Technology Centre Teknia (Kuopio Science Park)
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Affiliations | University of Eastern Finland and Savonia University of Applied Sciences |
Technology Centre Teknia Ltd. (Teknia), also known as Kuopio Science Park, is a university related research park located in Kuopio, Finland.[1]
Teknia has been the fastest growing Technology Park in Finland for the new millennium. Its tallest building, MicroTower, is 65 m (213 ft) high and one of the tallest structures in Kuopio.[2]
Teknia was acquired in spring 2008 by Technopolis plc for total cost of 18,1 million euros (67 million euros debts included).[3]
Major organisations located at Kuopio Science Park
[edit]- University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio campus (formerly University of Kuopio) [1]
- Savonia University of Applied Sciences (Savonia), Administration & Admissions offices, IT & Electronics Engineering education unit. [2]
- Kuopio University Hospital [3]
- Technology Centre Teknia [4]
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Offices of national organisations
[edit]- Neulanen Research Centre (public, occupational and environmental health): National Public Health Institute (KTL) [5], The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) [6] and Finnish Food Safety Authority (EVIRA) [7]
- Own building: The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) [8]
- In Teknia-buildings: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland [9]
Technology Centre Teknia
[edit]- 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 Shanghai, China, which manages health care projects between Finland and China.[4]
- Houses joint-use laboratories, e.g. Sensor Development Lab, where UEF, Savonia & Honeywell 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 [10], Centek [11]
- A. I. Virtanen Institute and Bioteknia Research Centre (gene therapy, neurosciences, molecular medicine, pharmacology)
- Microteknia Research Centre and Teknia Technology Centre (IT)
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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:[5] Zhongguancun Software Park (zPark, located in "the Chinese Silicon Valley"), Wuxi Life Science & Technology Park, Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks, IZET Innovationszentrum ltzehoe, TEKNIKBYN Västerås Technology Park, University of Surrey, University Enterprise Laboratories, Inc. (University of Minnesota)
Construction stages
[edit]- Tietoteknia 1990
- Bioteknia 1 1994
- Bioteknia 2 1999
- Microteknia 1 2000
- Microteknia 2 2002
- MicroTower 2004
- Microteknia 3 2005
- Microteknia 4 2006
- Innoteknia 2007
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Teknia - Fakta Kuopion Tiedepuistosta - Facts About Kuopio Science Park
- ^ "Microteknia 1, 2 ja 3". Skanska (in Finnish). Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Technopolis Annual Report 2007" (PDF). web.lib.aalto.fi.
- ^ Tekel - News Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kuopion Teknologiakeskus Teknia Oy - Tilaa Menestyä Archived 2007-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Technology Centre Teknia Ltd.
- Microteknia sightseeing (YouTube amateur video)
- Facts about Kuopio Science Park (yearly review 2005)
- KUH "Promoting health" -brochure (2005)