Virpi Lummaa
University of Turku
Thomas McWilliams
University of Helsinki
Speakers
Pitching finalists
Jurors
Hosts
PROGRAMME 2021
12.00 - 13.00: Health & Pharma
Opening word by Olli Silvennoinen, Director of HiLIFE, UH
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Keynote - Sanna Lauslahti, Managing director - Pharma Industry Finland (PIF)
Life science brings hope for a brighter future
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Host - Juha Paakkola, Director - Health Capital Helsinki
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Health pitching competition
Finalists
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Lukasz Surazynski - Auroptics Medical
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Sven Lanens - Immunate
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Tamara Alagirova - Moncyte
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Jana Buzkova - NADMED
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Mark Daly, Director - Instritute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki
FinnGen - Partnership with pharma to advance medical discovery
Anna-Maria Henell, CEO - Disior
The Disior Story
Student pitch - Polychronis Tatsis - Winner of the Planetary Health Hackathon
Jury:
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Alexander Bedenkov - AstraZeneca
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Caroline Heckman - Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki
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Gerald Parloiu - Global Founders Capital
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Giles Dudley - BioInnovation Institute Fonden
13.15 - 14.20: Synbio, Biotech & Sustainability
Host - Nina Pulkkis, SynBio Powerhouse
SynBio documentary
Keynote - Perttu Koskinen, VP of Innovation, Discovery and External Collaboration - Neste
Providing globally scalable renewable and circular solutions to tackle climate change
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SynBio Power Pitch
Finalists
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Andrii Shekhirev - Enzymity
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Prateek Singh - MPower
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Dario Forneris - Nordic Bioproducts
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Antonio Biundo - REWOW
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Kenani Kenani - Umkele Inc
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Jury
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Janne Mielck - ECBF
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Juha Lindfors - Lifeline Ventures
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Merja Penttilä - Aalto-University and VTT
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Miika Mahonen - HMD Global
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Perttu Koskinen - Neste
- Tuula Palmén - VTT
14.35 - 15.40: Foodtech & Agritech
Host - Laura Forsman, Manager - Viikki Food Design Factory
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Keynote - Thomas Bacon, Investor - Maki.vc
VC trends and opportunities in Foodtech​
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Foodtech pitching competition
Finlists
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Panu Miettinen - CompactGrowth
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Pauliina Piuhola - Mäsli
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Dmitry Gradov - Natinrec
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Fabio Valoppi - OleoFlow
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Outi Mäkinen, CTO - Nordic Umami Company
From research to startup - Case Nordic Umami Company
Mari Granström, Founder - Origin by Ocean
Valuable ingredients from an environmental problem
Announcing the winners of the three pitching competitions
Closing remarks by Olli Silvennoinen, Director - HiLIFE, UH
Jury
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Ilkka Kivimäki - Maki.vc
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Juha Helenius - University of Helsinki
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Lauri Reuter - Nordic FoodTech VC
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Louise Heiberg - PINC
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Maija Tenkanen - University of Helsinki
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Reetta Kivelä - Viikki Food Design Factory, University of Helsinki
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