In northern Europe, there is a lack of skills and units in which demanding cutting technology can be tested, developed and applied in a safe environment. As a result, our innovation expertise in cutting technology has remained low in Finland and other Nordic countries and we do not have so many health technology companies on the international market. Currently, the United States, Asia and Central Europe are the major players in the development, production and research of cutting-edge medical technologies. However, new innovation-oriented sectors such as virtual Reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) would have potential for international markets and this should also be supported in Finland. In 2017, a microsurgery centre was established in Kuopio University Hospital (KYS). The aim of the Centre is to provide an accessible and permanent place for independent practice in surgery, training in the field, research and, above all, business cooperation and the development of new innovations in the field of health technology. In order to develop new innovations, the Micro Surgery Centre will create an artificial testing platform for health technology (HTA) in line with EU rules, allowing safe development of new innovations in the field of health technology and access to international markets. In Northern Savo alone, more than 5000 demanding microsurgery procedures are performed per year. Better internships, training and support for development in the sector would result in more successful operations, cost savings and less human suffering. The development of the field of microsurgery is important, as in the future the number of low-level interventions such as microsurgery will increase rather than lower and constantly introduce new technological solutions and innovations. In addition to well-established cutting technologies, new methods such as virtual reality methods, 3D printing methods, spectral imaging and increasingly AI technologies are also used in operating rooms. These techniques must also be learned by the staff. The objective of the ERDF project is to invest in the Microsurgery Centre with a necessary and modern equipment and infrastructure to enable the Centre’s activities to be developed later in all areas of independent internship, training, research and business cooperation. Later in 2019, ESF funding will be sought, in particular to develop the Centre’s training offer to meet the needs of the sector. The expansion and development of the Microsurgery Centre will create more jobs, entrepreneurship and improve the effectiveness of medicine and technology in the region also in international comparisons. In addition, the Centre’s operations can in the future ensure the sustainability of demanding operational activities in the area and can act as a pull factor when recruiting skilled personnel.