Health Capital Helsinki

AI Webinar & Ideathon on Preventive Health Care
2022-10-14 09:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Helsinki)
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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Thesis work for your company?
2022-09-30
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences has started a new batch of MedTech master’s programme and there are now new international master students looking for thesis topics. Does your company have a thesis topic for a student?
The students have a Bachelor level engineering degree, for example from ICT, health informatics, automation, electronics, electrical engineering and industrial management, and at least two years of working life experience as a prerequisite for admission to the master’s program. In the master programme, they want to deepen their knowledge, skills and competences in medical technology to capture new career opportunities for the future.
The thesis topics could be related to development of medical devices, for example, to (but not limited to):

regulatory requirements and standards,
safety related usability,
medical devices and their environments of use,
medical device life cycle,
risk or quality management,
innovations processes,
business activities, or
special research topics.

Metropolia UAS is aiming that the students discuss and interview the potential company representatives and then make a proposal for the research and/or development work.
Timeline: Research plan should be ready at the end of this year and the research and development activities would happen in spring 2023.
During and after the thesis work, master’s degree students could be potential employees for the field of health technology.
Interested? Please contact by 30 September:
Päivi Haho, paivi.haho@metropolia.fi, tel. +358 40 167 7990
Mikael Soini, mikael.soini@metropolia.fi, tel. + 358 40 652 8887
Sakari Lukkarinen, sakari.lukkarinen@metropolia.fi, tel. +358 40 670 99 33

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

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.

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.

Y Science Health Pitching Competition at Slush 2022
2022-09-23
Are you an early-stage science-based startup or a pre-startup located in Finland and tackling problems related to Healthtech, Medtech, Digital health, or Pharma.? Apply to be one of the finalists who will pitch their idea on the stage of Y Science, an official side event of Slush 2022!
The Health Pitching Competition 2022 is organized by the Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE) from the University of Helsinki together with Health Capital Helsinki.
Four finalists will be selected to pitch their idea on the stage of Y Science. All finalists will:

receive speaker coaching to prepare their pitch,
have the chance to present their idea on the Y Science stage,
meet possible investors,
network with potential partners and experts in the fields of their solution,
get additional post-event mentorship from the AstraZeneca mentor network, and
get a Slush ticket.

The winner will be granted 5,000 euros to take their exciting idea further!
​​Are you interested? Apply by September 23!

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?

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.

The 14th Healthcare Innovation World Cup®
2022-09-22
Technology-driven innovations have brought great benefits to society and are reshaping healthcare in multiple ways. By 2030, healthcare will be centered on patients empowered to prevent diseases rather than seek treatment. All of this will be enabled by data and provided within a healthcare system that is organized and regulated in an entirely new way.
The 14th Healthcare Innovation World Cup® is looking for the next generation of smart health devices, medical wearables, digital biomarkers, electroceuticals, intelligent patches, and more. HealthTech and MedTech innovators worldwide are invited to take part in free of charge.
Benefit from the world’s leading open ecosystem in connected health of the Innovation World Cup® Series at MEDICA, including:

Pitch & award ceremony at the 9th MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM on 14 November 2022
Exclusive business connections with international leading tech corporates, potential investors and business partners
Free use of production labs, testing facilities and technical supports
And more

Submission deadline is on 22 September 2022 (8:59 AM CET)!

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!

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.

Minnesota is seeking Finnish entrepreneurs! Twin Cities Startup Week
2022-09-16 - 2022-09-23
As the second-largest startup week in the United States, Twin Cities Startup Week (TCSW) inspires, equips, and connects entrepreneurs and potential startup founders to start and grow businesses. More than 20,000 registered attendees participate in 200+ events focused on educating, networking, and inspiring Twin Cities entrepreneurs.
Apply for the Fly-In Program 2022 and get flights & travel paid:
As a Fly-In Program participant, you’ll be reimbursed for travel to TCSW 2022 and experience TCSW workshops, networking, community events and special perks exclusive to the Fly-In Program including city tours and arts & music events.
Read more and apply now!

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.

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.

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.

Terkko Health X pre-incubator programme
2022-09-11
The health industry needs new innovative solutions – is your team the one to provide them? Terkko Health X, an ambitious pre-incubator programme for health and life sciences, takes place from 24 September until 4 November 2022.
The programme is targeted for early stage teams with ambition to create impactful solutions that solve real healthcare problems. You bring the ideas – we help you build up the right skills and capabilities to take your health and life science concept into the market. Application period for the programme is from 15 August until 11 September 2022.
The programme aims at supporting entrepreneurship based in Finland. Terkko Health X is co-organized by Terkko Health Hub and Helsinki Think Company. This year, the programme is also officially part of the University of Helsinki’s Helsinki Incubators.

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.

Health Tuesday: Sustainability in healthcare – Nordic perspectives
2022-09-06 09:00 - 11:00
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.

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!

Frontiers Health 2022: Start-up Discovery
2022-09-06
Frontiers Health 2022 Start-up Discovery is shining a light on both emerging and established companies with proven and scalable solutions in diverse areas ready for global exposure and getting connect to top companies and investors from different health innovation verticals.
Applications are accepted from emerging start-ups with products already launched in the market that have some initial traction, preferably in the process of raising their Series A or B funding rounds.
Selected startups will get complimentary access to the 2-day conference on 20-21 October in Milan, Italy, and get involved in a quick live pitch on Day 2, followed by a Q&A session with top investors and experts from several industry verticals.
Apply by 6 September!

UK accelerator "Propel@YH Nordic" intro webinar
2022-09-01 16:00 - 17:30
Looking towards the UK market and want to gain six months’ worth of market research, networking, and market development support in just one week? Join the introductory webinar of the Propel@YH Nordic Boot Camp accelerator on 1 September.
Propel@YH Nordic Boot Camp is a tailor-made accelerator program for Nordic-based companies who want to bring their products to the UK healthcare market. The program builds on the success of an accelerator program organized by the Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) since 2019, and gives Nordic innovators access to five days of intensive support, knowledge and engagement with UK healthcare experts.
Read more and sign up for the intro webinar!

NLSInvest 2022
2022-08-31
Are you a startup operating in the health, medical, or life science industry? Apply to join the NLSInvest Rising Stars challenge to be held during NLSDays 2022!
40 companies will be selected to pitch in front of the global investor community of NLSDays and NLSDays audience, as well as to get access to the unique partnering platform for face-to-face meetings with potential partners – at no cost.
Read more about the schedule and selection criteria and send your application latest by 31 August here.

Break into the MedTech industry with Meet&Match.Dx
2022-08-28
The Meet & Match.Dx programme is a challenge-based acceleration programme that connects SMEs developing breakthrough diagnostic solutions with major pharmaceutical and medical technology companies in Europe through tailored workshops, unparalleled exposure to industry executives and decision makers and one-to-one pitching sessions, with the aim to explore partnership opportunities.
2022 Challenges:

Non-invasive tools to measure nutrient status in children and adults in collaboration with Abbott
Accurate, real-time visualization of tumors during oncology resection surgeries in collaboration with Medtronic
Point-of-care test for allergy in collaboration with ThermoFisher Scientific
Disruptive solutions for early disease idenification and interdisciplinary treatment of eosinophilic diseases in collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline GmbH & Co. KG

Webinars to get more info about the programme and the application process:

5 July, 2022, 11 am CET – Register here
26 July, 2022, 11 am CET – Register here
16 August, 2022, 11 am CET – Register here

Apply by 28 August!

Finnish HealthTech Delegation to Israel, 13-15 September 2022
2022-08-26 - 2022-08-28
Team Finland will organize a HealthTech delegation to Israel on 13-15 September, 2022.
Objective of the delegation is to meet the key HealthTech stakeholders including investors, hospitals and their innovation labs like Clalit Innovation, Assuta Hospital, ARC Sheba, Ichilov IMed TLV and many more! Aim is to find validation, pilot, testbed and business opportunities for Finnish companies.
Check out the recently held info webinar recording and/or the webinar slides.
Sign up here the latest by 26 August!
For more information, contact Sami Jääskeläinen, Counsellor, Trade and Investment, Embassy of Finland, Tel Aviv

Roolini ammattimaisena käyttäjänä -verkkokoulutus (in Finnish)
2022-08-16
Järjestäjä: Clinipower Finland Oy
Ammattimainen käyttäjä on merkittävä toimija lääkinnällisten laitteiden onnistuneessa käytössä ja turvallisuudessa. Mitä ammattimaisen käyttäjän tulisi tietää lääkinnällisistä laitteista ja rooliinsa liittyvistä vaatimuksista?
Roolini ammattimaisena käyttäjänä -verkkokoulutus tarjoaa tietoa ammattimaisten käyttäjien vaatimustenmukaisen ja vaikuttavan toiminnan kannalta oleellisista aiheista lääkinnällisiin laitteisiin liittyen. Koulutus antaa eväitä ammattimaisen käyttäjän roolin haltuunottoon.
Koulutus suoritetaan itsenäisenä opiskeluna verkko-oppimisalueella. Lisäksi koulutukseen sisältyy vapaaehtoinen osallistuminen kontaktiopetussessioon Teamsissa.
Huom! Koulutuksen julkaisupäivä on 16.8.2022. Lue lisää ja ilmoittaudu mukaan tapahtumasivulla! Koulutus on maksullinen.
