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 SCIENCE OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER
Leading the company’s research work and new application development.
janne.kulpakko@aqsens.com
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Vilhelmiina Juusti
CHIEF OPERATIVE OFFICER
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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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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Uzma Riyaz
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Management of the company’s research collaborations in Boston.
uzma.riyaz@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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Pia Erkinheimo
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Pekka Hänninen
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Alberto Haddad
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Tuomo Pätsi
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Kalervo Rötsä
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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Paul Eros
BUSINESS ADVISOR
Business advisor for industrial and strategic partnerships. Mr. Eros has years of experience in the in-vitro diagnostics field with expertise from executive management to global marketing, sales and product management.
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Aaron Michelin
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Financial advisor with extensive experience in funding, finance and accelerating the growth of start-up 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.
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.