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About FIMM
The Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM is an international research institute focusing on building a bridge from discovery to medical applications. FIMM is part of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, together with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), the Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM, University of Oslo) and the Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS, Umeå University). At the national level FIMM is a joint research institute of the University of Helsinki, the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS), the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
FIMM investigates molecular mechanisms of disease using genomics and medical systems biology in order to promote human health. FIMM is a multi-disciplinary institute combining high-quality science with unique patient materials, and state-of-the-art technologies.

Scientific Highlights
- The 1000 Genomes Project Releases Data from Pilot Studies (22.07.2010)
- Growth Curve Analyses of Finnish Population Cohorts Shed Light on the Complex Genetic Regulation of Growth in Height (16.04.2010)
- The new Finnish Gene Atlas places Finns on the world’s genetic map (17.03.2010)
- GeneSapiens - a catalogue of expression of all human genes (23.06.2009)
- Population cohort study finds six genetic variants associated with 'bad' cholesterol (in Finnish) (27.04.2009)
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News
- Professor Juni Palmgren selected FiDiPro at FIMM (22.06.2010)
- The Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine officially inaugurates the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland in Helsinki (17.03.2010)
- FIMM Annual Report 2009 (16.03.2010)
- Condolences for Leena Peltonen-Palotie (12.03.2010)
- Obituary: Professor Leena Peltonen-Palotie, Academician of Science (11.03.2010)
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