InnoLab

Innovation and Entrepreneurship InnoLab is a phenomenon-based, multidisciplinary open research platform of the University of Vaasa with a focus on open and user innovation, entrepreneurship, and public sector innovation and renewal. InnoLab also encourages the application of citizen science, open science, and design thinking.

The goal of InnoLab is to do societally impactful research and to promote new ways of doing science through inclusion, creativity, reduced hierarchies, and active citizens. InnoLab invests in dynamic cooperation with its external partners and in communication that is interesting and inviting to all types of audiences.

InnoLab research

InnoLab conducts research in three thematic clusters:

1) Systems & Society
2) Transformational Innovation
3) Consumer & User-centric Innovation

Each theme comprises a variety of InnoLab-affiliated researchers and projects.
You can find out more about the themes by following the links below.

Systems & Society

Transformational Innovation

Consumer & User-centric Innovation

News and events

04.10.2024 Energy

University of Vaasa receives significant funding from the Research Council of Finland for research related to genetically modified biofuels

Tiphaine Delecour, Ausrine Silenskyte ja Shariful Chowdhary

02.01.2024 Economy

New project empowers smaller businesses and higher education for diversity, equity, and inclusion

24.08.2023 Society

University of Vaasa becomes a member of the leading innovation policy studies network in Europe

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Projects

Project	Duration	Funders
Making Sense of Climate Change: Perspectives of Citizens, Business Leaders and Political Decision-Makers	09/2019 - 10/2020
KvarkenSpaceEco	09/2019 - 10/2022	Interreg Botnia-Atlantica, The Regional Council of Ostrobothnia, Region Västerbotten
Digitalisation Academy: Piloting and developing the Academy and creating a nationwide model (DA-PITO)	06/2019 - 12/2020
Nordic NaBS: New Nordic Nature Based Service Models	01/2019 - 12/2021
MoveIT – Low Carbon Dioxide Transport service in the Vaasa Region 2030	01/2019 - 12/2020	EU - European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020
Second Machine Age Knowledge Co-Creation Processes in Space and Time SMAK	09/2018 - 08/2023	Research Council of Finland
Nordic Nature Health Hub	09/2018 - 08/2021	Interreg Botnia-Atlantica
Rural transport and mobility (‘MaasDigiboksi’)	01/2018 - 02/2020	Manner-Suomen maaseudun kehittämisohjelma ja Euroopan maatalousrahasto
LuoNa – Natural Support for Life	12/2017 - 08/2021
Anti-Corruption Network for the EU-Commission

InnoLab activities

InnoLab hosts events and participates in a variety of outreach activities. These include topical seminars, panel debates, workshops, technical and societal hackathons, and networking events that bring together academics across disciplines and experts from different fields (e.g. business, media and politics).

InnoLab is passionate about making research visible and accessible to all. We value, encourage and support science communication in all forms and fora.

InnoLab Facebook

InnoBabble blog

InnoLab members participate actively in conferences such as Eu-SPRI Conference, DRUID Conference, ISPIM Innovation Conference, R&D Management Conference, Sustainability Science Days, EGPA, IRSPM, Transformative Consumer Research Conference, Consumer Culture Theory Conference, Cryptocurrency Research Conference, International Sustainability Transitions Conference, STS conference, Nordic STS, and Academy of Management.