The Aalto Formula

The unique combination of art, technology and business provides the perfect platform for innovation. With sustainability, radical creativity and entrepreneurial mindset the platform comes alive as an impactful ecosystem empowering next generation founders and our corporate partners come up with solutions to the major challenges of our times. We call it the Aalto Formula.
Blog posts

Kirsi Niinimäki celebrates the textile revolution and chooses 10 as her number
I’m very excited about the speed and volume of the progress that’s happening. It seems that everyone wants to switch to the new model.

Kristiina Kruus is inspired by a technology of hope - and chose nine as her number
Instead of releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, we can capture it and turn it into things like fuel or a protein-rich cell mass.

Matti Kummu is helping feed the world without overshooting planetary boundaries
"If we want to change course, making food production – and consumption – more sustainable is the single most important thing we could do."

Fepod: a medical startup's innovation helps to optimise pain medication doses
We spoke with Elsi Verrinder about Fepod's innovation and her journey from Aalto PhD student to CSO of a medical startup.

VacuumWood.Tech: A wood structure start-up that’s going against the grain
Find out how VacuumWood.Tech is using ultra-sustainable wooden structures to fight climate change.

A free-flowing conversation with AI communication startup, Flowrite
We spend about 3.1 hours on work emails daily. We spoke with Flowrite, an AI communication startup that’s helping professionals save time.

Veri: A healthy discussion with a startup founder fighting poor metabolic health
Anttoni Aniebonam, CEO of startup Veri, is using tech to combat metabolic health. We spoke to Anttoni about Veri's metabolic health solution

Surgify: Drilling down into a surgical startup’s journey
Follow Surgify's journey from concept to fruition. Plus, learn how Aalto University played an integral role in Surgify's progress.

Cut from the same cloth: leveraging Aalto University's ground-breaking research, Ioncell Oy develops sustainable textile fibers
Antti Rönkkö, Ioncell’s newly appointed CEO and co-founder, is on a quest to make the clothing and textiles industry more sustainable.