InFLAMES Flagship and MEP Ville Niinistö are organising a roundtable event on “Inflammation in Health and Disease” on 24 October from 13:30-15:00. The workshop will provide an opportunity to discuss between representatives of the European Institutions, researchers and stakeholders on inflammation and the lack of EU’s contributions to inflammation research, innovation and policies.

Immune responses play a key role in a wide spectrum of diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, and more. InFLAMES is a collaborative ecosystem, consisting of over 300 researchers and dozens of industrial and public partners, aiming at understanding the normal and mistargeted inflammatory reactions in both health and disease. At this workshop we will have the opportunity to discuss between representatives of the European Institutions, researchers and stakeholders to discuss inflammation and the lack of EU’s contributions to inflammation research, innovation and policies.  

The event will take place at the European Parliament, room ASP 5E1. Sweet and savoury bites with coffee and tea are served to keep up the energy levels during the intriguing discussions. 

Short interventions will be given by

• Member of the European Parliament Ville Niinistö
• Director of InFLAMES Flagship, Academician, Academy Professor and Professor of Immunology Sirpa Jalkanen 
• Director of Turku PET Centre, Professor Juhani Knuuti 

InFLAMES is a joint effort of University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University and the associated ecosystem in Turku. It is an internationally recognised, top-level, immunological research and development cluster, supported by the Research Council of Finland.

To attend, please register here