Partners
Working in the BeScaled project
HAMK
HAMK will act as the lead partner. As a multidisciplinary workplace-orientated higher education institution HAMK has extensive experience in RDI project management together with industry stakeholders. HAMK has four research units, namely HAMK Edu, HAMK Smart, HAMK Tech, and HAMK Bio, and four educational units that provide degrees in e.g., entrepreneurship and business, engineering, and design.
XAMK
Xamk’s research, development, and innovation activities are divided into four focus areas 1) Forest, the Environment, and Energy, 2) Sustainable Well-being, 3) Digital Economy, and 4) Logistics and Seafaring. The work in these focus areas aims to create ecosystems that generate innovations, combining research, education, and business activities. Xamk has a decisive role in regional development as all activities strive to generate quality and effectiveness in the regions of operation.
Tartu Science Park
Tartu Science Park (TTP) has been leading science and technology-intensive businesses to grow for over 30 years, supporting startup and scale-up companies with the help of different accelerators, workshops, incubation programmes, and mentorship. TTP offers laboratory and manufacturing spaces for startups and scale-ups and systematically builds a community of entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers, investors, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
Tallinn University
Is one of Estonia’s leading public universities, driving smart and sustainable societal development across education, research, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. In close collaboration with industry and education partners, we connect research with real-world application, empowering organisations and future talent to navigate and shape the digital era. We explore and develop digital and AI-driven solutions that create value for both the public and private sectors.
Linnan Kehitys
As a public economic development company, we operate at the intersection of startups and public buyers. We understand the everyday realities and growth constraints of companies — and the regulatory, procurement and accountability frameworks shaping defence, security and resilience markets. This dual perspective allows us to translate public-sector requirements into practical, startup-relevant actions