Scientific Leadership
Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne
Director
Professor in Molecular Plant Biology, PhD
University of Turku
Chunlin Xu
Director
Research Program 3 Lead
Professor in Fiber and Biopolymer Chemistry
Åbo Akademi University
Coordinating professors & Programme Leaders
Henrik Grenman
Research Program 2 Lead
Åbo Akademi University
Milica Todorovic
Research Program 5 Lead
University of Turku
Dorothee Barth
Research Program 5 Lead
VTT
Dmitry Murzin
Impact Program 1 Lead
Åbo Akademi University
Taina Tyystjärvi
Impact Program 2 Lead
University of Turku
Key PIs
Sergey Kosourov
University of Turku
Cataldo de Blasio
Åbo Akademi University
Nina Tynkkynen
Åbo Akademi University
Ville Santala
Tampere University
Flagship Associated PIs
Ron Zevenhoven
Åbo Akademi University
Esa Tyystjärvi
University of Turku
Sema Sirin
University of Turku
Patrik Christoffer Eklund
Åbo Akademi University
Mira Sulonen
VTT
Imran Asghar
Tampere University
Ecosystem Associated PIs & Managers
Timo Repo
University of Helsinki
Robert Luxenhofer
University of Helsinki
Silvan Scheller
Aalto University
Nina Pulkkis
Head of Communications, Potoni Film & Communication
Impact Experts
Academician Merja Penttilä
Academician, Pioneer of Industrial Biotechnology, Mentor
VTT
Maija Pojakallio
Docent at UTU, Leading Climate and Circularity expert in Metsä Group