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Heikki Nieminen

Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
T314 Dept. Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering

Key interest: research and innovation in medical physics and biomedical engineering.

Research interests: biomedical high-intensity ultrasound applications, e.g. ultrasonic drug delivery & therapy, acoustic trapping, cancer diagnostics.

Innovation interests: new diagnostic and interventional platforms, translation of research findings into clinic via commercialization, Biodesign innovation process

Full researcher profile
Email
heikki.j.nieminen@aalto.fi
Phone number
+358505019280

Honors and awards

Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, € 497,000.00

Developing an ultrasonic method to overcome shortcomings of ex vivo gene therapies.
Myönnetty rahoitus (julkiset tutkimusapurahat) Neurotieteen ja lääketieteellisen tekniikan laitos May 2022

Winner of pitching competition at Y Science at Slush 2021 side event

Awarded to Auroptic Medical Oy (company established after academic project Lightopsy): Pitching event Y Science at Slush side event, category: Health and Pharma; role: team leader of Aalto Part of the Lightopsy project; co-founder of Auroptic Medical Oy.<br/><br/>/fi/uutiset/auroptic-medicalille-slush-voitto
Sijoittuminen kilpailussa tai osallistuminen kutsukilpailuun Neurotieteen ja lääketieteellisen tekniikan laitos Jan 2021

Publications

William Cailly, Raimundo Gonzalez-Diaz, Heikki J. Nieminen 2025 Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Marwa Elkhashab, Goncalo Barreto, Maxime Fauconnier, Yohann Le Bourlout, Laura B. Creemers, Heikki J. Nieminen, Kenneth A. Howard 2025 Drug Delivery

Maxime Fauconnier, Bhuvaneshwari Karunakaran, Alex Drago-Gonzalez, William S. Y. Wong, Robin H. A. Ras, Heikki J. Nieminen 2025 Nature Communications

Juliana Harkki, Pauli Tuovinen, Veikko Jousmäki, Goncalo Barreto, Pekka Rapeli, Jussi Palomäki, Jonne Annevirta, Anna-Helena Puisto, Francis McGlone, Heikki Nieminen, Hannu Alho 2025 Alcohol

Sami Kauppinen, Peter Richards, Tuomas Frondelius, Simo Saarakkala, Manuela Fluckiger, Danyel Guzel, Michael Obrecht, Nicolau Beckmann, Heikki J. Nieminen, Mikko Finnilä 2025 Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Jussi Kiviluoto, Maxime Fauconnier, Heikki J. Nieminen 2025 Scientific Reports

Minna Rehell, Yohann Le Bourlout, Jetta Kelppe, Jaana Rautava, Emanuele Perra, Jouni Rantanen, Gösta Ehnholm, Nick Hayward, Kristofer Nyman, Kenneth P.H. Pritzker, Jussi Tarkkanen, Timo Atula, Heikki J. Nieminen, Katri L.S. Aro 2025 Scientific Reports

Alex Drago-González, Maxime Fauconnier, Bhuvaneshwari Karunakaran, William S.Y. Wong, Robin H.A. Ras, Heikki J. Nieminen 2024 Advanced Science

Yohann Le Bourlout, Minna Rehell, Jetta Kelppe, Jaana Rautava, Emanuele Perra, Jouni Rantanen, Gösta Ehnholm, Nick Hayward, Kristofer Nyman, Kenneth P.H. Pritzker, Jussi Tarkkanen, Timo Atula, Katri Aro, Heikki J. Nieminen 2024 ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Sanjeev Ranjan, Stef Bosch, Hannamari Lukkari, Johanna Schirmer, Niina Aaltonen, Heikki J. Nieminen, Vesa Pekka Lehto, Arto Urtti, Tatu Lajunen, Kirsi Rilla 2024 Nanomaterials