Taru Kesävuori, MSc in Econ and Bus Admin, has been appointed to the position of Impact Manager to Neuro-Innovation doctoral programme at the University of Eastern Finland.     

Neuro-Innovation doctoral programme is an EU Horizon2020 MSCA funded four-year doctoral programme. The PhD programme addresses the translation of research results to clinical adaptation and commercial outcomes in three research areas of precision medicine concerning epilepsy, traumatic brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases, which have a long history as particularly strong, internationally top ranked researcg areas of UEF neuroscience. The project coordinators are professor Päivi Eriksson (UEF Business School) and professor Tarja Malm (A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences).

For more information on Neuro-Innovation doctoral programme, please visit:  https://sites.uef.fi/neuro-innovation/    

Taru has started as a doctoral researcher in UEF Business School at the Neuro-impact and innovation research team which focuses on the management and organization of brain health research. “My research interests include science commercialization and stakeholder engagement in the precision medicine ecosystem, especially in the context of sleep research and innovation,” Taru summarizes.    

Please visit Neuro-impact and innovation research team page to learn more: https://uefconnect.uef.fi/en/group/neuro-impact-and-innovation-research-team/