Donations Granted

Professor Markku Kulmala

University of Helsinki

Quantifying carbon sink, CarbonSink+ and their interaction with air quality

HAM Helsinki Art Museum

The Helsinki Biennale 2020

Professor Riitta Lahesmaa

University of Turku

New regulators of human regulatory T cell differentiation and function

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

• Aalto University, D.Sc. Syed Ghufran Hashmi. Cutting-edge low cost carbon-based printed perovskite solar cell technology, 350,000 €
• Aalto University, assistant professor Ilkka Laakso. Accessible magnetic resonance imaging, 325,000 €
• Aalto University, Academy Research Fellow Pekka Peljo. Digital drive for revolutionizing materials discovery for the next generation energy storage, 250,000 €
• Aalto University, professor Tapio Ala-Nissilä. Lämpövarastomateriaalit tulevaisuuden energiavarastoinnin haasteisiin, 250,000 €
• LUT University, professor Tuomas Koiranen. Neo-Carbon Materials – Hiilidioksidin muuntaminen grafeeniksi, hiilinanoputkiksi ja hiilimustaksi päästöttömällä sähköllä, 225,000 €
• Tampere University, professor Jouni Mattila. Teaching Intelligence Through Telepresence for Autonomous Control of Collaborative Heavy-duty Mobile Manipulators, 200,000 €

Professor Johanna Myllyharju, professor Peppi Karppinen

University of Oulu

Key enzyme regulators of the hypoxia response, collagen synthesis and epigenetic pathways as therapeutic target

Urhea Sports Hall Ltd

National Olympic Training Center

Professor Eva-Mari Aro

University of Turku

Opportunities of molecular level photosynthesis research

Professor Elina Ikonen

University of Helsinki

Novel rapid protein degradation technology: application for studying lipid transport in mammalian cells and tissues

Professor Mika Valden

Tampere University

Mitigating the climate change by conversion of carbon dioxide and water into solar fuels

FinnDisMice, national consortium

Universities of Helsinki, Turku and Oulu

Novel mouse models of Finnish Disease Heritage as tools to study rare disease mechanisms: FinnDisMice

Professor Yrjö Helariutta

University of Helsinki

Puiden hiilinieluefektin molekulaarinen perusta ja jalostus

PhD Gonghong Wei

University of Oulu

Towards systems understanding of prostate cancer susceptibility

Professor Tuula Salo

Universities of Helsinki, Turku and Oulu

Matrix matters: The relevance of proper extracellular matrices for personalized cancer medicine assays

City of Helsinki / Cultural Office

Culture Kids

Professor Tanja Kallio

Aalto University

Storing of Renewable Energy in High Added Value Chemicals

Professor Pedro Camargo

University of Helsinki

Marrying plasmonic hosts and catalytic single-atoms for solar to chemical energy conversion in single-atom plasmonic catalysts (SAPCs)

Professor Perttu Permi

University of Jyväskylä

Peptidoglycan hydrolases as weapons against resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Uniarts Helsinki / Sibelius Academy

Sibelius Akademy’s international orchestra co-operation 2019–2023

Associate professor Jussi Toppari, assistant professor Anton Kuzyk

University of Jyväskylä / Aalto University

Functional optical nanostructures by DNA self-assembly

PhD Anamaria Balic

University of Helsinki

The role of Hedgehog signalling in the specification and regulation of tissue-specific stem cells and cancer stem cells

Professor Mauri Kostiainen

Aalto University

DNA-supported catalytic systems

Professor Heikki Ruskoaho

University of Helsinki

Novel compounds for the treatment of leukemia

PhD Hongxia Zhao

University of Helsinki

Regulation of Mitochondrial Ultrastructure and Dynamics: Functional Link to Mitochondrial Diseases

Docent Peter Mattjus

Åbo Akademi University

The glycolipid transfer protein GLTP – A lipid sorting orchestrator in health and disease

PhD Isaac Afara

University of Eastern Finland

Computational modelling in spectroscopic characterization of connective tissues in osteoarthritis (COMPaCT)

Assistant professor Kirsi Mikkonen

University of Helsinki

Improved gut health by wood-derived gums (GOOD)

PhD Shintaro Katayama

Folkhälsan Research Center

”In-silico Histopathology” Elucidation of altered ensembles of tissue-resident cells in human diseases

Professor Mika Pettersson

University of Jyväskylä

Towards graphene-based neuroprosthetics

Professor Cecilia Sahlgren

Åbo Akademi University

AKT-mediated post-translational regulation of NOTCH3 – decoding the notch phosphorylation switchboard for targeted therapies in cancer

Professor Kai Kaila

University of Helsinki

Alzheimerin taudin rationaalinen terapia: KCC2-proteiinin alasajon estäminen

PhD Alejandra Sierra Lopez

A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences / University of Eastern Finland

Multidimensional diffusion MRI for more specific detection of white matter damage after brain injury

Docent Emilia Peltola

Aalto University

Carbon nanostructures for central nervous system research and diagnostics

PhD Karita Haapasalo-Tuomainen

University of Helsinki

Innate immunity in atherosclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease

PhD Aki Manninen

University of Oulu

Molecular crosstalk between hemidesmosomes and focal adhesions in prostate cancer cells

Docent Matti Jalasvuori

University of Jyväskylä

CRICON: Conjugative Delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 System for Eradicating Antibiotic Resistance

PhD Niko Moritz

University of Turku

Additive manufacturing of osteoconductive composite implants

City of Hamina

16th Hamina Tattoo International Military Music Festival 2020

PhD Xiaoju Wang

Åbo Akademi University

Healing the wounds with Finnish woods: Conductive hydrogel scaffolds of cellulosic nanomaterials and polysaccharide biopolymers for delivery of bioactive cues in soft tissue engineering

PhD Andreas Norrman

ETH Zürich

Controlled coherence photonics

Espoon Musiikkifestivaalit yhdistys ry

For organizing PianoEspoo Festivals in 2019 and 2021

Helsinki International Ballet Competition Association

Helsinki International Ballet Competition 2020

MD Hanna Knihtilä

The Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Epigenetics of  childhood asthma

Tampere Hall

International orchestra visits

The Finnish Institute for Children’s Literature

Illustration art of children’s books 1847–2019

MD Minna Paloniemi

University of Cambridge, UK

Understanding virus persistence; focus on RNA viruses causing hemorrhagic fever in humans

Helsinki Chamber ry

Helsinki Chamber Music Festival 2019–2020

Museorautatieyhdistys ry

To complete the overhaul of the Tubize steam locomotive and return it to museum train service

Foundation for Finnish National Opera and Ballet

The history of the Ballet School of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet (2020–2022)

Versoi Ensemble

Versoi Ensemble chamber music tour 2019, and developing and establishing activities

Kuopion Musiikinystäväin Yhdistys r.y.

For organizing Kuopio XIII violin contest in 2020

Suomen Nuoriso-opisto

J.H. Erkko Literature Competition 2019

Erkko Upper Secondary School of Orimattila

Scholarships