Hanna-Greta Puurtinen has worked at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK), Finland, since 2006. She received her Master of Science and Licentiate of Technology degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Tampere University of Technology in 2000 and 2002, and graduated as Master of Arts, majoring in German Philology, International Relations and French, from the University of Tampere in 1998.

She currently holds two positions at TAMK: Head of Research, Development and Innovation at the School of Built Environment and Bioeconomy, and Senior Specialist at the Project Management Office. She has 25 years of work experience across international scientific and applied research and innovation.

Her work focuses on EU policy frameworks and European and national project funding instruments such as Horizon Europe. She has represented TAMK Living Lab in the ENoLL Council since 2019.