Minna Pakkanen

Minna Pakkanen is an experienced laboratory manager with a robust background in chemical analysis and research. Currently serving as Laboratory Manager at Neova Group since May 2021, Minna focuses on the company's mission of ensuring clean food, air, and water. Concurrently, Minna holds the same position at Vapo Oy since August 2017. Previous experience includes a role as a researcher at Aalto University from February 2003 to August 2016, where Minna contributed to gas solubility studies and the design of measurement devices. Early in the career, Minna worked as a laboratory technician at Outokumpu from June 1997 to August 2000, performing process analytics in metal production. Minna holds a Master of Science degree in Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry from the University of Jyväskylä, obtained between 1995 and 2002.