Participants

2020 European Healthtech Investment Forum Digital Booklet

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Hamzeh Abdul-Hadi
Hikma Ventures

Hamzeh Abdul-Hadi

Senior Associate at Hikma Ventures
Hikma Ventures (United Kingdom)
personalized health
Digital health
Kristian Alaviuhkola
SciAR Company

Kristian Alaviuhkola

SciAR Company (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Digital health
Jan Ameri
Jan Ameri

Jan Ameri

Partner
ArcticStartup (Finland)
Ilari Antila
Injeq Oy

Ilari Antila

Injeq Oy (Finland)
Medtech
Philippe Arnez
LS CancerDiag

Philippe Arnez

Chief Business Officer
LS CancerDiag (Finland)
Medtech
Jonathan Baut
Gabi SmartCare

Jonathan Baut

Founder & CEO,
Gabi SmartCare (Belgium)
Medtech
Guillaume Blavier
Omnes Capital

Guillaume Blavier

VC
Omnes Capital (France)
Life Sciences
Matthijs Blokhuis
Noaber Ventures

Matthijs Blokhuis

Managing Director
Noaber Ventures (Netherlands)
Digital health
Medtech
Juuso Blomster
Precordior Ltd.

Juuso Blomster

CEO
Precordior Ltd. (Finland)
Paolo Borella
Vertical Health Accelerator

Paolo Borella

CEO & Co-founder
Vertical Health Accelerator (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Digital health
Julianna Borsos
Bocap

Julianna Borsos

Chair & Founding Partner
Bocap (Finland)
Edouard Carton
Gabi SmartCare

Edouard Carton

Gabi SmartCare (Belgium)
Lucas Catranis
Irdeto BV

Lucas Catranis

Irdeto BV (Netherlands)
Digital health
Medtech
Roop Chandwani
Aggio Sergeant

Roop Chandwani

Managing Partner
Aggio Sergeant (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Silvia Cordoni
MYELIXA

Silvia Cordoni

MYELIXA (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Digital health
Lyall Davenport
Claret Capital Partners

Lyall Davenport

Associate
Claret Capital Partners (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Digital health
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)
Heikki E Rautajoki
Creax Health Oy

Heikki E Rautajoki

Executive Chairman
Creax Health Oy (Finland)
Life Sciences
Digital health
Catherine Eginard
European Commission EASME

Catherine Eginard

Head of Sector "SMEs in Horizon 2020" at European Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises
European Commission EASME (Belgium)
Nicolas Elvemo
GlucoSet AS

Nicolas Elvemo

CEO
GlucoSet AS (Norway)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Tarja Enala
Business Finland

Tarja Enala

Senior Advisor
Business Finland (Finland)
Roxane Faucher
Tech Tour

Roxane Faucher

Assistant Project Manager
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Valentine Gesche
PerAGraft GmbH i.G.

Valentine Gesche

Project Lead
PerAGraft GmbH i.G. (Germany)
personalized health
Medtech
Ekaterina Gianelli
Inventure

Ekaterina Gianelli

Investment Director
Inventure (Finland)
Digital health
Dan Gilbertson
Medtronic

Dan Gilbertson

Sr. Business Development Manager
Medtronic (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Digital health
Medtech
Harriet Gullstén
Business Finland

Harriet Gullstén

Senior Adviser
Business Finland (Finland)
Elias Haapakorva
Kasve Ltd

Elias Haapakorva

Kasve Ltd (Finland)
personalized health
Life Sciences
Digital health
Delphine Hajaji
UCB Ventures

Delphine Hajaji

UCB Ventures Partner
UCB Ventures (Belgium)
Digital health
Tuomas Harju
Business Finland

Tuomas Harju

Senior Adviser, Startups
Business Finland (Finland)
Pekka Harju-Autti
Pekka Harju-Autti

Pekka Harju-Autti

Vajrakila Innovations ltd (Finland)
Life Sciences
Philipp Harnischfeger
Arve Capital

Philipp Harnischfeger

Arve Capital (Germany)
Mahmudul Hasan
MVision AI Ltd

Mahmudul Hasan

MVision AI Ltd (Finland)
Medtech
Anna-Maria Henell
Disior

Anna-Maria Henell

CEO
Disior (Finland)
Petteri Hirvonen
Klinik Healthcare Solutions

Petteri Hirvonen

CEO, Co-Founder
Klinik Healthcare Solutions (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Digital health
Janne Huhtala
MYndspan

Janne Huhtala

MYndspan (United Kingdom)
Digital health
Medtech
Rashad Ismayil
Terkko Health Hub

Rashad Ismayil

Head of Partnerships
Terkko Health Hub (Finland)
Thomas Jackson
Thomas Jackson

Thomas Jackson

Senior Adviser, Management consultant, Executive Coach, Funding Expert
Executive Coach and Senior Adviser at Various Companies (Finland)
Life Sciences
Digital health
Natalie Johnston
4BIO Capital Partners

Natalie Johnston

Investment Analyst
4BIO Capital Partners (United Kingdom)
Jukka Jokinen
Helsinki Business Hub

Jukka Jokinen

Senior Venture Advisor
Helsinki Business Hub (Finland)
Mikko Juuti
Kasve Ltd

Mikko Juuti

Kasve Ltd (Finland)
Digital health
Nora Kaarela
Business Finland

Nora Kaarela

Head of Health Industry
Business Finland (Finland)
Tommi Kaasalainen
Nukute Ltd.

Tommi Kaasalainen

CEO
Nukute Ltd. (Finland)
Digital health
Medtech
Pekka Kahri
Helsingin biopankki (HUS),  University Hospital

Pekka Kahri

Technology Officer, M.Sc
Helsingin biopankki (HUS), University Hospital (Finland)
Mihal Kambarev
Tech Tour

Mihal Kambarev

Business Development Executive
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Mikko Kangas
Innokas Medical Oy

Mikko Kangas

Account Director
Innokas Medical Oy (Finland)
personalized health
Digital health
Medtech
Tuomas Kannas
TrueMed Oy

Tuomas Kannas

TrueMed Oy (Finland)
Digital health
Medtech
Carmela Kantor-Aaltonen
Finnish Bioindustries

Carmela Kantor-Aaltonen

Director
Finnish Bioindustries (Finland)
Life Sciences
Pawel Kaoka
Telemedico

Pawel Kaoka

Head of Global Business Development
Telemedico (Poland)
Digital health
Medtech
Joni Karsikas
Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment)

Joni Karsikas

Investment Director
Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment) (Finland)
Renne Kaseva
Business Finland

Renne Kaseva

Senior Advisor
Business Finland (Finland)
Mikko Kauppinen
Health Innovation Village at GE / Zanitaz

Mikko Kauppinen

CEO
Health Innovation Village at GE / Zanitaz (Finland)
Karina Khristich
Tech Tour

Karina Khristich

Business Development Specialist
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Miikka Kiiski
IBM Finland

Miikka Kiiski

Business Development Executive
IBM Finland (Finland)
Digital health
Ilkka Kivimäki
Maki.vc

Ilkka Kivimäki

Founding Partner
Maki.vc (Finland)
Nicole Klingen
Kluba Medical GmbH

Nicole Klingen

Kluba Medical GmbH (Germany)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Medtech
Aki Koivistoinen
Startup Health

Aki Koivistoinen

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

Minna Komu

Network director
BusinessOulu (Finland)
Kalle Koskinen
Genomill

Kalle Koskinen

Genomill (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Digital health
Tuomas Kosonen
Inventure

Tuomas Kosonen

Partner
Inventure (Finland)
personalized health
Digital health
Jens-Florian Krieg
Emperra GmbH

Jens-Florian Krieg

CFO
Emperra GmbH (Germany)
Digital health
Medtech
Kai Kronström
EpiHeart

Kai Kronström

CEO
EpiHeart (Finland)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Lauri Kuronen
Health Capital Helsinki

Lauri Kuronen

Business Advisor
Health Capital Helsinki (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Digital health
Dmitry Kuzmin
4BIO Capital Partners

Dmitry Kuzmin

Managing Director
4BIO Capital Partners (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Riina Laaksonen
Nordic Fit Mama

Riina Laaksonen

Nordic Fit Mama (Finland)
Digital health
Petri Laine
Innovestor Ventures

Petri Laine

Managing Partner
Innovestor Ventures (Finland)
Digital health
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)
Tatu Laurila
Novartis Finland Oy

Tatu Laurila

Head Market Access
Novartis Finland Oy (Finland)
Life Sciences
Susanna Lehto
Business Finland

Susanna Lehto

Communications Assistant
Business Finland (Finland)
Toni Leinonen
Nukute Ltd.

Toni Leinonen

Nukute Ltd. (Finland)
Life Sciences
Digital health
Medtech
Gabriela Leza
Wille Finance AG

Gabriela Leza

Investment Manager at Wille Finance AG
Wille Finance AG (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Digital health
Ad Linssen
Parkinson Smartwatch B.V.

Ad Linssen

finance and business development
Parkinson Smartwatch B.V. (Netherlands)
Jussi Maatta
Buddy Healthcare

Jussi Maatta

CEO
Buddy Healthcare (Finland)
Digital health
Tuuli Marvola
Oy Medfiles Ltd

Tuuli Marvola

Manager, Business development
Oy Medfiles Ltd (Finland)
Guillem Masferrer
Asabys Partners

Guillem Masferrer

Investment Associate
Asabys Partners (Spain)
Digital health
Bruce Meadows
Hatch@Takeda, Takeda Digital Venture

Bruce Meadows

Founding Partner
Hatch@Takeda, Takeda Digital Venture (Switzerland)
Digital health
Medtech
Jari Mieskonen
Conor Venture Partners Oy

Jari Mieskonen

Managing Partner
Conor Venture Partners Oy (Finland)
Digital health
Kieran Mudryy
4BIO Capital Partners

Kieran Mudryy

Associate Partner
4BIO Capital Partners (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Hasse Muller
Parkinson Smartwatch B.V.

Hasse Muller

CEO
Parkinson Smartwatch B.V. (Netherlands)
Digital health
Medtech
Erno Muuranto
GE Healthcare

Erno Muuranto

Managing Director
GE Healthcare (Finland)
Digital health
Christine Müller
kineo finance AG

Christine Müller

Principal
kineo finance AG (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Christof Neuman
IPDx

Christof Neuman

IPDx (Estonia)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Medtech
Leena Niemistö
Pihlajalinna

Leena Niemistö

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
Pihlajalinna (Finland)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Peter Nijssen
Parkinson Smartwatch B.V.

Peter Nijssen

Parkinson Smartwatch B.V. (Netherlands)
Sakari Nikinmaa
Koite Health Oy

Sakari Nikinmaa

Koite Health Oy (Finland)
personalized health
Medtech
Shinichi Nikkuni
NordicNinjaVC

Shinichi Nikkuni

Managing Partner
NordicNinjaVC (Finland)
Hannu Nissinen
Klinik Healthcare Solutions

Hannu Nissinen

Enthusiastic healthcare transformer, experienced digital health specialist.
Klinik Healthcare Solutions (Finland)
Life Sciences
Digital health
Siru Nori
Business Finland

Siru Nori

Marketing Communications Manager, Health & Wellbeing at Business Finland
Business Finland (Finland)
Thomas Nymark Horsted
Tiimo

Thomas Nymark Horsted

Tiimo (Denmark)
Digital health
Ali Omar
Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN)

Ali Omar

Board Member
Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN) (Finland)
Kaarlo Paakinaho
Biomendex Oy

Kaarlo Paakinaho

CEO
Biomendex Oy (Finland)
Medtech
Juha Paakkola
Health Capital Helsinki

Juha Paakkola

Director
Health Capital Helsinki (Finland)
Arto Pakkalin
Bayer G4A

Arto Pakkalin

Bayer G4A (Germany)
Digital health
Medtech
Pirkka Palomäki
Maki.vc

Pirkka Palomäki

Founding Partner
Maki.vc (Finland)
Petri Peltonen
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

Petri Peltonen

Under-Secretary of State
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (Finland)
Jarkko Penttilä
Bedrock

Jarkko Penttilä

Bedrock (Finland)
Kustaa Piha
Athensmed Oy

Kustaa Piha

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

Tero Piispanen

Director, Internationalisation Services and BioTurku®
Turku Science Park Ltd. (Finland)
Life Sciences
Turo Pikkarainen
Pfizer

Turo Pikkarainen

Commercial Lead, Pfizer Innovative Health, Finland
Pfizer (Finland)
Heikki Pitkanen
Lean Entries Ltd

Heikki Pitkanen

CEO & Founder
Lean Entries Ltd (Finland)
Kari Pitkänen
Aiforia Technologies Plc

Kari Pitkänen

Aiforia Technologies Plc (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Digital health
Jaume Puig Adamuz
Biel Glasses

Jaume Puig Adamuz

Biel Glasses (Spain)
personalized health
Digital health
Medtech
Eero Punkka
VitalSignum

Eero Punkka

VitalSignum (Finland)
personalized health
Life Sciences
Digital health
Jose Manuel Pérez Marzabal
MTN Projects

Jose Manuel Pérez Marzabal

Commercial, e-commerce & IT lawyer, Guest Lecturer, investor
MTN Projects (Spain)
Digital health
Jouni Rantanen
Aalto University

Jouni Rantanen

Aalto University (Finland)
Medtech
Esko Raunio
Business Finland Venture Capital Oy

Esko Raunio

Managaing Director
Business Finland Venture Capital Oy (Finland)
Digital health
Medtech
Goncalo Rebelo de Andrade
Bionova Capital

Goncalo Rebelo de Andrade

General Manager
Bionova Capital (Portugal)
Life Sciences
Digital health
Henrik Resman
Vitalsignum Oy

Henrik Resman

Vitalsignum Oy (Finland)
Antti Roine
Olfactomics

Antti Roine

Co-founder and CEO
Olfactomics (Finland)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Gabriele Ronnett
Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Gabriele Ronnett

Head of Nutritional Therapeutics, Janssen R&D, Global External Innovation World Without Disease at Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson Innovation (United Kingdom)
Matt Sagan
SDS Optic Inc.

Matt Sagan

SDS Optic Inc. (Poland)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Sirpa Salmi
Health Capital Helsinki

Sirpa Salmi

Marketing Project Manager
Health Capital Helsinki (Finland)
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)
Digital health
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)
Thijs Schaap
Noaber Ventures

Thijs Schaap

Noaber Ventures (Netherlands)
Arne Schlenzka
Osgenic

Arne Schlenzka

Co-founder & CEO
Osgenic (Finland)
Digital health
David Schütz
Digital Health Ventures

David Schütz

Analyst
Digital Health Ventures (Germany)
Digital health
Niharika Sharma
Roivant Sciences

Niharika Sharma

Roivant Sciences (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Tapio Siik
Business Tampere

Tapio Siik

Senior Business Advisor
Business Tampere (Finland)
Digital health
Pekka Simula
Herantis Pharma

Pekka Simula

CEO
Herantis Pharma (Finland)
Life Sciences
Olli Sirkiä
N Health Technology Oy

Olli Sirkiä

N Health Technology Oy (Finland)
Digital health
Medtech
Ester Sklarsky
Industrifonden

Ester Sklarsky

Analyst
Industrifonden (Sweden)
Life Sciences
Klaus Stoeckemann
Peppermint Venture Partners

Klaus Stoeckemann

Managing Partner
Peppermint Venture Partners (Germany)
Digital health
Steve Stoffels
Pulsify Medical

Steve Stoffels

Pulsify Medical (Belgium)
Medtech
Mikko Suonenlahti
Growth Management

Mikko Suonenlahti

Founder
Growth Management (Finland)
Timo Syrjala
Timo Syrjala

Timo Syrjala

Acme Investments (Luxembourg)
Pauli Tarna
SmartWatcher Ltd

Pauli Tarna

SmartWatcher Ltd (Finland)
Digital health
Hannes Toivanen
Takeda

Hannes Toivanen

Strategic Partnerships Lea
Takeda (Finland)
Digital health
Iva Tsigularova
Tech Tour

Iva Tsigularova

Project Manager
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Markus Vaisanen
Pfizer

Markus Vaisanen

Head of Digital Solutions and Country Portfolio Lead
Pfizer (Finland)
Digital health
Marcello van Rossum
Helsinki Business Hub

Marcello van Rossum

Senior business advisor
Helsinki Business Hub (Finland)
Iwan Van Vijfeijken
Pulsify Medical

Iwan Van Vijfeijken

CEO
Pulsify Medical (Belgium)
Marko Vänskä
Business Finland

Marko Vänskä

Head of Industry, Growth Capital
Business Finland (Finland)
Eckhardt Weber
heal.capital

Eckhardt Weber

Managing Partner
heal.capital (Germany)
Digital health
Mark Wilson
Strategic Technology Bioconsulting

Mark Wilson

Principal
Strategic Technology Bioconsulting (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Kim Neel Wyon
Optiteam

Kim Neel Wyon

Senior Partner
Optiteam (Denmark)
Wintom Zecarias
Causalus

Wintom Zecarias

CCO
Causalus (Finland)
Life Sciences
personalized health
Digital health
Li Zhao
Bepsun Eurotech Investment Oy

Li Zhao

Bepsun Eurotech Investment Oy (Finland)
Niklas Zilliacus
Oyama

Niklas Zilliacus

Oyama (Finland)
Henry Zubaida
Gilde Healthcare Partners

Henry Zubaida

Associate
Gilde Healthcare Partners (Netherlands)
Life Sciences
Medtech