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Virpi Lummaa
University of Turku

Thomas McWilliams
University of Helsinki

Speakers

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Pekka Simula
Innovestor

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Aleksi Hupli
Tampere University

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Iikka Yli-Kyyny
HUS

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Mika Kukkurainen
Nordic FoodTech VC

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Simo Ellilä
eniferBio

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Reetta Kivelä 
Viikki Food Design Factory, University of Helsinki

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Antti Valtonen
Sulapac

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Mari Saario
Sulapac

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Aino Erkinjuntti 
Innomost

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Nina Forsman
LignoSphere

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Jari Koistinaho
HiLIFE, University of Helsinki

Pitching 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

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Oliver Rotko
Arctic Farming

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Gaëlle Thomas
Binkiapp

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Jere Vento
Five Letter Foods

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Ossi Paloneva
MOLT

Jurors

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Bobby Soni
BioInnovation Institute

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Madeleine Thun
A.Catalyst Network, AstraZeneca

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Milla Koistinaho
Innovestor

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Vincenzo Cerullo
University of Helsinki

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Keith Bonnici
Tesi

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Lauri Reuter
Nordic FoodTech VC

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Louise Heiberg
PINC

Student pitches

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Amna Gul
Aalto-Helsinki iGEM team

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Idowu Onyinye Adesanya
Pre-germinator program

Hosts

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Juha Paakkola
Health Capital Helsinki

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Laura Forsman
Viikki Food Design Factory

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Marjaana Suorsa
Finnish Forest Industries

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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

  • Matti Kurki - CorFlux

  • Martti Vakkala - Nosore

  • Päivi Saavalainen - SCellex

  • Mehreen Ali - Veil.AI

Jurors

  • Bobby Soni - CBO, BioInnovation Institute

  • Madeleine Thun - Senior Director, Alliances and Strategic Partnerships,  A.Catalyst Network, AstraZeneca

  • Milla Koistinaho - Partner, Innovestor

  • 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

  • Oliver Rotko - Arctic Farming

  • Gaëlle Thomas - BinkiApp

  • Ossi Paloneva - MOLT

  • Jere Vento - Five Letter Foods

Jurors

  • Keith Bonnici - Investment director, Tesi

  • Lauri Reuter - Founder and partner, Nordic FoodTech VC

  • 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

  • Aino Erkinjuntti - Sales & Marketing Director, Innomost - Upcycled birch from Nordic forests – the journey of Innomost

  • 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

Photo Gallery 2022

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