The below list is in alphabetical order of the current affiliate member organization names.
Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. Aalto is building a sustainable future by creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Aalto has six schools with over 11,000 students and 4,000 employees of whom close to 400 are professors. The main campus is located in Espoo, the capital area of Finland.
The BioProducts Institute (BPI) is an innovative ecosystem of high-impact fundamental and applied researchers working on solutions to today’s climate and environmental challenges. The Institute brings together inter- and multi-disciplinary researchers comprised of scientists, engineers, and market and policy experts to unlock the full potential of materials, chemicals and fuels produced in nature. Based on the guiding principles of circularity, sustainability and renewability, BPI seeks to reduce society’s footprint and tackle rampant environmental challenges such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and plastic waste.
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) is an interdisciplinary research institute of the ETH Domain conducting cutting-edge materials and technology research. Empa’s R&D activities focus on meeting the requirements of industry and the needs of society, and thus link applications-oriented research to the practical implementation of new ideas. As a result, Empa is capable of providing its partners with customized solutions that not only enhance their innovative edge and international competitiveness, but also help to improve the quality of life for the public at large. A careful use of our natural resources and a way of thinking in terms of closed cycles is a core element of Empa’s approach.
FinnCERES Flagship is a competence centre, jointly formed by Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in the area of materials bioeconomy. Our work is to uncover answers to the most fundamental questions about lignocellulose disassembly and re-assembly and to create new, cost-competitive, bio-based materials that are expected to address the main challenges of our century, including resource sufficiency and climate change.
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) promotes bioeconomy and sustainable use of natural resources. Researchers and specialists working in Luke provide new solutions towards the sustainable development of the Finnish bioeconomy and the promotion of new biobased businesses. Together with our partners we will build a society based on bioeconomy. Sustainable use of natural resources calls for advances in know-how and new business models – as well as close collaboration. We bring together experts in natural resources and sustainable food production. This makes us one of the most multi-disciplinary research institutes in our industry worldwide.
Treesearch is a collaboration platform for research and competence building for new materials from the forest, started in 2017. Treesearch is a Swedish national initiative where the academic and industrial sectors work together with private foundations and the central government to create a world-leading open research environment for the future bioeconomy. Treesearch coordinates and supports the research on new materials from the forest.
University of British Columbia is a global centre for teaching, learning and research, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world and recently recognized as North America’s most international university.
The University of Oulu is an international science university which creates new knowledge, well-being and innovations for the future through research and education. The University of Oulu, founded in 1958, is one of the biggest and the most multidisciplinary universities in Finland.
UNITE Flagship is a competence center where high-quality research with societal impact is pursued. It is also part of the Academy of Finland’s Flagship Programme. Our mission is to make Finland the world leader in applying forest-based bio-economy know-how, geospatial technologies, and gamification. The name UNITE stands for “Forest-Human-Machine Interplay” and our motto is “Building Resilience, Redefining Value Networks and Enabling Meaningful Experiences”.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is a visionary research, development and innovation partner. It drives sustainable growth and tackles the biggest global challenges of our time, and turns them into growth opportunities. VTT goes beyond the obvious to help the society and companies to grow through technological innovations. It has almost 80 years of experience of top-level research and science-based results. VTT is at the sweet spot where innovation and business come together.
The Institute of Materials Chemistry and Research (IMCR) of the University of Vienna focuses on the production of sophisticated, functional bio-based materials, employing a range of biopolymer substrates. IMCR is home to dynamic research teams with expertise in the manufacturing and analysis of various high-performance materials. Our research is highly inter-disciplinary, bridging the gap between chemistry, materials science and engineering and processing. By exploiting renewable substrates, the IMCR contributes to the development of sustainable and environmentally friendly materials for a wide range of applications.