Dear Researcher, The Autumn 2025 call for Business Finland’s Research to Business (R2B) funding is approaching, with the application deadline set for mid-September. R2B funding is intended for public research organizations to support the preparation of research-based product or service ideas for commercialization. Funded projects also include applied research to strengthen the commercial potential of the innovation. This is an excellent opportunity to accelerate the path from research to real-world impact with the support of Business Finland. We encourage all researchers with commercially promising ideas to consider applying. Useful links:

* University of Oulu – Research to Business Information on Patiohttps://patio.oulu.fi/en/news/business-finlands-research-business-r2b-call-open

* Business Finland official call pagehttps://www.businessfinland.fi/en/for-finnish-customers/services/funding/cooperation-between-companies-and-research-organizations/research-to-business For more information or support with preparing your application, please contact:

* janne.haverinen@oulu.fimailto:janne.haverinen@oulu.fi

* markku.kansakoski@oulu.fimailto:markku.kansakoski@oulu.fi

Innovation Centre, University of Oulu Join our offline info sessions to learn more:

* Wednesday, 11 Junehttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzhkN2I3ZmMtZjg1YS00NjQ0LTk3MDItOTdhYTJjZTFlZjQz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%229f9ce49a-5101-4aa3-8c75-0d5935ad6525%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229a7a8680-4824-4d39-ba97-ea6f6d2cff40%22%7d | 10:30–11:00https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzhkN2I3ZmMtZjg1YS00NjQ0LTk3MDItOTdhYTJjZTFlZjQz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%229f9ce49a-5101-4aa3-8c75-0d5935ad6525%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229a7a8680-4824-4d39-ba97-ea6f6d2cff40%22%7d

* Thursday, 12 Junehttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTY1M2NjNTgtZDRmNS00ZmY5LTkxY2MtNjMzMDRlMGIzYmE1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%229f9ce49a-5101-4aa3-8c75-0d5935ad6525%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229a7a8680-4824-4d39-ba97-ea6f6d2cff40%22%7d | 10:30–11:00https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTY1M2NjNTgtZDRmNS00ZmY5LTkxY2MtNjMzMDRlMGIzYmE1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%229f9ce49a-5101-4aa3-8c75-0d5935ad6525%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229a7a8680-4824-4d39-ba97-ea6f6d2cff40%22%7d Best regards, Janne