VTT CEO says Finland needs a bioeconomy strategy

In Finland, VTT President and CEO Erkki Km Leppävuori states, “Finland should create a national bioeconomy strategy as soon as possible!”

Speaking in Helsinki at the VTT Bioeconomy Forum Finland event, Leppävuori opened the discussion stating, “I believe that Finland, thanks to its competences and raw materials, can become a future leader in bioeconomy, and create success and wellbeing for itself. The task requires a new way of thinking and operating: In addition to research, attention must also be paid on development and commercialisation of business throughout the innovation chain”.

Leppävuori challenged Finnish companies, research institutions and authorities to act together to expedite this development.  The press release further noted that for the concept of Finland as pioneer country to succeed, this above all requires bold new business ideas, the participation of public funding to share the risk, and foreseeable legislation and control measures.