The Fourth Annual Meeting of the GeneCellNano Flagship
24th-25th of April 2025, in Helsinki
Program
Thursday, April 24
8:30-9:00 Arrival and registration
Session 1A
Chair: Seppo Ylä-Herttuala
9:00-9:15 Opening – Prof. Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Director of GeneCellNano Flagship
9:15-10:00 Invited speaker: Kirmo Wartiovaara, University of Helsinki: Gene correction of inherited metabolic diseases
10:00-10:35 Coffee and company booths
Session 1B
Chair: Seppo Ylä-Herttuala
10:35-11:20 Invited speaker: Akseli Hemminki, University of Helsinki: Oncolytic adenoviruses as immunotherapy tools
Short presentations (Gene Therapy I)
11:25-11:40 Hanna Wang, University of Eastern Finland: Gene delivery methods for porcine heart
11:40-11:50 Sponsored talk: Bio-Rad, Pelle Larshammar: ddPCR™ – a Golden Standard in Cell and Gene Therapy
11:50-13:00 Lunch and company booths, networking
13:00 Group picture
Session 2A
Chair: Heidi Kidron
Short presentations (Gene Therapy II)
13:15-13:35 Hamish Pegg/Mikko Karpale, University of Oulu: Novel gene therapy for retinopathy of prematurity
13:35-13:55 Nihay Laham-Karam, University of Eastern Finland: Effective viral vector for treatment of myocardial infarction
13:55-14:30 Coffee break
Session 2B
Chair: Heidi Kidron
Short presentations (Cell Therapy)
14:30-14:50 Emmi Järvelä, Finnish Red Cross Blood Service: Mutated erythropoietin receptor for controlling the activity of NK cells for therapy of neuroblastoma and lymphoma
14:50-15:10 Saara Laitinen, Finnish Red Cross Blood Service: What do we know and how should we study EV functions on the road towards therapy
15:10-15:30 Arto Urtti, University of Eastern Finland: In vivo delivery of nanomedicines to retina and optic nerve
15:30-15:40 Sponsored talk: YSDS Life Sciences, John Coleman: The risks of ATMP logistics
16:00-18:00 Poster session, wine and snacks and company booths.
Poster boards are in meeting room Hyrsky.
Odd numbered posters from 16:00 to 17:00
Even numbered posters from 17:00 to 18:00
19:00- 21:00 Dinner
Dinner is served in the banquet hall, on the second floor above Restaurant Furu.
Friday, April 25
6:00-8:00 Morning sauna
The separate Rantasauna is booked for our use, with the possibility to take a morning swim. Bring your own towel and swimsuit.
06:00-06:45 Women only
06:45-07:30 Mixed
07:30-08:00 Men only.
Session 3A
Chair: Mauri Kostiainen
8:30-8:35 Opening words
8:35-9:20 Invited speaker: Björn Högberg, Karolinska Institute: Harnessing DNA structures to explore and utilize nanoscale biological patterns
9:20-9:40 Lauri Eklund, University of Oulu: iPSC-derived endothelial cells and microfluidic based models for venous malformations
9:40-10:15 Coffee and company booths
Session 3B
Chair: Mauri Kostiainen
Short presentations (Nanotechnology)
10:15-10:35 Caglar Elbuken, University of Oulu: Microfluidic LNP synthesis and purification
10:35-10:55 Sourov Chandra, Aalto University: Theranostics at atomic precision
10:55-11:15 Sirine Nouri, University of Helsinki: Unveiling the structural and functional properties of peptide-based nanodiscs as nanotherapeutics for atherosclerosis
11:15-11:25 Sponsored talk: Bio-techne, Emmanuelle Verdecchia: Cytokine secretion and protein concentration in cell culture
11:25-12:45 Lunch and company booths
Session 4
Chair: Nigel Parker
12:45-13:15 Alan Boyd, Boyd Consultants: Development of ATMP drug candidates into clinical trials
13:15-13:45 Evren Alici, Karolinska Institute/ATMP Sweden: Nordic ATMP Progress: Insights from ATMP Sweden and NextGenNK
13:45-14:05 Päivi Sillanaukee, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health: National health and wellbeing sector growth program – from research to business and societal value
14:05-14:25 Kristian Tryggvason, Alder Therapeutics: Establishing an international biotech company – Learnings from BioLamina and Alder Therapeutics
14:25-14:45 Closing words, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala
Best Poster Award
14:45-15:15 Coffee and departure
The GeneCellNano Flagship wants to thank all the sponsors who make this event possible:
