18/03/2025
🚀 FRIF’s Board welcomes new members – meet the experts!
As we enter 2025, the Finnish Research Impact Foundation (FRIF) is renewing its Board with three new members. They bring valuable expertise from business, human sciences, and international research. At the same time, we extend our gratitude to the outgoing Board members for their contributions to the foundation’s development.
📢 Who are the new Board members, and what do they aim to achieve? And how do the outgoing members reflect on FRIF’s impact and future?
🔹 Sampo Ahonen – An innovation activist focused on helping businesses explore international expansion as part of their operations.
🔹 Maija Urponen – An expert in bridging human sciences and business, bringing humanities expertise into companies.
🔹 Gyöngyi Kovács – A strong advocate for international top researchers and a pioneer in humanitarian logistics.
🔹 Perspectives from the outgoing Board members – How do they see FRIF’s role in fostering collaboration between research and business? Read reflections from Lauri Oksanen, Keijo Hämäläinen, and Virpi Muhonen.
The year 2025 has brought changes to the Finnish Research Impact Foundation’s (FRIF) board, as three new members began their terms at the start of the year. They bring diverse expertise from business, human sciences, and international research.
