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Technology Centre Hermia Ltd A networker and
accelerator of expertise
Kaunas May 24, 2008
Mikko Seppälä Managing Director
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Interfacing the Future

• Technology Centre Hermia Ltd strengthens the
  growth, development and competitiveness of
  technology companies.
• The company prepares, coordinates and implements
  development projects in cooperation with
  companies, universities and research
  institutions. Builds national and international
  networks for the development of leading-edge
  expertise.
• The company promotes the development of the
  business environments, networking and
  competitiveness of technology-based companies.
• Technology Centre Hermia Ltd is responsible for
  the coordination of the Tampere Region Centre of
  Expertise Programme and, in 2007-2013, for the
  implementation of Centres of Expertise in five
  fields.

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Key information

• Employees 36
• Turnover and other revenue EUR 6.6 million
• The company is part of the City of Tampere
  corporate group and is the key implementer of
  business development policy in the City of
  Tampere and the surrounding region.
• Member of the Finnish Science Park Association
  TEKEL and the International Association of
  Science Parks IASP.
• Member of the pan-European Manufuture and Artemis
  technology communities. Manufuture focuses on
  production and manufacturing technologies and
  Artemis on the development of embedded systems.

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The roles of organizations in Tampere Hermia
Science Park
Technology Centre Hermia Ltd
Developing of technology and expertise Minicluster
s, development activities Tampere Region Centre
of Expertise Programme. Coordination of Centre
of Expertise in Ubiquitous Computing and
Intelligent Machines
Hermia Business Development Ltd
Technopolis Ltd
Commercialization and business ideaslicencing,
business incubator activities, business
development
Developing of Hermia Science Park Real Estate
business operations, renting, mananging and owning
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A networker and accelerator of expertise

• The mission of Technology Centre Hermia Ltd is to
  develop new business activity and expertise in
  pivotal high-technology industries in the central
  Tampere Region.
• The company promotes the improvement of
  competitiveness in the regions key clusters.

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Centre of Expertise Programme

• Hermia participates in five clusters
• The Tampere Region Centre of Expertise has been
  expanded to cover seven fields of expertise for
  the years 2007-2013.
• The centres of expertise receive half of their
  basic funding from the state and half from cities
  and municipalities. The main part of their volume
  is constituted by the projects they launch.
• The expertise clusters in the central Tampere
  Region during the centre of expertise period are
• Intelligent Machines (National coordination)
• Ubiquitous Computing (National coordination)
• Digital Contents
• Energy Technology
• Nanotechnology
• and those implemented by Finn-Medi Research Ltd
  are
• Health Technology
• Biotechnology

• The Tampere Region Centre of Expertise Programme
  coordinated by Technology Centre Hermia Ltd is
  one of 21 centres of expertise in Finland.
• The purpose of the Finnish Governments Centre of
  Expertise Programme is to focus measures on key
  industries of national importance.
• The national programme is implemented by 13
  nationally significant expertise clusters and 21
  centres of expertise in different regions.
• The Tampere Region Centre of Expertise Programme
  is a participant in seven expertise clusters.
  Technology Centre Hermia Ltd has been
  implementing the national Centre of Expertise
  Programme in the central Tampere Region since
  1995.
• The Centre of Expertise Programmes national
  website www.oske.net

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A networker and accelerator of expertise

• The company coordinates the Tampere Region Centre
  of Expertise Programme and is responsible for the
  coordination of the related national clusters of
  Intelligent Machines and Ubiquitous Computing.
• The company is also responsible for the
  implementation of the cluster programmes in
  Digital content business, Future energy
  technologies, and Nano- and micro systems and
  adaptive materials in the central Tampere Region.
• Technology Centre Hermia furthers the activity
  and competitiveness of these key clusters by
  implementing a variety of development projects
  and networking initiatives.

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Tampere Region Centre of Expertise Programme
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Intelligent Machines
Intelligent machines are machines and machine
systems which have significant added value
brought by information technology, electronics,
software and telecommunications. The cluster aims
to answer key future challenges in the industry
by utilizing and increasing leading-edge
expertise. The intelligent machines expertise
cluster is a strategic network of companies,
research and educational institutions and public
players which develops technology, business
models, innovation environments, competitiveness
and efficiency.

• Technology Centre Hermia Ltd is responsible for
  the national coordination of the intelligent
  machines cluster programme in 2007-2013
• The content areas for which Tampere is
  responsible include
• Intelligent machines and systems-
• Factory automation and mobile machines

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Ubiquitous computing
In the future ICT will be increasingly embedded
as an integral part of applications and business
in various industries. The clusters main task is
to generate new, globally competitive ICT
business activity. Our vision is to transform
Finland into Europes leading concentration of
expertise in the development, commercialization
and utilization of intelligence that is
human-centred, de-centralized, mobile and
embedded in the built environment.

• Technology Centre Hermia Ltd is responsible for
  the national coordination of the ubiquitous
  computing cluster programme in 2007-2010
• Main themes
• New electronics
• Human-centred technology
• Networks and network elements
• Software engineering and open source
• Ubimedia
• The Tampere Region Centre of Expertise for
  Ubiquitous Computing accelerates the growth of
  the ICT sector in the central Tampere Region

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Energy technology
The Energy Technology Cluster focuses on industry
that produces machines, equipment and services
needed for energy production, distribution and
use. Pressures for change in the energy industry
generate opportunities for the Finnish energy
technology industry, particularly in the market
for clean energy and climate change control. The
aim is to achieve significant growth in the
development and competitive capacity of Finnish
companies in the cluster.

• Main themes
• Boiler and gasification technologies and their
  applications in power and heat plants and in
  energy-intensive industry.
• Multi-fuel plants, the effects of the co-use of
  several different fuels on incineration
  processes, emissions, material and structural
  solutions and process control.
• Industrial energy solutions, the efficient and
  economical utilization of industrial by-product
  flows, heat load and waste heat.

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Digibusiness
The Digibusiness Cluster focuses on the
development of content business expertise by
providing companies with services related to
business expertise, product and service
development and internationalization. Three
entities that are important to the industry have
been selected as joint themes the promotion of
internationalization, the accumulation of
business expertise and acceleration of research
and development activities in the SME sector, and
the gathering of data related to the industry.

• Main themes
• social media
• ubimedia
• games
• The chosen areas are existing and future growth
  engines in digital media business that have
  significant new business prospects
• The centre of expertise utilizes the regions
  wide-ranging expertise foundation and generates
  projects, events and new network structures that
  support the emergence of new growth business and
  strengthen the expertise and growth of companies
  in the region.

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Nanotechnology
The Nanotechnology Cluster is formed by the
internationally strong Finnish research and
technology areas of nano- and microtechnology and
future materials based on them. The clusters
vision is to turn Finland into one of the key EU
centres of applied research and business related
to nano- and microtechnologies and new materials
based on them. The cluster aims to achieve
regional, national and international cooperation
and networking.

• The Tampere Region Centre of Expertise in the
  Nanotechnology Cluster Programme is divided into
• photonics (incl. nanophotonics, optoelectronics
  and laser technology)
• future composite materials
• Both areas of expertise are closely linked to the
  core of the cluster programme

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The birth of research based companies
Research
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Technology Centres as a part of innovation
activities in Finland from the beginning of 80s
Research
University
Incubator
Company
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Miniclusters as new innovation environment
Research
University
Incubator
Company
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Business networks, miniclusters
Company network or minicluster activities concern
in-depth development cooperation between
companies and research institutions. The
activities are concentrated on focused business
areas. The aim is to advance competitiveness and
business. Minicluster activities are based on
membership and the active commitment and
participation of members in development
cooperation.
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Business networks, miniclusters
Centre of Game Business, Research and
Industry www.neogames.fi
Centre for Sustainable Energy Solutions -
Sentre www.sentre.fi
COSS (Centre for Open Source Solutions www.coss.fi

CUBIQ (Centre for Ubiquitous Computing) www.cubiq
.fi
LCC Finland (Laser Competence Centre) www.lccfinla
nd.fi
FIMA (Forum for Intelligent Machines) www.fima.fi
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Services and fields of expertise
Customers RD companies public sector
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Technology Centre Hermia Ltd A networker and
accelerator of expertise
Thank you for your interest!
Mikko Seppälä Managing Director
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Lovely diamonds - but I need a neckless!
Enterprices are diamonds compressed in the
pressure of competition. They live along
their core competence. To meet the needs of
todays customers they have to cooperate more
than ever. The competetiveness has moved from
individual companies to networks. Network is
like a neckless wonderful to wear.
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Member companies
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Business
Take advantage of the leading Finnish energy
cluster
Future Research Centre
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Ubiquitous solutions and technologies
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Tampere region energy technology themes
Power plants for solid biomass and
waste Intelligent Electricity Grids Energy
Efficiency in Industries Negawats Gasification
in Biorefineries and in Combined Heat and Power
production Gaseous fuels in Traffic