The Science Service Centre

Director of Research and Innovation Juha Töyräs, tel. 044 717 4444, juha.toyras(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi  
Manages the service area of research and is responsible for promoting research and innovation. Manages the research cooperation with companies and communities in the wellbeing services county, as well as the maintenance, development and financing of the infrastructure needed for research and innovation. 

Senior Specialist Kirsi Luoto, tel. 044 717 2102, kirsi.luoto(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi 
Operation, guidance, counselling, training, and development of the regional committee on medical research ethics, mentor in research ethics, agent for the KUH Research Foundation. 

Biostatistician Tuomas Selander, tel. 044 717 9583, tuomas.selander(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi 
Helping researchers with statistical questions in the wellbeing services county of North Savo. 

Monitor, Research Nurse Meri Julkunen, tel. 044 461 0206, meri.julkunen(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi 
Monitoring clinical, researcher-driven research. Communications. 

Specialist Marika Makkonen, tel. 044 717 4951, marika.makkonen(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi 
Data permit services (scientific research).  
Data permit processes and register research permits for scientific research in the wellbeing services county of North Savo. Communications. 

Specialist Kristiina Nerg, tel. 044 717 4950, kristiina.nerg(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi 
Coordinating the practical activities of the regional research committee for university-level health research. Management, planning and development of the state research funding process in the Eastern Finland collaborative area in cooperation with the research committee. Communications. 

Science Service Coordinator Maire Anttonen, tel. 044 717 4953, maire.anttonen(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi 
Research permits for invasive and non-invasive research under the research act, financial administration of research carried out with funding from the Academy of Finland. 

Financial administration of research: Special services (KUH): Imaging centre, surgery, sensory organ diseases and medicinal centre. 

Science Service Coordinator Anu Bruun, tel. 044 717 2114, anu.bruun(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi 
Secretary of the regional committee on medical research ethics, research permits for invasive research under the research act, budgeting of commissioned research and financial administration. 

Financial administration of research: Special services (KUH): Neurocentre (neurosurgery), cancer centre, biobank. 

Science Service Coordinator Irma Ihalainen, tel. 044 711 3750, irma.ihalainen(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi 
Administrative tasks in the research service area, special state grant for education (EVO), state research funding, regional research committee for university-level health research, secretary of the Kuopio University Hospital Research Foundation. 

Science Service Coordinator Niina Lappalainen, tel. 044 717 4435, niina.lappalainen(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi 
Personnel administration for researchers, research and data permits for register research. 

Financial administration of research: Family and disabled services, basic services, services for the elderly, rescue services and security services. Special services (KUH): Musculoskeletal surgery centre, mental health and well-being. 

Science Service Coordinator Helena Mustonen, tel. 044 717 6040, helena.mustonen(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi 
Research permits for invasive research under the research act. Financial administration of studies carried out with EU research funding. Regional research committee for university-level health research. 

Financial administration of research: Special services (KUH): Heart centre, rehabilitation, gynaecology and childbirth, anaesthesia and intensive care, acute. 

Science Service Coordinator Mari Ollikainen, tel. 044 717 2115, mari.ollikainen(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi 
Secretary of the regional committee on medical research ethics, research permits for invasive research under the research act, financial administration of research funded by the Academy of Finland. 

Financial administration of research: Special services (KUH): Neurocentre (neurology), children's and adolescents' centre, hospital pharmacy. 

Science Service Coordinator Niina Räsänen, tel. 044-711 3355, niina.rasanen2(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi  
Research permits for survey and interview research. 

Financial administration of research: Family and disabled services, basic services, services for the elderly, rescue services and security services. Special services (KUH): Musculoskeletal surgery centre, mental health and well-being. 

Science Service Secretary Anu Taskinen, tel. 044 4611 530, anu.taskinen(at)pshyvinvointialue.fi 
Administrative tasks of the Science Service Centre, personnel administration of researchers. 

Counselling for research funding application 

• state research funding, applications for research funding from the Academy and EU 
• business cooperation 
• current foundation applications and information 
• technical assistance in funding applications 
• EU applications (organisational descriptions and technical support) 

Application guidance and processing of official permits and statements 

• assistance in obtaining research permits, data permits and organisational commitments in the wellbeing services county of North Savo, as well as processing applications (including changes to permits) 
• advice on obtaining other permits: Fimea, CTIS, FinData and other national registers 
• counselling, maintenance and development of the use of the eTutkija system 

Regional Medical Research Ethics Committee of the Wellbeing Services County of North Savo 

• consultation with a specialist and the chair, counselling, assistance in the application for a statement, document inspection, information on decisions 
• assistance in matters of data protection (informing subjects) 

Contract services 

• auditing research contracts and negotiations (research lawyer)  
  • commissioned studies  
  • contracts on cooperative academic research  
  • contracts on purchasing and selling services  
• ISLAB contracts   
• internal contracts  
  • pharmacy  
  • imaging  
  • pathology contract  
  • archiving 

Assistance in budgeting when planning research 

Participation in the opening meetings of studies 

Registering service for research 

• assistance in the use of public research register clinicaltrials.gov (clinical research) 

Biostatistician's services 

• meetings for planning, power calculations, randomisation of subjects 

Training 

• organising the training of researchers and research nurses in cooperation with other educational actors in the region 

Information on science  

• sharing current information relating to health research, education and financing in collaboration with the communications unit and other actors 

Financial and personnel administration of research  

• budgeting, setting up a cost pool, invoicing, invoice verification, monitoring of finances and results, payment and reporting (e.g. research projects funded by the Academy of Finland and the EU), management of self-financing shares and funds remaining from commissioned studies  
• researchers' employment issues, employment contracts, user IDs, access cards, travel, etc.  

Biostatistician's services 

• guidance with statistical methods, calculation assistance and calculation 

eTutkija 

• changes to the research permit 
• changes to the application for a statement of the regional committee on medical research ethics 

Contract services 

• changes and amendments to contracts 

Registering service for research 

• registration of publications in the Julki register 

eTutkija 

• advice on submitting a notice of termination (if there is money in use) 

Biostatistician's services 

• description of methods for publications, assistance in interpreting results 

Registering a study 

• registration of publications in the Julki register 

Financial administration of research 

• monitoring, payment and reporting of finances and results (e.g. research projects funded by the Academy of Finland and the EU) 

Archiving 

• assistance in archiving and material transfer to archives