Health Capital Helsinki

LSX Nordic Congress
2022-09-06 - 2022-09-07
In September 2022, leading Biotech, Medtech and HealthTech CEOs will be gathered for a 2-day executive conference, 1-2-1 in-person partnering and showcase opportunities at the 5th LSX Nordic Congress.
After four years in Stockholm, and 2 years virtual, the LSX Nordic Congress is back in Copenhagen, Denmark!
Join the 400+ participants to meet your next partner, secure your next deal or that crucial next round of investment.
Tickets are available now!

Health Tuesday: Sustainability in healthcare – Nordic perspectives
2022-09-06 09:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
Organiser: Business Finland in collaboration with the Embassy of Denmark in Finland and Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare
Sustainability in healthcare is a truly explicit challenge for the future and therefore taking proactive actions towards a healthier future is essential. The Nordic countries are the first movers in this field and sustainability considerations are increasingly more integrated part of both healthcare providers’ as well as health technology providers’ operations.
Join Health Tuesday to hear latest news and examples on how healthcare providers and technology providers in Denmark and Finland are taking steps towards providing more sustainable future healthcare.

Agetech opportunities in the German market
2022-09-08 14:00 - 15:00
Organiser: Business Finland
Join the webinar to learn more about how the ageing of the population is affecting the care market structure in Germany! Business Finland has published a report on the German agetech market and the opportunities it offers Finnish companies with solutions for the ageing population.

Hoiva&Terveys Arena
2022-09-13 09:00 - 15:00
Järjestäjät: Bonnier Business Forum/Hoiva&Terveys, Accenture, Apotti, Tekir ja Terveystalo
Hoiva&Terveys Arenassa terveydenhuollon organisaatioiden ja yritysten päättäjät, ammattilaiset, viranomaiset ja poliitikot keskustelevat ajankohtaisista aiheista, liiketoimintamahdollisuuksista sekä sosiaali- ja terveysalan kuumimmista kysymyksistä.
Luvassa on alan huippupuhujat Suomesta ja maailmalta, uusi näkökulmia ja ideoita sekä verkostoitumista kollegoiden kanssa. Tapahtumassa keskitytään terveydenhuollon järjestämiseen ja palvelujen tuotantoon Suomessa ja muualla maailmassa.
Hoiva&Terveys Arena järjestetään kauniissa Helsingin Paasitornin Juhlasalissa tiistaina 13.9. klo 9.00-15.00.

HealthBIO seminar and partnering event
2022-09-14 - 2022-09-15
Organiser: Turku Business Region, Health Turku and EEN
Welcome to HealthBIO 2022 event!

HealthBIO Seminar, 14 September at 10.30-16.00 (Presidentti auditorium, BioCity, Tykistökatu 6, Turku)
Confirmed speakers include: Marcel van Duin (Organon), Pekka Simula (Innovestor Ventures), Jyrki Liljeroos (National Drug Development Centre), Juhana Rauramo (HyTest)
HealthBIO Get together, 14 September, at 18.30-22.00 (Scandic Hamburger Börs, Kauppiaskatu 6, Turku)
HealthBIO 2022 Partnering Event and Pitching Competition, 15 September (SparkUp premises, ElektroCity, Tykistökatu 4, Turku) and 20 September (online)

Register for the events by 6 September.

Healthcare sector investments & transformation in Baltic states
2022-09-15 12:00 - 13:30
Organiser: Business Finland
Following Business Finland’s introduction into healthcare RRF-related webinars last year, now it’s time for this event to provide deeper insights on the planned and current developments taking place in Baltic healthcare markets and the rising opportunities for Finnish companies.

Understanding the French diagnostics market
2022-09-16 13:00 - 15:00
Organiser: Business Finland
France is an important diagnostics market that has been further boosted by the Covid pandemic and demand for new technologies is increasing. The market is evolving, as the medical laboratory market is undergoing a strong concentration, there is a need for reduction of healthcare costs, and remote healthcare create new opportunities for innovative diagnostics technologies.
Join the webinar on Friday 16 September on the French diagnostics market to hear insights regarding its structure, players and current developments. The webinar is intended for Finnish diagnostics companies.

ITU/WHO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health
2022-09-19 - 2022-09-22
Organiser: UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU), World Health Organization (WHO) and University of Helsinki
The ITU/WHO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health (FG-AI4H) works in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish a standardized assessment framework for the evaluation ​of AI-based methods for health, diagnosis, triage or treatment decisions. Participation in the FG-AI4H is free of charge and open to all.
The next workshop and meeting is held at Biomedicum Helsinki on 19-22 September, 2022. Register here by 5 September!

EU funding for Health & Wellbeing companies (in Finnish)
2022-09-22 13:00 - 18:00
Organiser: Business Finland
Come and hear about EU funding possibilities for Health and Wellbeing companies. The event will be held live in Ruoholahti and the language of the event is Finnish.

Webinar: Sustainable Nordic Healthcare
2022-09-22 14:30 - 16:00
Organiser: Business Region Göteborg, Danish Life Science Cluster, Norwegian Smart Care Cluster, Oulu Health
How do we achieve a sustainable healthcare in Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark? Join the webinar Sustainable Nordic Healthcare and gain knowledge and insight about sustainable procurement in the Nordic countries.
Get insights and answers to:

What is the role of healthcare in the climate impact?
What is the situation right now in relation to a sustainable healthcare system and what does the future hold?
How should companies work with sustainability in order for the healthcare system to achieve its procurement goals?
What is the status in the various Nordic countries in relation to regulations in tenders that will ensure more sustainable procurement in the health care system in the future?

Seminar on future hospitals: Sweden-Finland knowledge exchange
2022-09-27 13:30 - 16:30
Organiser: Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH) in Sweden and Business Finland
Europe is investing in a greener and more digital society for a more sustainable and resilient future post-pandemic. The healthcare sector and hospitals in particular are in urgent need of modernizing to meet the future demographics challenges, and to create growth.
Sweden and Finland are two nations in the forefront in technology and culture in designing, building and equipping the future hospitals. In this seminar, we learn from each other with the goal of creating stronger Nordic offers and branding globally.
Who should attend? Finnish and Swedish stakeholders interested in knowledge exchange on state-of-the-art in Future Hospitals design and construction.

Nordic Life Science Days 2022
2022-09-28 - 2022-09-29
Organiser: SwedenBIO
NLSDays is the largest Nordic partnering conference dedicated to the life science industry. The event will take place in Malmö, Sweden, over two days filled-to-the-brim with exciting content and phenomenal partnering possibilities. Here, startups and early-phase clinical projects can find new investors, established businesses can find commercial partners for expansion, and global pharmaceutical and biotech companies can evaluate new and promising investment opportunities in the Nordic region.
This year, Health Capital Helsinki is co-hosting Finnish Pavilion at NLSD with Business Finland, OuluHealth, Kuopio Health, HealthTurku and Health Tampere. Join us at the Finnish Pavilion, to meet 20 of our coolest health innovations (schedule subject to change)! See the companies and schedule here.
Tickets for NLSDays are available here.

Viikki Innovation Platform Cheese and Wine: Theme Pharmacy
2022-09-29 13:30 - 16:00
Viikki Innovation Platform 2nd Cheese and Wine: Theme Pharmacy
Agenda:
13.30-14.00 Registration and stands
Welcome words, Ifeoma Kulmala (Helsinki Think Company) & Harriet Gullstén (Viikki Innovation Platform)
14.00 – 14.10 Bayer innovation collaboration and partnerships, Arto Pakkalin, Bayer Nordic
14.10 – 14.20 R2B projects and commercialization, Vinzenco Cerullo, University of Finland
14.20 – 14.30 PharmaHUB, Otto Kari, University of Finland
14.30 – 14.40 Finland is back in health-focused investments!, Pekka Simula, Innovestor Life Science
14.40 – 14.50 Science based innovations and investments, Pontus Stråhlman Voima Ventures & Pääomasijoittajat (FVCA)
14.50 – 15.00 Questions
15.00 – 16.00 Networking

4th Digital Health Society Summit 2022
2022-10-04 - 2022-10-05
Organiser: Digital Health Society (DHS)
The 2-Day free Virtual Summit promotes the latest thought leadership of the DHS, showcases innovation, research, European funded projects and addresses the latest digital and data challenges facing digital health.
The Summit will focus on the topic “Data & Digital services to support the recovery of health systems across the globe” which is one of the 3 themes of the Global Health Connector Partnership Flagship events in 2022 in the US (Boston, Las Vegas and Washington), India (New Delhi), Africa (Kenya), Spain (Barcelona) and Switzerland. The DHS Summit will build on almost 1000 registrations from 68 countries across the globe.

Health Tuesday: Boosting growth with Team Finland funding
2022-10-04 08:00 - 09:00
Organiser: Business Finland
Several governmental organizations provide public funding for growth companies. Are you familiar with the possibilities provided by these organizations? Do you know the differences between their services?
Join next Health Tuesday and learn how ELY centers, Finnvera and Business Finland can support companies on their way towards growth and internationalization.

Founder, Entrepreneur, Licensee: Comparing alternative paths toward commercializing research results
2022-10-04 14:30 - 16:00
Organiser: Aalto University, HiLIFE (the University of Helsinki) and Terkko Health Hub
Welcome to the next event from the Health Talks series, comparing alternative paths toward commercializing research results.
Oftentimes, scientists may believe that participating in research commercialization and entrepreneurship means giving up one’s research career. However, this does not need to be so.
In the event, you will hear the story of three experienced scientists who took alternative paths to commercialize their promising research results.
Speakers:

Risto Ilmoniemi – Distinguished Professor at Aalto University and founder and former CEO of Nexstim
Vincenzo Cerullo – Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Helsinki and founder of Valo Therapeutics
Jussi Hepojoki – Docent and Academy Research Fellow at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Helsinki

The event is free of charge and is organised as hybrid: both at Terkko Health Hub and online.
Register here! For more info check the Health Talks website.

Tekoäly töissä: Tekoäly markkinoinnin ja myynnin tukena (in Finnish)
2022-10-06 09:00 - 10:30
Järjestäjä: AI-TIE – Tekoälyinnovaatioekosysteemillä kilpailukykyä PK-yrityksille -hanke
Tekoäly työssä -sarjan viidennessä webinaarissa on aiheena Tekoäly myynnissä ja markkinoinnissa, mitä kaikkea kone voisi tehdä puolestasi?

Voisiko tekoäly ohjata markkinoinnin ja myynnin data-analytiikkaa ja kertoa markkinoinnille, mitkä sisällöt toimivat ja hienosäätää omaa toimintaansa jatkuvasti? Voisiko tekoäly analysoida myynnin dataa ja valmentaa myyjiä siihen, milloin ja miten liidejä kannattaa lähestyä sekä lisäksi auttaa myyjää ennakoimaan liidien tarpeita?

Ilmoittaudu mukaan 4.10. mennessä! Tilaisuus on maksuton.
Tekoäly töissä on yrityksille suunnattu webinaarisarja, jossa rakennetaan ymmärrystä tekoälyn mahdollisuuksista liiketoiminnan digitalisoinnissa, toiminnan digitalisoinnin sujuvasta käyttöönotosta, tekoälyyn ja dataan liittyvästä sääntelystä, teknologiamurroksen johtamiseen.

Nordic Deep Tech Business Summit
2022-10-11 - 2022-10-12
Organiser: ArcticStartup in partnership with Aalto University and City of Espoo
Nordic Deep Tech Business Summit in Espoo, Finland, is the most effective business and commercialization oriented event for deep tech in Europe. The focus is on quality networking and discovering opportunities for collaboration between academia, private and public sectors. The 2-day event brings together a focused international crowd of startups, research teams, research institutions, investors, corporates, media and influencers.
Tickets available now!

AI Webinar & Ideathon on Preventive Health Care
2022-10-14 09:00 - 11:30
Organiser: DT4Regions – network and Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council
Smart use of AI powered health data contents is a great opportunity to improve public health system efficacy. For preventive healthcare, AI can improve the accuracy and quality of treatment, or slower the development of disease or even prevent some health issues occurring.
To find the new solutions for preventive healthcare we need the power of crows and cocreation. Join the movement, be part of the solution for future health!
By the initiative of The European Parliament, DT4Regions – network and Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council organises four ideathon session on Artificial Intelligence Potential in Preventive Healthcare:
14 October 9-11.30 EET At DIAK University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki. The event is hybrid, you can participate in-house or via Teams.
The ideas we be recycled and combined with new ones during the following sprint series:

25 October 9-11.30 CET Online only, focus in Denmark.
28 October 9-11.30 CET Online only, focus in Sweden.
31 October 9-11.30 CET Online only, focus in Norway.

Helsingin info ikäihmisten liikkumisen ja hyvinvoinnin parissa toimiville yrityksille (in Finnish)
2022-10-14 09:00 - 12:00
Järjestäjä: Helsingin kaupunki
Helsingin kaupunki kutsuu ikäihmisten liikkumisen ja hyvinvoinnin parissa toimivia yrityksiä ja muita aiheesta kiinnostuneita kuulemaan ja keskustelemaan kaupungin tarjoamista yrityspalveluista ja kokeilutoiminnasta 14.10.
Esittelyssä ovat Helsingin kaupungin liikkumisohjelma, Testbed-kokeilualustatoiminta sekä NewCo Helsingin kasvuyritystiimin palvelut. Lisäksi tilaisuudessa kuullaan esityksiä kokeiluja toteuttaneilta yrityksiltä.
Ilmoittaudu nyt mukaan tapaamaan asiantuntijoita ja verkostoitumaan muiden toimijoiden kanssa!

Health Tuesday: International growth by new ownership – three Finnish success stories in the field of life science
2022-11-01 08:00 - 09:00
Organiser: Business Finland
International growth by new ownership – three Finnish success stories in the field of life science.
Acquisition by a global corporation can be a fast track for international growth, especially for companies that are located far away from the target growth markets.
Join Health Tuesday to hear the stories of three Finnish health companies – Mobidiag, Forendo Pharma and Kaiku Health – that were acquired by large global corporations and how this impacted their business and growth.

Health Talks: MDR Fast Track Service - How to enable medical device market entry
2022-11-02 10:00 - 11:00
Organiser: OuluHealth, Innokas Medical and Terkko Health Hub
Join to hear an insider’s view on medical device market entry and find out more about an MDR Fast Track service by Innokas Medical. The service enables medtech companies to outsource the regulatory burden, focus on their core, and reach profitable and growing business faster than via the traditional route. You will learn how to navigate the industry’s complex regulatory environment in new ways and gain a deeper understanding of the service.
The event will take place online. Register now!

Terkko 5th Birthday & Terkko Health X Showcase
2022-11-04 16:30 - 23:59
Organiser: Terkko Health Hub
Are you interested in finding out what the future of healthcare looks like? Do you want to network and celebrate with people from all health and life science ecosystem segments?
This year, the Terkko Health X Showcase is not just a regular showcase but also Terkko’s 5th Birthday Party filled with networking, speeches, music – and of course, food and drinks!
The celebration takes place 4 November at Terkko Health Hub in Meilahti, Helsinki.
What’s in it for you?

Startups and founders: This is your opportunity to celebrate with your peers, network with the health and life sciences ecosystem, and meet your next investor.
Academia: Be inspired by all the fantastic things happening in the entrepreneurship home of the Meilahti campus.
Investors and health organisations: Get to know the innovative solutions and startups operating in Terkko Health Hub and the Meilahti campus. This is your chance to find the next team to invest in or collaborate with!

Check out the program and get your free tickets here!

Tekoäly töissä: Luovuus yhteiskehittämisessä, luottamus ja sitoutuminen tekoälyekosysteemeissä (in Finnish)
2022-11-10 09:00 - 10:30
Järjestäjä: AI-TIE – Tekoälyinnovaatioekosysteemillä kilpailukykyä PK-yrityksille -hanke
Tekoäly töissä -webinaarisarjan tässä osassa pureudutaan keinoihin, joilla tekoälyekosysteemeissä voidaan edistää yhteisymmärryksen syntyä ja sitoutumista jaettuun toimintaan. Ekosysteemien ytimessä on verkostomaisuus, joka perustuu luottamukseen ja vastavuoroiseen yhteistyöhön eri organisaatioissa työskentelevien toimijoiden välillä.
Tilaisuuden alustajina ovat luovien menetelmien asiantuntija Teija Fontell ja ekosysteemityön asiantuntija Mikael Seppälä Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulusta.
Ilmoittaudu mukaan 8.11. mennessä! Tilaisuus on maksuton.
Tekoäly töissä on yrityksille suunnattu webinaarisarja, jossa rakennetaan ymmärrystä tekoälyn mahdollisuuksista liiketoiminnan digitalisoinnissa, toiminnan digitalisoinnin sujuvasta käyttöönotosta, tekoälyyn ja dataan liittyvästä sääntelystä, teknologiamurroksen johtamiseen.

AI Day 2022
2022-11-16
Organiser: Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI and Finnish Artificial Intelligence Society with support from Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT
AI Day is the biggest annual event highlighting the leading AI research in Finland. The event, this year on 16 November, brings together researchers, companies, students and the public sector involved in the fast-developing field of AI. AI Day promotes matchmaking, information sharing, and cross-border collaboration.
Register now!

Pre-Slush UK afternoon: Scale your business to international success
2022-11-16 14:00 - 17:00
Organiser: UK Department for International Trade (DIT)
UK Department for International Trade (DIT) welcome you to for an afternoon with Finnish and British VCs, like-minded entrepreneurs and companies, and various UK-based stakeholders to hear more about international expansion and the UK as a place to grow and scale your business. You will also have the chance to connect with strategic partners supporting companies’ international growth.
Read more and register by 13 November! Participation is free of charge but seats are limited.

Match XR – the biggest XR & emerging tech event in the Nordics
2022-11-16 16:00 - 20:00
Organiser: Helsinki XR Center
Match XR is an annual Slush pre-event focusing on extended reality (XR), Web3, gaming and everything in between and beyond. The event creates an overview of the current Finnish XR & emerging tech scene, and, first and foremost, brings fresh start-ups, industry veterans, investors, students and other tech enthusiasts together!
At Match XR you get to experience 50+ cutting-edge applications & solutions at the Expo Area, meet Finnish XR & emerging tech professionals over pre-organized 1-on-1 sessions, network casually with hundreds of fellow XR & new tech enthusiasts, and, of course: enjoy great drinks, snacks and music.
Read more and get your free tickets now!

Unicorner – An official side event of Slush
2022-11-17 17:00 - 20:00
Organiser: Helsinki Innovation Services and University of Helsinki
When science meets & greets entrepreneurship
Topics discussed: Science-Based Innovations and Spinouts, Deeptech, Impact Investment
There are three scenarios that we believe in: science-based innovations will change the world, science-based spinouts have the proven potential to become hugely successful businesses, and the future may be changed by those who believe and back them early on.
In the event, we break out many inspiring research cases and share insights on how to make science-based innovations flourish for the benefit of the world.

Future of Healthcare
2022-11-17 17:30 - 23:00
Organiser: Vertical
Join the discussion to shape the future of healthcare in Finland. Healthcare is becoming increasingly expensive and the system overburdened. The direction we are heading today needs correction and new ways of working. We need to begin making decisions with longer time horizons and with the proper involvement of relevant industry stakeholders. At Future of Healthcare, you’re invited to participate in planning and crafting solutions of tomorrow.
After a world-class keynote by Tony Estrella and panel discussion, the evening continues with networking, good beats, light food, and a glass or two.
Read more and register by 8 November 2022

Japan visiting: Fukuoka x Helsinki – Promising and dynamic changes in health care market
2022-11-18 10:00 - 11:30
Organiser: Helsinki Partners and Fukuoka City
Recent couple of years, digital transformation has been brought attention in various businesses around the world. In Japan, for example, a diversity of working style triggers those more interested in individual well-being, corporate health management, and technology-based healthcare. Fukuoka City, known as the most energetic city in Japan, and Helsinki will cohost this event to present mutual case studies and startup pitches.
Register now for the free event! The event takes place in Helsinki Partners’ Lounge at Messukeskus, Helsinki. Access to the lounge is free because it’s located outside the Slush venue.
Program:
10:00 Opening remarks by Fukuoka City Government/Helsinki
10:05-10:15 A huge potential of healthcare in Japan
10:15-10:25 Healthcare market in Helsinki
10:25-10:40 Fukuoka-city Healthcare project presented by Industry-Academia-Government-Citizens Collaboration
10:40-10:50 Fukuoka – the most dynamic and famous startup hub in Japan
10:50-11:05 Pitches by 3 startups
11:05-11:30 Networking
