▁of ▁the ▁fund ing ▁are ▁univers ities , ▁poly techn ics , ▁research ▁instit utes ▁such ▁as ▁V TT ▁Techn ical ▁Research ▁Centre ▁of ▁Finland , ▁the ▁European ▁Space ▁Agency , ▁start ups , ▁small ▁and ▁medium - s ized ▁enter pr ises ▁( S ME s ), ▁large ▁corpor ations ▁and ▁public ▁bodies . ▁In ▁enter prise ▁projects , ▁fund ing ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁transform ▁research - stage ▁ideas ▁into ▁vi able ▁business es , ▁and ▁may ▁combine ▁direct ▁un cond itional ▁fund ing ▁with ▁guaranteed ▁lo ans ▁conditional ▁on ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁resulting ▁business . ▁ ▁Loc ations ▁The ▁Agency ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁Hels ink i . ▁It ▁is ▁represented ▁in ▁four teen ▁regional ▁Emp loyment ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁Cent res ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁TE - k esk us ) ▁throughout ▁country . ▁The ▁ag ency ▁also ▁has ▁offices ▁in ▁Be ij ing , ▁Br uss els , ▁Tokyo , ▁Sil icon ▁Valley , ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Academy ▁of ▁Finland ▁ ▁Sit ra ▁ ▁V TT ▁Techn ical ▁Research ▁Centre ▁of ▁Finland ▁ ▁S ail fish ▁Alliance ▁- ▁T ek es ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁partners ▁in ▁the ▁S ail fish ▁Alliance ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Res earch ▁instit utes ▁in ▁Finland <0x0A> </s> ▁K uw ait ▁of ▁the ▁S ust ain ability ▁( A rab ic :   ك و ي ت ▁ال ا س ت د ا م ة ) ▁is ▁a