Tämä raportti koskee biotekniikka-alan patentointikäytäntöjä. Keksintöjen hyödyntämisen turvaaminen patenttien avulla on biotekniikka-alalla erittäin tärkeää pitkien tuotekehittelyprosessien vuoksi. Silti kaikki alan yritykset eivät patentoi. Lääkekehitysyritykset patentoivat...

The paper reports an empirical study on the non-financial value-added provided by Venture Capital investors to their investee firms. This study will use a four-class grouping of the various non-financial value-adding capabilities provided by VC firms, namely, scouting, monitoring, signalling and...

This study focuses on the non-financial value-added Venture Capital (VC) investors bring to their portfolio companies, especially when these represent early-stage, high-technology and high-growth companies. The study draws attention to the extent and nature of non-financial value-added and...

This paper presents the first results of ETLA and Etlatieto Ltd Study of Finnish biotechnology firms. The majority of Finnish biotechnology firms are quite young and still in the early stages of gainful economic activities. Their turnover, profits and exports are, for the younger firms in...

The paper summarizes the findings obtained during the first year of the Venture Fun project, carried out in an EU Network of Excellence PRIME and funded from the Sixth Framework Programme. The paper defines the central concepts of the project, identifies questions for further elaboration and...

This report is a descriptive account of the major features of the Venture Capital (VC) Industry in Finland. It has been prepared as a background report for a project entitled Venture Fun, carried out in an EU Network of Excellence PRIME and funded from the Sixth Framework Programme. The report...

This report assesses the effectiveness of the supply and demand side policy initiatives in Finland targeted at pre-seed and seed stage businesses, particularly from the viewpoint of high-growth ventures. In order to obtain a yardstick by which to judge the current policy mix in Finland, this...