Teamwork propels innovation at Canatu

The advancement of technology emerges from the exchange of ideas and cooperation between people bringing their own strengths to the table. At Canatu, an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration connects the building blocks for a better tomorrow.

Canatu is a carbon nanomaterial developer that creates pioneering carbon nanotube products to facilitate progress across various industries and applications. Taneli Juntunen is Vice President of Core Engineering at Canatu. He has a doctorate in nanotechnology and nanoscience, and he has worked with nanocarbons for ten years now.

Juntunen says working together with people who share the overarching goal of discovery is one of the most exciting aspects of the company’s work.

– The best thing about Canatu is curious people and working with people, discovering together.

Joint efforts yield results

In advancing the technology that improves people’s lives, no one reaches new heights alone. Innovation relies on channeling the resources of skilled and creative individuals into a focused force for progress.

– We can achieve nothing by ourselves, whether it’s internal collaboration, collaboration with our partners and customers, or even academic collaboration.

Meanwhile, curiosity is at the essence of successful innovation. It ignites the spark that inspires groundbreaking results, fueling the desire of inquisitive minds to find the answers they seek. According to Juntunen, it is an inalienable part of the company’s work environment.

– Curiosity is an inbred quality that the people of Canatu have. Of course we try to foster an environment where people can satisfy their curiosity for scientific and technical discovery. But what’s more than that is passion. Passion means that we are on a mission, and we believe in this mission.

Towards a brighter future

Canatu’s work transcends industrial and geographical limits. The company’s products have transformed technology in such arenas as the automotive industry, the semiconductor industry, and healthcare. Canatu operates on the international stage, working on the cutting edge to contribute to the latest global developments in nanocarbon technology.

For Juntunen and the others at Canatu, the drive to advance the ways in which things are done, and the improvements this brings to people’s lives, guides them through the challenges they face along the way.

– Personally, I love an impossible challenge, and I think at Canatu we are routinely solving them on a weekly basis. We believe that with nanocarbons, we can not only transform several prominent industries of the world, but we can also change our society of everyday life.

Juntunen enjoys working at Canatu for its diversity and the way new ideas are developed into concrete real-world implementations.

– It’s a very diverse and dynamic working environment, where a person can have a big impact on the whole organization. We also have a very short route from fundamental discovery to the actual transformative product.