This year, BioCity Symposium is arranged on-site in Mauno Koivisto Centre, BioCity in 27–28 August 2026, with the title VISION, EXPANDED. Registration is open until Friday, 14 August 2026. Annual BioCity Symposium is a series of meetings organized since 1991 by BioCity Turku organization and it has become the most important annual get-together in the fields of biosciences and molecular …
Bioinformatics webinar series 18.5.2026: Identifying driver genes for angiogenesis in the heart using large language models
The Biocenter Finland Bioinformatics platform invites you for a webinar series to introduce the various types of bioinformatics services offered by the platform. The webinar series aims to provide insight into the technology employed and a deeper understanding of the purpose of a given technology and how it is used in research. Topic: Identifying driver genes for angiogenesis in the heart using …
Registration is now open for the ”From Cells to Systems: Advances in High-Content Imaging and 3D Image Analysis” symposium, on 12.5.2026 in Helsinki
Session I: 3D Imaging and analysis in complex systems Session II: High-content drug screening & phenotypic discoveries in disease Session III: Cell Painting Assay Technology and Integrative Omics Registration link: https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/from_cells_to_systems_2026 Further inquiries: Vilja Pietiäinen, Adjunct Professor, PhD, Senior Scientist E-mail: vilja.pietiainen@helsinki.fi Mob.cell: +358-40-5102546 Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine Biomedicum Helsinki 2U (D302b) P.O.Box 20 (Tukholmankatu 8) FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
Katja Kivinen appointed as the new Director of Biocenter Finland – the new leader aims to drive innovation in life science research infrastructures
HELSINKI, Finland — Biocenter Finland is pleased to announce the appointment of Katja Kivinen as its new Director. Kivinen will begin her five-year term on April 1, 2026, succeeding Olli Silvennoinen, who will remain in his role until the end of June to ensure a seamless leadership transition. Kivinen joins Biocenter Finland from DeepScan Diagnostics, where she will continue to …
FinE Course on Electrophysiology for In Vitro Models, 8-9 June 2026, Tampere University
FinE Course on Electrophysiology for In Vitro Models. Electrophysiology allows us to directly measure electrical activity in cells and tissues, providing functional insights that cannot be obtained through molecular or imaging-based approaches alone. As a core methodology in biomedical sciences, it has become increasingly important for research involving stem cell–derived disease models, organoids, organ-on-chip systems, and bioengineered tissues. BioCenter Finland …
Bioinformatics webinar series 23.3.2026: Know methods, have tools, cope with data in life sciences
The Biocenter Finland Bioinformatics platform invites you for a webinar series to introduce the various types of bioinformatics services offered by the platform. The webinar series aims to provide insight into the technology employed and a deeper understanding of the purpose of a given technology and how it is used in research. The series will start off with presentations by the …
2026 Finnish Proteomics Symposium
The Finnish Proteomics Society warmly invites you to the upcoming 2026 Finnish Proteomics Symposium, taking place at Hotel Nuuksio in Espoo on March 12-13, 2026. This event brings together proteomics users and those interested in proteomics from Finland, the Nordic countries and beyond. We are proud to feature three distinguished keynote speakers who will share their cutting-edge research and innovative methods across …
Season’s Greetings from Biocenter Finland
Biocenter Finland warmly thanks platforms, partner universities, industry partners, and other stakeholders for your collaboration and engagement during 2025. We wish you a peaceful holiday season and look forward to continuing our work together in 2026! Best wishes,Olli Silvennoinen, DirectorJenni Leppiniemi, CoordinatorEssi Erkkilä, Communications Specialist
Bioinformatics webinar series 26.1.2026: Computational Tools for Omics-driven Disease Profiling
The Biocenter Finland Bioinformatics platform invites you for a webinar series to introduce the various types of bioinformatics services offered by the platform. The webinar series aims to provide insight into the technology employed and a deeper understanding of the purpose of a given technology and how it is used in research. The series will start off with presentations by the …
New compound libraries at FIMM-HTB
The FIMM High Throughput Biomedicine unit (FIMM-HTB) has recently purchased 12 new compound libraries that will be available soon. The new collection includes both large diversity libraries suitable for discovering novel bioactive molecules, and focused libraries containing approved drugs, known bioactives, and experimental compounds. These targeted sets are particularly useful for drug repurposing studies and for functional phenotyping, where they …
