VTT

VTT is a state-owned, non-profit research and technology organisation in Finland.  Its mission is to advance the utilisation and commercialisation of scientific research and technology to benefit both business and society.

Some key facts:

• It operates under ownership steering by the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.

• It was founded in 1942, initially to boost industrial capacity and research during wartime.

• VTT conducts applied research across a wide range of technology areas, such as digital technologies, carbon-neutral solutions, sustainable products and materials.

• VTT is the innovation leader in the European quantum technology

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• VTT has been producing MEG SQUIDS since 1990s

• VTT also encompasses MIKES (formerly the Centre for Metrology and Accreditation) as its national metrology institute, responsible for Finland’s measurement standards.