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Updated 10.9.2015
Team Finland Health visit programme 2015
New York
Tuesday Sept 29
IBM in Healthcare
Location: IBM Watson Client Experience Center,
51 Astor Place, NY, NY 10003
12 pm-1 pm
Lunch
1 – 5 pm
IBM in Healthcare – Global Perspectives
Watson Ecosystem
Finland Healthcare overview
Train to Boston
Boston
Wednesday Sept 30
Collaboration opportunity in hospital ecosystems
Location: Hotel Wyndham, 5 Blossom Street
8.30-9:00
Breakfast
09:00-09:10
Welcome and Introduction
09:10-10:15
Navigating the US and US Healthcare – A Focused Look
Val Kratzman, Finpro
Ms Wendy Everett, CEO, NEHI –
The Network of Excellence for Health Innovatio http://www.nehi.net/
Mr Sanna Käkönen, CEO, founder, Aurexel Life Sciences
10:15-10:30
Break
10:30-12 am
What is innovation in Healthcare and how Partners is managing it
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Kamal Jethwani, MD, PhD, Corporate Manager/Research and
Innovation, Partners Center for Connected Health,
http://connectedhealth.partners.org/about/how-to-collaborate.aspx
Mr Brian Mullen, PhD, Manager of Innovation Strategy, Brigham &
Women´s Hospital Innovation Hub,
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http://disruptingmedicine.org/about-the-innovation-hub/how-wework/
1 minute company pitches
12-12.40 pm
Healthcare Hacking at MIT
Ayesha Khalid, MD, MIT Hacking Medicine Team
0.40-1.30 pm
Lunch and Networking
1.30-2.30 pm
The New Face of Funding – The new rules of engagement
- Robert Jevon, Partner, Boston Millennia Partners
- Jodie Emery, Partner, Caldwell Partners
2.45-4.15 pm
The Massachusetts Ecosystem – Here to support you
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative http://www.masstech.org/
Massachusetts Life Science Center http://www.masslifesciences.com
Massachusetts Biotechnology Council http://www.massbio.org
The Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment
(MOITI)
4:15 – 4:30 pm
Closing Comments, Summary
4.30-6 pm
Networking – Wyndham Dean’s List Bar
Thursday Oct 1
8.30 am – 1 pm
Presentation of the Finnish Opportunity for Collaboration
Location: Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) http://cic.us/
14th Floor, 1 Broadway, Cambridge
Why Finland?
Former US Ambassador to Finland, Mr Bruce Oreck
The Undiscovered Value in Finland: ideas, Innovations, & Opportunities
Mr Pekka Soini, Director General of Tekes
Setting the Future of Genetics – Case Study
Mr Aarno Palotie MD, PhD, The Broad Institute and Finnish Institute of
Molecular Medicine
Representatives and two Big Pharma companies will share their side of
the story
Healthcare and Health Innovation in Finland – Helsinki as a partner
Mr Hannu Juvonen, Head of Department; City of Helsinki, Helsinki
Region Healthcare
Hospital Biobanks Adding Value to Healthcare
Ms Minna Hendolin, Auria Biobank
Company Presentations
Five 3 minute company presentations
Buffet Lunch with networking and One-on-One meetings
Afternoon
1:00-2:00 pm
Lessons Learned by a Finnish SME in the US
Mr Rami Käkönen, Medisapiens Ltd
Panel: Lessons to Be Learned
Mr Rami Käkönen, Mr Ari Salonen, Mr Pertti Vulli
2:00-3:00 pm
Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) as your US Base and Tour of CIC
http://cic.us/
3:00-8:00 pm
Visit and Experience the CIC Venture Café
http://vencaf.org/thursdaycafeboston/
See also the Boston partnering we site tool
https://www.b2match.eu/teamfinlandhealth2015
Friday Oct 2
9-12 pm
Opportunities for cooperation with Merck
Location: Merck Research Labs, 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston
- Introduction by Finland and Merck
- Pitching of Finnish startups
- Panel and discussions
3:30P pm - 5:30 pm
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Visit to Boston Childrens Hospital
Location: One Autumn Street, meeting room is AU 520, Boston
Team SMART, Ken Mandl
IBM Watson and care decisions, Anders Tveteraas
California
Oct 4 – 7
Health 2.0 conference in Santa Clara
http://www.health2con.com/events/conferences/health-2-0-fall-2015/
Location: Santa Clara Convention Center
http://www.health2con.com/events/conferences/health-2-0-fall2015/#venue
Sunday Oct 4
7 pm
Get together at the hotel, Tiina Tanninen, Tekes Palo Alto
Location: Hotel Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara
http://santaclara.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html
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Presentation of the Team Finland personnel in the West Coast
Silicon Valley 101, Mr Hartti Suomela, Finpro
California visiting program
Monday Oct 5
12 pm
Lunch and Learn Session of Finnish Digital Health (60 minutes,
networking with providers, accelerators and investors)
(By invitation)
Location: Santa Clara Convention Center
Moderator Ms Mirja Kaarlela, Tekes
Keynote: Finnish Digital Health – Cooler than you think
Mr Teemu Arina, Ambassador of Digital Health, Biohacker Center
Pitching of 10 Finnish Startups
2 pm
Health 2.0 Conference & Exhibition (Stand of Team Finland Health)
http://www.health2con.com/events/conferences/health-2-0-fall-2015/
Tuesday Oct 6
Health 2.0 Conference & Exhibition (continues …)
Wednesday Oct 7
Health 2.0 Conference & Exhibition (continues …)
1 – 3 pm
Session of Health-IT Ecosystems in California, Santa Clara
Location: Grand Ballroom E
Moderator Mr Hartti Suomela, Finpro
Panel: Radhika Emens, Doble Nova; Aenor Sawyer, University of California
San Francisco; Stanford Healthcare (tbc)
3:15 pm
Bus transportation to San Francisco
6:30 pm
Meetup for the Finnish delegation, Ari Tulla, Better Doctor, San Francisco
Location: 945 Bryant St. #350, San Francisco, https://betterdoctor.com/
Keynote:
Mr Ari Tulla (CEO, Co-founder BetterDoctor)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aritulla
Mr Jukka Valkonen (Strategy Director at California Blues)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jukkavalkonen
Thursday Oct 8
9-10 am
Visit to Rock Health http://rockhealth.com/, San Francisco
Location: Mission Bay, San Francisco
12 pm – 2 pm
UCSF/Children’s Hospital/ UCSF Center for Digital Health
http://centerfordigitalhealthinnovation.org/ San Francisco
Possible visits to UC Davis Health System, Center for Health and
Technology-Sacramento/CITRIS http://ucdavis.edu/ , Kaiser Permanente,
Internal Innovation
https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/html/kaiser/index.shtml, or
6-8 pm
Pitching Event/Silicon Vikings , http://siliconvikings.com/#about-us
San Francisco
1-2 Keynote speakers, 5-6 Finnish startups + Investors’ panel + cocktails
Friday Oct 9
7:30 am
Bus transportation to Silicon Valley
9-10:30 am
Wellness & Health Platforms, Silicon Valley
Moderator Mr Greg Caressi, Frost&Sullivan
Location:
Who are the key players? How do they work? What are the differences?
o Overview; Mr Greg Caressi
o Examples: Samsung mHealth, Cisco (tbc)
10:30-11:30 am
Future Watch session, Ms Tiina Tanninen-Ahonen, Tekes
Location: Palo Alto
1-3 pm
Two parallel visits:
 Nordic Innovation House, Mr Hartti Suomela, Finpro,
470 Ramona Street, Palo Alto,
http://www.nordicinnovationhouse.com/#intro
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7 pm
IBM Briefing Center, Almaden
http://www.research.ibm.com/labs/almaden/
Wrap up dinner
Note: Visitors can also attend two conferences at their own cost:
Sept 30-Oct 2
Transforming Medicine: Evidence-Driven mHealth, San Diego,
https://www.scripps.org/events/transforming-medicine-evidence-drivenmhealth-september-30-2015
Oct 9
USC Center for Body Computing Conference, Los Angeles,
www.uscbodycomputing.org
Contacts:
Mr Kari Ruutu
kari.ruutu@tekes.fi
Tel. +358 50 5577 626
Mr Harri Ojansuu
harri.ojansuu@tekes.fi
Tel. +358 40 837 4322
Mr Teppo Tuomikoski
teppo.tuomikoski@tekes.fi
Tel. +358 50 5577 749
Ms Elina Räihä
elina.raiha@tekes.fi
Tel +358 50 5577 444