RDI collaboration

Laurea as an R&D partner

Laurea’s multidisciplinary expertise supports companies and organisations in strategic development, customer-centric renewal of services, growth and internationalisation.

We combine applied research, experiments and co-development – we produce new knowledge and test solutions in real-world environments.

We offer support from ideation to piloting and impact assessment.

Our expertise covers, among other things, service business and the circular economy, security, health and wellbeing and, across all these, the new opportunities of new technology, digitalisation, data and artificial intelligence, taking into account ethical and regulatory aspects.

For your company and organisation this means:

• we strengthen the evidence base for decision-making in strategy work, investments and development
• new evidence-based business opportunities, productivity and competitiveness
• new knowledge and practical solutions to respond to changes in markets and regulation
• customer-driven development and access to real-life testing and development environments for the development of products, services and operating models
• the opportunity to expand networks domestically and internationally

The focus areas of our research and development activities are:

• Service business and circular economy – solutions that promote the sustainability transition of companies and society, creating new business and competitive advantage
• Coherent security – user-centred and ethically sustainable solutions to strengthen comprehensive security and resilience
• Sustainable and versatile social and health sector – sustainable and impactful digital solutions for promoting wellbeing and health and strengthening equal inclusion

Laurea’s Living Labs offer a user-driven innovation platform for experimental development of customer needs and new ideas in real-life environments.

Our research teams provide access to a multidisciplinary expert network.

With our extensive national and international networks we find the most suitable partners for collaboration. 

Flexible R&D collaboration models to meet companies’ needs

R&D collaboration brings competitiveness and new opportunities to companies and organisations. Research and development work is carried out in project form. Our R&D projects range from company-specific commissioned research to large national and international cooperation projects.

We offer:

• Multidisciplinary expertise and agile support for all stages of the innovation process
• Commissioned research tailored flexibly to your company’s or organisation’s needs, schedules and objectives
• Ability to harness R&D funding as a resource for competitiveness, growth and internationalisation
  • Joint R&D projects that utilise national and international funding (e.g., Business Finland and the EU)
  • Funding expertise that facilitates the utilisation of suitable R&D funding for your company and sharing the risk associated with development work

Read the article on the latest R&D funding opportunities for companies.

How to collaborate?

We listen to your development needs and propose the most suitable collaboration model and funding solution for your situation.

Contact us – let’s identify together the R&D collaboration and funding solution that best suits you.

Examples of our commissioned research

Commissioned research can be designed in collaboration to meet your company’s or organisation’s needs and, if necessary, completely confidentially.

• Case: Laurea’s collaboration with Tavana

We also carry out commissioned research for the needs of the public sector.

• Case: TEM