Upcoming events

Here are listed all upcoming life science related events relevant for those working in Turku campus.

If you are arranging an event and would like it to be posted here please contact biocityturku@bioscience.fi.


September 2025

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Hiroki Ueda

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Hiroki Ueda

September 18, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
18th September at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Autumn 2025 program Prof. Hiroki Ueda, University of Tokyo, Japan Why do we sleep? The [...]
InFLAMES Career Talk: Ueda

InFLAMES Career Talk: Ueda

September 19, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
19th September at 11:00 Onsite event in Lauren 2, Medisiina D Prof. Hiroki Ueda, University of Tokyo, Japan Career talk: how to become a professor [...]
Webinar on how to write a successful funding application

Webinar on how to write a successful funding application

September 26, 2025    
2:15 pm - 4:00 pm
26th September at 14:15-16:00 Online event in Zoom The University of Turku, Faculty of Technology organizes: “Sharing experiences of success – how to write a [...]

October 2025

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Olli Kallioniemi

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Olli Kallioniemi

October 2, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
2nd October at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Autumn 2025 program Prof. Olli Kallioniemi, FIMM, HiLife, University of Helsinki, Finland Technology-, data- and [...]
SmartBIO Seminar: Stavrinidou

SmartBIO Seminar: Stavrinidou

October 6, 2025    
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
6th October at 14:30 Onsite event in Dent4, Dentalia Prof. Eleni Stavrinidou, Linköping University, Sweden Biohybrid Photosynthetic Living Materials and Devices Host: Yagut Allahverdiyeva (allahve@utu.fi) [...]
Immunology Seminar: Fagerholm

Immunology Seminar: Fagerholm

October 7, 2025    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
7th October at 14:00-15:00 Online event in Zoom Susanna Fagerholm, University of Helsinki Title TBA Host: Professor Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi)   Register for the Immunology [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Pere Roca-Cusachs

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Pere Roca-Cusachs

October 9, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
9th October at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Autumn 2025 program Prof. Pere Roca-Cusachs, University of Barcelona, Spain Understanding and controlling mechanotransduction, from [...]
BioCity Turku Guest Seminar: Prof. Mark Daly

BioCity Turku Guest Seminar: Prof. Mark Daly

October 21, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
21st October at 12:00-13:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Prof. Mark Daly, Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School, USA Title TBA Host: Teemu Niiranen [...]
Turku Imaging Day

Turku Imaging Day

October 22, 2025    
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
22nd October Onsite event in Holiday Club Caribia, Turku Flyer Registration for the Turku Imaging Day 2025 (TID) is open! The event is organized by [...]
7th Annual Finnish Symposium on Brain Tumors

7th Annual Finnish Symposium on Brain Tumors

October 23, 2025 - October 24, 2025    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
23rd-24th October Onsite event in Hamburger Börs, Turku The Finnish Brain Tumor Research Association (FiBTRA) is arranging its 7th Annual Symposium on Brain Tumors, which [...]
Turku Biomaterial Days

Turku Biomaterial Days

October 23, 2025 - October 24, 2025    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
23rd-24th October Onsite event Arje Scheining auditorium, Dentalia This year, the theme of the Turku Biomaterial Days is “Bio-based Materials in Healthcare.” The program will [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Francesca Bottanelli

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Francesca Bottanelli

October 23, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
23rd October at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Autumn 2025 program Prof. Francesca Bottanelli, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Unravelling the inner secrets of [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Maddy Parsons

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Maddy Parsons

October 30, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
30th October at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Autumn 2025 program Prof. Maddy Parsons, King’s College London, UK Imaging dynamics and mechanics in [...]
BioBridge: Career Fair

BioBridge: Career Fair

October 31, 2025    
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
31st October at 09:00-18:00 Onsite event in Cave, Joki Visiting Centre Welcome to the BioBridge: Career Fair event organized by the Postdocs in Flames (PiF) [...]

November 2025

Immunology Seminar

Immunology Seminar

November 4, 2025    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
4th November at 14:00-15:00 Online event in Zoom The Scandinavian Society of Immunology Young Investigator Awardee  Host: Professor Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi)   Register for the [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Silvia Giordano

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Silvia Giordano

November 6, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
6th November at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Autumn 2025 program Prof. Silvia Giordano, University of Torino Medical School, Italy Gastric cancer in [...]

December 2025

MSc Thesis Project Expo

MSc Thesis Project Expo

December 3, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
3rd December at 09:00-11:00 Onsite event in Tiedonkolu, between Medisiina D and Majakkasairaala   The next MSc Thesis Project Expo where research groups can present their work [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Sara Wickström

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Sara Wickström

December 4, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
4th December at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Autumn 2025 program Prof. Sara Wickström, University of Helsinki, Finland Mechanical regulation of cell states [...]
Immunology Seminar: Peterson

Immunology Seminar: Peterson

December 9, 2025    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
9th December at 14:00-15:00 Online event in Zoom Pärt Peterson, University of Tarto Title TBA Host: Professor Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi)   Register for the Immunology [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Marco Demaria

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Marco Demaria

December 11, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
11th December at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Autumn 2025 program Prof. Marco Demaria, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Heterogeneity in cellular senescence: [...]

February 2026

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Mohamed Bentires-Alj

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Mohamed Bentires-Alj

February 12, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
12th February at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Prof. Mohamed Bentires-Alj, University of Basel, Switzerland Title TBA Host: Jenny Pessa (jenny.pessa@abo.fi)    

March 2026

Frontiers of Science: Dr. Evangelia Petsalaki

Frontiers of Science: Dr. Evangelia Petsalaki

March 5, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
5th March 2026 at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Dr. Evangelia Petsalaki, EMBL-EBI, UK Network-based approaches for studying context-specific signalling Host: Tomi Suomi [...]

April 2026

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Kristian Strømgaard

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Kristian Strømgaard

April 23, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
23rd April at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Prof. Kristian Strømgaard, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Title TBA Host: Pekka Postila (pekka.postila@utu.fi)    

May 2026

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Edward Holmes

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Edward Holmes

May 7, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
7th May at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Prof. Edward Holmes, University of Sydney, Australia Metagenomics in One Health – from detection to [...]

August 2026

35th BioCity Symposium: Vision, expanded

35th BioCity Symposium: Vision, expanded

August 27, 2026 - August 28, 2026    
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
27th-28th August 2026 Onsite event in Mauno Koivisto Centre, BioCity, Turku Save the date now in your agenda and stay tuned for updates coming in [...]