Miia Jansson
PhD
Professor
Health sciences
Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology
Faculty of Medicine
Miia Jansson is a Professor at the University of Oulu and Head of the DigiImpact Research Group at the Medical Research Center (MRC), a joint organization of the Wellbeing Services County of North Ostrobothnia (Pohde) and the University of Oulu. She also holds an Adjunct Associate Professorship at RMIT University in Australia. Since 2026, she has served as Spearhead Program Leader for Data Solutions in Preventive Healthcare within the Oulu Innovation Alliance.
With extensive experience in academic leadership and supervision, her funded projects span Horizon Europe, the European Institute of Innovation & Technology, the Research Council of Finland, Business Finland, and the European Regional Development Fund.
Her research focuses on digitalization and value‑based healthcare, conducted in close collaboration with research organizations, wellbeing services counties, and industry at regional, national, and international levels. She has also contributed to clinical practice guidelines and policy briefs.
Research interests
- Digital health
- Clinical investigation
- Impact evaluation
- Acute and critical care
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Northern Finland Digital Wellbeing Services (NorthDIGI): The effectiveness, accessibility and continuity of digital services in social and health care
Tech2Heal
Oulu Medical Data Infrastructure
Icory Solution- Intelligent Solution for Surgery Care
Novel Raman-based reagent-free diagnostics for arthritic diseases
