Technology Centre Teknia (Kuopio Science Park)
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| Name: | Technology Centre Teknia (Kuopio Science Park) |
| Motto: | - |
| Location: | Kuopio Kuopio Kuopio is a city and a municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia, Finland. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
| Affiliation: | University of Eastern Finland University of Eastern Finland The University of Eastern Finland is a university in Finland with three campuses in Joensuu, Kuopio, and Savonlinna. It was formed in 2010 by a merger of two previously independent universities.- History :... and Savonia University of Applied Sciences Savonia University of Applied Sciences Savonia University of Applied Sciences is a local municipality-owned Finnish institution of higher education based in the cities of Kuopio, Iisalmi and Varkaus.... |
| Companies: | ~200 |
| People: | ~20 000 |
| Office Space: | 2,000,000 square feet / 200,000 m² (Micro-, Bio- & Innoteknias + UKU) |
Kuopio Science Park is a university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
related research park
Research park
A Research park is a research facility that is often linked with a major research university. Throughout North America, there are more than 170 research parks. They exist to create linkages between the university, industry and the community...
located in Kuopio
Kuopio
Kuopio is a city and a municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia, Finland. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The name is not as such used in marketing purposes.
Technology Centre Teknia Ltd. (Teknia), which is the central enterprise service organisation, is used as the marketing brand of the whole area - hence the lack of logo for Kuopio Science Park. Teknia has been the fastest growing Technology Park in Finland for the new millennium.
Teknia was acquired in spring 2008 by Technopolis plc for total cost of 18,1 million euros (67 million euros debts included).
Major organisations located at Kuopio Science Park
- University of Eastern FinlandUniversity of Eastern FinlandThe University of Eastern Finland is a university in Finland with three campuses in Joensuu, Kuopio, and Savonlinna. It was formed in 2010 by a merger of two previously independent universities.- History :...
, Kuopio campus (formerly University of Kuopio) http://www.uef.fi/uef/english - Savonia University of Applied SciencesSavonia University of Applied SciencesSavonia University of Applied Sciences is a local municipality-owned Finnish institution of higher education based in the cities of Kuopio, Iisalmi and Varkaus....
(Savonia), Administration & Admissions offices, IT & Electronics Engineering education unit. http://www.savonia-amk.fi/eng/ - Kuopio University Hospital http://www.psshp.fi/documentindex.asp?id=1268&type=1&show=1
- Technology Centre Teknia http://www.teknia.fi/main.asp?sid=2
Offices of national organisations
- Neulanen Research Centre (public, occupational and environmental health): National Public Health Institute (KTL) http://www.ktl.fi/portal/english/, The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) http://www.ttl.fi/internet/english/ and Finnish Food Safety Authority (EVIRA) http://www.evira.fi/portal/en/
- Own building: The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) http://www.gtk.fi/en/
- In Teknia-buildings: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland http://www.vtt.fi/?lang=en
Technology Centre Teknia
- Manages the infrastructure of *teknia -dubbed office buildings
- Offers startup- (business hatchery) and internationalization services for companies (also houses a wide variety of other producers of these services)
- Has a side office in ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, which manages health care projects between Finland and China. - Houses joint-use laboratories, e.g. Sensor Development Lab, where UKU, Savonia & HoneywellHoneywellHoneywell International, Inc. is a major conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
jointly develop new microsensors. - Houses a total of 300 small businesses and local offices of multinational corporations and a few with a whole office building such as Honeywell and Ark Therapeutics.
- World's first gene based pharmaceutical plant, by Ark Therapeutics was opened for business in 2007.
- Mediteknia Research Centre, WellTeknia http://www.wellteknia.fi/main.asp?sid=2, Centek http://www.centek.fi/english/index.php
- A. I. Virtanen Institute and Bioteknia Research Centre (gene therapy, neurosciences, molecular medicine, pharmacology)
- Microteknia Research Centre and Teknia Technology Centre (IT)
The businesses based in Teknia specialize in information and communication technology and wellbeing technology (agrobiotechnology, drug design, and health care technology).
Teknia's International Cooperation Partner Parks: Zhongguancun
Zhongguancun
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Software Park (zPark, located in "the Chinese Silicon Valley"), Wuxi
Wuxi
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Life Science & Technology Park, Shanghai Zhangjiang
Zhangjiang
Zhangjiang High-Tech is a technology park in Pudong, Shanghai. It is operated by Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Development Co., Ltd.As of 2005, there were 110 research and development institutions and 327 companies in the technology park.-History:...
Hi-Tech Park, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks, IZET Innovationszentrum ltzehoe, TEKNIKBYN Västerås
Västerås
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Technology Park, University of Surrey
University of Surrey
The University of Surrey is a university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey in the South East of England. It received its charter on 9 September 1966, and was previously situated near Battersea Park in south-west London. The institution was known as Battersea College of Technology...
, University Enterprise Laboratories, Inc. (University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
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Construction stages
- Tietoteknia 1990
- Bioteknia 1 1994
- Bioteknia 2 1999
- Microteknia 1 2000
- Microteknia 2 2002
- MicroTower 2004
- Microteknia 3 2005
- Microteknia 4 2006
- Innoteknia 2007
Links
- Technology Centre Teknia Ltd.
- Microteknia sightseeing (YouTube amateur video)
- Facts about Kuopio Science Park (yearly review 2005)
- KUH "Promoting health" -brochure (2005)