Chathurangani Jayathilake

PhD student reading for the Doctoral Degree Programme in Economics and Business Administration with major in Business Analytics. Currently working attached to OYSTER project researching on business incubation in health and life sciences. Master of Science in Business Analytics from University of Oulu (Finland) with major in Information Processing Science. Bachelor of Science in Management and Information Technology from University of Kelaniya (Sri Lanka) with major in Business Systems Engineering.

Research interests: health and life sciences digitalization, entrepreneurship, consumer behavior, sustainability, and business model development.

Publications:

The Adoption of MyData-Based Health Applications Among Elderly Citizens in Nordic Countries and the UK | SpringerLink

Maximizing sustainability of value added coconut sector with respect to the activated carbon industry in Sri Lanka | International Journal of Modern Agriculture (modern-journals.com)

Awards:

Best Empirical paper award for the "The Impact of Regional Incubation Services on Healthcare Entrepreneurship: An Ecosystemic Business Model View" co-authored with Fan Wang at the Business Model Conference 2025.

Research grants:

Liikesivistysrahasto foundation (2024)