Virpi Lummaa
University of Turku
Thomas McWilliams
University of Helsinki
Speakers
Sanna Lauslahti
Pharma Industry Finland
Mark Daly
FIMM, University of Helsinki
Anna-Maria Henell
Disior
Perttu Koskinen
Neste
Pitching finalists
Paavo Räisänen
Maki.vc
Outi Mäkinen
Nordic Umami Company
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Eljas Jokinen
Soilfood Oy
Olli Silvennoinen
HiLIFE, University of Helsinki
Lukasz Surazynski
Auroptic Medical
Sven Lanens
Immunate
Tamara Alagirova
Moncyte
Jana Buzkova
NADMED
Andrii Shekhirev
Enzymity
Prateek Singh
MPower
Dario Forneris
Nordic Bioproducts
Antonino Biundo
REWOW
Dmitry Gradov
Natinrec
Fabio Valoppi
OleoFlow
Jurors
Stephen Mukuze
Umkele Inc
Panu Miettinen
CompactGrowth
Pauliina Piuhola
Mäsli
Janne Mielck
ECBF
Juha Lindfors
Lifeline Ventures
Merja Penttilä
Aalto University and VTT
Miika Mahonen
HMD Global
Perttu Koskinen
Neste
Rasmus Pinomaa
Kemira
Tuula Palmén
SynBio Powerhouse
Alexander Bedenkov
AstraZeneca
Caroline Heckman
FIMM, University of Helsinki
Gerald Parloiu
Global Founders Capital
Giles Dudley
BioInnovation Institute Foundation
Ilkka Kivimäki
Maki.vc
Juha Helenius
University of Helsinki
Lauri Reuter
Nordic FoodTech VC
Louise Heiberg
PINC
Maija Tenkanen
University of Helsini
Reetta Kivelä
Viikki Food Design Factory
Hosts
Juha Paakkola
Health Capital Helsinki
Nina Pulkkis
SynBio Powerhouse
Laura Forsman
Viikki Food Design Factory
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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