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270 Approximately 270 researchers, coordinators and laboratory and IT experts work
together at FIMM to advance our scientific goals. Most of our staff members work in
employees scientific roles. Our research is delivered by these talented scientists, ranging from
research directors and group leaders (introduced elsewhere in this brochure), through
34 senior researchers, postdoctoral researchers, doctoral students and research assis-
tants.
nationalities
Both our researchers and external customers and collaborators rely on the support
41% and expertise provided by our research support personnel, many of whom are also
Ph.D.-level scientists. From the almost 90 research support staff members, approxi-
international mately 40 work in the laboratory and 40 are specialised in bioinformatics or IT systems.
In addition, our whole staff is supported by a dedicated administration team.
59%
Our working environment is both multidisciplinary and international. Our staff mem-
women bers have expertise in numerous scientific disciplines, the majority with a biology,
biochemistry, bioinformatics or medical background. They also come from all over the
world. As of December 2021, 41 % of our personnel (including the visiting researchers)
were from countries other than Finland, representing 34 different nationalities.

Nationalities represented among our staff (turquoise) and visiting researchers (green).

Australia 1, Austria 1, Canada 3, China 9 + 1, Croatia 1, Cyprus 1, Estonia 3 + 1,
Ethiopia 1, Finland 180 + 25, France 4, Germany 6 + 5, Great Britain 3 + 3, Greece 1,

India 12 + 4, Indonesia 1, Iran 1 + 1, Ireland 1, Italy 5 + 5, Japan 2, Libanon 2,
Malesia 1, Lithuania 1, Nepal 4 + 1, Netherlands 2, Nigeria 1, Pakistan 3,
Poland 2, Russia 6 + 4, Spain 2, Sweden 3 + 4, Taiwan 1, Turkey 3 + 1,
Ukraine 2 + 1, USA, 10 + 12

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