Partner 8.
Suomen Akatemia (AKA) Academy of Finland -
Finland

http://www.aka.fi

Contact persons
Ms. Aino Laine
ERA-PG coordinator Finland, call coordinator 2nd call

Ms. Meri Vannas
ERA-PG coordinator Finland, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Workgroup

Ms. Leila Häkkinen
Senior Science Advisor, The Academy of Finland, Bioscience and Environment Research Unit
National Steering Committee (NSC) member

Prof. Jaakko Kangasjärvi
University of Helsinki, Institute of Biotechnology
Scientific representative

About AKA
The Academy of Finland is the National Research Council under the Ministry of Education. In its meeting of April 22, 2003 , the Research Council for Biosciences and Environment decided to establish the Finnish Plant Genomics Research Programme. The funding for plant genomics and proteomics research is €12 million over the period of 2000-2005.