Development of a framework for the commercialisation of research based innovations in measurement technology

The Measurepolis network was established 2003 to improve co-operation considering measurement technology related research within the Finnish universities. Still, after the promising start even new challenges has arisen considering stringent requirements for the universities industry integration that are influenced by Finnish government. In turn, this progress manifests to search a new operation model for the Measurepolis network to glue market and universities with even a closer relationship. The dialogue between business and research is a complex setting and that cannot be explained only in terms of the macro-level determinants. The continuity of emergent business from research to business or actually to capital is the pivotal thread that bridges those two worlds that represent different human mindsets, values and motivators as well risk taking propensities and competencies regarding of creating business. Therefore, a sound growth progress call for considering the dynamism of the ownership management that implies a look from the core of the new business embryo outwards to the outer stakeholder levels of the entire network. For science parks to participate in this process, they need to identify their contribution for the network that has a strong scientific orientation as well the requirements set by the measurement technology industry on the other side. In practice, this means moving from facility to service focus and ability to co-operate with university driven network. Furthermore, as a challenge for the science park experts, relationship and trust between the parties postulates common language and understanding the technology in question as well reasonable understanding of the technology management and productizing.