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Biobanking-related operations Research Director
Katja Kivinen,
FIMM Sample Storage Service FIMM Technology
Centre Director
The FIMM Sample Storage service provides low-cost, secure and controlled storage of
samples in liquid nitrogen vapor phase (-190°C). The system has the capacity to store Katja Kivinen joined FIMM in
close to 2 million samples. Currently, three major local biobanks and 16 academic or September 2019 as the Director
industrial clients use our sample storage services. of FIMM Technology Centre.
She received her PhD from the
The Finnish Hematology Registry and Clinical Biobank University of Cambridge and
EMBL in 2004. After a post-
The Finnish Hematology Registry and Biobank (FHRB) supports research seeking to doctoral period at Karolinska
improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of haematological disorders. The Institute, she moved to the
FHRB collects samples and data from patients with haematological diseases and Wellcome Sanger Institute
makes them available to researchers in accordance with a set of predefined criteria. to manage human malaria
FIMM is part owner of FHRB and responsible for storing the samples. research. In 2014, she was ap-
pointed Manager of the newly
founded Cardiovascular Re-
search Centres at the Univer-
sity of Cambridge. In addition
to leading FIMM Technology
Centre she acts as HiLIFE Vice-
Director responsible for the
development of research infra-
structures. Her goal is to help
FIMM and HiLIFE core facilities
align with the University of
Helsinki’s research strategy
and become sustainable. Her
own research interests focus on
women’s reproductive health.

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