Programme

BioColours 2024 Programme

Conference venue and rooms: 

University of Helsinki Main Building
Fabianinkatu 33

• Auditorium, 2nd floor (keynotes, sessions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
• Tekla Hultin F3003, 3rd floor (sessions 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
• Agora, 1st floor (posters and industry stands)
• Fuksi, 1st floor (digital exhibition) 

Registration will take place at University Main Building, Fabianinkatu 33 lobby from 14:30-17:00. The registration and information desk will be in the lobby for the whole duration of the conference.

The reception hosted by the City of Helsinki on Tuesday 4 June 2024 will have a separate registration link, which will be sent to the registered conference participants by  e-mail in May.

Gala dinner at restaurant

Panel discussion at from 17:00-19:00.

Colourful Highlights of Biocolours2024 conference – Panel Discussion

Please join us for a panel discussion concluding the conference.

The panelists, who are also keynote speakers of the conference, will share their highlights of the event, which brought together researchers from around the world to explore and research alternatives to the currently used, synthetically produced, oil-based colourants. The panel discussion will be moderated by Professor Riikka Räisänen, chair of the conference organizing committee.Programme

17:00 Opening, Professor Riikka Räisänen, University of Helsinki

17:10 Associate Professor Heidi Halbwirth, Technical University of Vienna

17:20 Professor Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen, Technical University of Denmark

17:30 Professor Richard Blackburn, University of Leeds

17:40 Anne de la Sayette, CRITT Horticulture, Couleurs de Plantes

17:50 Panel discussion

18:15 Q&A

18:40 Conclusions and closing words

Venue: Think Corner Stage, Yliopistonkatu 4, 00170 Helsinki

Time: Thursday June 6, @17-19

The event is free of charge.

 The panel discussion will be streamed online, and the public will have the opportunity to ask questions.

The morning of Friday June 7 is reserved for excursions in Helsinki and Espoo. You can choose only one excursion. The maximum capacity for each excursion is 20 participants. Some of the excursions are free of charge since they are within walking distance from the University and there are no entrance fees (, and ). For the museum () the fee for entrance and guidance is 6 €, and it is within walking distance from the University. , , ,  and are all located in Otaniemi, Espoo. The return ticket for the metro to Espoo is 6 €. is located a short metro ride east from the city centre. All of the excursions begin at the University and are led by a conference organiser who will take care of paying the required transportation and entrance fees. The 6 € fee is charged at your registration.

Please have a look at the different excursion options to help you to make your decision:

book launch at Aalto University , Otaniementie 14, Otaniemi, Espoo at 15:00.