Bioinformatics research in Finland The National Technology Agency made a study on the state of bioinformatics in Finland. An extensive report is available in Finnish only. University of Tampere - IMT Bioinformatics is a multidisciplinary team. We aim at understanding gene and protein structure-function relationships, especially in relation to diseases. The group has modern computer facilities and good network connections to international databases and institutions. HOMEPAGE The Center for Scientific Computing (CSC) CSC is the Finnish IT center for Science, owned by the Ministry of Education. CSC provides modeling, computing, and information services for universities, research institutions and industrial companies. Funet communication links, maintained by CSC, provide research workers with Finland's widest selection of scientific software and databases and Finland's most powerful supercomputing environment. HOMEPAGE University of Helsinki - Haartman Institute The Haartman Institute is a part of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki, located at the Meilahti campus. Main functions involve biomedical research and education of medical and graduate students. The academic staff participates in the diagnostic services to the Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH Diagnostics) HOMEPAGE University of Helsinki - Department of Computer Science The education programme of the department is subdivided into four sub-programmes, Computer Science, Applied Computer Science, Computer Mathematician and Teacher in Computer Science. Computer Science, the largest one, covers both theoretical and practical areas in computer science. HOMEPAGE University of Helsinki - The Rolf Nevanlinna Institute is a research institute of mathematics, computer science and statistics. The Institute operates as an independent unit of the Faculty of Science of the University of Helsinki. Main tasks are research and doctoral training and to provide a collaborative forum between mathematicians, computer scientists and statisticians. The Institute is organized into three research divisions: Biometry, Mathematical Methods of Information Technology, and Mathematical Theory and Applications of Electromagnetic Fields. HOMEPAGE University of Helsinki - Finnish Genome Center The Finnish Genome Center (FGC) is a national facility for the genetic research of multifactorial diseases. HOMEPAGE University of Kuopio The Department of Biochemistry has started the first undergraduate program in Finland emphasizing Molecular Bioinformatics HOMEPAGE University of Turku - TUCS Bioinformatics Laboratory Perform algorithmic and software-oriented bioinformatics research at TUCS. Develop and maintain key bioinformatics and functional genomics methods and tools. HOMEPAGE HIIT - Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT conducts internationally high-level strategic research in information technology, especially in areas where Finnish IT industry has or may reach a significant global role. HOMEPAGE University of Oulu - Department of Biochemistry / Biocomputing The Development and Application of Computer Models and Simulation Methods for Molecular Systems. HOMEPAGE Tampere University of Technology, Department of Information Technology - Institute of Signal Processing Signal processing constitutes the core of nearly all information processing systems used for instance in telecommunications, multimedia, biomedical engineering and other fields. HOMEPAGE Turku Centre for Biotechnology is a joint institute of University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University. The Centre provides technical expertise and coordinating services for academic and industrial projects in several central areas of biotechnology. HOMEPAGE Åbo Akademi, Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacy Molecular Structures and Biocomputing group, lead by prof. Mark Johnson, studies protein actions on molecular level and interactions of proteins and molecules. HOMEPAGE