Virpi Lummaa
University of Turku
Thomas McWilliams
University of Helsinki
Speakers
Pekka Simula
Innovestor
Aleksi Hupli
Tampere University
Iikka Yli-Kyyny
HUS
Mika Kukkurainen
Nordic FoodTech VC
Simo Ellilä
eniferBio
Reetta Kivelä
Viikki Food Design Factory, University of Helsinki
Antti Valtonen
Sulapac
Mari Saario
Sulapac
Aino Erkinjuntti
Innomost
Nina Forsman
LignoSphere
Jari Koistinaho
HiLIFE, University of Helsinki
Pitching finalists
Matti Kurki
CorFlux
Martti Vakkala
Nosore
Päivi Saavalainen
SCellex
Mehreen Ali
Veil.AI
Oliver Rotko
Arctic Farming
Gaëlle Thomas
Binkiapp
Jere Vento
Five Letter Foods
Ossi Paloneva
MOLT
Jurors
Bobby Soni
BioInnovation Institute
Madeleine Thun
A.Catalyst Network, AstraZeneca
Milla Koistinaho
Innovestor
Vincenzo Cerullo
University of Helsinki
Keith Bonnici
Tesi
Lauri Reuter
Nordic FoodTech VC
Louise Heiberg
PINC
Student pitches
Amna Gul
Aalto-Helsinki iGEM team
Idowu Onyinye Adesanya
Pre-germinator program
Hosts
Juha Paakkola
Health Capital Helsinki
Laura Forsman
Viikki Food Design Factory
Marjaana Suorsa
Finnish Forest Industries
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
