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NIMAC Event at VTT focused on Finnish health technology and services
10.02.2012
NIMAC Summit at VTT in Espoo on 9th February. From left: Joan Cornet (CEO, TicSalut), Hannu Hämäläinen (Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Finland), Andrew McCormick (Permanent Secretary, DHSSPS Northern Ireland), Päivi Sillanaukee (Director-General, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland), Brian O’Connor (Chair, ECHAAlliance), Edwin Poots (Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, DHSSPS Northern Ireland), Susan Windham-Bannister (President and CEO, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center) and Antti Eskola (Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Finland).
Stronger Economy – Healthier People Summit Week took place in Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere and Oulu from 6th to 10th February. The high-level summit focused on tissue engineering, connected health and diabetes. It was organized by NIMAC, the Northern Ireland Massachusetts Connection, which is a group dedicated to advancing business, research and clinical collaboration, between Massachusetts.
A total of 120 persons took part in the NIMAC seminar on 8th and 9th February in Espoo hosted by VTT. Special focus was put on healthy and active aging.