Biocenter Oulu Day 2025: Mode the Code – Innovations in Gene Therapy

Programme

• 8.30-8.40 Opening remarks. Chairperson of the Organizing Committee, Biocenter Oulu.
• 8.40-8.50 Welcome. Prof. Johannes Kettunen, Director of Focus Institute Biocenter Oulu.
• 8.50-9.30 “Gene therapy - from basic research to clinical applications”. KEYNOTE, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, UEF, Finland
• 9.30-10.15 Coffee at the exhibition area

Session 1: Gene editing

• 10.20-10.50 "Cancer-safe cell and gene therapy platform". Kirmo Wartiovaara, University of Helsinki, Finland
• 10.50-11.20 “Balancing efficacy and safety in lentiviral vector-mediated hematopoietic stem
  cell gene therapy”. Eugenio Montini, SR-Tiget, Italy
• 11.20-11.25 Sponsor spot
• 11.25-12.55 Lunch break and exhibition

Session 2: Delivery

• 13.00-13.30 “Blood derived applications of Nanofibrillated cellulose for future chronic
  wound treatment”. Marjo Yliperttula, University of Helsinki, Finland
• 13.30-14.00 “Folding of DNA and mRNA Origami for Controlled Translation and Viral
  Vector Packaging”. Mauri Kostiainen, Aalto University, Finland
• 14.00-14.40 Coffee at the exhibition area

Session 3: From bench to bedside

• 14.45-15.15 “Cancer gene therapy with oncolytic viruses: a learning cycle between the
  laboratory and patients”. Akseli Hemminki, University of Helsinki, Finland
• 15.15-15.45 “Matritools: a collection of open access methods to study the matrisome in the
  omics era”. Valerio Izzi, University of Oulu, Finland
• 15.45-16.00 General discussion and concluding remarks

Organizing Committee of BCO Day 2025:

Johanna Helenius (chairperson)

Ruwandi Abeysekara (chairperson)

Saurabh Singh Dhakar (chairperson)

Bianca Sammer

Ling Liu

Peilin Xin

Monira Yesmean

Yuge Liang

Postdoc Mikko Karpale (support)