Kari Kohtamaki, Account Manager for Wellness & Healthcare Technologies at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, explains how VTT is a multi disciplined applied research institute owned by the Finnish Government, employing over 2600 research scientists. He talks about the ECHAlliance and how it’s popularity within Europe can help research institutes collaborate with stakeholders. Kari goes on to describe the development in the eHealth sector within the Scandinavian countries, the opportunities and the challenges that need to be addressed; how easy it is to collaborate with countries in the South of Europe and how the new market of China offers a new test bed for research. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.