Please note that registration opens at 9:15 a.m., when morning coffee and a light breakfast will also be served.
The HealthBIO event will take place in September for the 20th time, celebrating two decades of impact as the most important life science event in Finland.
HealthBIO brings together leading experts, companies, investors, and key ecosystem players from the life science sector in Finland and internationally.
HealthBIO 2026 programme includes:
- HealthBIO Seminar
- Evening networking event
- HealthBIO Pitching Event hosted by Turku Startup Hub
- Field tour (registration via the seminar link)
Please note that each event requires separate registration. Register by 14 August 2026.
Time: 2.-3.9.2026
Place: Presidentti auditorium, BioCity
Address: Tykistökatu 6 A, Turku
Programme
Please note that registration opens at 9:15 a.m., when morning coffee and a light breakfast will also be served.
📅 Wednesday, 2 September 2026
1. HealthBIO Seminar, 10.00–16.00
Presidentti, BioCity
09:15 – 10:00 Registration and coffee with light breakfast
10:00 – 10:15 Opening words by the Chair of the day
Maarit Merla, Finnish Drug Discovery Center
10:15 – 10:30 Greetings from Business Turku
Minna Arve, Business Turku Oy
10:30 – 12:00 Speeches
Annual review: Biotech year 2025-2026
Tom Palenius, Innocelex | Biocelex Oy and
Juhani Lahdenperä, Biotech Start-Up Management Oy
Herantis Pharma – a potential game-changer in Parkinson’s disease treatment
Antti Vuolanto, Herantis Pharma
Vactech: From research to real-world impact
Tero Välimaa, Vactech Oy
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch at restaurant Mauno
13:30 – 14:30 Speeches
Scaling Internationally at speed: The CurifyLabs story
Niklas Sandler, CurifyLabs
Global Impact from Turku: Building the Next Chapter of Finland’s Life Science Success
Tomi Penttilä, Bayer Oy
14:30 – 15:00 Short break
15:00 – 16:15 Speeches
Quantum-accelerated AI for Life Sciences
Mikael Johansson, CSC
Quantum becomes real
Teppo Seesto, IBM
Funding Nordic and European Life science. Status of the funding environment and opportunities for the future
Stephan Christgau, Eir Ventures
16:15 – 16:30 Ending discussion
2. Evening networking event, 19.00 – 22.00
Restaurant Aitiopaikka
This event is full, but you can still sign up for the waitlist.
📅 Thursday, 3 September 2026
1. HealthBIO Pitching Event hosted by Turku Startup Hub, 9.00–13.00
Cave, Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki
8:30 – Registration
9:00 – 9:20 Opening Remarks: Introducing Startup Hub Turku and the EIR Accelerator
9:20 – 9:30 Jury introductions
9:30 – 11:00 Pitching competition (8 pitches)
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee and small lunch
11:30 – 12:00 Pitching event winner announcement
Jury members:
- Pekka Hildén, Almaral
- Stephan Christgau, Eir Ventures
- Marko Kuisma, Innovestor Life Sciences
Pitch candidates:
Affinor Biosciences, DOPAGuard (UH R2B), Evogence Biologics, ICDx – R2B (UTU), Lignum Medical, SA-FLaaS (Turku UAS), Sidos Technologies, Thestra Oy
Prize: The winner gets is a fully covered trip to Health Tech Forward in Barcelona (2–3 December 2026)
2. HealthBIO Field Tour: Turku Life Science Ecosystem, 9.30–13.00
The field tour is fully booked! Please note that registration for the field tour is through the Seminar registration form.
The field tour is designed especially for international companies and stakeholders interested in investment and collaboration opportunities.
We warmly welcome you to join us in celebrating the 20th edition of HealthBIO!
Inquiries
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