Meet us at section 6D.6. See our innovations and meet the researchers behind them. The University’s Slush section will feature a total of 13 innovations at different stages of the commercialisation process. At Slush, they will look for partners, entrepreneurs and funders. See also technologies available for licensing and read more about the University of Helsinki at Slush.
Slush 2018
Keeping pollinators healthy and saving the food production worldwide
The disappearance of pollinators represents a massive threat to global food security. The first-ever oral vaccination method strengthens the immune system of bees and prevents the rapid spread of diseases.
Read article: The first-ever insect vaccine PrimeBEE helps bees stay healthy
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PrimeBEE / Dalan Animal Health
Dalial Freitak
+358 45 608 6104
dalial.freitak@dalan.com
Annette Kleiser
+1 (213) 308-6473
annette.kleiser@dalan.com
Franziska Dickel
franziska.dickel@dalan.com
Innovative definition for infectious and autoimmune diseases
Rapid, reliable, and user-friendly point-of-care immunoassay that qualifies for infectious and autoimmune diseases and allergies – basically in any medical question that can be answered by antibody detection.
Read article: RFS: Point-of-care diagnostics with the reliability of central laboratory tests
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Rapid FRET Serodiagnostics
Satu Hepojoki
+358 50 411 3543
satu.hepojoki@helsinki.fi
Sleeping better and enhancing daytime alerness
Research-based solutions for better sleep. Tools for understanding the individual sleep rhythm and changing behavior to improve sleep and daytime alertness.
Read article: SleepCircle: A research-based solution for controlling the sleep rhythm
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SleepCircle
Eeva Siika-Aho
+358 40 837 0391
eeva.siika-aho@helsinki.fi
Nanofibrous, biodegradable skin substitute with the benefits of natural skin
An electrospinning technology produces skin substitutes with advanced nano- and microfibre structures. The technology brings biodegradable skin substitutes in the mainstream of wound care.
Read article: Acouspin artificial skin treats chronic wounds
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Acouspin
Anton Nolvi
+358 50 351 4665
anton.nolvi@helsinki.fi
Finnish early education as a scalable model
Bridging the excellence of Finnish pedagogy with Nordic design to provide first-class early childhood education globally.
Read article: HEI Schools turns the Finnish kindergarten into an export-ready package
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HEI Schools
Milla Kokko
+358 40 8600277
milla.kokko@heischools.com
Anne Rusanen
+358 40 754 8756
anne.rusanen@heischools.com
Using algae to create high-value raw materials
Upcycling industrial side streams to grow valuable functional ingredients from microalgae, while providing a waste water treatment solution.
Read article: Algae Factory produces valuable microalgae from industrial effluents
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Algae Factory
Roy Nyberg
+358 50 467 7816
roy.nyberg@helsinki.fi
Elina Peltomaa
+358 50 448 6649
elina.peltomaa@helsinki.fi
Analyzing the movement of people and vehicles with patented algorithms
The data solution allows smart cities to be planned, transport networks to be optimized and new mobility services to be developed.
Read article: Moprim sensing people on the move
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Moprim
Petri Martikainen
+358 50 5500666
petri@moprim.com
Evidence based parenting tools customized to your family's needs
Scientific, evidence-based information on how to manage in parenthood. Teaching parents the required skills on how to raise a child while maintaining a balanced state of mind.
Read article: Silmu Parenting helps to tackle the challenges of parenthood
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Silmu Parenting
Anna-Mari Sajaniemi
+358 50 379 2281
amsajanie@gmail.com
Next generation e-tools for personalized disease prevention
An interactive web application that combines traditional health data with newly discovered genomic risk information to predict and prevent diseases.
Read article: KardioKompassi: individualised prevention of cardiac disease with genomic data
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Kardiokompassi
Elisabeth Widen
+358 50 3812738
elisabeth.widen@helsinki.fi
Johanna Aro
+358 40 721 9741
johanna.aro@helsinki.fi
Rating environmental triggers on immune-mediated diseases
Using geospatial knowledge to locate potential environments to obtain sufficient exposure to the microbes that create a balanced immune system.
Read article: GemApps finds perfect places for preventing allergies and asthma
Gemapps
Aki Sinkkonen
+358 (0) 2941 20315
aki.sinkkonen@helsinki.fi
Enabling healthier and more sustainable urban environments
An intelligent real-time air quality monitoring system that utilizes 5G network, AI and IoT. Combining world-class science with high business potential within a unique application.
Read article: When a city lacks clean air
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MegaSense
Sasu Tarkoma
+358 50 384 1517
sasu.tarkoma@helsinki.fi
Needle-free glucose monitoring for smart watches and activity bands
Scientific breakthrough that can help 400 million diabetics and 1.9 billion overweight people to live healthier. The proprietary technology can serve as a platform for multiple different self-test devices.
Read article: GlucoModicum: Needle-free & painless health monitoring
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Glucomodicum
Jokke Mäki
+358 40 5860946
jokke.maki@glucomodicum.com
Alejandro García Pérez
+358 40 532 4413
ag@glucomodicum.com
Novel, powerful approach to de-identify personal data
Facilitates sharing and analysing data in low or zero-trust environments. Ensuring that neither anonymity nor data quality is compromised. The solution has been tested in demanding cross-border biobank research projects.
Read article: VEIL.AI enables the efficient use of sensitive data
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veil.ai
Tuomo Pentikäinen
+358 40 183 2881
tuomo.pentikainen@helsinki.fi
Timo Miettinen
+358 50 415 4650
timo.a.miettinen@helsinki.fi