­ful team look like
• IPR strat­e­gy for a research-based start­up

13:35 Work­shop ses­sion III “Prepar­ing to scale”

• Agree­ments impor­tant for fund­ing star­tups
• Fund­ing cap­i­tal-inten­sive inno­va­tion
• What are good health star­tups made of?

14:20 Pitch­ing
15:00 Net­work­ing and snacks
15:45 Clos­ing

Sci­ence Start­up Day is orga­nized by Busi­ness Fin­land togeth­er with Voima Ven­tures, But­ter­fly Ven­tures, Nordic Food Tech VC, Maki.vc, Innovestor Life Sci­ence, Nordic Sci­ence Invest­ments, Nordic Nin­ja VC, Met­sä Spring, VTT Launch­pad, Aal­to Start­up Cen­ter and Kaute foun­da­tion.

Con­tact per­sons:
Jaana Ranta­nen
Start­up and Net­work Man­ag­er
jaana.rantanen@businessfinland.fi

Paula Paas­sil­ta-Weman (Event Coor­di­na­tion)
paula.paassilta-weman@businessfinland.fi

Source: Busi­ness Fin­land