https://jeltsch.org/en/tags/flagship/Recent content in Flagship on Michael’s DomainHugoen-usCopyright © 2002 - 2026 Michael Jeltsch.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:18:18 +0300https://jeltsch.org/en/GCN2022/Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://jeltsch.org/en/GCN2022/<p>Last week, with a delay of 2.5 years, the <a href="https://www.genecellnano.fi/partners/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">GeneCellNano flagship partners&nbsp; <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-up-right-from-square fa-2xs" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" overflow="visible"><use href="#fas-up-right-from-square"></use></svg></a> finally met for the first time in real life. This <a href="https://www.genecellnano.fi/genecellnano-annual-meeting-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">meeting&nbsp; <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-up-right-from-square fa-2xs" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" overflow="visible"><use href="#fas-up-right-from-square"></use></svg></a> was overdue, and there were many very interesting talks among others from the <a href="https://www.bloodservice.fi/Research%20Projects/cell-therapy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Finnish Red Cross&nbsp; <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-up-right-from-square fa-2xs" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" overflow="visible"><use href="#fas-up-right-from-square"></use></svg></a> (about cancer immunotherapy) and <a href="https://www.upmbiomedicals.com/for-life-science/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">UPM Biomedicals&nbsp; <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-up-right-from-square fa-2xs" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" overflow="visible"><use href="#fas-up-right-from-square"></use></svg></a> (about their biocompatible cellulose products). Lots of new ideas and some concrete plans for further collaboration. We participated with two posters, and - a bit unexpectedly since the project is still in its infancy - Khushbu Rauniyar from our lab won the best poster prize. Congratulations!</p>https://jeltsch.org/en/gene_cell_nano/Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://jeltsch.org/en/gene_cell_nano/<p>The GeneCellNano program was selected as an Academy of Finland Flagship. The idea behind the flagship is to make progress in the treatment of important diseases using advanced biologic technologies. Target diseases include ischemic heart disease, selected cancers, and retinopathy. The application was spearheaded by Seppo Ylä-Herttuala from the University of Eastern Finland and Seppo Vainio from the University of Oulu. In addition to groups from these two universities, the consortium features also groups from Aalto University (Olli Ikkala) and the University of Helsinki (groups Marjo Yliperttula, Timo Laaksonen, Hélder A. Santos, Tatu Lajunen, and my own).Link to the Academy of Finland press release: <a href="https://www.aka.fi/en/about-us/whats-new/press-releases/20202/academy-of-finland-selects-four-new-finnish-flagships/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.aka.fi/en/about-us/whats-new/press-releases/20202/academy-of-finland-selects-four-new-finnish-flagships/&nbsp; <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-up-right-from-square fa-2xs" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" overflow="visible"><use href="#fas-up-right-from-square"></use></svg></a> </p>