Top Analytica Ltd expands the range of services available at the Turku Science Park even more. According to Doctor of Science Heidi Fagerholm, who was chosen as the Managing Director of Top Analytica, the new centre is a significant addition to surface research in Turku. There are already 60-70 researchers in the field working at the two universities in Turku. The new company provides material surface research services and the use of the research equipment to all who need it. Clients include both companies and university researchers.
Companies can also carry out product development of their own at the centre.
The research is focussed on coatings and surface finishing methods. The materials can be very varied, e.g. paper, fibres, steel, aluminium and plastic, or even paints. The goal may be for example to improve the product's corrosion endurance, finishing it or improving the adhesion of the coating. Traditionally, these services are mainly used by the paper, metal and chemical industries, but nowadays even the electronics industry needs more and more information about material surface research, explains Fagerholm. The city's universities founded a joint material research laboratory already in the late 1980s.