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CleverHealth Network Annual Event
2023-01-18 13:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
Interactive physical event for all CleverHealth Network ecosystem members and external partners.
Come and hear fresh results of the ending projects, Home dialysis, Acute leukemia and Gestational diabetes, plans of new starting projects, insights by HUS, Fujitsu, Aiforia and Roche in panel discussion regarding “How to make business with health care data”, and of course, bring your own ideas to the discussion.
See the agenda and register here!

European Healthtech Investment Forum 2023
2023-01-22, 2023-03-14 - 2023-03-15
Business Finland and Tech Tour continue the successful European Healthtech Investment Forum event series in 2023. The event will take place in Helsinki, and it will cover an ambitious investment opportunities programme in two days from 14-15 March 2023.
The event will gather together the most promising healthtech entrepreneurs of Europe and Finland as well as the leading investors from Europe seeking new companies to boost and upgrade their portfolio.

Nordic Health Lab: Accessing the Danish healthcare sector
2023-01-23 10:00 - 12:00
Organiser: Business Finland and Nordic Health Lab
Join the free webinar on 23 January to hear more about the Nordic Health Lab and how they can help Finnish healthtech companies access the Danish healthcare sector.
Business Finland is partnering with Copenhagen-based Nordic Health Lab to strengthen sustainable healthcare innovation across the Nordics. The aim is to facilitate Finnish healthtech companies’ access and understanding of the Danish public healthcare sector.

Team Finland visit to the UK
2023-01-25
Digital health has been a focus in the UK for several years and Covid-19 has boosted it even further. The UK is currently building shared health and care records across primary, secondary, and social care. UK also has the “largest in decades” hospital investment program, aiming to build altogether 48 new hospitals by 2030, many of which will be retrofitting. Both of these investments open up various opportunities for Finnish companies.
Team Finland business delegation will visit the UK on 1-2 March 2023. The visit will offer an opportunity to gain and increase market knowledge, to learn about partners and decision makers, and how to access the UK market. By participating the delegation, you can build and grow your own valuable network in the UK.
Read more and register by 25 January

Health Talks: MDR Fast Track Service - How to enable medical device market entry
2023-01-26 10:00 - 11:00
Organiser: OuluHealth and Innokas Medical
Welcome to the next event from the Health Talks series – health, life sciences and entrepreneurship talks!
In this Health Talks event, you will hear about an MDR Fast Track service launched 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.

SmiLe Bootcamp – Get your business idea investment-ready in 10 weeks
2023-02-06
Breaking into the life sciences market is difficult – but doable. In just 10 weeks, SmiLe Bootcamp helps you get all the skills and insights you need to turn your brilliant idea into a scalable business.
SmiLe Bootcamp is an intensive virtual development program designed to accelerate early-stage HealthTech, MedTech and eHealth startups the point where they are investment-ready. They offer 8 selected participants online workshops, 1:1 coaching and access industry experts, all free of charge!
Read more and apply by 6 February! The 10-week intensive program starts in March 2023.

Health Tuesday: Digitally supported wellbeing
2023-02-07 08:00 - 09:00
Organiser: Business Finland
Three interesting cases and opportunity to learn more about digitally supported wellbeing – a growing sector, covering areas such as mental wellbeing, corporate wellness, fitness and many more.
Check out the agenda & sign up!

New Nordics Health Innovation Demo Day
2023-02-14 14:00 - 17:00
Organiser: Health Founders, Health Incubator Helsinki and DigitalWell Ventures
Welcome to first New Nordics Health Innovation Demo Day, showcasing the rising stars of the New Nordics health innovation ecosystem! In this online event, 15 promising health tech startups from Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Norway will showcase their solutions.
See the agenda and sign up for the free online event

Meilahti Innovation Cheese ‘n’ Wine
2023-02-16 14:00 - 16:00
Organiser: University of Helsinki and Terkko Health Hub
Are you a researcher, student, entrepreneur, investor, or corporate employee interested in health and pharma innovation? Do you want to hear more about how researchers bring their discoveries to society and the help they receive along the way?
Cheese ’n’ Wine (CnW) is an open series of events where short speeches will be heard from innovative researchers, students, companies, and possibly innovation funding bodies. The event has been organized in Viikki three times in 2022, and from January 2023, CnW events will be held approximately once a month, alternating on all campuses. The first event taking place in Meilahti campus will be held in English at Terkko Health Hub on 16 February from 2 to 4 pm.
See the program and sign up by 13 February!

90 Day Finn - Want to grow your business and explore life in Helsinki?
2023-02-24
Are you looking to take your business to the next level? The 90 Day Finn programme by Helsinki Partners is now accepting applications! Don’t miss out on this exciting chance to fast-track your career in Helsinki, the capital of the happiest country in the world.
The 90 Day Finn Programme brings together forward-thinking professionals from around the globe to Helsinki for 90 days. This unique opportunity is designed to help participants grow their businesses while experiencing life and work in Finland. The programme runs from August to October 2023.
Read more and apply by 24 February!

The Digital Health Industry Exhibition DMEA
2023-02-28
The Digital Health Industry Exhibition DMEA in Berlin is the largest gathering of digital healthcare and trade professionals in the DACH region. It is visited by administrative directors, doctors and nurses from German, Austrian and Swiss hospitals, clinics and medical institutions. In 2022, DMEA had more than 500 exhibitors and was visited by over 11,000 healthcare professionals. In 2023, DMEA takes place on 25–27 April.
Business Finland is organising a Finland pavilion at DMEA.

Webinar: Partner with Bayer
2023-02-28 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-03-24 15:00 - 16:00
Meet Bayer’s EMEA Partnering Team: Collaborate To Cure Hub EMEA
Passionate about bringing innovation to patients? Are you working on the next breakthrough project in healthcare? Are you researching and innovating in Cell & Gene Therapy, Oncology, Immunology, Ophthalmology, Cardiovascular Diseases, Women’s Health, Radiology, or Digital Health?
Bayer wants to hear from you! Connect with Bayer’s EMEA Partnering Team at one of their meet & greet partnering webinars hosted by the Bayer Collaborate to Cure Hub EMEA.
Choose one of the dates: 28 February / 24 March / 20 April
Register
Bayer global partnering info

UK Life Sciences Market Entry Virtual 1-2-1 Connector Workshop
2023-03-01 - 2023-03-02
Organiser: GTM Global with partners
Exclusive Access to the UK Healthtech and Healthcare Markets
With an annual market of over £80 billion, the UK is the perfect launch pad for ambitious Nordic medtech devices, digital health, pharma, biopharma, CRO and academic companies to expand internationally. Success in the UK is then often a platform to scale up in the US too!
GTM Global is hosting a suite of Virtual Market Entry Lifesciences Workshops for Healthtech and Healthcare companies from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland – to land and expand in the UK.
Reserve your virtual slot to get 1-to-1 connector meetings with specialist UK advisers from London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds, Oxford, Cambridge and Gloucester.
Read more and register either for the workshop either on 1 eller 2 March. The cost is £99 per company.

Online reverse pitch: Meet Japanese companies seeking European startups
2023-03-07 - 2023-03-09
Meet Japanese companies seeking open innovation opportunities with European startups!
This 3-day event by JETRO Europe Innovation will allow you to learn and connect with 9 Japanese companies with a technology scouting hub or branch office in Europe. They will reverse pitch to find partnership opportunities with startups in the region. After the sessions, participating startups can request 1-on-1 meetings with the companies.
Reverse pitching companies: Astellas Europe, Shionogi Europe, FUJIFILM Open Innovation Europe, Dynamic Map Platform, Venture Lab NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD., NEC Corporation, F. C.C Co., Ltd, Mitsubishi Corporation, ENEOS
Program details
Sign up by 28 February

Health Tuesday: Terveysalan EU-yhteistyömahdollisuudet
2023-03-07 08:00 - 09:00
Järjestäjä: Business Finland
Terveysalan EU-yhteistyömahdollisuudet – ajankohtaista asiaa yrityksille ja tutkimuslaitoksille!
Euroopan unioni rahoittaa yritysten tuotekehitystä, innovaatioiden skaalausta ja kansainvälistä kasvua sekä tutkijoiden huippututkimusta, koulutusta ja kansainvälistä liikkuvuutta.
Tule mukaan kuulemaan EU:n yhteistyö- ja rahoitusmahdollisuuksista ja miten Business Finland, Suomen Akatemia ja Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö voivat auttaa näihin mahdollisuuksiin tarttumisessa.

The Novo Nordisk Foundation innovator grants
2023-03-09
Distinguished Innovation grants

Health (among other scientific areas): medical technology, industrial biotechnology or pharma
Grant sum and duration: up to DKK 6 million per grant for 3 years
Eligibility: senior faculty member or senior researcher with proven track record in innovation
Geography: Nordics (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland)

Pioneer Innovator grants

Health (among other scentific areas): medical technology, industrial biotechnology or pharma
Grant sum and duration: up to DKK 1 million per grant for 1 year
Eligibility: faculty member, researcher or student employed at a Nordic knowledge institution
Geography: Nordics (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland)

Apply by 9 March!

Nordic digital health visit to Sydney, Australia
2023-03-13
Business Finland, Innovation Norway and Business Sweden are organizing a Nordic Digital Health delegation visit to Sydney on 13–16 March 2023.
Australian connected health market is growing rapidly and new innovative solutions are actively implemented. In particular, connected health solutions embracing active patient engagement in and outside of the care facilities, digital process optimization, and solutions enabling higher degree of mobility in clinical systems are in demand. Nordic health technology companies are at the forefront of providing next generation connected health solutions.
The first half of the visit includes introductions of Nordic health technology companies to Australian stakeholders, meetings with partner candidates, hospital visits and a networking event. The second half of the visit concentrates on meetings at the Australian Healthcare Week Exhibition – the largest and most influential healthcare gathering in the Southern Hemisphere.
Read more & register

Nordic Healthtech Delegation to Tokyo
2023-03-15
Applications are open for Nordic Healthtech Delegation to Tokyo & Kansai region on 24-28 April! The visit is organised by Nordic Innovation House Tokyo and Nordic Asian Venture Alliance (NAVA).
The delegation is tailored for mature Nordic startups looking for funding or market opportunities in Asia and Japan within healthtech, medtech, and welfaretech.
It is anchored around the Nordic Health Summit, a full-day event organised by the five Nordic trade promotion organizations and NIH Tokyo, that includes networking and matchmaking with high-level stakeholders and investors within the Japanese Life Science ecosystem.
Read more and apply by 15 March!

sTARTUp Day 2023
2023-03-15 - 2023-03-17
sTARTUp Day is the most startup-minded business festival, bringing together startups, traditional entrepreneurs, investors, innovators, and students. The aim of the event is to connect like-minded people and celebrate entrepreneurship in the smart city of Tartu, Estonia.

Terveysteknologian käytettävyys 2023 -valmennus (in Finnish)
2023-03-16
Järjestäjä: USBIMED
Kyseessä on käytännönläheinen valmennuskokonaisuus lääkinnällisten laitteiden (mukaan lukien ohjelmistot) käytettävyyssuunnittelusta regulaatiomausteella.
Valmennuspaketit on tarkoitettu tuoteyrityksille, terveysteknologian tuotetestausympäristöille, tutkimushankkeille tai valmistajan roolissa toimiville terveydenhuollon yksiköille. Tavoitteena on auttaa turvallisuuskriittisten laitteiden ja ohjelmistojen käyttöliittymä- ja käytettävyyssuunnittelun viranomaisvaatimusten ja erityispiirteiden tunnistamisessa sekä käytännön toteutuksessa.
Ilmoittaudu maksulliseen valmennukseen 16.3. mennessä! Valmennus alkaa huhtikuussa 2023.

Startup Breakfast with G2 and G-Gravity and launch of Vittoria hub Call4Ideas 2023
2023-03-16 09:00 - 10:30
Welcome to a free breakfast event at Maria 01 in Helsinki to get to know G2 Startups (Startup Accelerator) and G-Gravity (Innovation Hub) from Milan, Italy. G2 Startups and G-Gravity are looking for establishing connections and partnerships to develop cross-boarder projects with Finnish partners and startups.
What? Breakfast Networking, Presentation of G2 Accelerator and G-Gravity Innovation Hub and Launch of Vittoria hub Call4Ideas 2023
To whom? Startups, Investors, Innovation Directors, and anyone who is interested in innovation and startups
More info & registration

Get to know Nordic Proof testbed consortium
2023-03-17 11:00 - 13:00
Organiser: Nordic Proof
In this event you will get an introduction to the Nordic Proof test consortium and the services they can provide. You might be one of the six companies getting the opportunity to discuss your needs directly with relevant Nordic Proof partners.
The Nordic Proof partners will share case stories giving insight on the capabilities the various test facilities can provide you as a medtech or e-health company. You are much welcome to the webinar if you want to learn more about Nordic Proof, or if you are a health tech company in need of access to test facilities. Companies can also benefit from the opportunity to have separate meetings with Nordic Proof partners after the webinar, where you can discuss your test needs or get some new perspectives on challenges related to your development process. Also companies already in contact with Nordic Proof are urged to benefit from this opportunity.

Kasvu Open: Digital Health Kasvupolku
2023-03-21
Kasvu Openin Digital Health Kasvupolku on maksuton sparrausohjelma terveys- ja hyvinvointialan yrityksille.Yritys voi toimia esimerkiksi digitaalisten terveyspalveluiden, data-analytiikan tai koneoppimisen ja diagnostiikan parissa.
Yrityksiltä toivotaan rahoitusvalmiutta sekä uusia, innovatiivisia toimintatapoja silloinkin kun liiketoiminta on perinteistä.
Ohjelma yhdistää yrittäjät, sparraajat ja yhteistyökumppanit, tavoitteena synnyttää uusia ideoita ja kontakteja yritysten kehittymisen moottoriksi.
Hae mukaan 21.3. mennessä!

Health Talks: How to Establish Research-Business Collaborations
2023-03-24 09:30 - 11:00
Organiser: Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE) of the University of Helsinki.
Join the online event on 24 March to hear more about establishing collaborations between research groups and companies, to bring new solutions to society and increase the impact of scientific discoveries.
Three guest speakers will share their experience:

Caroline Heckman (Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) HiLIFE, University of Helsinki): Research-business collaboration – The researcher perspective
Darshan Kumar (Aiforia Technologies): Research-business collaboration – The company perspective
Juha Klefström (University of Helsinki): CancerIO – How to run a large public-private partnership

Register for the free event

Health Incubator Helsinki is calling for early-stage health startups
2023-03-26
Health Incubator Helsinki is open for applications for innovative, early-stage health startups. 10–12 health startups will be selected for the program starting in April 2023.
Health Incubator Helsinki offers:

Long-term, tailored business development support
Advice on regulatory, intellectual property, commercial and fundraising strategies
Invaluable networking opportunities with investors, established healthcare industry experts, advisors and entrepreneurs
Peer support and office and co-working space at Terkko Health Hub, Helsinki

Apart from a small fee for the office space, the program is free-of-charge for startups.
Read more and apply by 26 March

Swiss Nordic Bio 2023
2023-03-30
Swiss Nordic Bio is a high-level partnering and investor conference aimed at connecting healthcare innovations, investor and industry.

The conference is the number one platform that gathers life science professionals from Switzerland and the Nordic countries under one roof.
The conference is organised by the Nordic countries in cooperation with Swiss partners.

Read more and register by 9 March, OR go one step further: pitch your company’s innovation, plans and objectives to the Swiss Nordic Bio audience.

Ecosystem Exchange: Life Sciences, in London & Cambridge
2023-03-30 - 2023-03-31
Are you a Nordic health-, med- or biotech scaleup looking to learn more about the UK? The Swedish Chamber of Commerce, British Embassy Stockholm and Department for Business and Trade, present Ecosystem Exchange: Life Sciences 2023, in London & Cambridge 30-31 March.
In a two-day programme, the participating businesses will be introduced to the British ecosystem within health-, med- and biotech, connecting entrepreneurs, stakeholders, investors and industry partners.
There will be a pre-selection, and 7-12 companies are selected to participate.
Learn more and register interest here

Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition
2023-03-31
Do you have a BOLD idea that could reshape the future? Asia’s largest university startup challenge – The Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition – is back!
This is the perfect platform to pitch your startup to top investors, government agencies, multinational companies and stand a chance to win up to S$2M worth of prizes! One of the competition focus areas is ”Human Health & Potential”, including Digitech, HealthTech, MedTech, Precision Medicine, Life Sciences & BioTech.
Application is open for student founders & university alumni from all over the world. All finalists get a complimentary flight and accommodation to Singapore as well as the chance to network among the best and brightest founders around the world.
Read all the details and apply before 31 March 2023!
The challenge is organised by the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Singapore Management University. ​
