On June 14 the Universty of Turku and the Åbo Akademi universty hosted the third Falling Walls Lab Turku at the Sibelius Museum.

17 participants pitched their innovative ideas in front of a renowned jury. The presentations dealt with various topics from different fields, indluding medicine, future studies, education and marketing.

The winner of the Turku Lab qualified for the Falling Walls Lab Finale which takes place in Berlin on 8 November 2016.

Winner of the Falling Walls Lab Turku is Kristina Leppälä (GE Healthcare Finland Oy/University of Eastern Finland): BREAKING THE WALL OF POST-OPERATIVE HEART COMPLICATIONS

Second place: Julia Kulkova (TraceRay Oy/University of Turku): BREAKING THE WALL OF CONSERVATISM IN VETERINARY ORTHOPAEDICS

Third place: Miika Hyytiäinen (University of Arts, Helsinki/Sibelius Academy):  BREAKING THE WALL OF SINGER JARGON

Jury members: Prof. Johanna Ivaska (Chair), Turku Centre for Biotechnology; Juuso Enala, Consultant, Zeeland Family Marketing House; Prof. Jani Erola, Sociology, University of Turku; Saara Inkinen, Technology Transfer Coordinator, Åbo Akademi University; Ulla Järvi, Secretary General, Finnish Science Journalists

Master of ceremony of the Turku Lab was Topi Lehtipuu, a Paris-based Finnish opera singer.

Panel discussion on the impact and societal relevance of research within the humanities, social sciences and arts in the Sibelius Museum on June 14, 2016

Åbo Akademi University and Helsinki Innovation Services Ltd (University of Helsinki) organize a panel discussion on the impact and societal relevance of research within the humanities, social sciences and arts (SSHA) at the Sibelius Museum at 3:00-4:00 pm on June 14. The panel discussion is organized in context with the Falling Walls Lab contest. Both Falling Walls Lab and the panel discussion are open for the public for free.

The panel members for this highly topical discussion are:

• Pirjo Kutinlahti, ministerial advisor at the Innovation Department of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy
• Marita Aho, senior adviser at the Competence and Growth Department of the Confederation of Finnish Industries
• Jari Perkiömäki, rector of the University of the Arts
• Kirsti Salmi-Niklander, academy researcher, docent of folkloristics at University of Helsinki
• Thomas Nyman, doctoral student in Psychology at Åbo Akademi University

The session will be moderated by Anne Kallio from SusInno Ltd.

The panel discussion is organized within a Tekes funded KINO (kansainvälisen innovaatio-osaamisen kehittäminen) innovation development project. More information about the project can be obtained from Saara Inkinen (saara.inkinen@abo.fi), Technology Transfer Coordinator at Åbo Akademi University, and Solveig Roschier (solveig.roschier@helsinki.fi), Director of Social Sciences at Helsinki Innovation Services Ltd.

Falling Walls Lab Turku 2016 Programme

Master of ceremony: Topi Lehtipuu

Location: Sibelius Museum, Piispankatu 17, Turku

10:15– Arrival and registration for participants
11:00–11:30 Opening of the Lab
11:30–12:30 Presentations (group one)
12:30–13:30 Lunch break
13:30–14:30 Presentations (group two)
14:30–15:00 Coffee break
15:00–16:00 Panel discussion on the impact and societal relevance of research within the humanities, social sciences and arts, organized by Åbo Akademi University and Helsinki Innovation Services (Saara Inkinen, Solveig Roschier)
16:00–16:30 Award Ceremony
16:30–17:30 Farewell Reception at the Sibelius Museum

The event is hosted by the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, and organized by the Aboagora Symposium. The event is open for public and free of charge.

Participants:

Muzawir Arief, University of Eastern Finland: BREAKING THE WALL OF INFORMATION ACCESS
Christina Athanasopoulou, University of Turku: BREAKING THE WALL OF MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMA
Nick Balcom Raleigh, University of Turku: BREAKING THE WALL OF SHAPING DESIRABLE FUTURES
Qing Cao, University of Turku: BREAKING THE WALL OF PATENT TROLLS
Tushar Datta, Åbo Akademi: BREAKING THE WALL OF ORGANIC BIOSENSOR
Mahdi Fasihi, Lappeenranta University of Technology: BREAKING THE WALL OF GLOBAL CLIMATE IGNORANCE
Miika Hyytiäinen, Sibelius Academy: BREAKING THE WALL OF SINGER JARGON
Mika Hämäläinen, University of Turku: BREAKING THE WALL OF SPORT AND PHILOSOPHY
Julia Kulkova, University of Turku / TraceRay Oy: BREAKING THE WALL OF CONSERVATISM IN VETERINARY ORTHOPAEDICS
Manoj Kumar, University of Jyväskylä: BREAKING THE WALL OF CULTURAL ISSUES IN MARKETING
Mårten Kvist, Medicortex Finland Oy: BREAKING THE WALL OF MISDIAGNOSIS OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Kristina Leppälä, GE Healthcare Finland Oy / University of Eastern Finland: BREAKING THE WALL OF POST-OPERATIVE HEART COMPLICATIONS
Solomon Mengistu, Smart Grow Solutions Oy: BREAKING THE WALLS OF SMART AGRICULTURE
Anh Nguyen, Turku University of Applied Sciences: BREAKING THE WALL OF PAPER ADVERTISEMENT
Michael Oduor, University of Oulu: BREAKING THE WALL OF ACCESS TO EDUCATION
Linda Sevelius, GET LISTED: BREAKING THE WALL OF EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Veli-Matti Vesterinen, University of Turku: BREAKING THE WALL OF UNINSPIRED TEACHING

Jury members:
Prof. Johanna Ivaska (Chair), Turku Centre for Biotechnology
Juuso Enala, Consultant, Zeeland Family Marketing House
Prof. Jani Erola, Sociology, University of Turku
Saara Inkinen, Technology Transfer Coordinator, Åbo Akademi University
Ulla Järvi, Secretary General, Finnish Science Journalists