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.


April 2026

Immunology Seminar: Bock

Immunology Seminar: Bock

April 7, 2026    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
7th April at 14:00-15:00 Online event in Zoom Cristoph Bock, Biomedical Sequencing Facility, Medical University of Vienna, Austria Title TBA Host: Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi) Link [...]
Infections and Immunity Seminar: Kolehmainen

Infections and Immunity Seminar: Kolehmainen

April 8, 2026    
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
8th April at 13:15-14:00 Hybrid event in Lauren 2 and Zoom Spring 2026 program Pekka Kolehmainen, University of Turku Adaptive humoral and cellular immunity after [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Arthur J. Ragauskas

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Arthur J. Ragauskas

April 9, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
9th April at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Spring 2026 program Prof. Arthur J. Ragauskas, The University of Tennessee, USA From the forest [...]
Baltic Bone Symposium 2026

Baltic Bone Symposium 2026

April 16, 2026    
9:00 am - 2:30 pm
16th of April at 9:00-14:30 Onsite event in House of Sciences and Letters, Helsinki We warmly welcome You to annual Baltic Bone Symposium 2026! The [...]
InFLAMES Guest Seminar: van Ginderacther

InFLAMES Guest Seminar: van Ginderacther

April 16, 2026    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
16th April at 10:00-11:00 Onsite event in Lauren 2, Medisiina D Professor Jo Van Ginderacther, Brussels Center for Immunology Epigenetic imprinting of monocytes and tissue-resident [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Paul Timpson

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Paul Timpson

April 16, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
16th April 2026 at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Spring 2026 program Prof. Paul Timpson, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Australia Intravital imaging [...]
Funding Friday

Funding Friday

April 17, 2026    
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
17th April at 08:30-12:00 Onsite event in OP -lecture hall, Turku School of Economics, Rehtoripellonkatu 3 Applying for research funding: making your application competitive! Research [...]
Infections and Immunity Seminar: Tauriainen

Infections and Immunity Seminar: Tauriainen

April 22, 2026    
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
22nd April at 13:15-14:00 Hybrid event in Blokki 1 and Zoom Spring 2026 program Sisko Tauriainen, University of Turku Parechovirus infections in children   Come [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Kristian Strømgaard

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Kristian Strømgaard

April 23, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
23rd April 2026 at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Spring 2026 program Prof. Kristian Strømgaard, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Targeting receptor complexes with [...]

May 2026

FICAN West Science Day

FICAN West Science Day

May 6, 2026    
8:55 am - 5:30 pm
6th May at 08:55-17:30 Onsite event in Säätiö lecture hall, Medisiina D Flyer The 4th FICAN West Science Day – Co-operation in translational cancer research [...]
Infections and Immunity Seminar: Marjomäki

Infections and Immunity Seminar: Marjomäki

May 6, 2026    
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
6th May at 13:15-14:00 Hybrid event in Reseptori and Zoom Spring 2026 program Varpu Marjomäki, University of Jyväskylä Studies on antivirals and their functionalization into [...]
INVEST Pre-conference Workshop

INVEST Pre-conference Workshop

May 6, 2026    
3:00 pm - 5:45 pm
6th May at 15:00-17:45 Onsite event in Tauno Nurmela auditorium, UTU Main Building Research Published – Social Impact Achieved? How do we move from publications [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Edward Holmes

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Edward Holmes

May 7, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
7th May 2026 at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Spring 2026 program Prof. Edward Holmes, University of Sydney, Australia Metagenomics in One Health [...]
BioBridge: Innovation to Start-Up

BioBridge: Innovation to Start-Up

May 8, 2026    
11:30 am - 4:30 pm
8th May at 11:30-16:30 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity BioBridge: Innovation to Start-Up This event aims to connect and inspire early-career scientists with start-up founders who have [...]
BioCity Turku Guest Seminar: Prof. Shimon Sakaguchi

BioCity Turku Guest Seminar: Prof. Shimon Sakaguchi

May 12, 2026    
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
12th May at 12:30-13:30 Note the time! Hybrid event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Coffee and sandwiches served at 12:15 Nobel laureate, Prof. Shimon Sakaguchi, University [...]
Gene and Cell Therapy Workshop

Gene and Cell Therapy Workshop

May 18, 2026 - May 19, 2026    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
18th–19th May Onsite event in Frankfurt am Main SPARK Finlands’ sister network ForTra-BIH arranges a workshop on Gene and Cell Therapy (GCT): Where do we [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Sussan Nourshargh

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Sussan Nourshargh

May 21, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
21st May 2026 at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Spring 2026 program Prof. Sussan Nourshargh, Queen Mary University of London, UK Neutrophil breaching [...]
Infectomics Seminar

Infectomics Seminar

May 22, 2026    
11:15 am - 3:45 pm
22nd May at 11:15-15:45 Onsite event in Lauren 2, Medisiina D Flyer Single-Cell Microbiomics: From Genome to Metabolome Challenges and Opportunities This meeting aims to [...]
InFLAMES Corporate Corner

InFLAMES Corporate Corner

May 27, 2026    
11:30 am - 6:00 pm
27th May at 11:30-18:00 Onsite event in Cave, Joki Innovation Centre The SHIFT is a business and innovation festival held at the Visitor and Innovation [...]
Bioinformatics Day 2026

Bioinformatics Day 2026

May 29, 2026    
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
29th May at 10:00-17:00 Onsite event in CSC – IT Center for Science, Keilaranta 14, Espoo Flyer Bioinformatics Day is Finland’s largest free bioinformatics conference, [...]

June 2026

European Bioconductor Conference, EuroBioC2026

European Bioconductor Conference, EuroBioC2026

June 1, 2026 - June 5, 2026    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
1st-5th June Onsite event in BioCity, Turku, Finland More information: https://eurobioc2026.bioconductor.org/ One of the world’s largest open-source research communities will convene in Turku in summer [...]
Sigrid Juselius Symposium 2026

Sigrid Juselius Symposium 2026

June 9, 2026 - June 12, 2026    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
9th–12th June Onsite event in Hanaholmen, Espoo We have the pleasure to cordially invite you to Sigrid Jusélius Symposium 2026: AI Transforming Life Sciences and [...]
Immunology Seminar: Zitvogel

Immunology Seminar: Zitvogel

June 9, 2026    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
9th June at 14:00-15:00 Online event in Zoom Laurence Zitvogel, Paris-Saclay University, France Title TBA Host: Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi) Link to join the seminar: https://utu.zoom.us/j/64883693162 [...]
The annual conference of The Finnish Atherosclerosis Society

The annual conference of The Finnish Atherosclerosis Society

June 11, 2026 - June 12, 2026    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
11th–12th June Onsite event in in Alhopuro Hall, Medisiina D Flyer The Finnish Atherosclerosis Society (SATY ry) promotes scientific research and educational activities related 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! Registration opens in March. [...]

September 2026

Frontiers of Science: TBA

Frontiers of Science: TBA

September 24, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
24th September at 12:00 Onsite event in BioCity, Presidentti auditorium Speaker and title TBA Host: Klaus Elenius (klaele@utu.fi) More information TBA

October 2026

Health Campus Turku ten-year anniversary

Health Campus Turku ten-year anniversary

October 1, 2026    
All Day
1st October Onsite event in Astra Health Campus Turku turns teenager and celebrates its ten-year anniversary. Keep the date booked in your agendas and follow [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Markus Linder

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Markus Linder

October 8, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
8th October at 12:00 Onsite event in BioCity, Presidentti auditorium Prof. Markus Linder, Aalto University, Finland Title TBA Host: Yagut Allahverdiyeva (allahve@utu.fi) More information TBA
Fronteirs of Science: Prof. William Stafford Noble

Fronteirs of Science: Prof. William Stafford Noble

October 22, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
22nd October at 12:00 Onsite event in BioCity, Presidentti auditorium Prof. William Stafford Noble, University of Washington, USA Title TBA Host: Balazs Balint (babali@utu.fi) More [...]
Turku Biomaterials Days 2026

Turku Biomaterials Days 2026

October 29, 2026 - October 30, 2026    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
29th-30th October Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Annual Biomaterials Days is arranged again in the last week of October. Book the date from your [...]

November 2026

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Angela Falciatore

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Angela Falciatore

November 5, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
5th November at 12:00 Onsite event in BioCity, Presidentti auditorium Prof. Angela Falciatore, CNRS Sorbonne Université, France Title TBA Host: Yagut Allahverdiyeva (allahve@utu.fi) More information [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Miguel Soares

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Miguel Soares

November 12, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
12th November 2026 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Dr. Miguel Soares, Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Portugal Metabolic adaptation as a defence strategy against [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Gwendalyn Randolph

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Gwendalyn Randolph

November 19, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
19 November at 12:00 Onsite event in BioCity, Presidentti auditorium Prof. Gwendalyn Randolph, University of Washington Title TBA Host: Sirpa Jalkanen (sirjal@utu.fi) More information TBA

December 2026

Fontiers of Science: Prof. Maria Sibilia

Fontiers of Science: Prof. Maria Sibilia

December 3, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
3rd December at 12:00 Onsite event in BioCity, Presidentti auditorium Prof. Maria Sibilia, Center for Cancer Researcher, Medical Univeristy of Vienna, Austria Title TBA Host: [...]
Fat in Focus Finland 2026

Fat in Focus Finland 2026

December 10, 2026 - December 11, 2026    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
10th-11th Decemeber Onsite event in Haartman Lecture Hall (T-hospital, TYKS) Fat in Focus Finland 2026 (FFF2026) A Symposium on Building a National Platform for Adipose [...]