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The Product-as-a-Service Business Modeling Tool

Author: Martin Storkholm Nielsen, Assistant Professor, VIA University College As I argued in my first blog post, we created the PaaS Business Modeling Tool from the notion that the map is not the territory. We have sought to balance providing structure, guidance and perhaps even answers with embracing the diversity of businesses, who might use…
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Physical confinement impacts cellular phenotypes within living materials

Writer: Anett Toom | University of Tartu This is an extract from a research paper by an additive manufacturing specialist Hans Priks from ECOLABNET’s member the University of Tartu. “Living materials are like hotels for micro-organisms, where different kinds of bacteria, yeasts and seaweed can live, reproduce, eat and produce us something useful. Polymeric structure…
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Bio-based Thermoplastics for Additive Manufacturing by Material Extrusion Method

Writers: Rathish Rajan & Simo Huhtanen | Centria | Republished from Centria bulletin Additive manufacturing (AM) is an emergent technology for manufacturing customized products. It is predicted that a large share of final products will be manufactured by AM methods in the future. The proliferation of AM brings emerging environmental problems such as emissions and…
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Estrotech – making technical educational solutions for better learning and teaching

Estrotech is a company with two main directions of activities – educational and partnership. Its’ goal is to popularize learning robotics and to help teachers teach it by providing them with the materials, know-how and equipment. The company also has the competence in customer relationships. Estrotech owns the trademark RoboMiku which is used for trading…
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Digital Collaboration Tool

Eco-innovations as a vital element of SMEs activity In the constantly changing business landscape we all need to be modern, progressive, accept new trends, move with the times, and above all meet the challenges of the contemporary world. One of such challenges are environmental issues and understanding the negative effects of development, which translate into…
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Areas of expertise of University of Tartu

UTartu The University of Tartu is Estonia’s leading centre of research and training. The University of Tartu has continued to adhere to pursue research and advance learning in a wide variety of disciplines and remains today the only classical university in Estonia. Research at the University of Tartu focuses on subjects as diverse as medicine…
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Czestochowa University of Technology implements eco-innovative solutions with a sprout producer

In the ever-changing business landscape entrepreneurs need to be modern, progressive, move with the times and first of all they should be ready to meet the challenges of the modern world. One of such challenges constitute environmental aspects and understanding the negative aspects of man’s activity that translate into environmental pollution, running out of natural…
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Danish Support in ECO innovation system | VIA University

Writer: Per Tøffner Knudsen, VIA University | Photo: Steen Gyldendal “The right culture can change the art of what’s possible in organizations” –Yves Pigneur The central purpose with this blog is to inform about how VIA University can support the transformation of your company to become more ECO innovative. Support on formation of a sustainable,…
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Support on formation of a sustainable, social responsible Eco Branding

Written by: Per Toeffner Knudsen | Illustration: Katrin Meinert & Lisbeth Jensen “Too many companies want their brands to reflect some idealized, perfected image of themselves. As a consequence, their brands acquire no texture, no character and no public trust.” –Richard Branson, founder of The Virgin Group “A brand for a company is like a…
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Lithuanian Business Confederation – a national committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC*) and the largest business organization uniting service, trading and high-tech companies in Lithuania.

Writer: Deivydas Čepas  The confederation has wide variety of members. It represents more than 30 business associations and over 3500 companies. The main business areas of the organization are: high-tech, education and trainings, law, finance, logistics and other services. LBC aims to consolidate Lithuanian business and create a competitive economic environment for all innovative and result-oriented…
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