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.

Date: October 30, 2026. 08:30-16:00 with informal networking until 17:00.
Venue: BioCity Building (Tykistökatu 6, Turku ) and 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, LinkedIn workshops and much more.
Register by October 23: https://eve.utu.fi/event/493/

Confirmed participants:
3PBIOVIAN
CRST, part of Link Medical
Telle Consulting
Laine IP
Aiforia
TYKS, a clinical laboratory geneticist
Orion
Roche
Loimu and more

The event aims to introduce life science companies and career opportunities outside academia to an emerging pool of talent, including doctoral researchers, postdocs and undergraduate students, as well as anyone interested in careers in the life sciences. It offers a broad overview of diverse career paths, highlighting opportunities in companies and other, less familiar professional settings.

Programme outline

(Changes possible. The detailed programme will be released closer to the event.)

08:30–09:00   Registration, coffee, and sandwich

09:00–10:35   Session I: Opening words and Company talks

10:40 –12:00   Free-form networking (1h 20 min)
11:00 – 12:00   1-to-1 discussion slots (10 min each)
11:30 – 12:00  LinkedIn workshop I

12:00–13:25   Lunch and coffee  (1h 25min)
Lunch breakouts at the Sokos Hotel Kupittaa Elli restaurant
Participant lunch

12:45 – 13:30  LinkedIn workshop II
12:00 – 13:30  Portrait photo corner

13:30–15:20   Session II: Company talks

14:35 – 15:10   Panel Discussion

15:10–17:00    Free-form networking food and drinks (1h 50min)

15:30 – 16:30  1-to-1 discussion slots (10 min each)
15:30 – 16:00  LinkedIn workshop III
15:30 – 16:30   Portrait photo corner

17:00  Event ends

This event is supported by InFLAMES Research Flagship, ImmuDocs Doctoral Education Pilot, HDDD, Orion and other participating companies.

This is the fourth event in the BioBridge series. The series aims to raise awareness of future opportunities for early-career scientists by bridging the gap between local researchers, funding agencies and the life science industry. These events are open to anyone interested.