Unique concentration of business

Tampere is a growing hi-tech centre located in Finland, one of the fastest growing economies in Europe and the most competitive in the world. Moreover, about one in ten European biotechnology companies is Finnish. This unique concentration of scientic and business expertise offers ideal co-operation opportunities, and Tampere, the largest inland city in Scandinavia, is home to world leading research and development in many specialized and hi-tech areas. Particular strong points include health and medical technology, such as medical imaging, biomaterials and tissue engineering and bioinformatics.

Numerous success stories have risen from Tampere. Success breeds more success and creates a sound basis for business. The operating environment supporting research and development, proximity of the researchers to the clinical world, as well as close international co-operation back up the success of the health and biotechnology companies in different phases of business. Furthermore, the over 38,000 students of the region's universities and polytechnics form an excellent pool for recruitment.

Thanks to the expertise, services for companies and active participation in industry networks, the companies are guaranteed:

· daily contacts with Finnish and international co-operation networks and financiers;
· the latest research knowledge and facilities;
· access to the expertise of the universities, the Pirkanmaa Hospital District and Tampere University Hospital;
· the whole range of expert services related to business development, from acquiring funding to production initiation and marketing;
· development programmes' and EU projects' support for business operations;
· services of the business incubator supporting new innovations and start-up companies.