Finland’s bioeconomy recently gained two notable entrants, as VTT-originating startups Granarium Technologies and Elea & Lili announced funding rounds to industrialise breakthrough materials for energy storage and superabsorbent applications. The launches underscore a growing start-up space where years of public R&D are capitalising into globally scalable businesses — and hint that this is only the beginning. Granarium Technologies is commercialising nanocellulose‑based super

A joint report by the Finnish Climate Change Panel and the Forest Bioeconomy Science Panel finds that Finland could create significant economic added value while improving climate impacts by using forest industry side streams more efficiently and by capturing, using and storing biogenic carbon dioxide. FinnCERES leaders Tekla Tammelin-Peltonen and Monika Österberg contributed to the report. Finland has one of the EU’s largest potentials for capturing biogenic carbon dioxide.

Espoo, 20.5.2026 Kiilto Ventures and Stephen Industries invest in an Aalto University-originated lignin technology company aiming to disrupt the coatings and adhesives market for industry and construction. Finnish biomaterials company LignoSphere has secured Pre-Seed funding, with Kiilto Ventures and Stephen Industries as lead investors. The investment significantly accelerates the development of LignoSphere's wood-based biomaterial commercial applications and lays the ground

Dr. Noora Yau received the Doctoral thesis award 2025 of Finnish Natural Resources Research Foundation for “Shimmering Wood – Experimenting with Nanocellulose-Based Structural Colour.” The plastic-free, biodegradable structural colour technology is already being commercialized. Noora Yau. Photo: Mikko Raskinen / Aalto University. The Finnish Natural Resources Research Foundation encourages young research students to specialise in research that promotes the sustainable use of