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1.3  Organisation of the evaluation
The Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering appointed a steering 
group to supervise the evaluation process. The steering group held its first meeting in 
November 2009, chaired by Pirjo Vainiotalo, member of the Research Council (2007–
2009) and Professor at the University of Joensuu. Professor Vainiotalo was replaced at 
the beginning of 2010 by Erkki Oja, who is Chair of the Research Council and 
Professor at Aalto University. The other members were Technology Director Mika 
Aalto from Tekes (later replaced by Senior Technology Adviser Erja Ämmälahti), 
Research Director Lars Gädda from Forest Cluster Ltd, Assistant Director Riitta 
Juvonen from the Chemical Industry Federation of Finland, Director Ilkka Kruus 
from Danisco Sweeteners Ltd, and Senior Adviser Janica Ylikarjula from the 
Confederation of Finnish Industries.
The steering group appointed Dr Mikko Lensu as the scientific coordinator of the 
evaluation. On behalf of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Unit of the 
Academy of Finland, the process was managed by a team composed of Director Susan 
Linko, Science Adviser Kati Lüthje and Project Officer Henriikka Kekäläinen. 
The steering group then convened an international expert panel, which was 
appointed by the President of the Academy of Finland to carry out the evaluation.

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