Y Science 2024
An official side event of Slush for Life Sciences
Helsinki, Finland, Messukeskus
November 20th 2024
Y Science is an event that brings together the curious scientific community and the business world to inspire concrete action and contribution to the society in the field of life sciences.
REGISTER TO Y SCIENCE
Attendance is free-of-charge, but requires registration.
"Y Science is one of the best events to get in touch with a diverse set of the top-notch researchers and science-based startups from the Nordics."
— Michael Lütolf, Creathor Ventures
Programme
Y Science 2024 will take place on November 20 in Messukeskus Helsinki.
Join us in Siipi Venue 5 at 10.30-14.30 to follow our stage programme including speeches, panel discussions and our exciting pitching competitions. More details regarding our programme will be updated during the fall.
If you instead prefer to focus on mingling with other attendees, stop by our networking area (Siipi Venue 6) between 10.30 and 15.30.
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Stage Program
10.30-14.30
Venue 5, Siipi, Messukeskus
10.30 - 10.45 Opening Keynote
Patricia Bubner - Co-Founder and CEO, Orbillion Bio
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10.45 - 11.45 Health & Pharma
Host: Rashad Ismayil - Head of Partnerships, Terkko Health Hub
Short talks
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Orion Pharma
Sammeli Liikkanen - Director, Digital Medicine, Orion Pharma​
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Three x Easy for Collaboration in Healthcare
Kenneth Salonius - Founder and CEO, Vertical
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Commercialising research with VC collaboration
Alexandra Gylfe - Founding Partner, Nordic Science Investments
Pharma Pitching Competition
Teams
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Aimorphous Health - San Pun
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NeuroEye Insight - Sebastian Högnabba
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Smart Bubbles - Antti Rahikkala
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SURGERIX - Mikko Pitkänen
Jury
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Kati Kaijasilta - Business Development Director, Orion Pharma
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Stina Wallmark - Investment Director Life Sciences, Voima Ventures
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Tatiana Benavides - Project Manager, Swissnex
Student Pitch
Umamaheswari Umasankar - Aalto-Helsini iGEM team
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11.45 - 12.40 Food Systems
Host: Laura Forsman - Manager at Viikki Food Design Factory, University of Helsinki
Panel Discussion with the pitching competition jurors
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Johan Jörgensen - Founder and Partner, Sweden Foodtech
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Juha Helenius - Professor of agroecology at University of Helsinki, Program director of FOOD in Strategic Research
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Sagar Tandon - Partner, Beyond Impact VC
Food Systems Pitching Competition
Teams
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Tracegrow - Jaakko Nauha
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IRONIC Biotech - Eskil Åhlin
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Farm2Go by UN World Food Programme - Casper Strydom
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Terraviva - Pablo Brigagao
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12.45 - 13.35 Sustainable Materials
Host: Mikhail Yuryev - Innovation Advisor, Aalto University
Short talks
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Spider silk from the lab: designing future biomaterials
Sesilja Aranko - Assistant Professor in Cellular Engineering, Aalto University
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Educating for research commercialization and impact
Jens Schmidt - Professor of Strategic Management, Aalto University
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How I met my thesis
Pau Delgado - MSc Student, Aalto University
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​BioConnect - Creating the action plan for the Baltic-Nordic biotech cluster
Andrii Shekhirev - Co-Founder, Biocatalyst Foundation
Sustainable Materials Pitching Competition
Teams
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BonFom - Anmol Bhattarai
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Colorific - Jacky Loo
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Granarium - Paula Viinamäki
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HYGRON - Vinay Kumar
Jury
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Anna Niittylä - Scout and Nordic Representative, CMPC Ventures
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Hanne Wikberg - Head of Product and Business Development, Chempolis
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Kalle Riihinen - Chief Operating Officer, Nordic Bioproducts Group
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13.35 - 14.15 Science to Business Runway
Host: Andrea Dichlberger - Commercialisation Manager at Helsinki Innovation Services Ltd.
Short talk
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From Lab to Market: Accelerating Innovation through Technology Transfer
Marko Hakovirta - CEO of Helsinki Innovation Services Ltd.
R2B Runway Pitches
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GlobeVAC - Manlio Fusciello
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HydroXgel - Askican Hacioglu
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KAJO - Simas Janutenas
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MammalExpress - Jaan-Olle Andressoo
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Mitoguarder - Brendan Battersby & Sarah O'Keefe
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OxyBioStroke - Ilkka Fagerlund
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SootSense - Tommi Mikkonen
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14.15 - 14.30 Pitching Competition Awards & Closing
Awarding the winners of the three pitching competitions
Closing remarks
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Anne Portaankorva - Vice-Rector, University of Helsinki
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Santtu von Bruun - Director of Innovations and Ecosystems, University of Helsinki
Networking
10.30-15.30
Venue 6, Siipi, Messukeskus
Coffee and tea will be available throughout the event,
while snacks and drinks will be served at 14.30 - 15.30 (once the stage program ends).
Pitching Competitions
Are you already on the path of turning your discovery into action? Our pitch competitions are for you!
In 2024, Y Science will host three pitching competitions:
Applications to join the pitching competitions are now closed.
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All finalists received pitch training from experienced communication specialists before the event, as well as a ticket to attend Slush and the opportunity to showcase their idea to potential investors. ​
Why Science
We're here to bring forth the value of science-based business, and encourage scientists to embrace a different way of thinking about impact. Y Science invites all those enthusiastic about life sciences and commercialization of research for a moment of mutual enlightenment.
The event originates from a collaboration between Slush and the University of Helsinki. In 2024, the event is organized by the Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE) together with Helsinki Innovation Services Ltd., Orion Pharma, Viikki Food Design Factory and Aalto University.
Join us for a journey of discovery. Our path will pass through scientific breakthroughs, possibilities for concrete action and tasty teasers of what you can do with your skills if you just set your mind to it.
The event is one of the official side events of Slush, the biggest startup conference in the Nordics.