BioBridge: Career Fair
Welcome to the BioBridge: Career Fair event organized by the Postdocs in Flames (PiF) and Turku Bioscience Centre PhD-PostDoc committees, in collaboration with InFLAMES Flagship and City of Turku.
The aim of the event is to introduce life science companies as potential employers to the local emerging talent pool of undergraduates, doctoral researchers, postdocs, and anyone interested in career opportunities in life sciences.
Date: October 31st, 2025. 08:30-16:00 with informal networking until 18:00.
Venue: Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki, Cave Theater (Lemminkäisenkatu 12 B, Turku, Finland).
Format: Short company presentations organised in two sessions, exhibition stands, lunch breakout tables with companies and informal networking.
Registration by October 23: https://konsta.utu.fi/Default.aspx?tabid=88&tap=22778 (REGISTRATION IS CLOSED!)
Confirmed companies: Orion, Roche, Bayer, Faron Pharmaceuticals, Boco IP, Uniogen, Pharmatest, Radiometer…and more!
Programme (changes possible):
08:30–09:00 Registration, coffee, and sandwich
09:00–09:05 Opening words, Vice Rector Tapio Salakoski, University of Turku
09:05–10:35 Session I, Host: InFLAMES PostDoc Abris Bendes, Åbo Akademi University
Pharmatest, R&D Director Jenni Mäki-Jouppila
Orion, Director of Digital Medicine Sammeli Liikkanen
Faron Pharmaceuticals, Chief Medical Officer Petri Bono
Boco IP, European Patent Attorney Nina Virolainen / Patent Agent Björn Törgren
Bayer, Lead Advanced Drug Delivery Uwe Muenster – Global perspective
Bayer, Principal Scientist Vimalkumar Balasubramanian – Working at Turku sub-region
10:35 – 11:55 Free-form networking
11:00 – 11:55 1-to-1 discussion slots (need to be reserved in advance), Workshop (take stairs next to the Cave to the 3rd floor)
12:00 – 13:25 Lunch and coffee
Lunch company breakouts at the Sokos Hotel Kupittaa Elli restaurant
Participant lunch at Mauno, BioCity lobby area
13:30–14:40 – Session II, Host: Doctoral Researcher Iman Farahani, University of Turku
The regional labour market situation, Working life expert Timo Vahtonen, ELY Centre
Roche, Country Medical Director Anssi Linnankivi
Uniogen, TBA
Radiometer, Director, QA Maija Blomquist
EURES, Specialist Tomi Puranen, City of Turku
14:40 – 15:10 Burning questions and conclusions by hosts: Abris Bendes and Iman Farahani
15:10 – 18:00 Free-form networking, finger food and drinks
15:35 – 16:35 1-to-1 discussion slots (need to be reserved in advance), Workshop (take stairs next to the Cave to the 3rd floor)
18:00 Event ends
This event is supported by BioCity Turku, InFLAMES Research Flagship, the City of Turku, SYS-LIFE,and HDDD and participating companies.
This is the second event in the BioBridge series. The aim of the series is to bring knowledge of future possibilities for early-career scientists by bridging the gap between local researchers, funding agencies, and the life science industry. These events are open to all who are interested.