Finnish Cultural Foundation Pirkanmaa Foundation awarded 2011 prof.emer. Hanna Tähti for her groundbreaking achievements in the development of alternative methods for animal experimentation. She has a long career in research in the field of toxicology, neurotoxicology and oculotoxicity as her special interest. She has acted as a board member in several scientific societies. The prize was 10 000 euros.

Hanna Tähti (right) and Tuula Heinonen at the Finnish Cultural Foundation award ceremony.
Photograph by Kimmo Torkkeli.