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Activities of SmartBio includes seminars, workshops and various kinds of education in the field of bioeconomy. We are acitively networking with other researchers within the field of bioeconomy, as well as with industry partners and other stakeholders. Our researchers are also actively participating to various projects and developing the bioeconomy research in their host institutes.

Call open for SmartBIO travel grants

SmartBIO travel grants are now open for all PhD students and postdocs to apply Maximum amounts given are 800 € for...

September 11, 2018

Save the date – Annual meeting 15.10.2018

SmartBIO annual meeting will be organized on Monday, 15th of October, 2018 in hotel Caribia. The one-day event will feature presentations...

February 13, 2018

SmartBIO photosynthesis seminars, sping 2018

This spring we will be having several world-leading photosynthesis researchers visiting Turku and we are arranging a SmartBIO photosynthesis seminar...

December 20, 2017

Thank you for participating to the Corel-course

Dear everyone, Thank you for participating to the Image processing course where we have learned basics on how to use...

November 8, 2017

Thanks for your assistance to Annual Meeting 2017

We would like to thank you as attendees of the SmartBio Annual Meeting 2017 for your participation and for all your great scientific input. We...

October 27, 2017

Annual Meeting Notice

We are pleased to announce that two industrial partners, Lari Vähäsalo from CH Bioforce, Finland and Tiego Guerra from A4F (Algae For Future) will give a talk in...

October 20, 2017

Final Programme- SmartBio Annual Meeting 2017

We have finalised the final programme of SmartBio Annual Meeting 2017 and updated information about the talks. Click here to check and download the final programme!

October 13, 2017

Registration for SmartBio Annual Meeting 2017 is open!

Welcome to the registration link of “The SmartBio Annual Meeting“. Please click here to register! The meeting will be held on Monday,...

October 12, 2017

SmartBio Annual Meeting 6th November 2017

The SmartBio Annual Meeting will be held on Monday, 6th of November in “Kankaisten kartano” https://www.kankas.fi/ . Click here to Register! More information coming...

August 17, 2017

Guest seminars 6.9.2017 at 9.15

Susan Golden, Distinguished Professor Director, University of California, San Diego A Day in the Life of a Cyanobacterium: integrating temporal...

February 15, 2017

Nordic Centre of Excellence to University of Turku

A Nordic research funding agency Nordfosk has granted a Nordic Centre of Excellence (NcoE) status to the University of Turku....

January 31, 2017

Dr. Esa Tyystjärvi (UTU) got a research grant of 300 000 euros SmartBio group leader Esa Tyystjärvi from the Department...

January 27, 2017

Dr. Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne (Molecul Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku) got a research grant of 2 525 000 DKK from the Novo Nordisk...