4th of September 2024 at 14:00 — 20:00
Visitor Centre Joki, BioCity Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 12b, 20520 Turku

On 4th September Professor Stefan Hell is visiting Turku and we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of his Nobel Prize award for the development of super-resolution microscopy.

On that day, four prominent organizations in the imaging field, Euro-BioImaging, Turku BioImaging, InFLAMES Flagship, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku will organise a special trilingual event for our scientific community as well as the general public.

Come to the Visitor Centre Joki in BioCity to learn about the successful past and bright future of imaging in Turku. You will get a chance to enjoy:

1. Multisensorial art exhibition exploring the beauty of imaging 
2. Inspiring talks by world-class imaging researchers.
3. Networking over coffee and cake in the afternoon and more refreshments in the evening hours plus a taste of musical performance

No registration is needed, the event is free and open to the general public. Save the date, spread the word and bring your family and friends with you. Everyone is welcome!

When? 4th September, 2024, 14:00 – 20:00

Where? Visitor Centre Joki, BioCity Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 12b, 20520 Turku

Program of the event

14:00 Coffee & Cake
14:30-16:00 Session I, in English, chairs: Irina Belaia & Jiri Funda
             14:30 Introduction
             14:40 Pekka Hänninen, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku
             15:00 Kirsi Virtanen, Turku PET Centre
             15:20 Pirjo Nuutila, Turku PET Centre
             15:40 Pasi Kankaanpää, Head of Biological Imaging, Turku BioImaging
16:00 Networking Break
16:20-17:50 Session II, in Finnish/Swedish, chairs: Susanne Vainio & Pasi Kankaanpää
             16:20 Introduction
             16:30 John Eriksson, Director General of Euro-BioImaging (in Swedish)
             16:50 Johanna Ivaska, Turku Bioscience Centre (in Finnish)
             17:10 Leena Hupa, Åbo Akademi University (in Swedish)
             17:30 Juhani Knuuti, Director of Turku PET Centre (in Finnish)
17:50 Closing Remarks
18:00-20:00 Networking with snacks and smoothies
The art exhibition is ongoing in the Showroom the whole day

For further questions, please contact Jiri Funda, jiri.funda@eurobioimaging.eu

We are looking forward to seeing you on 4th September in BioCity!