Research group

Health Technology

The research group in Health Technology produces research, development and innovation services for the needs of health and sport technology. We are an active expert partner of product developers. The research data, applications and operational procedures we produce can be used to create high-quality, data-based solutions to support quality of life, well-being and health.

The operations focus on the product development of medical devices in a strongly regulated operating environment, developing knowledge management by utilizing AI and data analytics, and the product development of technologies in different operational environments. We are a pioneer in producing synthetic health data, privacy-enhancing technologies, and ethical AI systems tailored to healthcare and sports domain. The infrastructure for our research is the Health Tech Lab, a test bed for health and sports technology.

Our key competences

  • Product development of health technology devices in the regulatory environment (MDR)
  • Producing synthetic health data
  • Privacy-preserving solutions for secure processing of sensitive health data
  • Utilizing ethical AI-systems in the health care domain
  • Development of information systems and software development
  • Usability and user-centered design and research (UI/UX)
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Our Experts

The research group in Health Technology and the staff at Health Tech Lab includes professionals in the field of engineering and health, with dozens of years of experience in the field in total.

Most of our experts have defended their doctoral dissertations on topics related to artificial intelligence or programming. The staff has been involved in several research, product development and service projects and offered tailored education in the field of health technology to support organizations.

  • Teemu Herttua

    Researcher
    +358 50 572 4731
    teemu.herttua@turkuamk.fi
  • Teppo Saarenpää

    Senior Lecturer
    +358 44 907 2893
    teppo.saarenpaa@turkuamk.fi
  • Mojtaba Jafaritadi

    Principal Lecturer
    +358 40 355 0301
    mojtaba.jafaritadi@turkuamk.fi
  • Mikko Pohjola

    Principal Lecturer
    +358 40 736 4234
    mikko.pohjola@turkuamk.fi
  • Kimmo Tarkkanen

    Senior Lecturer
    +358 50 320 4105
    kimmo.tarkkanen@turkuamk.fi
  • Jussi Salmi

    Senior Lecturer
    +358 50 911 2140
    jussi.salmi@turkuamk.fi
  • Juho Metsävuori

    Project Engineer
    +358 40 355 0911
    juho.p.metsavuori@turkuamk.fi
  • Golnaz Sahebi

    Senior Lecturer
    +358 44 907 4582
    golnaz.sahebi@turkuamk.fi
  • Elina Kontio

    Principal Lecturer, Research Group Leader
    +358 44 907 2088
    elina.kontio@turkuamk.fi
  • Eeli Laitinen

    Project Worker
    +358 50 337 4390
    eeli.laitinen@turkuamk.fi
  • Ali Khan

    Senior Lecturer
    +358 50 353 8012
    ali.khan@turkuamk.fi

Degree programmes related to our operations

The Turku University of Applied Sciences Project Office offers support and guidance throughout the life cycle of an RDI project. Our project experts have years of experience and strong expertise in national and international funding programmes. We have more than 200 projects running every year, and our RDI activities have received more than €10 million in external funding.