Health sector growth strategy: better therapies and economic growth on the horizon
The Health Sector Growth Strategy for Research and Innovation Activities was published in 2014. The Ministries of Economic Affairs and Employment, Social Affairs and Health and Education and Culture co-created the strategy, which has already been adopted by three consecutive coalition Governments. The Academy of Finland and Business Finland are participating in the planning and […]
FinnGen study participants invited for clinical examinations in a sub-project on Alzheimer’s disease
The first sub-project of the FinnGen study to invite participants for further clinical examinations will begin in eastern Finland. The project will explore methods that are suitable for investigating the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other, less severe memory disorders. The aim is to improve early diagnostics of Alzheimer’s disease and to increase understanding of […]
Director of Neurocenter Finland has been appointed
Docent of Neurosurgery Mikael von und zu Fraunberg, MD, MSc (Tech), LLM, MSc (Econ. & Bus. Adm.), has been appointed as Director of Neurocenter Finland. Von und zu Fraunberg has served as Neurocenter Finland’s Director also during its planning and establishment phases in 2017–2020. Established on 1 April 2021, Neurocenter Finland is a network of […]
Neuroscientific clinical trials in Finland can now be found in one place
One of the main goals of the Neurocenter Finland for 2021 is to make research visible and enhance patient recruitment for clinical trials. To this end, a new search engine for clinical trials and a platform for patient recruitment have been created. Neurocenter Finland is a co-operation network of 7 universities and 5 university hospital […]
Finnish Brain Council: a holistic approach to improve brain health
There is a need for a national, holistic brain health program, which can help to turn the peaking curve of brain disease costs downward. Brain diseases affect — directly or indirectly — nearly all Finns. Overall, 30 % of men and 50 % of women above 45 years of age are likely to contract a […]
The activities of Neurocenter Finland are gaining momentum
The aim of the new national competence network is to increase cooperation between universities, hospitals, and the business worlds and to make Finnish neuroscience know-how visible internationally. Neurocenter Finland is part of the health sector growth strategy and the Personalized Medicine project. Neurocenter Finland is a collaborative network for neuroscience research involving seven universities and […]