Future Directions of Medicine and Health Technology, Oulu 26.11.2025

The  GeneCellNano Flagship, the 6G Flagship and the 6G-enabled sustainable society (6GESS) programme are holding a joint event titled “Future Directions of Medicine and Health Technology” in Oulu on 26.11.2025.

The event is a great opportunity to network and collaborate; the preliminary program for the event is below. If you would like to register for the event, please contact our coordinators by 11.11.2025.

Event program:

09:30-10:25 Session 1: Biomedical Research
Chair: Valerio Izzi, University of Oulu, GeneCellNano

Opening – Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Director of GeneCellNano Flagship and Ari Pouttu, Director of 6G Flagship
Seppo Vainio, Vice Director of GeneCellNano, University of Oulu: How Could We Envision Putative Synergies Between the Flagships GeneCellNano and 6G Medical Vertical
Saara Laitinen, Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, GeneCellNano: Extracellular vesicles – what we know today and emerging insights
Nihay Laham Karam, University of Eastern Finland, GeneCellNano: Novel viral vectors for gene therapy

10:25-10:55 Coffee and networking

10:55 -12:00 Session 2: Enabling Technology
Chair: Mariella Särestöniemi, 6GESS, University of Oulu

Caglar Elbuken, University of Oulu, GeneCellNano: Next generation biosensors
Erkki Harjula, University of Oulu, 6G/6GESS: Future Hospital Networks
Teemu Myllylä, University of Oulu, 6G/6GESS: Towards 6G wearable brain function diagnostics
Johannes Kettunen, Biocenter Oulu and Lauri Eklund, Biocenter Oulu, GeneCellNano: Local and National Supporting Infrastructure

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-14:00 Panel discussion: Science politics and the future of Flagships

Panelists:
Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Director of GeneCellNano Flagship, University of Eastern Finland
Ari Pouttu, Director of 6G Flagship, University of Oulu
Peppi Karppinen, Dean of Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, GeneCellNano

Moderator: Simo Saarakkala, Director of 6GESS, University of Oulu