Health Capital Helsinki

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

Nordic Health Lab: Accessing the Danish healthcare sector
2023-01-23 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
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.

European Healthtech Investment Forum 2023
2023-01-22
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.

CleverHealth Network Annual Event
2023-01-18 13:00 - 17:00
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!

Call for companies with social and assistive robots
2023-01-12
City of Helsinki’s health and social services and Forum Virium Helsinki are calling for companies with social and assistive robots for a co-creation collaboration of 3-6 months.
Read more (in Finnish) and send a description of your solution by 12 January!
All companies that have submitted their description will get a meeting with City of Helsinki’s health and social services, and the chosen technology will get €10,000 and a pilot with the City.

Call for companies with smart clothing, fabrics or electronic skin solutions
2023-01-12
City of Helsinki’s health and social services and Forum Virium Helsinki are calling for companies with smart clothing, fabrics or electronic skin solutions for a co-creation collaboration of 3-6 months.
Read more (in Finnish) and send a description of your solution by 12 January!
All companies that have submitted their description will get a meeting with City of Helsinki’s health and social services, and the chosen technology will get €10,000 and a pilot with the City.

Nasdaq IPO Clinic: How to get listed on Nasdaq Nordic markets
2022-12-14 13:00 - 15:30
Organiser: Nasdaq Helsinki, Health Capital Helsinki, Healthtech Finland
Taking your company to the next level, whether it is growing your business in your home market or expanding overseas, can require a lot of capital. Raising capital through an IPO on an exchange is an effective way to secure continuous access to capital markets as well as increase visibility and credibility of the company.
Join us for a panel discussion to hear more about how to raise capital through an IPO on Nasdaq First North or Main Market.
We promise: No boring slide shows or monologs, but facts, feelings and experiences from recently listed, interesting growth companies on their way to global success and financial markets’ experts of different fields.
Speakers:
Sakari Knuutti, CFO, Optomed
Kaisa Helminen, COO, Aiforia Technologies
Jaakko Eteläaho, Managing Director, Danske Bank
Pekka Simula, Partner, Innovestor Venture
The event is free of charge. Register now!

Live Health Tuesday: IPR terveysalalla (in Finnish)
2022-12-13 13:00 - 18:30
Järjestäjä: Business Finland
Mitä terveysalan yritysten ja tutkijoiden tulisi tietää immateriaalioikeuksista? Tule kuulemaan IPR-teemasta joulukuun Health Tuesday -tapahtumaan.
Immateriaalioikeudet (intellectual property rights, IPR) ovat tärkein tapa varmistaa yrityksen kilpailukyky ja huolellinen IPR-strategia voi ratkaista kilpailun eduksesi. Tule mukaan kuulemaan kattava läpileikkaus IPR-asioiden eri näkökulmista alan kotimaisilta huippuasiantuntijoilta!
Tilaisuus on myös erinomainen verkottumismahdollisuus. Ilmoittaudu mukaan heti, sillä paikkoja on rajatusti! Huomaathan että tapahtuman kieli on suomi ja se järjestetään vain fyysisenä tapahtumana.

Digital Incubator - MedTech: 4-week program on German market entry
2022-12-11
Medtech startup, interested in entering the German market? Apply for the Digital Incubator for your market entry in Mannheim!
During the 4-week program (a 2-hour session once a week) you get:

Information about the regional ecosystem
Expertise in law, taxation, HR and sales
One-on-one contacts to key MedTech players & potential clients
Individual support by our personal market entry manager

The program starts on 18 January 2023. The fee for the program is 500 Euros excl. VAT.
Apply by 11 December!

Health Talks: Brain Imaging for Improved Research and Therapies
2022-12-08 15:00 - 16:20
Organiser: Aalto University and Kuopio Health
Welcome to the next event from the Health Talks series – health, life sciences and entrepreneurship talks!
In this Health Talks event, experts in brain imaging and brain therapies discuss new software, AI, and medical device technologies that may come to offer significant value for neuroscience and medical treatments worldwide.
Specifically, the presentations delve in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional MRI, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and related artificial intelligence technologies.

How to build trust in digital healthcare?
2022-12-08 15:00 - 16:00
Organiser: Supercharge & Siili
How to build trust in digital healthcare and create solutions that positively impact patients’ health?
Health is such a fundamental source of human happiness that we consider it the most critical area for innovation. But with mounting ethical concerns, data privacy issues, and information overload in today’s healthcare industry, trust issues have to be tackled as an indispensable step on the journey of creating any health-related innovation.
Speakers:
Bence Lukács, Experience Design Lead, Supercharge
David Kat, Business Developer and Investor, Olive Diagnostics
Matti Kiviluoto, Team Builder and Digital Experience Platform Evangelist, Siili Solutions
The webinar will dive into how different players in the healthcare sector form trust with their audience using the latest technology, behavioural design, and content creation. These enablers give individuals the tools to take action and live a healthier life.
Sign up now

Tekoäly töissä: Datakyvykkyydet tekoälyn tukijalkana (in Finnish)
2022-12-08 09:00 - 10:30
Järjestäjä: AI-TIE – Tekoälyinnovaatioekosysteemillä kilpailukykyä PK-yrityksille -hanke

Tekoäly töissä -sarjan viimeiseesä osassa pureudutaan keinoihin, joilla organisaatiot voivat olla parempia datan hallinnassa. Tekoälyprojektissa menestymisen edellytyksiä parantaa se, että organisaatiolla tai organisaatioilla on osaamista ja vakiintuneita käytänteitä datan hallinnan saralla.

Tilaisuuden alustajina ovat data-asiantuntija Mikael Seppälä Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulusta ja data-arkkitehtuuriasiantuntija Antti ’Jogi’ Poikola Sitrasta.

Ilmoittaudu 6.12. 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.

SmiLe e-Campus – a free 8-week online training course for future life science entrepreneurs
2022-12-04
Do you want to learn the basics of life science entrepreneurship? SmiLe e-Campus is a free 8-week program designed for aspiring life science entrepreneurs in any field of the life sciences. Biotech, medtech, healthtech, e-health, pharma, diagnostics… you name it.
You’ll learn through a combination of online lectures and tests, as our industry experts take you through everything from business models to funding & venture capital, from marketing to IP.
Join the next round of SmiLe e-Campus! The program is open for graduates, researchers, and early-stage entrepreneurs from all over Europe. The program takes place online and starts in January 2023.
Only 30 seats available – read more and apply by the latest 4 December!

Silta, connecting early-stage founders from Finland to the SF Bay Area
2022-12-04
SILTA is a program that takes early-stage startup founders from Finland to the San Francisco Bay Area for three months to build their companies and immerse them into the vibrant and lively culture. The application period for the next SILTA S23 batch (taking place between Feb 19 and May 13, 2023) is open until 4 December 2022!
The program organized at the San Francisco Bay Area is a perfect opportunity to build your company at the epicenter of entrepreneurship while connecting with brilliant founders and other relevant people for your venture.
Participants will live at a startup house during the three-month program and focus on building their company.
Up to six early-stage founders from Finland will be chosen to participate in the program to take their startup to the next level, and raise the odds of building globally successful companies.
Read more and apply by Dec 4, 2022!

Nordic AMPlify 2023 program: Accelerated US market entry
2022-11-29 15:00 - 18:00
Nordic AMPlify’s 2023 Program offers Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Norwegian, and Danish digital health and medtech companies the opportunity to significantly shorten their time to market with exposure to 4 US health systems representing 1,300+ healthcare facilities and 5 leading early-stage VCs.
Join the free, virtual launch event on 29 November! During the webinar, US investors and healthcare leaders will present an insider’s perspective on current opportunities in US healthcare and cover essential topics on market entry and value proposition. The workshop will prepare and qualify you to apply for the program.
Read more and register

Advancing the secondary use of health data – insights across Europe and globally
2022-11-28 10:30 - 12:30
Organiser: The National Initiatives Network, a network that gathers experts in data-driven health to discuss how countries are developing better use well-being data
The National Initiatives Network invites experts and pioneers in data-driven health to join an online event on 28 November to learn best practices and recent developments in using health and social data in various countries. Metadata, synthetic data and mydata will have a central role in the programme.
Read more & register

Terveyden 5G/6G sovellukset – pohjoisesta puhaltaa (in Finnish)
2022-11-24
Järjestäjä: Oulun yliopiston 6GESS ja DigiHealth, Lapin AMK
Korona-pandemia on nopeuttanut maailmanlaajuista siirtymistä 5G-verkkoteknologiaan, mikä tuo tullessaan nopeat, viiveettömät ja suuren kapasiteetin mobiiliyhteydet. Tämä mahdollistaa etämonitoroinnin ja etävastaanoton sekä uudet innovatiiviset tavat tuottaa ja välittää terveyspalveluita sekä tukea ennaltaehkäisyä. Älykkäät etäratkaisut edistävät terveyspalveluiden tasapuolista saavutettavuutta.
Maksuttomassa seminaarissa monialaiset huippuasiantuntijat valottavat terveyden 5G/6G sovelluksien nykytilaa ja tulevaisuutta mielenkiintoisella tavalla eri näkökulmista.
Tapahtumaan voi osallistua myös Teams yhteydellä.
Tutustu ohjelmaan ja ilmoittaudu 15.11.2022 mennessä!

Health Proof Helsinki: Productization workshop
2022-11-20
Entrepreneur in the health sector, want to co-create productization path for your idea/product/service with experts?
Welcome to participate in the first Health Proof Helsinki company workshop! Experts from Business Finland, Health Capital Helsinki, Health Incubator Helsinki and Health Proof Helsinki can exchange ideas with you on topics such as: funding, regulation, ethical guidelines/research permits, growth potential and international potential, test and research environments, discussing your idea…
In addition, you have a unique opportunity to visit the simulation hospital facilities at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.
Sign up for the free-of-charge workshop by 20 November. Selected companies will be informed on 22 November. The workshop is held at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences’ Myllypuro campus in Helsinki.

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

Digital Health Team Finland visit to Paris, France
2022-11-18
The Team Finland network will organize a business delegation visit to Paris, France on 18-20 January 2023.
The objective of the delegation visit to France is to familiarize Finnish digital health companies with the French healthcare system, to visit and meet with leading hospitals and digital health companies, gain insights on the current status of digitalization in healthcare and demand, and to connect with high-level stakeholders in the French digital health ecosystem.
The visit will give companies the opportunity to meet and discuss with potential customers and business partners and to explore related business opportunities and French market entry.
The visit is aimed at Finnish companies offering following solutions/products: Digital healthcare technologies and IT solutions; Hospital software and digital solutions; AI, data & analytics; Remote health and care solutions; Home care solutions; Elderly care technologies; and Preventive care solutions.
Read more & register by 18 November!

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

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!

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.

Finland-China Digital Therapeutics online matchmaking
2022-10-31
One of the top 10 business tracks in the Chinese healthcare industry, digital therapeutics (DTx), experienced exponential growth in 2021. Since then, DTx has attracted strong attention from Chinese investors, industry players, healthcare professionals, and academics and they have been working together to build up a DTx industry eco-system in China.
Business Finland China together with Smart Life Finland program invite Finnish digital health tech companies interested in the Chinese DTx market to participate in online matchmaking event on Friday 18 November, 2022 at 07:30 – 11:30 (EET Finland) / 13:30 – 17:30 (CST China).
The goal is to promote Finnish offerings in digital health industry and enable matchmaking with key authorities and leading industry companies in the sector.
Attendance to the online event is free of charge, however, requires a pre-registration by 31 October. Kindly indicate in the registration if you are interested to give a company pitch or participate as audience.
Business Finland will inform the registered companies if they have been selected by the Chinese counterpart to give a company pitch. All interested participants are welcome to join the event as audience.
