VTT Materials Innovation Hub – accelerating sustainable growth with new materials
Climate change, biodiversity loss and uncertainty in raw material supply are reshaping industries. At the same time, the need for sustainable materials and faster innovation is greater than ever.
The VTT Materials Innovation Hub offers a platform that accelerates material design, development and production, turning global challenges into opportunities for sustainable growth.
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About this white paper
The vision paper outlines how the Materials Innovation Hub combines computational science, artificial intelligence, automation and experimental research to accelerate material innovation. With this approach, entirely new designer materials can be developed in a fraction of the time compared to traditional methods.
Key themes include:
Securing access to critical raw materials by advancing recycling, reuse and substitution with alternative solutions
Creating added value from forest-based products through biotechnology, new processing methods and life-cycle optimisation
Synthetic biology as a foundation for new industry enabling bioproduction, biofoundries and the development of novel materials from biomass and carbon dioxide
The paper highlights opportunities to strengthen Finland’s industrial base, reduce reliance on scarce resources and open new global markets for advanced sustainable materials.
Why this white paper
Developing new materials traditionally takes decades and huge investments. This whitepaper shows how the VTT Materials Innovation Hub can cut that timeline dramatically by combining AI, automation and experimental research. It explains how entirely new designer materials can be created and scaled more efficiently, and how industries from forestry to energy can benefit from faster development, higher added value and sustainable competitiveness.