Tampere University

Tampere University is a large, multidisciplinary, foundation-based research university in Finland, with around 23,200 degree students and 4,400 staff. It connects with industry through company-accessible laboratories and research infrastructures, collaboration services for finding academic partners, and co-creation platforms for joint work. Partnerships with Tampere University Hospital add a clinical translation pathway, while student theses and project work offer routes to talent and applied development. Major research and development funding comes from the Research Council of Finland, the European Union, and Business Finland. Innovation services support commercialization and research-based spin-offs.