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Welcome to the event “Future Directions of Medicine and Health Technology” in Oulu on November 26th from 9.30 - 16.00 in Technopolis Peltola, meeting room Silfvan, Yrttipellontie 1 Oulu.

The joint event between the GeneCellNano Flagshiphttps://www.genecellnano.fi/, the 6G Flagshiphttps://www.6gflagship.com/ and the 6G-enabled sustainable societyhttps://www.6gflagship.com/6gess/ (6GESS) programme will be a great opportunity to network and collaborate in addition to the exciting presentations, lab visits and panel discussions.

Registration is now open! Reserve your place herehttps://link.webropol.com/ep/GCN-6G-6GESS-EventOulu by 11th of November.

Programme

09:30-10:25 Session 1 Biomedical Research Chair: Valerio Izzi, University of Oulu, GeneCellNano

* Opening - Prof. Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Director of GeneCellNano Flagship and Prof. Ari Pouttu, Director of 6G Flagship * Prof. Seppo Vainio, Vice Director of GeneCellNano, University of Oulu: How Could We Envision Putative Synergies Between the Flagships GeneCellNano and 6G Medical Vertical * Saara Laitinen, Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, GeneCellNano: Extracellular vesicles - what we know today and emerging insights * Nihay Laham Karam, University of Eastern Finland, GeneCellNano: Novel viral vectors for gene therapy

10:25-10:55 Coffee and networking

10:55 -12:00 Session 2 Enabling Technology Chair: Mariella Särestöniemi, 6GESS, University of Oulu

* Caglar Elbuken, University of Oulu, GeneCellNano: Next generation biosensors. * Erkki Harjula, University of Oulu, 6G/6GESS: Future Hospital Networks * Teemu Myllylä, University of Oulu, 6G/6GESS: Towards 6G wearable brain function diagnostics * Johannes Kettunen, Biocenter Oulu and Lauri Eklund, Biocenter Oulu, GeneCellNano: Local and National Supporting Infrastructure

12.00-13.00 Lunch

13.00-14.00 Panel discussion: Science politics and the future of Flagships Panelists:

* Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Director of GeneCellNano Flagship, University of Eastern Finland * Ari Pouttu, Director of 6G Flagship, University of Oulu * Peppi Karppinen, Dean of Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, GeneCellNano * TBA Moderator: Simo Saarakkala, Director of 6GESS, University of Oulu

14.00-14.20 Lab tour Information and transfer to Kontinkangas campus 14.20-16.00 Lab tour in groups (OYS TestLab, Mittlab test laboratory)

On behalf of the organizing committee

************************************************************************************************ Susanna Kaisto, PhD Research Manager, GeneCellNano Flagship Oulu Coordinator

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