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Main institutional actors in KBBE 1. Under Ministry of Economy and Employment: VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) - Biotechnology, pharmaceutical and food industries; forest industries; process industries and environment - Finnish Centre for nanocellulosic technology 2. Under Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry - MTT Agrifood Research Finland - METLA Finnish Forest Research Institute - RKTL Finnish Game & Fisheries Research Institute - FGI Finnish Geodetic Research Institute - Finnish Food Safety Authority EVIRA - MAVI The Agency for Rural Affairs 3. Under Ministry of Environment - Finnish Environment Institute 4. Universities: e.g. Helsinki, Aalto, Turku, Tampere, East Finland, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Lappeenranta Strategic Centres for Science Technology and Innovation (multi-shareholder limited companies) • Forestcluster Limited http://www.forestcluster.fi/d/fc-home • CLEEN Limited (Energy and Environment) http://www.cleen.fi/home/ • SalWe Limited (Health and Well-Being) http://www.salwe.org/en MTT’s organization MTT in numbers • MTT operates under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. • Our organization employs 800 professionals, 300 of whom work in research. • We operate in 14 locations around Finland. • MTT’s total expenditure in 2008 amounted to 49 M€, a third of which came outside budget financing. • In 2008, MTT researchers published a record number of 183 peer refereed scientific articles. • In addition, 11 doctoral dissertations were published. Efficiency and impact through research programmes • Research programmes 2007/2008 - 2010/2012 • Rural Future • Tomorrow's Farm • From Fossils to Renewable • Well-being Through Food • Responsible Food Economy • Changing Climate and Agriculture • Water-friendly Agriculture • Sustainable Use of Genetic Resources
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