InFLAMES Research Flagship organises its 2nd Corporate Corner InFLAMES Ecosystem Services

InFLAMES Research Flagship aims to bring immunological expertise to the benefit of the business sector. InFLAMES Research Flagship continues its Corporate Corner series on March 11th, 2022 and opens up possibilities and availability of InFLAMES related research infrastructures to the business sector.

InFLAMES Research Flagship belongs to Academy of Finland Flagship Program and is Finland’s strongest cluster of immunological expertise. High-quality Open Access Research Infrastructure in Turku Campus is unique and opens up a wide variety of collaboration opportunities for the business sector. In the 2nd InFLAMES Corporate corner we want to tell how to get access to the infrastructure and what kind of collaboration possibilities it offers to the academy-industry collaborations.

The 2nd InFLAMES Corporate Corner – InFLAMES Ecosystem Services will be held on the 11h of March, 2021 at 2:00-5.30 pm in the President Auditorium of the Conference Center Mauno in BioCity, Turku. All interested parties are welcome and we are looking forward to meet in person. Due to the COVID-19 situation participation is also possible remotely.

At the event, we offer for our guests opportunity to meet and discuss with several research infrastructure leaders. The event is hosted by the Director of Turku PET Centre, Professor Juhani Knuuti. Turku PET Centre is one of the largest and best equipped PET facilities worldwide. Turku PET Centre has just recently purchased an 8 M€ PET imaging device enabling simultaneous full body imaging. The device will be introduced in June 2022.

The Director of Turku Bioscience Centre Riitta Lahesmaa highlights up-to-date core facility services including cell imaging, proteomics, single cell sequencing and cell imaging technologies among the others. Professors Linnea Karlsson ja Jorma Toppari represents Centre for Population Health Research and their unique cohorts. Professor Panu Jaakkola tells about the possibilities of clinical research at Western Cancer Center and Professor Matti Poutanen animal model studies and collaboration possibilities in Turku Center of Disease Modelling.

In the end UTUGS Director Pirjo Nuutila and Director of InFLAMES Doctoral Module Kati Elima highlight how you could benefit our graduate student programme and participate in courses organised by InFLAMES Research Flagship. Professor Ullamari Pesonen highlights collaboratorion possibilities in industrial PhD programme by the Drug Research Doctoral Programme (DRDP). After the talks, discussion continues with wine and food.

Registration is open! Please sign up here by March 8th. (closed)
(Link to join the online event https://utu.zoom.us/j/61111338459.)

You are warmly welcome!

PROGRAMME
InFLAMES Corporate Corner – InFLAMES Ecosystem Services
Date: 11.3.2022, at 14:00-17:00
Place: Presidentti Auritorium, BioCity, Tykistökatu 6, Turku /Zoom: https://utu.zoom.us/j/61111338459
Host: Professor Juhani Knuuti, Director of Turku PET Centre, University of Turku

13:45-14:00

14:00-14:05




14:05-16:30

































16:30-17:30

Coffee/Tea

Opening words: InFLAMES Ecosystem Services – How to get access?
Professor Juhani Knuuti, Turku PET Centre, University of Turku

Turku PET Centre – Molecular Imaging services
Professor Juhani Knuuti, Turku PET Centre, University of Turku

Turku Bioscience – Cutting-edge technology at your service
Professor Riitta Lahesmaa, Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku

Centre for Population Health Research – How to use population cohorts?
Professor Linnea Karlsson, Centre for Population Health Research

Case study: Prediction and prevention of type 1 diabetes by DIPP study
Professor Jorma Toppari, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku

Clinical cancer research – Areas, possibilities and collaboration
Professor Panu Jaakkola, Western Cancer Center

Turku Center of Disease Modelling – Focus in advanced animal models
Professor Matti Poutanen, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku

Education – Come and learn with us!
Director of UTU Graduate School Pirjo Nuutila and Director of InFLAMES Doctoral Module Kati Elima and Professor Ullamari Pesonen, Institute of Biomedicine, Director of DRDP Doctoral programme

Closing words
Professor of Practice Timo Veromaa, University of Turku

Networking session with wine and food.

Recording of the event will also be available afterwards.

Did you miss your first chance to participate in InFLAMES Corporate Corner?
Please check out the recordings of our previsions Corporate Corner on YouTube!
InFLAMES Research Flagship Corporate Corner 16.12.2021