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20.09.2017

European Life Science Research Institutes want a more balanced Framework Programme 9 for Research and Innovation

20.09.2017

New Speaker announced for the Nordic EMBL Partnership

14.09.2017

The SAB evaluation report 2017 heaps praise on FIMM

05.09.2017

3rd Leena Peltonen prize – Call for submission of candidates

31.08.2017

Machine learning guides drug-target mapping efforts

30.08.2017

Finnish researchers study point-of-care diagnostics based on mobile microscopy in Africa

20.06.2017

Genome-wide association study shows that babies’ genetic makeup affects mothers’ risk of pre-eclampsia

07.06.2017

FIMM researchers lead the new Centre of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics

02.06.2017

Jenni Hällfors’ dissertation highlights the pleiotropic effects of nicotine receptors

26.05.2017

Congratulations to Professor Jonathan Knowles on his recent election to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Highlights

The SAB evaluation report 2017 heaps praise on FIMM

The SAB of FIMM visited the institute 17-18 May 2017. The evaluation report prepared based on the visit and documentation provided beforehand was overall highly positive and is now available online.

Finnish researchers study point-of-care diagnostics based on mobile microscopy in Africa

Low-cost mobile microscopes developed in Finland can be utilised for diagnosis of tropical parasitic infections and cancer. This year, prototypes of the mobile microscopes will be tested in field trials in Tanzania and Kenya....

FIMM researchers lead the new Centre of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics

One of the new national Centres of Excellence selected by the Academy of Finland is led by FIMM researchers. This new Centre of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics – from Discovery to Precision Medicine, aims to identify...

Special recognition of the Pharmaceutical Industry Research Foundation awarded to Aarno Palotie

FIMM’s Research Director Aarno Palotie received a special recognition award from the Finnish Pharmaceutical Industry Research Foundation. The €10 000 prize recognises both outstanding medical research, and international promotion...

BEAt-DKD - An IMI project for precision medicine in diabetic kidney disease

BEAt-DKD (“Biomarker Enterprise to Attack Diabetic Kidney Disease”), a unique public private partnership, has announced the launch of a 5-year project with the aim to improve prevention and management of Diabetes Kidney Disease (...

Latest publications

MediSyn: uncertainty-aware visualization of multiple biomedical datasets to support drug treatment selection. Read full article
In Search of System-Wide Productivity Gains - The Role of Global Collaborations in Preclinical Translation. Read full article
Mendelian randomisation implicates hyperlipidaemia as a risk factor for colorectal cancer. Read full article
Identification of precision treatment strategies for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma by functional drug sensitivity testing. Read full article
Alterations in theα2 δ ligand, thrombospondin-1, in a rat model of spontaneous absence epilepsy and in patients with idiopathic/genetic generalized epilepsies. Read full article

Latest blog posts

Good Science Communication: Benefits for the Audience and the Scientist
20.04.2017 |
  • Lea Urpa
FIMM Meets Pharma - Through the doctoral student’s Looking Glass
14.12.2016 |
  • Elina Parri
A Biobank – What is in it for a Researcher?
30.11.2016 |
  • Tiina Vesterinen
In/consistency in drug sensitivity profiling
04.11.2016 |
  • Tero Aittokallio
Battle de suprême: CRISPR vs. RNAi based screening
03.10.2016 |
  • Alok Jaiswal

Upcoming events

10.10.2017 to 11.10.2017 Building Bridges Symposium: Epigenetics in Clinical and Translational Research

The 6th Building Bridges symposium will highlight how epigenetics research can be leveraged to improve our understanding of health and disease.

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The mission of the Institute is to advance new fundamental understanding of the molecular, cellular and etiological basis of human diseases. This understanding will lead to improved means of diagnostics and the treatment and prevention of common health problems. Finnish clinical and epidemiological study materials will be used in the research. Learn more about FIMM.