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Professor Olli Kallioniemi receives the first Brain Gaingrant

The first Brain Gain grant has been awarded to Professor Olli Kallioniemi, an internationally renowned medical researcher. For the past nine years he has been Director of the Science for Life Laboratory in Sweden.  The five-year €2,500,000 grant will allow Kallioniemi to establish a research group in stages during 2024-25 at FIMM – Institute for…

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Return migrant on the verge of something new

Artificial intelligence will also change everything in medicine, believes Professor Olli Kallioniemi. With the help of a grant from the Brain Gain Programme, he will be able to explore the possibilities provided by artificial intelligence in the promised land of registers – Finland. Olli Kallioniemi, Professor in Molecular Precision Medicine, is working on a long-term research…

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Universities also welcome easier return migration

Universities welcome distinguished medical research returnees. The easiest way to get things moving is to contact the university already at the application stage. “Brilliant project.” ”Excellent idea. Raises the bar for what we can do in Finland.” Jussi Pihlajamäki, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland, and Anne Remes, Vice Rector…

The return of a top researcher is far from a walk in the park

The return of a top researcher is far from a walk in the park

When a researcher with a long, successful track record changes countries, they’re accompanied not just by their family but also by their research team. This is why not even return migration is that simple. “This place was as if made for you.” Of course it was admitted Minna-Liisa Änkö as her spouse himself pointed out….