“Printed Intelligence is making great impact already”

“The father of PrintoCent”, Ilkka Kaisto, is retiring.

VTT announced in January 2023 a new 3.4 M€ investment to develop the research environment and manufacturing capabilities of Printocent pilot factory in Oulu. This enables the development of new innovative photonics-based medical devices and prototype manufacturing in a regulated manufacturing environment. More versatile, flexible and continuous monitoring of people’s condition with improved user comfort can be obtained thanks to photonics-based technology breakthroughs. The increased amount of data will enable more personalised care and better resource-efficiency in healthcare system. This supports the renewal of conventionally reactive healthcare towards more proactive and resource-efficient direction. The new research facility is particularly suitable for the development of photonics-based sensor solutions, such as smart patches, rapid diagnostics cartridges and their optical readers. The investment provides an opportunity for companies to develop new concepts in a pilot-scale fabrication environment that is compatible with the medical device compliant industrial production. The new environment will help to reduce the research and development costs of companies and to accelerate the commercialisation of photonics-based medical devices and diagnostic products.

Akita by Finnadvance, our PrintoCent Industry Cluster member has, achieved an excellent milestone in their journey. ISO9001 Certification was granted on February 28th.

The PESTI Career Day is organized at the University of Oulu, Linnanmaa campus every year on January.

PrintoCent industry cluster offers its community of highly innovative companies opportunities for mass production close to European markets

Canatu, a leader in advanced carbon nanotubes CNT for automotive and semiconductor industries, announced the closing of a 18M€ funding

PrintoCent Innofest 2022 was held for the 8th time already in the beginning of September at the Oulu beach site, Nallikari.

Last year’s InnoFest winning team, Warming Surfaces, aims to reduce heating energy consumption in buildings by embedding smart heaters into interior surfaces (e.g. floor laminates) and furnishings, and making the control of warming as easy and nearly as fast as controlling lighting.