Wellness Dream Lab Programme

which includes the projects

• Wellness Technology Programme Management (WDL)
• User Centred Design Centre (UCDC)
• Research and Development Programme (INTO)
• Show Room (Marketing)

Activities

• Research and development processes to create new products.
• A platform and tools for product development, marketing and commercialization.

Results

• 80 new R&D projects with a total budget of EUR 2 million / year.
• Total turnover of wellness companies increases EUR 50 million before the year 2008.
• 4 new enterprises and 65 new workplaces / wellness technology.

Target groups

SMEs, people involved in research and development, municipalities and local authorities in the region of Central Finland

Time of implementation

2003–2006

Budget and financing

EUR 2,852,434 (total). EU/ERDF, national funding, Jyväskylä Science Park, Jyväskylä Regional Development Company, City of Jyväskylä, companies, JAMK.

Partners

Enterprises, Jyväskylä Science Park, Jyväskylä Regional Development Company, University of Jyväskylä.

Key words

Wellness technology, commercialization, product development