Finnish Biobanks Supporting Cancer Research
Webinar | Thu 8th October 2026 | Teams | 14-16:00
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Program
14.00–14.05 Opening words: Sanna Siltanen, Director, Finnish Clinical Biobank Tampere
14.05–14.20 Personalized Medicine Project PMP and iCAN Flagship Project: Tomi Mäkelä, Director, FICAN
14.20–14.45 Transforming Cancer Research with Biobanks: Piia Mikkonen, Project Manager, Finnish Biobanks FINBB
Break (5 min)
14.50–15.15 From Biomarker Discovery to Diagnostic Innovation: The Role of Biobanks in Translational Cancer Research: Janne Leivo, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Docent, Department of Life Technologies, InFLAMES Flagship, University of Turku
15.15–15.40 From Biobank Samples to Clinical Decisions: Integrating Artificial Intelligence, Genomics, and Digital Histology in Pancreatic Disease: Heikki Huhta, Docent in Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Oulu; Gastrointestinal Surgeon and Researcher, Oulu University Hospital
15.40–16.00 Q&A session
