Participants attending EHIF 2019

Jan Ameri
Jan Ameri

Jan Ameri

Partner
ArcticStartup (Finland)
Felix Arias
European Commission EASME

Felix Arias

Free-lance advisor for entrepreneurs and investors & Independent Expert
European Commission EASME (Belgium)
Maria Arruda
Business Finland

Maria Arruda

Communications Manager
Business Finland (Finland)
Selma Baouch
AKD N.V.

Selma Baouch

Advocaat
AKD N.V. (Netherlands)
Admir Berbiu
StarFinder Capital Fund

Admir Berbiu

Investment Associate
StarFinder Capital Fund (Poland)
Digital health
Sascha Berger
TVM Capital

Sascha Berger

Partner
TVM Capital (Germany)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Digital health
Alexei Bezborodov
Lux Research

Alexei Bezborodov

Commercial Director
Lux Research (Netherlands)
Paolo Borella
Vertical Health Accelerator

Paolo Borella

CEO & Co-founder
Vertical Health Accelerator (Finland)
Vincent Bouchiat
Grapheal

Vincent Bouchiat

CEO
Grapheal (France)
Medtech
Digital health
Harry Brade
M&M Growth Partners

Harry Brade

Partner
M&M Growth Partners (Finland)
Life Sciences
Frank Bulens
imec.xpand

Frank Bulens

Partner
imec.xpand (Belgium)
Medtech
Andrea Büchler
Lunaphore Technologies SA

Andrea Büchler

Finance & Business Development Manager
Lunaphore Technologies SA (Switzerland)
Medtech
Tonni Bülow-Nielsen
Vaekstfonden

Tonni Bülow-Nielsen

Managing Partner, Venture Capital MedTech
Vaekstfonden (Denmark)
Medtech
Mario Caria
SOFIMAC INNOVATION

Mario Caria

Venture Partner
SOFIMAC INNOVATION (France)
Medtech
Digital health
Evan Castiglia
Philips

Evan Castiglia

Investment Partner
Philips (Netherlands)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Víctor Cervera-Carrascón
TILT Biotherapeutics

Víctor Cervera-Carrascón

Head of Immunology
TILT Biotherapeutics (Finland)
Roop Chandwani
Aggio Sergeant

Roop Chandwani

Managing Partner
Aggio Sergeant (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Tony Chang
M-Ventures

Tony Chang

Associate
M-Ventures (Netherlands)
personalized health
Digital health
Shi Ting Chen
Business Finland

Shi Ting Chen

Senior Advisor Investor Services, Growth Capital
Business Finland (Finland)
Rainer Christine
Earlybird Venture Capital

Rainer Christine

Partner
Earlybird Venture Capital (Germany)
Life Sciences
Tzali Cnaani
Carmel Diagnostics ltd.

Tzali Cnaani

CEO
Carmel Diagnostics ltd. (Israel)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Digital health
Thijs Cohen Tervaert
INKEF Capital

Thijs Cohen Tervaert

Director
INKEF Capital (Netherlands)
Medtech
Digital health
Claudia Colciago
MTIP

Claudia Colciago

Investment Associate
MTIP (Switzerland)
Digital health
Teresa Cunha
Tech Tour

Teresa Cunha

Senior Strategic Advisor
Tech Tour (Belgium)
Jens Kristian Damsgaard
Science Ventures Denmark A/S

Jens Kristian Damsgaard

Partner
Science Ventures Denmark A/S (Denmark)
personalized health
Digital health
Normunds Daudiss
Cardiolyse LTD

Normunds Daudiss

BD & Managing Board member
Cardiolyse LTD (Finland)
Geert Dauwe
EEN Vlaanderen

Geert Dauwe

Strategic, Financial and Banking Expert
EEN Vlaanderen (Belgium)
Medtech
Erik de Heus
SkinVision

Erik de Heus

SkinVision (Netherlands)
personalized health
Digital health
Denitsa Deneva
Tech Tour

Denitsa Deneva

Senior Project Manager
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Blagovesta Dlagatseva
Tech Tour

Blagovesta Dlagatseva

Investors Club Manager & Business Development
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Iana Dobreva-Faria
Tech Tour

Iana Dobreva-Faria

COO
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Tim Dolman
Noaber Ventures

Tim Dolman

Investment manager
Noaber Ventures (Netherlands)
Digital health
Tanja Dowe
Debiopharm Innovation Fund

Tanja Dowe

CEO of Debiopharm Innovation Fund
Debiopharm Innovation Fund (Switzerland)
Maciek Drozdz
Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Maciek Drozdz

Principal
Johnson & Johnson Innovation (United Kingdom)
Heikki E Rautajoki
Creax Health Oy

Heikki E Rautajoki

Executive Chairman
Creax Health Oy (Finland)
Life Sciences
Digital health
Sophie Ehrlich
Silicon Valley Bank

Sophie Ehrlich

Director, HealthTech
Silicon Valley Bank (United Kingdom)
personalized health
Medtech
Digital health
Tarja Enala
Business Finland

Tarja Enala

Senior Advisor
Business Finland (Finland)
personalized health
Life Sciences
Lollo Eriksson
Trialbee

Lollo Eriksson

CEO
Trialbee (Sweden)
Life Sciences
Laureen Ferchaud
GALGO MEDICAL

Laureen Ferchaud

Business Development Manager
GALGO MEDICAL (Spain)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Ikonom Filipov
Tech Tour

Ikonom Filipov

Business Developer
Tech Tour (Belgium)
Julien Finci
Aspivix

Julien Finci

CTO and Co-founder
Aspivix (Switzerland)
Medtech
Marcus Fritsche
Amazon Web Services

Marcus Fritsche

Global Solutions Architect – Healthcare and Life Sciences
Amazon Web Services (Luxembourg)
Patrick Frohnheiser
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement

Patrick Frohnheiser

Investment Manager
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement (Germany)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Xavier Guillem
Adan Medical Innovation

Xavier Guillem

Adan Medical Innovation (Spain)
Digital health
Harriet Gullstén
Business Finland

Harriet Gullstén

Senior Adviser
Business Finland (Finland)
Edward Haeggström
Nanoform Finland Ltd

Edward Haeggström

Nanoform Finland Ltd (Finland)
personalized health
Medtech
Mahmudul Hasan
MVision AI Ltd

Mahmudul Hasan

MVision AI Ltd (Finland)
Rasmus Hautala
Labrox Oy

Rasmus Hautala

Business Director
Labrox Oy (Finland)
Medtech
Kaisa Helminen
Aiforia Technologies Plc

Kaisa Helminen

CEO
Aiforia Technologies Plc (Finland)
Medtech
Digital health
Dennis Hens
Global Core Medical B.V.

Dennis Hens

Chief Innovation Officer
Global Core Medical B.V. (Netherlands)
personalized health
Medtech
Digital health
Shuntaro Hiroya
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland

Shuntaro Hiroya

General Manager
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland (Germany)
Medtech
Jukka Holappa
Business Finland

Jukka Holappa

Commercial Counselor
Business Finland (Finland)
Miriam Holstein
Bayer Nordic SE

Miriam Holstein

CEO
Bayer Nordic SE (Finland)
Eija-Riitta Hämäläinen
Business Finland

Eija-Riitta Hämäläinen

Senior Advisor
Business Finland (Finland)
Simo Hännikkälä
NurseBuddy

Simo Hännikkälä

CEO & Co-Founder
NurseBuddy (Finland)
Digital health
Sara Härmälä
Upgraded

Sara Härmälä

Director
Upgraded (Finland)
Juha Jouhki
Thominvest

Juha Jouhki

Thominvest (Finland)
Nora Kaarela
Business Finland

Nora Kaarela

Head of Health Industry
Business Finland (Finland)
Oliver Kahl
Fluxunit - ams OSRAM Ventures

Oliver Kahl

Fluxunit - ams OSRAM Ventures (Germany)
personalized health
Medtech
Aino Kalervo
TILT Biotherapeutics

Aino Kalervo

Head of Business Management
TILT Biotherapeutics (Finland)
Life Sciences
Mihal Kambarev
Tech Tour

Mihal Kambarev

Business Development Executive
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Laura Kangasluoma
Laura Kangasluoma

Laura Kangasluoma

Kauppalehti (Finland)
personalized health
Medtech
Digital health
Daniela Karadzhova
Tech Tour

Daniela Karadzhova

Project Manager
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Joni Karsikas
Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment)

Joni Karsikas

Investment Director
Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment) (Finland)
Mikko Kauppinen
Health Innovation Village at GE / Zanitaz

Mikko Kauppinen

CEO
Health Innovation Village at GE / Zanitaz (Finland)
Alexander Kempe
37celsius

Alexander Kempe

President & Founder
37celsius (United States)
personalized health
Digital health
Maximilian Kerz
Bayer G4A

Maximilian Kerz

Chief Technologist - Digital Health G4A Partnerships at Baye
Bayer G4A (Germany)
Life Sciences
Miikka Kiiski
IBM Finland

Miikka Kiiski

Business Development Executive
IBM Finland (Finland)
Digital health
Paula Kivistö
Business Finland

Paula Kivistö

Senior Program Coordinator
Business Finland (Finland)
Aki Koivistoinen
Startup Health

Aki Koivistoinen

StartUp Health Ambassador, Europe & Israel
Startup Health (Finland)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Digital health
Minna Komu
BusinessOulu

Minna Komu

Network director
BusinessOulu (Finland)
Jukka Kortelainen
BrainICU-startup / CMVS, University of Oulu

Jukka Kortelainen

BrainICU-startup / CMVS, University of Oulu (Finland)
Medtech
Timo Koskela
Cerenion Oy

Timo Koskela

Cerenion Oy (Finland)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Tuomas Kosonen
Inventure

Tuomas Kosonen

Partner
Inventure (Finland)
personalized health
Digital health
Kalle Kotilahti
Hapekas Medical

Kalle Kotilahti

Co-Founder
Hapekas Medical (Finland)
Medtech
Kai Kronström
Hapekas Medical

Kai Kronström

assisting entrepreneur
Hapekas Medical (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Medtech
Charity Kufaas
Medtronic

Charity Kufaas

Vice President, Strategy & Business Development EMEA
Medtronic (Switzerland)
Medtech
Niklas Lahti
LS CancerDiag

Niklas Lahti

CEO
LS CancerDiag (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Medtech
Laura Laine
Finnvera plc

Laura Laine

Finance Manager / Start-ups and SME's
Finnvera plc (Finland)
Life Sciences
Petri Laine
Innovestor Ventures

Petri Laine

Managing Partner
Innovestor Ventures (Finland)
personalized health
Ari-Pekka Laitsaari
European Investment Bank

Ari-Pekka Laitsaari

Growth Capital and Innovation Finance
European Investment Bank (Luxembourg)
Marc Lambrechts
Capricorn Partners

Marc Lambrechts

Investment Director
Capricorn Partners (Belgium)
Digital health
Christian Lardot
NewCo Helsinki

Christian Lardot

Senior Business Advisor
NewCo Helsinki (Finland)
Susanna Lehto
Business Finland

Susanna Lehto

Communications Assistant
Business Finland (Finland)
Mikko Leino
M&M Growth Partners

Mikko Leino

Partner
M&M Growth Partners (Finland)
Life Sciences
Francesco Leone
Start up Business Copilot

Francesco Leone

Coach, Copilot and Fundraiser
Start up Business Copilot (Italy)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Medtech
IVAN LESAY
Slovak Investment Holding, a.s.

IVAN LESAY

CEO
Slovak Investment Holding, a.s. (Slovak Republic)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Medtech
Polo Looser
Asteroidea AG

Polo Looser

Co-Founder, Managing Partner
Asteroidea AG (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Digital health
Santiago Lozano
CLAVE CAPITAL

Santiago Lozano

Funds Manager
CLAVE CAPITAL (Spain)
Life Sciences
Jussi Maatta
Buddy Healthcare

Jussi Maatta

CEO
Buddy Healthcare (Finland)
Digital health
Seppo Makinen
Pathena

Seppo Makinen

Partner
Pathena (Portugal)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Svitlana Malovana
Raccoon.World

Svitlana Malovana

Raccoon.World (Germany)
personalized health
Medtech
Digital health
Tuuli Marvola
Oy Medfiles Ltd

Tuuli Marvola

Manager, Business development
Oy Medfiles Ltd (Finland)
Tapio Melgin
McKinsey & Company Finland

Tapio Melgin

Engagement Manager
McKinsey & Company Finland (Finland)
Pauliina Meskanen
Wave Ventures

Pauliina Meskanen

Investment Manager at Wave Ventures
Wave Ventures (Finland)
Julie Meyer
VIVA Capital AG

Julie Meyer

CEO
VIVA Capital AG (Switzerland)
Digital health
Jari Mieskonen
Conor Venture Partners Oy

Jari Mieskonen

Managing Partner
Conor Venture Partners Oy (Finland)
Digital health
Claes Mikko Nielsen
Nordic Business Angel Network

Claes Mikko Nielsen

Managing Director
Nordic Business Angel Network (Finland)
Monita Mo
Ascend Capital Partners

Monita Mo

Founder and Partner at Ascend Capital Partners
Ascend Capital Partners (United States)
Elaine Mo
Ascend Capital Partners

Elaine Mo

Management Consultant
Ascend Capital Partners (United States)
Hiromasa Mori
UCB

Hiromasa Mori

Head of Neurology Patient Technology Europe, Innovative Solutions Mission
UCB (Belgium)
Medtech
Virpi Muhonen
Askel Healthcare Ltd

Virpi Muhonen

CEO
Askel Healthcare Ltd (Finland)
Medtech
Pekka Mäkelä
Glucostratus Oy

Pekka Mäkelä

CEO
Glucostratus Oy (Finland)
Digital health
Marika Mäkelä
Business Finland

Marika Mäkelä

Senior Advisor Investor Services, Growth Capital
Business Finland (Finland)
Jokke Mäki
GlucoModicum Oy

Jokke Mäki

GlucoModicum Oy (Finland)
Medtech
Natalia Mühlemann
Nestlé Health Science

Natalia Mühlemann

Global Business Manager - Medical Devices
Nestlé Health Science (Switzerland)
personalized health
Danail Naydenov
Tech Tour

Danail Naydenov

Business Development Manager
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Christof Neuman
IPDx

Christof Neuman

IPDx (Estonia)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Medtech
Shinichi Nikkuni
NordicNinjaVC

Shinichi Nikkuni

Managing Partner
NordicNinjaVC (Finland)
personalized health
Life Sciences
Medtech
Claes Mikko Nilsen
NordicNinjaVC

Claes Mikko Nilsen

Investment Director
NordicNinjaVC (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Medtech
Juhana Ojala
VideoVisit Ltd

Juhana Ojala

Co-Founder
VideoVisit Ltd (Finland)
Harri Ojala
Business Tampere

Harri Ojala

Director, Business Tampere
Business Tampere (Finland)
Medtech
Digital health
David Oliver
Ascend Capital Partners

David Oliver

Businedd Development Manager
Ascend Capital Partners (United States)
Luke Parsons
Summit Partners

Luke Parsons

Vice President
Summit Partners (United States)
Medtech
Digital health
Jarkko Penttilä
Bedrock

Jarkko Penttilä

Bedrock (Finland)
Medtech
Digital health
Kustaa Piha
Athensmed Oy

Kustaa Piha

CEO and Investor in Healthcare and Medtech
Athensmed Oy (Finland)
Medtech
Digital health
Tero Piispanen
Turku Science Park Ltd.

Tero Piispanen

Director, Internationalisation Services and BioTurku®
Turku Science Park Ltd. (Finland)
Life Sciences
Timo Poijärvi
Timo Poijärvi

Timo Poijärvi

SaluStim Group Oy (Finland)
Medtech
Digital health
Jose Manuel Pérez Marzabal
MTN Projects

Jose Manuel Pérez Marzabal

Commercial, e-commerce & IT lawyer, Guest Lecturer, investor
MTN Projects (Spain)
Nardev Ramanathan
Lux Research Inc.

Nardev Ramanathan

Associate Research Director
Lux Research Inc. (Singapore)
Tiina Rantakoski
Tiina Rantakoski

Tiina Rantakoski

Suomen Yrittäjät (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Medtech
Jari Rantala
Hapekas Medical

Jari Rantala

co-founder
Hapekas Medical (Finland)
Medtech
Ilkka Rasanen
Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund

Ilkka Rasanen

Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Medtech
Esko Raunio
Business Finland Venture Capital Oy

Esko Raunio

Managaing Director
Business Finland Venture Capital Oy (Finland)
Medtech
Digital health
Vijaygopal Rengarajan
Vijaygopal Rengarajan

Vijaygopal Rengarajan

Sperk (India)
Giovanni Rizzo
Z-Cube srl

Giovanni Rizzo

Chief of Innovation Division
Z-Cube srl (Italy)
Life Sciences
Molly Rogstadius
RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden

Molly Rogstadius

Innovation Coach
RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden (Sweden)
Ulla Saari
Ulla Saari

Ulla Saari

Tampere University (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Medtech
Eeva Salminen
Business Finland

Eeva Salminen

Senior Director, Health & Consumer business
Business Finland (Finland)
Seppo Salorinne
KAMU Health Ltd

Seppo Salorinne

CFO
KAMU Health Ltd (Finland)
Laurent Samama
Jolt Capital

Laurent Samama

Partner
Jolt Capital (France)
Digital health
Sampo Sammalisto
Business Finland

Sampo Sammalisto

Program Manager, Personalized Health
Business Finland (Finland)
personalized health
Guillaume Santamaria
Idinvest Partners

Guillaume Santamaria

Tech Investor - Growth Equity
Idinvest Partners (France)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Medtech
Mikko Savola
Monidor

Mikko Savola

CEO
Monidor (Finland)
Medtech
Digital health
Arne Schlenzka
Osgenic

Arne Schlenzka

Co-founder & CEO
Osgenic (Finland)
Digital health
MJ Manoj Sharma
Physio R&D ApS

MJ Manoj Sharma

Business Agent
Physio R&D ApS (Denmark)
personalized health
Medtech
Digital health
Tapio Siik
Business Tampere

Tapio Siik

Senior Business Advisor
Business Tampere (Finland)
Tero Silvola
BC Platforms

Tero Silvola

CEO
BC Platforms (Switzerland)
personalized health
Digital health
Kari Sinivuori
Helsinki Innovation Services (HIS)

Kari Sinivuori

Head of Business Development
Helsinki Innovation Services (HIS) (Finland)
Visa Sippola
Surgify Medical Oy

Visa Sippola

CEO, Co-founder
Surgify Medical Oy (Finland)
Medtech
Lauri Sippola
Kaiku Health

Lauri Sippola

CEO
Kaiku Health (Finland)
Digital health
Eligiusz Skwara
Concepts2Capital GmbH

Eligiusz Skwara

CEO
Concepts2Capital GmbH (Germany)
Ilya Sloutsky
Medme Group B.V. Amsterdam

Ilya Sloutsky

CEO
Medme Group B.V. Amsterdam (Russian Federation)
Digital health
Patrik Sobocki
Industrifonden

Patrik Sobocki

Senior Investment Director
Industrifonden (Sweden)
Digital health
Walter Stockinger
Hadean Ventures

Walter Stockinger

Managing Partner
Hadean Ventures (Norway)
Life Sciences
Mikko Suonenlahti
Growth Management

Mikko Suonenlahti

Founder
Growth Management (Finland)
Life Sciences
Paul Swinckels
LifeSense Group

Paul Swinckels

LifeSense Group (Netherlands)
Medtech
Digital health
Lasse Sørensen
Copenhagen Business Hub

Lasse Sørensen

Startup Consultant
Copenhagen Business Hub (Denmark)
Gen Tamjar
Helsinki Innovation Services (HIS)

Gen Tamjar

Commercialisation Officer
Helsinki Innovation Services (HIS) (Finland)
Manu Tamminen
Genomill

Manu Tamminen

CTO
Genomill (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Marjo Tiitto
Bayer Nordic SE

Marjo Tiitto

Communications & External Affairs Manager
Bayer Nordic SE (Finland)
Shani Toledano
HT BioImaging

Shani Toledano

HT BioImaging (Israel)
Medtech
Digital health
Iva Tsigularova
Tech Tour

Iva Tsigularova

Project Manager
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Birgitta Tunning
Birgitta Tunning

Birgitta Tunning

Health Unit Director
IBM Nordic Market (Denmark)
Paul van den Biggelaar
Sensius

Paul van den Biggelaar

Sensius (Netherlands)
Medtech
Ninni Virkki
Business Finland

Ninni Virkki

Executive Assistant
Business Finland (Finland)
Tuukka Visuri
Nukute Ltd.

Tuukka Visuri

CEO
Nukute Ltd. (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Medtech
Matti Vänskä
Nokia Growth Partners

Matti Vänskä

Vice President of Portfolio Development
Nokia Growth Partners (Finland)
Digital health
Tero Weckroth
Tero Weckroth

Tero Weckroth

Aceman Pharma Oy (Finland)
Life Sciences
Digital health
Max Westling
Max Westling

Max Westling

Trialbee (Sweden)
Life Sciences
Digital health
Jeffrey Williams
Brightlands Venture Partners

Jeffrey Williams

Jr. Investment Manager
Brightlands Venture Partners (Netherlands)
personalized health
Medtech
Digital health
Mark Wilson
Strategic Technology Bioconsulting

Mark Wilson

Principal
Strategic Technology Bioconsulting (United Kingdom)
Diana Yawari
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland

Diana Yawari

Corporate Investor
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland (Germany)