Maria Heinonen
Analyst, M.Sc.
+358 50 317 0051Maria is working at Spinverse as Analyst in the Health team. She participates in preparing proposals for different EU funding instruments and supports in the administration of ongoing projects.
Before joining Spinverse in 2021, Maria worked at a startup hub helping health and life science companies and organizing a startup accelerator program. She also worked at a biomedical research laboratory assisting on genetic research projects.
Maria holds a Bachelor’s degree in molecular biosciences and a Master's degree in genetics and molecular biosciences from the University of Helsinki. For her Master’s Thesis project, which she completed at Folkhälsan Research Center, she studied the genetic cause of a rare hereditary bone disorder.
Outside office hours, Maria likes to spend time singing, travelling, reading, walking or playing badminton.