Virpi Lummaa
University of Turku
Thomas McWilliams
University of Helsinki
Speakers
Pitching finalists
Jurors
Student pitches
Hosts
PROGRAMME 2022
12.00 - 13.10 - Health & Pharma session
Host and moderator: Juha Paakkola - Director, Health Capital Helsinki
Welcome words
Jari Koistinaho - Director, Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE), University of Helsinki
Opening keynote - Y we love life science: blood, sweat & tears
Pekka Simula, Founding partner at Innovestor Life Science
Panel discussion - Shaking the status quo: the road towards psychedelic-assisted therapy
Aleksi Hupli, Postdoctoral researcher, Tampere University
Iikka Yli-Kyyny, Clinical psychologist, HUS Helsinki University Hospital
Health pitching competition
Finalists
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Matti Kurki - CorFlux
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Martti Vakkala - Nosore
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Päivi Saavalainen - SCellex
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Mehreen Ali - Veil.AI
Jurors
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Bobby Soni - CBO, BioInnovation Institute
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Madeleine Thun - Senior Director, Alliances and Strategic Partnerships, A.Catalyst Network, AstraZeneca
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Milla Koistinaho - Partner, Innovestor
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Vincenzo Cerullo - Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki
Student pitch
Amna Gul - Aalto-Helsinki iGEM team
13.10 - 13.30 - Networking break
Mingle with other attendees and check out the stands in our networking area
13.30 - 14.25 - Food Systems
Host and moderator: Laura Forsman - Manager, Viikki Food Design Factory, University of Helsinki
Panel discussion - Investors and founders: How to work together
Mika Kukkurainen - Founder and partner, Nordic FoodTech VC
Simo Ellilä - CEO and co-founder, eniferBio
Food system pitching competition
Finalists
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Oliver Rotko - Arctic Farming
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Gaëlle Thomas - BinkiApp
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Ossi Paloneva - MOLT
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Jere Vento - Five Letter Foods
Jurors
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Keith Bonnici - Investment director, Tesi
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Lauri Reuter - Founder and partner, Nordic FoodTech VC
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Louise Heiberg - Senior Investment Manager, PINC (Paulig Incubator)
Pre-germinator program introduced by Reetta Kivelä
Student pitch
Idowu Onyinye Adesanya - Pre-germinator team
14.25 - 14.45 - Networking break
Mingle with other attendees and check out the stands in our networking area
14.45 - 15.40 - Environment & Forest
Host and moderator: Marjaana Suorsa - Manager, Innovation policy, Finnish Forest Industries
Panel discussion - Combining different expertise to build a winning team
Antti Valtonen - CMO, Sulapac
Mari Saario - Director of Sustainability, Sulapac
Startup showcase
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Aino Erkinjuntti - Sales & Marketing Director, Innomost - Upcycled birch from Nordic forests – the journey of Innomost
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Nina Forsman - CEO, LignoSphere - Bringing biomaterials out of the lab and into the market
Award ceremony
Health pitching competition
Food systems pitching competition
Closing words
Jari Koistinaho - Director, Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE), University of Helsinki
15.40 - 16.30 - Networking drinks
Stay for a glass of sparkling wine and get to know other attendees