From Lab to Market — I got a PhD, what’s next?
Event info
Date
16/06/2021
Time
13:00-14:45 (EEST)
Location
Online
So, you got your PhD, congratulations! But just the paper doesn’t pay the bills, so what now? Welcome to the latest From Lab to Market event to hear about alternative career paths for researchers!
In this session, you’ll learn about your competitive advantage, hear stories from different experts and get to know career opportunities in and outside academia.
We’ll be joined by different organisations, who will showcase opportunities for individuals with research experience and background, so make sure to wear your best networking shirt!
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The From Lab to Market event series is organized by Aalto Ventures Program, VTT Launchpad, Aalto Startup Center and Aalto Innovation Services, in collaboration with Helsinki Think Company.
Meet the speakers
Seppo Tikkanen
Senior Ecosystem Lead at DIMECC
Postdocs in companies (PoDoCo)
Terhi Vapola
Vice President of Helen Ventures
Corporate venturing & entrepreneurship
Tiia-Maria Tenhunen
Senior Specialist at VTT Technical Research Centre
Applied research & opportunities for research commercialization
Prateek Singh
CEO of FinnAdvance
Entrepreneurship
Esko Kauppinen
Professor at Aalto University
Academia member who is commercializing
Petro Poutanen
CEO of The Finnish Research Impact Foundation
Industry-Academia collaboration & funding
Ulla Kruhse-Lehtonen
CEO of Dain Studios
Consulting
Kirsi LaPointe
Project Manager at Aalto Career Design Lab
Career development for PhD students
Antti Koivula
Director General of Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Combining executive and academic career