Company
Aqsens Health was founded in 2017 with the aim to improve the early detection of diseases using biological sampling and the E-TRF method. After a groundbreaking innovation in late 2020 to engineer the M13 phage with a specific color dye, the company started extensive R&D efforts to apply it to other phages and to detect diseases, which are hard to diagnose.
Today, the company has a strong patent portfolio around its method. Aqsens Health works together with world class science institutes and their clinical researchers in Finland, China, Ghana and the US, applying its biosensor method to revolutionize early detection of diseases.
Team
Our team consists of people with different backgrounds and skills, but all share a common goal – to improve healthcare, screening and diagnostics with innovative and scientifically-backed solutions.
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Timo Teimonen
CEO & CO-FOUNDER
Business and strategy lead of the company.
timo.teimonen@aqsens.com
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Janne Kulpakko
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER
Leading the company’s research work and new application development.
janne.kulpakko@aqsens.com
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Vilhelmiina Juusti
COO
Management of daily business operations.
vilhelmiina.juusti@aqsens.com
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Ville Pimenoff
VP, CLINICAL RESEARCH & VALIDATION
Leading company’s research studies and clinical trials.
ville.pimenoff@aqsens.com
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Elizabeth Cudjoe
SENIOR APPLICATION SCIENTIST
E-TRF and biosensor research and test development.
elizabeth.cudjoe@aqsens.com
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Milja Virtanen
APPLICATION SCIENTIST
E-TRF and biosensor research and test development.
milja.virtanen@aqsens.com
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Elinda Hermanson
APPLICATION SCIENTIST
E-TRF and biosensor research and test develpment
elinda.hermanson@aqsens.com
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Zhao Zhao
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Management of the company's research and clinical trials in China.
zhao.zhao@aqsens.com
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Benjamin Michelin
QUALITY AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
Quality processes and system development.
benjamin.michelin@aqsens.com
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Riikka Saari
COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING SPECIALIST
Market communications and content creation.
riikka.saari@aqsens.com
Board of Directors
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Pekka Hänninen
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Research and technology strategy.
pekka.hanninen@aqsens.com
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Paul Eros
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Industrial and strategic partnerships.
paul.eros@sky.com
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Alberto Haddad
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Company business direction and board governance.
alberto.haddad@aqsens.com
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Tuomo Pätsi
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Industrial and strategic partnerships.
tuomo.patsi@aqsens.com
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Kalervo Rötsä
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Legal and IPR advisor.
kalervo.rotsa@eversheds.fi
Business advisors
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Sarah Laaru
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR
Business development advisor for Africa. Sarah has proven track record in building long lasting relationships between African and Nordic companies.
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Arindam Das Sakar
DIRECTOR, INDIA
Member of the Board of Directors for Aqsens Health PvtLtd, operational guidance for India and Southeast Asia.
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Aaron Michelin
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Financial advisor with extensive experience in funding, finance and accelerating the growth of start-up companies.
Senior Clinical Advisors
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Antti Rannikko
Professor of Urology at Helsinki University Hospital.
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Maria Sundvall
MD Phd, Specialist Physician in Clinical Oncology at Turku University Hospital.
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Tambet Teesalu
Professor of Nanomedicine and the head of the Laboratory of Precision and Nanomedicine at the University of Tartu.
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Linda Eva Amoah
Associate Professor of Immunology at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research.
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Jouko Vepsäläinen
Professor of Chemistry at the University of Eastern Finland.
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Seppo Vainio
PhD, Developmental Biology, Research Unit leader at the University of Oulu.
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Krithiga Shridhar
Senior Research Scientist, Adjunct Associate Professor at the Public Health Foundation of India.