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  • Urological know-how from NYU Langone Hospital in New York

    Urological know-how from NYU Langone Hospital in New York

    Doctor of Medicine and LL. M. Juha Knaapila familiarised himself with urology treatment practices and research, in one of the world’s top centres of excellence, with the help of the TYKS Foundation’s travel grant. The visit gave new perspectives, for example, for local treatments of prostate cancer. In addition to clinical findings, researcher contacts were…

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  • Distribution of TYKS Foundation research grants to a new level in 2024

    Distribution of TYKS Foundation research grants to a new level in 2024

    In 2024, the TYKS Foundation will allocate significantly more money to medical and health sciences research than before. This is enabled by significant donations received by the Foundation. In 2024, the Board of the TYKS Foundation will grant a record amount of EUR 300,000 for research (EUR 143,800 in 2023). At this stage, the Board…

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  • More than one million donated to the TYKS Foundation.

    More than one million donated to the TYKS Foundation.

    The TYKS Foundation has received a bequest of 1.6 million euros. The record-breaking donation is stated in the will of Jarmo Karppi (1953-2022) from Kaarina. 

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  • TYKS Foundation Awarded Record Number of Scholarships for 2023

    TYKS Foundation Awarded Record Number of Scholarships for 2023

    The Board of the TYKS Foundation awarded a total of EUR 143,880 in scholarships for 2023 (126,800 in 2022). Medical scholarships were awarded to 27 researchers (EUR 97,500 in total), nursing science and health research scholarships to eight researchers (EUR 22,180 in total), and travel scholarships to 13 researchers (EUR 24,200 in total). “We are…

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  • From the executive director

    From the executive director

    Minna Lukkarinen – paediatrician-scientist who cares for patients and their families TYKS Foundation appointed a new executive director on 1 September 2021. The work of Professor Olli Ruuskanen, who has led the Foundation from the beginning, will be continued by Medical Specialist Minna Lukkarinen.

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  • Petri Virolainen and Minna Lukkarinen Appointed to Head TYKS Foundation

    Petri Virolainen and Minna Lukkarinen Appointed to Head TYKS Foundation

    The TYKS Foundation will be headed by Petri Virolainen, Docent, Hospital Director, Acting Director of Hospital District, and Minna Lukkarinen, D.Med.Sc., Specialist in Paediatrics, who were appointed as the new Chair of the Board and Executive Director, respectively. The “new brooms” will sweep tidy floors, i.e. run the Foundation’s already impeccable operations. A record number…

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