Forestcluster Ltd

Forestcluster Ltd - Paving the way for a biosociety of sustainable development

Forest cluster aims at doubling the value of the industry's products and services by the year 2030 when compared to 2006. The goal is to ensure that at least 50 per cent of production value is based on new and innovative world-class products and services.

As one of Finland's six Strategic Centres for science, technology and innovation, Forestcluster Ltd's strategic goal is to develop industry expertise by facilitating and providing opportunities for networking among companies and research organizations; and channeling financing to goal-oriented research.

Markku Leskelä appointed Research Director of Forestcluster Ltd10.01.2012

Markku Leskelä, Ph.D. has been appointed Research Director of Forestcluster Ltd. He will assume his new position on February 1, 2012.

The present Research Director Lars Gädda, D.Sc. (Tech.) will continue as Senior Advisor and he will be responsible for completing the on-going research programmes, and for supporting the metamorphosis Forestcluster has initiated towards the bio-based economy.

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Researcher of the month: Juho Sirviö02.01.2012

First doctoral thesis started in FuBio program now ready

Researcher Juho Sirviö takes part in both FuBio research programs FuBio JR2 (Future Biorefinery - Joint Research 2) and FuBio Cellulose (Future Biorefinery – Products from Dissolved Cellulose) of Forestcluster Ltd. The work package concentrates on reactive improvement of cellulose during periodate oxygenation. Work group is led by Osmo Hormi from the University of Oulu.
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