This year, BioCity Symposium is arranged on-site in Mauno Koivisto Centre, BioCity in 27–28 August 2025, with the title VISION, EXPANDED. Registration is open until Friday, 14 August 2026. Annual…
Turku Protein Core Opens Two New Positions
Turku Protein Core (TuProtCore) is seeking to fill two roles: a Project Specialist in Service Outreach and a Laboratory Engineer, both based in Turku, Finland. The Project Specialist will be…
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation has granted nearly €1 million to support research led by Professor Jukka Westermarck
993 000 € was granted to a research project led by our Group Leader Professor Jukka Westermarck titled “Small-molecule targeting and nuclear functions of CIP2A in triple-negative breast cancer.” The…
Cecilia Sahlgren’s group discovers a new mechanism driving breast cancer progression
Our affiliated research group led by Professor Cecilia Sahlgren at Åbo Akademi University and the InFLAMES Research Flagship has identified a new mechanism directing the adverse remodeling of tumor tissue during breast…
BioCity Turku asks for proposals for Elias Tillandz publication prize winner during March 2026
In the context of the 35th BioCity Symposium “Vision, Expanded” (27-28 August 2026) the twenty-second Elias Tillandz prize will be awarded for the best scientific paper published in 2025 in…
Rector Widen Visited Our Centre
Åbo Akademi University Rector, Gunilla Widén, visited our Centre on Wednesday, February 25th, to learn more about our research and core facilities services operations and our staff. The visit included…
Laura Elo is awarded the Leif C. Groop Award for outstanding research on type 1 diabetes
Laura Elo a group leader at Turku Bioscience is awarded the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research 2026. She is professor of computational medicine and has developed statistical…
Finnish Cultural Foundation Awards Funding to Turku Bioscience Researchers
We are pleased to announce recent funding from The Finnish Cultural Foundation: Amogh Vinay Ranade (Lahesmaa Group): Doctoral research on novel regulatory factors…
Newly discovered gut microbial molecules in infancy may influence the risk of type 1 diabetes
An international research team has uncovered compelling evidence that gut-microbe-derived molecules may play an important role in shaping the developing immune system during early childhood. The findings provide a new…
Turku Bioscience Centre Is Recruiting New Research Leaders
Turku Bioscience Centre is currently inviting applications for two key research positions that will strengthen its internationally competitive bioscience research environment in Turku, Finland. We are seeking a…