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DONATIONS GRANTED 2020

44,927,400  € (the amount may include granted donations not yet published)

Aalto University

Establishment of the Bioinnovation Centre

10,500,000


Professor Kati Hanhineva

University of Turku

Novel plant-based foods: impact on health and role for fermentation. 4 years

1,648,000


Adjunct Professor Antti Rannikko

University of Helsinki / HUS / Tampere University / TAYS / Aalto University / University of Turku

Prostate cancer – towards personalized diagnostics, screening and treatments (PASSIONATE). 4 years

1,525,000


Adjunct Professor Juha Klefström

HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center / University of Helsinki

Clinical translation of new VeMA immunotherapy for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. 2 years

1,495,000


Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation and Technology Industries of Finland Centennial, funding for “The Future Makers Program”

  • University of Vaasa, professor Heidi Kuusniemi. INdoor navigation from CUBesAT Technology, 3 years, 550,00 €
  • Aalto University, professor Robin Ras, Mechanically durable water-repellent coatings, 3 years, 300,000 €
  • Aalto University, professor Matias Palva. Digital medicines for the treatment of brain diseases and maintenance of brain health through new game technology, 3 years, 250,000 €
  • Aalto University, professor Arto Visala. Sustainable and cost-efficient semi-autonomous forest machine system for the climate challenged future, 3 years, 200,000 €
  • Aalto University, professor Mikko Alava. Intelligent foams: new biobased materials from foam by means of artificial intelligence, 2 years, 175,000 €

1,475,000


Tero Saarinen Company (Into Liikkeessä ry)

Productions 2020–2024. 5 years

1,400,000


Professor Ville Kolehmainen

University of Eastern Finland

Electrical impedance tomography – a novel method for improved diagnostics of stroke. 3 years

1,328,000


Professor Olli Vapalahti

University of Helsinki

New methods to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and other zoonotic viral threats. 3 years

1,142,000


PhD Daniela Bezuidenhout

University of Oulu

Harnessing earth-abundant 3D metals for ammonia activation and functionalisation. 4 years

1,104,000


Professor Ilkka Julkunen

University of Turku

Biology of the coronavirus: Properties of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 virus, diagnostic development as well as the analysis and monitoring of immune response. 3 years

1,100,000


Academy professor Anu Wartiovaara

University of Helsinki

Virus defence and Viking genes at the crossroads of epileptic mechanisms. 3 years

1,000,000


Professor Anna-Liisa Laine

University of Helsinki

Research Centre for Ecological Change. 2 years

993,000


Professor Jukka Westermarck

University of Turku

New target mechanisms for treating RAS-driven cancers. 4 years

975,000


Professor John Eriksson, Professor Lea Sistonen

Turku Bioscience Centre / Åbo Akademi

DUAL-TARGETING OF HPV_DRIVEN CANCERS – Eliminating E6 and E7 oncogenes and the protein quality control in cancer cells. 3 years

968,000


PhD Heli Skottman

Tampere University

3D biotulostusteknologia ihmisen sarveiskalvon rakentamiseksi toiminnallisista kantasoluista – Näkökyvyn biotulostajat sokeutta vastaan. 3 years

965,700


Professor Timo Otonkoski

University of Helsinki

Towards understanding embryo development and placenta functionality. 3 years

960,000


Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture

International education and research for art, design, media and architecture (Aalto ARTS Summer School)

949,000


Professor Lari Lehtiö

University of Oulu

Targeting tankyrase protein-protein interactions and enzymatic activity as anticancer strategies. 4 years

945,000


PhD Juho Helaja

University of Helsinki / Aalto University

Bio-sourced green catalytic technology for high value chemicals. 4 years

934,000


Adjunct Professor Merja Kontro

University of Helsinki / Åbo Akademi

Channelling of antibacterial compounds from waste to promote human health. 3 years

930,000


Helsinki Events Foundation (Helsinki Festival)

International orchestra and dance visits 2021–2023

900,000


Academy professor Pekka Lappalainen

University of Helsinki

The actin cytoskeleton of Leishmania parasites as a new drug target. 3 years

780,000


Docent Theo Kurtén

University of Helsinki

ATMOspheric DIMERization mechanisms driven by relativistic effects. 5 years

725,000


PhD Nikolai Tkachenko, professor Karoliina Honkala

Tampere University / University of Jyväskylä

Light activation of molecular catalysts for carbon dioxide reduction (LACOR). 3 years

716,000


Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Buffalo, New York, USA

The AKG Fund for Nordic Art and Culture. Conditional.

700,000


D.Sc. Pedro Nardelli

LUT University

Swarming Technology for Reliable and Energy-aware Aerial Missions (STREAM). 2 years

600,000


Docent Ville Paavilainen

University of Helsinki

Secretion mechanisms of small peptide hormones. 3 years

597,000


Associate professor Tarja Sironen

University of Helsinki

Next-generation sequencing approaches for combinating the antibiotic resistome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 3 years

563,000


Academy researcher Biswajyoti Sahu

University of Helsinki

Transposable elements as lineage-specific enhancers in cancer. 3 years

550,000


Kiasma

ARS22 anniversary exhibition.

500,000


FaT Šárka Lehtonen

University of Eastern Finland

Molecular crosstalk between astrocytes and microglia in Parkinson`s disease. 3 years

498,000


Adjunct Professor Cory Dunn

University of Helsinki

Revealing new cellular components controlling peroxisomal assembly and the response to peroxisomal dysfunction. 3 years

477,000


Adjunct Professor Santtu Mikkonen, Dr. Tech. Panu Karjalainen

University of Eastern Finland / Tampere University

Estimation of particulate emissions from the vehicle fleet by measurements under real driving conditions and in aging chambers. 3 years

465,000


Ateneum Art Museum / Finnish National Gallery

Finnish classical art abroad.

450,000


Professor Emeritus Mikael Skurnik

University of Helsinki

Phage therapy – a biological method for treating (resistant) bacterial infections. 2 years

428,500


PhD Vootele Võikar

University of Helsinki

Behaviour and welfare of laboratory mice – enhancing scientific validity and credibility by refining the framework. 3 years

360,000


FiBO Finnish Baroque Orchestra

International Concert Series in Musiikkitalo, Helsinki. 3 years

318,000


Adjunct Professor Fabio Valoppi

University of Helsinki

Engineered oleogels for body weight management. 2 years

303,000


Adjunct Professor Jukka Kallijärvi

Folkhälsan Research Center

GRACILE – new disease mechanisms and potential treatments for neonatal mitochondrial diseases. 3 years

300,000


Professor Antti Poso

University of Eastern Finland

Development of a new SurA antibiotic against resistant gram-negative bacteria. 4 years

291,000


Adjunct Professor Peter Richard

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

New tools for the metabolic engineering of fungi for aromatic compounds. 2 years

257,000


PhD Kari Koivuranta

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

PlastBug2 – Microbial degradation of plastic waste. 2 years

253,000


PhD Annamaria Mesaros

University of Tampere

Guided audio captioning for complex acoustic environments (GUIDE). 2 years

248,300


Adjunct Professor Katri Selander

University of Oulu / Turku

Harmful impacts of immuno-oncological cancer treatments on healthy tissue. 2 years

210,000


Professor Andre Ribeiro

University of Tampere

Robustness of Gene Regulatory Networks to Genome-Wide Perturbations. 2 years

200,000


D.Sc. Tom Bäckström

Aalto University

Authentication between Speech Operated Devices Using Acoustic Fingerprints. 2 years

 187,600


Cantores Minores Support Association

International cooperation projects.

150,000


Adjunct Professor Otto Hemminki

University of Toronto

Full analysis of the tumour antibodies of cancer patients receiving immunotherapy. 2 years

140,000


Ministry of Education and Culture

Financial emergency aid to arts and culture professionals due to coronavirus outbreak.

100,000


Dance Info Finland

Ice Hot Helsinki 2020–2022.

100,000


SHED Helsinki Foundation

Joint performance by British an Finnish youth at the Chickenshed Theatre in London, the Helsinki City Theatre and schools in the Helsinki area.

94,400


Turku Music Festival Foundation

Three international visitations in 2021–22 invited by artistic director, conductor Klaus Mäkelä. 2 year

75,000


PhD Xing Wan

KU Leuven Belgium / University of Helsinki

Validation of the molecular targets for bactericidal proteins from bacteriophage origin. 1 year

41,000


Suomen Nuoriso-opisto

J.H. Erkko Literature Competition 2020.

8,000


Erkko General Upper Secondary School in Orimattila

Stipends.

4,900