Biocenter Finland

Description of the granted funding

Biocenter Finland (BF) is a nationwide Life Science research infrastructure organization owned by six Finnish universities. BF coordinates 15 technology platforms comprising of 70 core facility units covering key technologies in Life Sciences, and provides open-access services to 17,000 academic, healthcare, and industry researchers across Finland. BF is widely considered an exemplar in coordination and strategic use of financial and human resources within a discipline. BF is applying for critical equipment and digital updates in six platforms to continue providing high-quality services for cutting-edge research in Life Sciences. These platforms cover areas in genomics, proteomics & metabolomics, bioimaging, digital pathology and gene transfer & cell therapy. These instruments are critical investments for the current research infrastructures to support the nation-wide network of services and provide access to cutting-edge technologies for innovative research.
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Starting year

2024

End year

2028

Granted funding






Jari Hyttinen Orcid -palvelun logo
462 000 €

Role in consortium of the Academy of Finland

Partner

Other consortium parties

Leader
University of Helsinki (358998)
2 965 130 €
Partner
University of Eastern Finland (359035)
731 416 €
Partner
University of Oulu (359038)
453 600 €
Partner
University of Turku (359036)
721 000 €
Partner
Åbo Akademi University (359037)
490 000 €

Funder

Research Council of Finland

Funding instrument

Research infrastructure

Other information

Funding decision number

359034

Fields of science

Biochemistry, cell and molecular biology

Research fields

Solu- ja molekyylibiologia

Identified topics

biomass, bioeconomy