BOARD MEETING 3/2013 E-MAIL MEETING 30 September 2013 MINUTES INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE FINLAND FIMM Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine Title: Meeting of the Board of FIMM 3/2013 Time: Monday, 30 September 2013 Place: E-mail Meeting Chair: Vice Rector, Professor Kimmo Kontula, University of Helsinki Attendees: Dean, Professor Risto Renkonen, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki Research Director, Professor Anna-Elina Lehesjoki, Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki Professor Kimmo Porkka, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki Chief Research Officer, Professor Lasse Viinikka, HUS Deputy Director General, Professor Juhani Eskola, THL Vice President, Professor, R&D Biotechnology Anu Kaukovirta-Norja, VTT CEO Pekka Mattila, Desentum Oy Director, Professor Eero Vuorio, Biocenter Finland Head of Laboratory Pekka Ellonen, FIMM Technology Centre Presenter: Director, Professor Olli Kallioniemi, FIMM Secretary: Administrative Manager Reetta Niemelä, FIMM 2(5) INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE FINLAND FIMM Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine Meeting of the Board of FIMM 3/2013 1 Appointment of the Evaluation Committee for the evaluation of suggested collaboration be- tween FIMM/University of Helsinki and VTT in the field of metabolomics (presenter: Kallioniemi) 2 Dates of the next meetings 3(5) INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE FINLAND FIMM Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine 1 Appointment of the Evaluation Committee for the evaluation of suggested collaboration between FIMM/University of Helsinki and VTT in the field of metabolomics (presenter: Kallioniemi) The Directorship of VTT and the University of Helsinki discussed the possible collaboration between FIMM/University of Helsinki and VTT in the field of metabolomics in May 2013. The Board of FIMM also discussed the concept of such a collaboration at its Strategy Seminar on 5 June 2013. Thereafter Vice Rector and Chair of the Board of FIMM Kimmo Kontula and Di- rector Ritva Dammert (Research Affairs of the University of Helsinki) have led the discussion on behalf of the University, based on the mandate of the former and current Rector Thomas Wilhelmsson and Jukka Kola. VTT representatives in the discussion have been Executive Vice President Kari Larjava and Research Professor Matej Oresic. Summary of the meeting of 13 August 2013 is annexed to the Minutes. Based on these discussions it has been agreed that the possible reorganization of metabo- lomics to the University of Helsinki will be evaluated by an international Evaluation Commit- tee. Rector Jukka Kola has given the Board of FIMM mandate to appoint the Evaluation Committee comprising of experts suggested by FIMM and VTT. Chair of the SAB of FIMM, Professor Kai Simons has been invited to chair the Committee. The Evaluation Committee will be asked to: . Give opinion on the suggested collaboration, advantages and synergies, challenges and issues to be taken into account. The intent is to launch a major inter-institutional technol- ogy platform and a major national core facility in metabolomics. Evaluate Research Professor Matej Oresic as a potential Research Director at FIMM. Evaluate the current scientific and technological status of the Quantitative Biology and Bioinformatics Group, QBIX Group at VTT (http://sysbio.vtt.fi/; people, technologies, bio- informatics, instrumentation). Both FIMM/University of Helsinki and VTT will prepare background documentation for the Evaluation Committee before the site visit. In addition, Research Professor Matej Oresic will be asked to provide the same material as FIMM group leaders in the FIMM 5-year Evaluation based on the EMBL model. The site visit will take place on 30—31 October 2013. The final decision on the possible transfer of the activities from VTT to the FIMM/University of Helsinki will be done at the University level based on the recommendations of the Evaluation Committee and statement of the Board of FIMM. Proposal: It was suggested that the Board confirms the composition of the Evaluation Committee below approved by the Chair of the SAB, Professor Kai Simons. The experts have confirmed their availability for the evaluation. Professor Kai Simons, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany (Chair of SAB and the Evaluation Committee) . Professor Ari Helenius, ETH Zürich, Switzerland . Professor Andrej Shevchenko, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany . Professor Markus Wenk, National University of Singapore, Singapore . Professor Lothar Willmitzer, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology Golm, Germa- ny (30 October 2013 only) Decision: As proposed. 4(5) INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE FINLAND FIMM Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine 2 Dates of the next meetings . Thursday, 24 October 2013 at 14.00—16.00 . Wednesday 4 December 2013 at 14.00—16.00 Helsinki, 24.10.2013 Kimmo Kontula Professor, Vice Rector Chair, Board of FIMM Olli Kallioniemi Professor Director of FIMM Presenter Reetta Niemelä Administrative Manager of FIMM Secretary 5(5) .