Faculty of Science and Engineering

The international Life Science Live event will gather medical and health care research communities and the business world to Finland in May. The cutting edge event will be arranged in the Turku Fair Center and keynote speakers include e.g. Karen Madden, Vice President of Perkin Elmer; Andrew Fried, Director of global Life Science Industry at IBM; and Dipak Kalra, President of the European Institute for Innovation through Health Data organisation.

The University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University and Technology Academy Finland TAF have launched a pilot programme that aims to develop collaboration and networking between universities and business life. The programme offers the best expertise and topical knowledge to companies and organisations, and employment opportunities and a chance to utilise their competence to doctoral candidates.