BioMag Laboratory

BioMag Laboratory

NEWS & EVENTS

Highest possible status of ‘lighthouse’ granted by the Research Council of Finland Date 2025-01-29 (Featured)

BioMag Laboratory is part of the Euro-BioImaging: Research Infrastructure for Imaging Technologies in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (EuBI-Fi) on the national research infrastructure roadmap of the Research Council of Finland (RCF), and, as part of the Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node, part of the Euro-Bioimaging ERIC (European Research Infrastructure Consortium), both effective since 2021. In 2025, the Euro-Bioimaging Finland infrastructure was granted the status of a lighthouse by the RCF. According to RCF, “Lighthouse research infrastructures are infrastructures that stand out from the other research infrastructures on the roadmap” and “lighthouse infrastructures are at the forefront of the national infrastructure roadmap in all key infrastructure areas“.

BioMag in a new Flagship Date 2023-10-25 (Featured)

The Head of the BioMag Laboratory, Professor Hanna Renvall, is a principal investigator in a new Flagship of “Advanced Mathematics for Sensing, Imaging and Modelling”, selected by the Research Council of Finland.

BioMag in Euro-BioImaging ERIC Date 2021-04-22 (Featured)

BioMag Laboratory is part of the Euro-BioImaging: Research Infrastructure for Imaging Technologies in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (EuBI-Fi) on the national research infrastructure roadmap of the Academy of Finland, and, as part of the Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node, part of the Euro-Bioimaging ERIC (European Research Infrastructure Consortium), both effective since 2021.

Over 1,5 M€ new funding for BioMag research Date 2023-07-04

During spring and early summer 2023 new funding for research to be carried out utilizing the BioMag facilities has been granted by the Research Council of Finland and Sigrid Jusélius Foundation for more than 1,5 M€. Two of the three Academy Project fundings granted for Helsinki University Hospital are included: Academy Project, Consortium: iNEURO, Hanna Renvall Academy Clinical Researcher, Anastasia Shulga Academy Project, Consortium: LANNET, Pantelis Lioumis Academy Project, Consortium: LANNET, Selja Vaalto Sigrid Jusélius Foundation, Young group leader, Amande Pauls

Optically Pumped Magnetometers successful Date 2023-07-04

Auditory responses were successfully mapped with Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPM) in a magnetically shielded room in the BioMag Laboratory. Successful OPM test measurement in June 2022.

New preprint by Amande Pauls et al. Date 2023-03-05

available at bioRxiv: Human sensorimotor beta event characteristics and aperiodic signal are highly heritable.

Welcome to MEG Nord 2023! Date 2023-03-04

MEG Nord 2023 takes place in Helsinki 8.-9.5. followed by an OPM workshop 10.5. Early registration closes on 31.3. and late registration is open until 17.4.

Prof Renvall selected in the nobility Date 2021-12-11

Professor Hanna Renvall was selected by Mediuutiset among the 10 persons in the nobility in developing medical practices in Finland in the year 2021.

Hanna Renvall, Head of the Laboratory Date 2021-04-22

Professor Hanna Renvall is the new Head of the BioMag Laboratory.

Research Coordinator Date 2021-04-22

D.Sc. Ville Mäntynen has started as a Research Coordinator in the BioMag Laboratory.

Navigated TMS-EEG inauguration Date 2006-04-20

Inauguration of the navigated TMS–EEG on 2006-04-20.

Dissertation: Ville Mäkinen Date 2006-04-28

Ville Mäkinen’s dissertation took place on 2006-04-28.

BioMag collaborating Date 2006-10-03

See a video in NBC news report on baby studies, featuring research done in collaboration with the BioMag laboratory.

Visit from Kazakhstan Date 2006-02-02

The Minister of Science and Education of Kazakhstan, Borganym Aitimova, visited the BioMag laboratory on 9.2. with some other guests.