About us

The ViPS board members represent the key research areas of the Viikki Plant Science Centre.

Timo Hytönen (director)

Paula Elomaa

Teemu Hölttä

Saijaliisa Kangasjärvi

Roosa Laitinen

Ari Pekka Mähönen

Alan Schulman

Maija Sierla

Teemu Teeri 

Sara Forlani (post-doc representative)

Karen Sims-Huopaniemi (coordinator)

The local stakeholders and advisors represent the important players in the national life science sector.

Maria Hällfors, Senior Researcher

Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)

Sari Juutinen, Senior Research Scientist

Finnish Meteorological Institute

Mikko Peltoniemi, Research Professor

Natural Resources Institute Finland (LuKe)

Outi Manninen, Head of Biotechnology

Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd.

Heiko Rischer, Head of Research Area

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Mikko Peltonen, Research Director

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Johanna Santala, Laboratory Chief

Finnish Food Authority