Participant organization

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd (VTT), is a state owned and controlled non-profit limited liability company established by law. Act on the Limited Liability Company Called VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd (8761/2014) lays down provisions on the operations and status of VTT (this Act enters into force 1st of January 2015 and supersedes the Act on the Technical Research Centre of Finland 953/2010 and all amendments subsequently made to it). The Ministry of Employment and the Economy is responsible for state ownership steering.

As an impartial non-profit Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) and with the national mandate and mission to support economic competitiveness, societal development and innovation, VTT carries out research and innovation activities for the needs of industry and knowledge-based society. In 2023, VTT’s net turnover was 188 million € and other operational incomes were 96,2 million €, with highly educated personnel of 2355. VTT receives approximately one third of its total income directly from the Finnish government. This allows VTT to carry out the high-risk strategic research and to invest in research and technology infrastructures, which are necessary to generate the knowledge and know-how required for fulfilling VTT’s public mandate.

To contribute to EU goals for 2030 and beyond VTT works in synergy with the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy, with regional innovation networks throughout Finland and with numerous European platforms and partnerships. Within Horizon Europe, VTT aimed at renewal of European industrial value chains increasing EU competitiveness while strengthening innovation ecosystems and addressing global challenges.

VTT is organised around three main areas: Carbon neutral solutions, Sustainable products and materials, and Digital technologies. However, all VTT activities are characterised by genuine trans-disciplinary and cross-sectoral approaches and the daily project work is planned and implemented within multi-year, coordinated programmes.

VTT has a long and vast experience in EU projects under different funding programmes and other frameworks (also PPPs, EITs, EIPs, etc.). On average, the share of industry partners was 35 % in those consortia where VTT was engaged in H2020. In programme period 2014-2020 VTT was involved in 610 EU-funded research projects (433 within H2020). Ranked among the leading European RTOs, VTT is committed to responsible collaboration for achieving the Europe 2020 goals by networking with Finnish and European actors in the global context.

VTT team is composed of researchers from the Human-centric AI and Optical Spectroscopy teams. They have expertise in ML methods as well as in the development of analytical methods using various spectroscopic sensors, such as hyperspectral systems for various applications, including the forensic field. Within NARCOSIS, the VTT team's role consists of the acquisition of data from NPS tablets to compose the HSI database as well as the development of the HSI and picture manager suite. This tool will consist of a graphical user interface (GUI) including ML-based algorithms to visualise and analyse HSI data and pictures. The implemented tool will allow the practitioners to evaluate not only the spatial information (through algorithms for storing and classifying pictures) but also the spectroscopic information provided by HSI to identify and map specific NPS.