AI for Health — FCAI (external link)
FCAI Special Interest Group: AI for Health
Key Research Area: Health and wellbeing
Our health and wellbeing research mostly focuses on neuroscience and neurotechnology, functional magnetic imaging, biomedical engineering, bioinformatics and computational medicine, as well as on health and wellbeing technologies and management.
Health and wellbeing is one of Aalto University’s seven key areas for research.
A large share of health and wellbeing research is done in close collaboration with the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital. Their expertise in medical science and clinical research complements our primarily technology-oriented approach.
Health and wellbeing is an area where a great number of innovations are called for. Here at Aalto University, basic research results are developed into innovations, applications, and services for end users. In this way, the research responds to societal needs.
We also aim to be a contributor to the massive renewal process facing the university hospital district of the Helsinki region during the next decade.
The Aalto Networking Platform brings together our researchers and external parties for multidisciplinary collaboration in the area of health and & wellbeing.
Focus areas
- Biomedical Engineering
- Neuroscience
- Biomaterials
- Digital Health
- Health Management and Design
Health Talks: How to Establish Research-Business Collaborations
In this Health Talks event, we will hear about three different academia-industry collaboration stories.
Upcoming events
Health Talks: How to Establish Research-Business Collaborations
In this Health Talks event, we will hear about three different academia-industry collaboration stories.Latest news in this area
Towards social sustainability at Aalto
The concept of social sustainability was discussed by Aalto community in the Wellbeing on a Sustainable Campus event of the Earth Hour Week 2023.
Avatars and genuine interaction
Aalto University’s researchers are contributing to the creation of redesigned maternity and child health clinics and positive childbirth experiences in their research projects. The visions seize the potential of technology, such as childbirth simulation in a 3D-video conference using an avatar, a virtual character. On the other hand, the researchers would also like to hold on to the best practices from the past, such as the traditional child health clinic card, genuine human interaction and the rotina tradition, visits by family and close-ones to meet the newborn and bring foods as a gift.
DNA origami boosts electrochemical biosensor performance
New results provide a platform for more efficient, selective, and sensitive DNA biosensors that can be used in detecting various pathogens and diseases.
Alumna Miia Martikainen: my heart beats for solving the challenges of our society's well-being
‘I became interested in business studies because I felt that through them, I could be part of making an impact that matters’ says Miia Martikainen, our alumna. Martikainen has been working as a consultant for almost a decade now, and she is currently in her dream job solving the future challenges of the public social and health care system.Flagships and Centres of Excellence
GeneCellNano – Gene, Cell and Nano - Academy of Finland (external link)
The GeneCellNano flagship is hosted by Aalto, Universities of Eastern Finland, Helsinki, Oulu, and Finnish Red Cross Blood Service.
Infrastructure
Aalto NeuroImaging (ANI) Infrastructure
ANI research infrastructure houses four functional neuroimaging modalities, navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) at Aalto TMS, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) at Advanced Magnetic Imaging (AMI) Centre, magnetoencephalography (MEG) at MEG Core and Aalto Behavioral Laboratory (ABL).
BioMag Laboratory (external link)
BioMag is a brain imaging laboratory at the Helsinki University Hospital co-hosted by Aalto and University of Helsinki.
Science-IT
Science-IT provides infrastructure for high-level computational research at Aalto University and is coordinated by the School of Science.
Micronova
Tietotie 3
Featured research bodies
Healthcare Engineering, Management and Architecture
The Institute of Healthcare Engineering, Management and Architecture (HEMA) is a research group that concentrates on the production of health services and their development.
Aalto Brain Centre
Aalto Brain Centre (ABC) is a strategic initiative within the Aalto University School of Science. ABC relies on the strong expertise of the school's research teams in systems neuroscience, neurotechnology, signal analysis, machine learning, network analysis, brain imaging, psychology, cognitive science, clinical neuroscience, naturalistic neuroscience, physics, and engineering.
Sotera (external link)
Sotera is a research unit focusing on basic technology in the social and health sector: design and construction of buildings, related telecommunications technology, information technology and automation of operations as well as instrument technology.
Biodesign Finland (external link)
Biodesign Finland improves medical care with a novel entrepreneurial program for selected interdisciplinary teams and creates new business.
Key research area contact
Dr. Markus Mäkelä
Manager, Health and Wellbeing & Global Business Dynamics Key research areas, Aalto Networking Platform