Partners The wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland is made up of 27 municipalities, a hospital district, special care services and rescue services. More than 200 000 people use the services of the Turku University Hospital yearly. Tyks’ hospitals are also used for education, internship and scientific research. The University of Turku is an international research university and an active academic…
National Health Sector Growth Strategy The Personalized Medicine project is the government’s flagship project to strengthen competitiveness in health care. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health promotes the implementation of the health sector growth strategy by supporting the establishment of the national centres of excellence. The objective is that the National Genome Centre, the…
European Research Networks Euro Bioimaging (EUBI-ERIC) Euro-BioImaging is the European landmark research infrastructure for biological and biomedical imaging as recognised by the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI). Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure BBMRI-ERIC is a European research infrastructure for biobanking which brings together all the main players from the biobanking field –…
The Ethics Committee The Ethics Committee of the Hospital District of Southwest Finland assesses the ethics of healthcare science research projects. The Ethics Committee for Human Sciences The Ethics Committee for Human Sciences at the University of Turku issues ethical review statements on the ethics of non-medical research conducted on human subjects. In addition, the…
Research Groups InFLAMES Flagship belongs to Academy of Finland’s research flagships and is a joint initiative of University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University. The goal of the Flagship is to integrate the immunological and immunology-related research activities to develop and exploit new diagnostic and therapeutic tools for personalised medicine. INVEST – Inequalities, Interventions and…
The Terttu collaboration platform offers companies, research groups, start-ups and research institutes a channel to find funding, partners and research infrastructures for their research.
Testbed collaboration across the Nordics The Terttu service for business cooperation at Health Campus Turku operates on a Nordic-wide scale through membership in the Nordic proof network. Nordic Proof promotes business development for health-related companies by providing testing opportunities and expertise at different stages of product development, from idea to innovation. Nordic Proof offers companies…
Testbeds We provide research and training services in sensory evaluation and market research. Our services give tools for R&D, marketing and product quality management. Flavoria® is the University of Turku’s multidisciplinary research platform for producing new scientific knowledge and consumer understanding for sustainable development of the society and business. This unique lunch restaurant, café, and…
All initiatives received through our collaboration service are handled in the evaluation team which consist of research, development and innovation specialists from Health Campus Turku organisations. All information is treated confidentially. The team meets bi-weekly to evaluate the latest collaboration proposals. Eriikka Siirala Leading Innovation Specialist The wellbeing services county of Southwest Finlanderiikka.siirala@varha.fi Saara Laine…
Many limb care procedures in healthcare, such as casting, require at least two professionals. The work is time-consuming and often ergonomically demanding. LimbMate, developed by Pekka Nätti from Turku, is a healthcare aid designed to secure the position of an upper or lower limb during procedures. Nätti is currently on study leave from his duties at…