Cheese 'n' Wine is an open rotating event organised on different Campuses about once a month, with brief presentations by innovative researchers, students, businesses and potential innovation funders. There is plenty of time for networking and refreshments after the presentations. Viikki has hosted CnW events on 1 June 2022 (Innovation and Entrepreneurship), on 29 September 2022 (Health and Pharmacy), 8 December 2022 (Sustainability), 23 March 2023 (Challenges in Innovations and Entrepreneurship) and 28 September 2023 (Global challenges). Next Viikki CnW will be organized on 14 March 2024, please see the registration link and detailed agenda below.
Viikki Cheese ‘n' Wine: Developing and commercialilzation of innovations:
16.00 - 17.00
Welcome words, Eetu-Petteri & Harriet
Tuomas Tenkanen, TJT Technologies Oy
Pia Siljander, University of Helsinki
Co-Investment fund, Petri Serenius, BFVC & Janne Juhola, Innovestor VC
17.00 – 18.00
Networking
Researchers, students, staff, companies, investors, ecosystem developers and third sector actors - basically anyone interested in science based innovations, especially in the subjects taught and researched on the Viikki Campus.
Viikki Operators’ Forum (VOF) is an event for the Campus’ innovation operators and facilitators organised every few months for the purpose of information sharing, collaboration and discussion. The kick-off of the next VOF season will be held on 30 August 2023.
The Viikki Inno team, vice-deans in charge of innovations, professors, individuals involved in research institutions’ innovation activities, as well as the staff of Helsinki Innovation Services (HIS), Helsinki Think Company, Viikki Food Design Factory, PharmaHub and SPARK Finland. Please contact Harriet Gullstén if you would like to be invited to the upcoming events.