The Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) is an international research institute which investigates the molecular mechanism of diseases by methods involving genetics and medical systems biology.
The aim of FIMM is to transfer research data to medical use in healthcare, i.e. improving and promoting personalised medicine.
FiMM is member of EU-LIFE, an alliance of leading life sciences research centres in Europe.
[1] FIMM was founded in 2007 as a joint research institute of University of Helsinki, the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS), Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
[7][8] Professor Eero Saksela acted as a project leader during the FIMM establishment phase (2007).