Experience

StemSight - Vision Unlimited

• Finland
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO and Founder

  • Jan 2020 - 4 years

  StemSight is developing a new approach for treating corneal blindness using iPS-derived cells on a biodegradable carrier material. For more information on StemSight, please visit www.stemsight.fi



Tampere University

• Finland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2021 - Nov 2021

  Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland

• PhD Student

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2020

  Tampere PhD research was conducted in Heli Skottman's Eye Group at Tampere University. The aim of my research was to find new biomaterials solutions for the delivery of human stem cells to treat corneal blindness. During my PhD, I successfully applied for several personal work and travel grants, with a total of almost 60 000 €. I currently have one patent application in preparation, and co-authored three high quality scientific publications related to my PhD thesis. I also had a… Show more PhD research was conducted in Heli Skottman's Eye Group at Tampere University. The aim of my research was to find new biomaterials solutions for the delivery of human stem cells to treat corneal blindness. During my PhD, I successfully applied for several personal work and travel grants, with a total of almost 60 000 €. I currently have one patent application in preparation, and co-authored three high quality scientific publications related to my PhD thesis. I also had a responsible role in an early-phase commercialization project for a stem cell therapy product aimed to treat limbal stem cell deficiency. I have worked in several collaborative projects with international companies and research facilities.



Biolan Oy

• Finland
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Specialist

  • Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  Working as a project specialist for Biolan to explore tehnology transfer opportunities between Uute Scientific and Biolan. My tasks included design of production lines and quality control strategies for a new raw material for the cosmetics industry utilizing side streams of biological materials. I also act as a consultant in strategic decisions for technology utilization in Biolan.



Laerdal Medical

• Norway
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Stavanger, Norway I worked in an early stage product development project investigating the possibilities of using colour changing materials in high-end patient simulation manikins. My responsibilities included material research and testing.



Fimlab Laboratoriot Oy

• Finland
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Thesis worker/Researcher

  • Jun 2014 - May 2015

  Tampere I performed my Master's Thesis at the pathology department of Fimlab Laboratories. The aim of my thesis was to develop a new method and device to improve processing of small histological samples. I addition to my thesis, I conducted a study to compare the quality of differently processed biopsy samples using image analysis of scanned microscope slides. My work was jointly funded by Satakunta Hospital District and Fimlab Laboratories.



Tampere University of Technology 1965-2018

• Finland
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Assistant, Department of Automation Science and Engineering

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  Tampere Full time summer 2013 and part time (10-20 h/week) fall semester 2013. I worked in Micro- and Nanosystems Research Group as part of the Human Spare Parts Project (BioMediTech). My responsibilities included characterization and documentation of cell culture structures made from PDMS and finding suitable testing methods, conducting tests and analysing results to determine the nature of interaction of the cell culture structures and multielectrode arrays (MEAs). I also prepared product… Show more Full time summer 2013 and part time (10-20 h/week) fall semester 2013. I worked in Micro- and Nanosystems Research Group as part of the Human Spare Parts Project (BioMediTech). My responsibilities included characterization and documentation of cell culture structures made from PDMS and finding suitable testing methods, conducting tests and analysing results to determine the nature of interaction of the cell culture structures and multielectrode arrays (MEAs). I also prepared product documentation (user requirements, technical requirements, traceability matrix and quality documents) for possible commercial productization of the structures.

• Research Assistant, Laboratory of Plastic and Elastomer Science

  • Jun 2012 - May 2013

  Tampere Full time for the summer 2012 and part time (5 h/week) for the semester 2012-2013. During the summer, I wrote two literary reviews. The other dealt with the effects of polymerization of thermoset plastics to the properties of fibre-reinforced composites, and the other with novel ways of manufacturing reinforced plastics. The results of my literary search on reinforced plastics were published by Miktech Oy. During the semester 2012-2013, I assisted in various smaller projects by doing… Show more Full time for the summer 2012 and part time (5 h/week) for the semester 2012-2013. During the summer, I wrote two literary reviews. The other dealt with the effects of polymerization of thermoset plastics to the properties of fibre-reinforced composites, and the other with novel ways of manufacturing reinforced plastics. The results of my literary search on reinforced plastics were published by Miktech Oy. During the semester 2012-2013, I assisted in various smaller projects by doing literature searchs and laboratory work such as small scale manufacturing of thermoplasts (mixing and extrusion).