CEO and Founder
at StemSight
Dr. Laura Koivusalo holds a doctorate in tissue engineering from Tampere University in Finland. After completing her PhD under Professor Heli Skottman, Koivusalo founded the company StemSight based on the research group’s discoveries. StemSight’s vision is to cure blindness with off-the-shelf stem cell-based therapies. In leading the company as a CEO, Koivusalo has won several pitching competitions, industry prizes and grants, and been awarded as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Person of the World in 2022 by Junior Chamber International and shortlisted for the European Prize for Rising Women Innovators in 2025.
Education
Awards & Certifications
2025 European Prize for Women Innovators, Rising Innovators, shortlisted, EIC
2023 Young Research Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, KAUTE foundation, Finland
2022 Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World, Junior Chamber International (JCI TOYP award), category: medical innovation
2020 Best Doctor of Science Thesis of the Year award, Tampere University Faculty of Medicine and Life Science
Areas of Expertise
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