[09.12.2009]
Tekes together with Kuopio Innovation Ltd. arranges information/ activation seminar for health sector companies and interested research organizations. Welcome to hear about opportunities to utilize ESA expertise and programs in health-related applications!
Time: Wednesday 16.12.2009 at 9.00-14.30
Place: Technopolis, Sky 1, 14 th floor (Microkatu 1, Kuopio)
Registration: The event is free of charge. For practical reasons we ask you to pre-register via REGISTRATION FORM. Registration for one-to-one meetings before Friday 4.12.2009 and seminar before Friday 11.12.2009
PROGRAMME
9.00 Registration and coffee
9.30 Opening
Development Manager Ilkka Vartiainen, Kuopio Innovation Ltd.
9.40 ESA activities – are there opportunities for Finnish health and wellbeing sector
Chief Technology Adviser Heikki Hannula, Tekes
10.00 ESA – Space for Health
- Health and wellbeing as applications environment for technology
- Cases and success stories
Pierluigi Mancini, Head of the Awareness Activities and Feasibility Studies Division Directorate of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications and Norbert Hübner, Initiative For ESA Telecom Newcomers, European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC)
10.30 Coffee break, discussions
10.40 ESA – Expectations and offering
- What is the ESA offering for Finnish industry
- Next steps –how to proceed
Pierluigi Mancini, Head of the Awareness Activities and Feasibility Studies Division Directorate of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications and Norbert Hübner, Initiative For ESA Telecom Newcomers, European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC)
11.10 Let’s work it out – project ideas, proposals and feedback
In this short workshop we jointly generate some project ideas, develop them and get direct shared feedback from ESA experts.
12.00 Closing
12.00 – 13.00 Possibility for lunch
13.00 – 14.30 One-to-one meetings
ESA experts are available for negotiations about project ideas or additional detailed information sharing. Company or research unit has the opportunity to book for a 30 min meeting room session in advance.
More information:
Ilkka Vartiainen
Development Manager
Kuopio Innovation Ltd.
Kuopio Region Centre of Expertise/Health and Well-being
Mobile: +358 40 561 1801
Ilkka.vartiainen(at)kuopioinnovation.fi
The European Space Agency (ESA): www.esa.int
