BIO2 department annual research seminar and staff summer party
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BIO2 department annual research seminar:
Impactful Research for the Changing World
Program
9:45-10 Arrival and morning coffee
Morning session
Chairperson: Dr. Salla Koskela
10:00-10:10 Opening and welcome
10:10-10:35 Barbara Pollini: Biodesign -transdisciplinary approaches for sustainable innovation
10:35-11:00 Alexander Henn: Developing the World’s First Lignin-Based Consumer Product – How to See Your Research in a Store
11:00-11:15 Vida Hardjono: A guide from academics for academics: The journey of launching bio-based innovations to the market
11:15-11:30 Sarvesh Kumar: Comprehensive Characterization of Spruce Sawdust Hydrolysate and Bioconversion using Clostridium muellerianum DSM 111390
11:30-11:45 Tejas Somvanshi: Unlocking and exploring hidden metabolic potential of Methanosarcina acetivorans
11:45-12:00 Priyadarshini Nanda: Underutilized wood resources for building construction
12:00-13:00 Lunch
Afternoon session
Chairperson: Elijah Garcia
13:00-13:30 Pitch presentations
- Katariina Hämäläinen
- Md. Reazuddin Repon
- Elizaveta Lingonberg
- Hana Rehorcikova
- Sahar Babaeipour
- Fred Sammalisto
- Artturi Linna
- Chunhao Gu
- Safoorah Khanum
- Liinu Nummela
- Juhani Jokio
- Mai Anh Tran
- Thuy-Linh Phi
- Enrique de Dios Mateos
- Esubalew Gebeyehu
- Victor Gonzalez
- Heta Telimaa
- Erandy Correa Guillen
- Tooba Qureshi
13:30-14:30 Research stand & poster presentation session in Design Factory lobby
14:30-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-15:45 Alumni panel discussion: From Bio2 to Impact
Facilitator: Tiina Nypelö
Panelists: Christopher Jonkergouw (Arivin Therapeutics), Tuomas Hänninen (Paptic), Katri Kurppa (Medix Biochemica), Kyösti Ruuttunen (Luke), Alexander Henn (Boreal Bioproducts), Filip Mollerup (Kemira)
15:45-16:00 Closing remarks
16:30-21:00 Summer party at Vuorimiehentie 1
BIO2 staff summer party
Join us for the BIO2 summer party at Vuorimiehentie 1. If the weather allows, we will gather outside in front of the 2nd floor kitchen.
Street food! Music! Best pitch award! Outdoor games! Karaoke! Great company!
The theme of the party is Eurovision Song Contest. Feel free to dress up in the Eurovision spirit. Sign your research group or dream team up for an Eurovision -themed karaoke contest (sign up info will be emailed closer to the event). Best team effort gets a prize! Dress to impress!
16:30 Arrival and drinks (lobby & 2nd floor kitchen)
17:00 Street food & dessert (outside the 2nd floor kitchen)
~18:00 Best pitch award (in the lobby)
Teh Band
~19:00 Eurovision karaoke contest (in the lobby)
Sauna & outdoor games (bring a towel for sauna!)
Open karaoke (in the lobby)
21:00 Party ends
