HAMK Bio – Sustainable Bioeconomy
About
Focus of our research
The HAMK Bio research unit develops applicable and business-driven solutions in the fields of bioeconomy. In addition to strengthening the existing industry, we create new knowledge and innovations as well as commercialise and utilise new ideas.
The research is conducted in five diverse research environments, in which the ideas can be tested in practical conditions. Our strengths are practical competence in primary production, increasing value through processing raw materials, and utilizing side streams in the different phases of the value chain.
- Smart Food Security – FoodSec
- Plant factories: A novel industry for high-value plant production
- SYNBEE: Expanding synthetic biology entrepreneurial ecosystems
- 21st Forestry TVET-TZ
- Zambia for agroforestry, biodiversity and climate (Z4ABC)
- Water Hyacinth
- Byp4Dev
- Promoting and Upgrading Green Skills in Agriculture
- RUN-EU PLUS
- FOREST21
More projects in English
CO-CARBON – Carbon Smart Urban Green Infrastructure
FRUSH – Innovating the Circular Economy
PoliRural – Future Oriented Collaborative Policy Development for Rural Areas and People
RAHI – Comprehensive recovery of nutrients and carbon from wastewater
SYMBI – Industrial Symbiosis for a Resource Efficient Economy
Projects in Finnish
#Uusimaaseutu – #Nylandsbygd is a project for activating communications in agriculture and rural development among businesses and farmers.
ArvoLiike focuses on developing business opportunities in peri-urban areas through utilising valuable and underutilised plants, new production methods and means of utilisation.
Elämysten hevonen is for improving the profitability in the equine industry through developing the professional competencies of entrepreneurs and modernising the business.
Hevoshäme helps equine entrepreneurs in utilising digital platforms in marketing, customer service, and other business activities in order to tightly integrate sustainable equine business as part of tourism in the Häme region.
HULVATTU improves drainage water management through piloting a watershed safety plan.
Hyvää karjalle ensures silage quality through digital monitoring and controls barn microbes with natural peptides.
Hämeen ilmastovahti creates a climate watch for municipalities in the Kanta-Häme region.
Hämäläinen lähiruokadialogi brings together producers, retailers and consumers in the Häme region to promote local food.
Isosorsimo – rantojen riesasta resurssiksi find ways of utilising Glyceria maxima, a harmful invasive species, e.g. as animal feed or as raw material for bioethanol.
Järkki is a project for finding feasible ways of centralising waste water management and ensuring the circulation of nutrients.
Kaupunkiviljelystä järkiruokaa promotes food production in private housings and small urban communities.
Kestävän hevosmatkailun tiekartta Kanta-Hämeessä promotes sustainable horse tourism through creating a roadmap.
Luomussa vara parempi promotes organic food in the Häme region.
Lähiluonnon ihmeitä arranges trips in the nearby nature for pre-schoolers to strengthen understanding of the value of nature.
Nurmikoiden biodiversiteetti investigates converting lawns into meadows on experimental plots.
OK – Ojat kuntoon helps land owners and agriculture and forestry communities in surface drainage.
OO – Opitaan ojista aims at improving surface drainage in the Häme region through counselling, education and collaboration.
RAHI aims at scaling RAVITA technology in efficient sludge management that focuses on phosphorus recovery.
Suunta luontoon enhances digital and sustainable outdoor services through developing a mobile application for canoeing orienteering and commodified mountain biking routes in the Kanta-Häme region.
Tulevaisuuden maanviljelijät develops agricultural education as a collaboration between nine educational institutions to promote sustainable food production and modern pedagogical methods.
TyVi aims at securing food production and increasing carbon stocks through improving farmers’ understanding of soil structure and fertility.
Työturvallisuus näkyväksi osaksi metsäalan opetusta improves safety in the forestry industry through promoting safety in forestry education and producing educational materials.
Valumavesien hygieniariskit investigates urban waste water and animal farm runoff water management to minimise infection risks.
- Dr Annukka Pakarinen
- Research Unit Director
- Tel. +358 503001 827
- annukka.pakarinen@hamk.fi
- Mr Mika Järvinen
- Research Services Manager
- Tel. +358 405019 248
- mika.jarvinen@hamk.fi
- Päivi Vartiainen
- Service Coordinator
- Tel. +358 50 477 3118
- paivi.vartiainen@hamk.fi