Minna Elomaa-Krapu

Minna Elomaa-Krapu serves as Innovation Director at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and holds a postdoctoral researcher position at the University of Tampere. Her roles include leading the Sustainable Health and Wellbeing Innovation Hub, managing RDI ecosystems, and advancing healthcare innovation. She holds a Doctor of Health Sciences and Master of Health Sciences degrees.

Her research focuses on healthcare history, nursing practices in wartime contexts, polio survivor experiences, and innovation in health services. Key projects include Health Proof Helsinki, STAI project, and the HyMy village initiative. She has contributed to over 20 peer-reviewed articles since 2002, emphasizing qualitative methodologies and historical healthcare analysis.

Elomaa-Krapu chairs strategic committees like the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health's Innokylä group and HUS Scientific Conference committees. She actively participates in EU-funded projects and national innovation platforms, emphasizing participatory design and cross-sector collaboration.