This Special Session for the project LifeFactFuture includes both university researchers and CEO-level
representatives of the Finnish life science industry.

The Special Session serves as the launch of the 'Future Factory Concept', namely the foresight-informed shared consortium vision for futures of life science manufacturing in Finland. The consortium of the LifeFactFuture project, supported by Business Finland (2024-2026), includes University of Turku, University of Helsinki, major manufacturers of pharmaceutical products and medical devices, technology companies of various sizes, and the regulating pharmaceutical authority in Finland. The Future Factory Concept has been developed after a comprehensive foresight process, consisting of a literature review, 18 focus group interviews with 55+ participants, and a series of participative foresight workshops.

Together, the consortium represents some of the biggest industrial employers in Southwest Finland (e.g. Bayer Oy, Orion Pharma Oy) and some of Finland's best-known companies (e.g. Nokia). Life science manufacturing thus represent one of the strongest industrial sectors in the region, and building on this position is an important cornerstone for the region's future prospects.

Special session programme:
• Launch of Future Factory Concept, Toni Ahlqvist & Tero Villman (FFRC)
• Comments and presentations by LFF WP1 Industry lead Sara Gambier (Bayer Oy) and WP Tech leads Tomi
Lahti & Mikael Lindblad (Nokia)
• Panel discussion: Toni Ahlqvist (moderator, FFRC), Tomi Penttilä (Bayer Oy), Iikka Keskinen (Orion Pharma),
Peppi Pietarinen (Revvity), Viktoriia Shubina (UTU)