About us

Biosafe helps new sustainable food & feed solutions get approved and reach the European market. From laboratory to legislation to the latest intelligence.
Biosafe is based in Kuopio, Finland, where our ISO 17025-accredited laboratory serves customers worldwide with extensive microbiological, in vitro toxicological and molecular biological work for food safety assessment. Our roots are in the academic world. The key consultants at Biosafe are university professors with strong scientific backgrounds and extensive experience in EU scientific committees and panels. Our consulting team is made up of highly qualified professionals with specific expertise in various fields of modern biotechnology.
We advise clients on a wide range of matters involving the European bioeconomy and microbiological regulatory environment, foreseeing upcoming requirements and providing services designed to meet them while adopting technologies like genome sequencing and custom PCR analyses.
We offer a one-stop shop from EFSA compliance consultation to scientific safety assessment for microorganisms or products derived from microbial fermentation. Accurate results with fast turnaround. Applications include but are not limited to novel foods and food enzymes, feed additives, plant protection products, biotherapeutics and cosmetics.
We help our customers develop safer products and solutions — all around the world.

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Meet our experts

Pauliina Halimaa
Managing Director, PhD
+358 40 640 3225
pauliina.halimaa@biosafe.fi

Sirpa Kärenlampi
Scientific Director, Professor
sirpa.karenlampi@biosafe.fi

Atte Von Wright
Scientific Adviser, Professor
+358 50 537 6030
atte.vonwright@biosafe.fi

Arja Tervahauta
R&D Manager, PhD
+358 40 619 6222
arja.tervahauta@biosafe.fi

Jouni Heikkinen
Key Account Manager, PhD
+358 40 016 5829
jouni.heikkinen@biosafe.fi

Jenny Makkonen
Project Manager, PhD
+358 40 547 4110
jenny.makkonen@biosafe.fi

Meeri Sutinen
Quality Manager, Project Manager, PhD
+358 40 574 9191
meeri.sutinen@biosafe.fi

Daniel Blande
Bioinformatician, PhD
+358 40 506 8086
daniel.blande@biosafe.fi

Pilvi Ruotsalainen
Microbiologist, PhD
+358 40 505 0607
pilvi.ruotsalainen@biosafe.fi

Anne Ukkonen
Regulatory Manager, PhD
+358 40 581 3160
anne.ukkonen@biosafe.fi

Lars Granlund
Project Manager, PhD
+358 40 506 1244
lars.granlund@biosafe.fi

Liisa Rimpiläinen
Business Development Manager
+358 40 417 8691
liisa.rimpilainen@biosafe.fi