Program on Wednesday December 10th

Coffee

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COMMON SESSION

DAY OPENING

MIcrofluidic systems in transcriptional analysis

Hans Söderlund

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Gene expression profiles in internal quality of potatoes

Gefu Wang-Pruski

Nova Scott University, Canada

Medical systems Biology Technologies

Olli-Pekka Kallioniemi

Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, FIMM

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BREAK

coffee, exhibition and posters

TOWARDS EFFICIENT PRODUCTION

Chairman Peter Neubauer, University of Oulu

Future Pharma Factory

Kari Varkila

Deloitte Oy Finland

Intelligent Throughput Service (ITS) to improve success rate of drug candidates

Jouko Uusitalo

Novamass Ltd

EnBase^TM -  enabling controlled growth to high cell densities in high throughput platforms

Russell Golson

Biosilta

Kealases - a new structural framework for artificial enzymes

Peter Neubauer

University of Oulu

ICT BOOST FOR LIFE SCIENCES 

Chairman Olli Lukkari, Oulu Innovation Oy

Using information technology to drive personalized medicine in the 21st century

John M. Armstrong

Lead Horse Technologies Inc, USA

 
What opportunities does IT provide in life science research?

Christophe Roos

Medicel Oy

The Genome Sequencer FLX System from Roche

Technology and applications

Guido Kopal

Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Germany

POTATO NORTH

Chairman Eero Pisilä, Northern Seed Potato

Potato in global business and future trends

Jaap Brondijk

HZPC Holland B.V., The Netherlands

Development of breeding for the market

Johan van der Stee

C. Meijer B.V.; The Netherlands

Trends and possibilities in Russian potato production and potato business

Speaker to be confirmed

Influence of climatic changes and changing markets on potato production

Annette Schuster

SaKa Pflanzenzucht GbR, Germany

LUNCH

exhibition and posters

LUNCH

exhibition and posters

LUNCH

exhibition and posters

TOWARDS EFFICIENT PRODUCTION

Chairman Janne Suhonen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Trends in Biopharmaceuticals Field

Ashesh Kumar

Medipolis GMP Ltd

Cell Tech Bio Reactor

Peggy Stock

ZAMED Institute, Halle, Germany

Intelligent Packaging in Medication Management

Sari Häkli

Stora Enso

BIOMOLECULAR RECOGNITION

Chairman Jouko Haapalahti, Orion Diagnostica

Towards better risk management and theranostics with biomarker applications in drug discovery & development

Antti Haapalinna

Orion Pharma

Flow Cytometry Today and Tomorrow

Mark Cheetham

Beckman-Coulter

Cellular manipulation and adhesion measurement

Marko Pudas

Nanogalax Ltd Oy

POTATO NORTH

Chairman Eeva-Liisa Ryhänen,

MTT Agrifood Research Finland

Value of Northern dimension for seed potato production

Anna Maria Mattila

University of Oulu

Gene expression profiles in internal quality of potatoes

Gefu Wang-Pruski

Nova Scott University, Canada 

Roche NimbleGen: High density microarrays and service

Tim Watts

Roche NimbleGen

BREAK

coffee, exhibition and posters

BREAK

coffee, exhibition and posters

BREAK

coffee, exhibition and posters

eHEALTH

Chairman Eeva Kiuru,

Oulu Wellness Institute

Technologies for wellbeing and health

Timo Jämsä

WellTech Oulu, University of Oulu

Biosensors for human physiological and environmental measurements

Vesa Virtanen

University of Oulu

Caring TV

Pasi Nissinen

Videra Oy

Integrators role in helping elderly people to cope at home  longer

Jyri Koivisto

Medineuvo

BIOMOLECULAR RECOGNITION

Chairman Jouko Haapalahti,

Orion Diagnostica

Miltenyi's story (to be confirmed)

Sabine Olofsson

Miltenyi Biotech

Printed intelligence technologies: paving the way for cost efficient diagnostics

Markku Känsäkoski

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Role of avidins in applications

Markku Kulomaa

University of Tampere

Lab on chip development for diagnostic applications

Claude Vauchier

CEA Grenoble, France

POTATO NORTH

Chairman Eeva-Liisa Ryhänen,

MTT Agrifood Research Finland

Diagnostic PCR technology of Potato Pathogens: From Expert Laboratories to
End User Applications

Yeshitila Degefu

MTT Agrifood Research Finland

Quality, safety and traceability - ePotato

Timo Remes

MTT Agrifood Research Finland

Disease management in Northern seed potato production

Asko Hannukkala

MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Plant Protection

Strenghts in location and co-operation

Jussi Karjula

Northern Seed Potato Ltd

SHORT SUMMARY OF EACH WORKSHOP

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