Administration

Documents

• Johtosääntö 21.11.2007 (pdf)
• Tutkimusryhmät 1.10.2007 (pdf)
• Perustamispaperi 29.9.2006 (pdf)

Coordination

The administration of the Biocenter Kuopio is located at the A. I. Virtanen Institute of the University of Kuopio.

• Director Seppo Ylä-Herttuala
• Vice-Director Markku Laakso
• Coordinator Maija Hartikainen (on leave 11/2009-)

Organization

• BCK organization chart

Governing Board

The Biocenter Kuopio is lead by the governing board. The governing board consists of eight group leaders of the member groups, one member from the Kuopio Technology Center Teknia Ltd. and one corporate member. The Director of the Biocenter acts as the chairman of the governing board.

Members and deputy members of the Governing Board:

• Chair Seppo Ylä-Herttuala (A. I. Virtanen Institute)
• Vice-chair Markku Laakso (Hilkka Soininen) (Faculty of Medicine)
• Jari Koistinaho (Heikki Tanila) (A. I. Virtanen Institute)
• Ale Närvänen (A. I. Virtanen Institute) (Garry Wong, Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences)
• Jorma Palvimo (Markku Tammi) (Faculty of Medicine)
• Veli-Matti Kosma (Jukka Pelkonen) (Faculty of Medicine)
• Antti Poso (Paavo Honkakoski) (Faculty of Pharmacy)
• Juhani Syväoja (Juha Rouvinen) (University of Joensuu)
• Minna Hendolin (Teknia) (Toni Ahtoniemi, Medeiatherapeutics)
• Timo Ristola (Ark Therapeutics) (Juha Yrjänheikki, Cerebricon)

Updated: 29.10.2009 Maija Pirinen