Brain health: promoting innovations
From scientific significance to social impact Over the past 10 years, innovation acceleration has climbed increasingly higher on the agendas of Finnish universities. Here to tell us about what is... Read more
Kuopio Brain & Mind gives a boost to neuroscience’s success story in eastern Finland
Kuopio Brain & Mind, a new regional network of Neurocenter Finland, promotes research and collaboration in the field of brain health in eastern Finland. Established by the University of... Read more
Survey for researchers: Transition to human 7 T in Finland
Neurocenter Finland and Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node have prepared a survey to map potential users and project types that would importantly benefit from availability of a national-level,... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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.... Read more