Nelly Rahkonen

Nelly Rahkonen has extensive experience in the field of stem cell research and process development. Currently serving as Process Development Manager and previously as Senior Scientist at Procella Therapeutics AB since January 2019, Nelly's career includes roles as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Karolinska Institutet from August 2015 to January 2019, where work focused on human stem cell derived cardiomyocytes, and at the University of Turku from 2014 to July 2015, concentrating on pluripotent human embryonic stem cells. Earlier experience includes a Graduate Student position at Turku Centre for Biotechnology, researching the regulation of self-renewal and karyotypic changes of pluripotent human embryonic stem cells from 2007 to 2013, and a prior role as a Project Engineer. Nelly holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Human Embryonic Stem Cells and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Health Biosciences, Drug Development from the University of Turku, along with a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Biotechnology from Turku University of Applied Sciences.