I Have A Dream seminar and neurochallenge event combined sleep, brain health and innovation
I Have a Dream seminar and Neurochallenge event funded by Pohjois-Savon liitto – Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo was held on 30.10.-1.11.2020. The event consisted of innovation competition and an closing seminar of the local development project “Neurocenter Finland – development of research and innovation ecosystem at Northern Savo region”. The main organizations of the local […]
A pilot project for compilation of rare neurological diseases in a single national database
This project developed by Neurocenter Finland will create an electronic register for rare diseases in collaboration with three research groups. Experts in rare neurological diseases at North Karelia Central Hospital, Oulu University Hospital and Helsinki University Central Hospital have joined forces for a pilot project aimed at creating an electronic register for the most commonly […]
Neurocenter Finland’s future owners confirmed
The establishment of a national centre for neurosciences is progressing in cooperation with the organisations that will own the centre. The preliminary agreement for the establishment phase was signed by 12 organisations. The analysis carried out during Neurocenter Finland’s preparatory phase suggested that a limited company or a co-operative could be set up for running […]
The Neurosciences publication search engine is now open
Neurocenter Finland has compiled Finnish publications from the field of neurosciences from the PubMed database. The latest articles in neuroscience can be searched by keywords, author name, and organization. The database utilizes an algorithm developed by the Turku NLP group that predicts keywords for PubMed articles before they are officially published in PubMed. The algorithm […]
Neurocenter Finland pilot projects enhance national cooperation in neuroscience research
In a preparatory phase in 2018, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health granted Neurocenter Finland EUR 900,000 in state aid for pilot projects in clinical research and treatment as well as for preparing an operating concept for Neurocenter Finland. A bundle of six pilot projects will strengthen the cooperation between basic research and patient […]
Finnadvance’s organ-on-chip technology can be used to model human organ tissues
Oulu-based Finnadvance is developing organ-on-chip devices that have great potential in drug development. Experts from Neurocenter Finland have helped the company’s path to growth. Organ-on-chip is an elegant biotechnology device utilizing microfluidic technology, in which human cells are grown and form structures similar to the real organ structures. In the credit card-sized chip, cells can […]