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Get featured in Business Finland’s brochure presenting Finnish offering to future hospitals
2021-11-05
As an aftermath of the current pandemic, a number of health care systems and hospitals are undergoing reconstruction and upgrades in the coming years. Business Finland is publishing a brochure presenting Finnish expertise to future hospitals that are sustainable, digital and innovative.
Business Finland is now inviting Finnish companies with relevant offerings to be featured in this brochure. Participating gives your company an excellent opportunity to promote your field of innovation and expertise to a global audience.
Please submit your information by November 5, 2021. The instructions and categories can be found here.

AI Finland & AI Day 2021: Reboot with AI
2021-11-04 09:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
Organiser: Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI), the City of Espoo, Business Finland and Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland
AI Day is the biggest annual event highlighting the frontrunner AI research in Finland. The event 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. This year, AI Day joins forces with the AI Finland conference, organised by Business Finland and the City of Espoo. The theme of the day is Reboot with AI – Impact leadership and foresight with AI.
The virtual event is free of charge and open to everyone.

NeuroChallenge hackathon
2021-11-04
OLVI-säätiö NeuroChallenge is a 48h long innovation competition for entrepreneurially-minded people to create solutions for a real-life challenge within a limited time. The competition aims to promote better brain health and general wellbeing by solving challenges related to lifelong learning and creativity.
The three best teams will be awarded by the Grand Jury. The Grand Prize Money is 20.000 €. All the solutions must be related to NeuroChallenge’s mission on promoting better brain health and the wellbeing of the aging population.
The competition takes place on 5–7 November. Make sure you register here latest by November 4!

Terveyden älypuhelinsovellus - trendit, regulaatio ja arviointi (in Finnish)
2021-11-04
Järjestäjä: USBIMED
Koulutus on suunnattu erityisesti tuoteyritysten, terveydenhuollon yksiköiden sekä terveysteknologian tutkimus-ja kehityshankkeiden puitteissa toimiville kehittäjille ja suunnittelijoille, jotka osallistuvat terveyden älypuhelinsovelluksien kehittämiseen tai laadun hallintaan (RA/QA henkilöstö), tai arviointikehikoiden kehittämistyöhön.
Koulutuspäivässä pureudutaan mm. seuraaviin kysymyksiin:

Mikä on terveyden älypuhelinsovellusten markkinatilanne tänään?
Milloin älypuhelinsovellus on lääkinnällinen laite?
Millaisia ovat ohjelmistoja koskettavat viranomaisvaatimukset ja vaatimustenmukaisuuden osoittamisen prosessit lääkinnällisiä laitteita koskettavan asetuksen MDR 2017/745 mukaisesti?
Millaisia erilaisia palveluita, arviointikehikoita ja standardeja on olemassa terveyden älypuhelinsovelluksien kehitystyötä, löydettävyyttä ja suosittamistoimintaa tukemaan?

Health Tuesday: The Promise and Current Status of Digital Therapeutics
2021-11-02 08:00 - 10:15
Organiser: Business Finland
Digital therapeutics (DTx) is an exciting and growing field of evidence-based therapies that complement pharmaceutical therapies and are typically employed in the prevention and management of chronic diseases and conditions such as diabetes, obesity, asthma and depression.
Join Business Finland’s Health Tuesday on November 2 at 8.00 to learn more about this rapidly growing area and the market opportunities it offers!

Healthtech From Finland 2022
2021-10-31
Are you a healthtech company planning to venture into the international market and grow your network? Healthtech From Finland 2022 is a marketing and sales training for healthtech companies aiming for growth, organised by Pro Growth Consulting Oy and Healthtech Finland ry.
The training will start in November 2021 and end in June 2022. The topics covered during the 12 remote sessions will include, for example, principles of growth, understanding the market, pitching, marketing communication and SEO.
Some slots available, register now!

HELSEED 2021 programme
2021-10-31
HELSEED is a student startup programme encouraging students to entrepreneurial path. Programme also aims to support and provide information to startup teams at different stages. Helsinki University Funds will make €10,000 – €50,000 seed investments to most promising startups. The programme is organised by the University of Helsinki and Helsinki Think Company.
The programme is ideal for teams that have an interesting idea, but have not yet established a company, as well as for teams who have already founded a company.
In the programme, students work on their business ideas or existing startups to develop business plan. Helsinki Think Company team support the process, by organising HELSEED workshops that provide information and tools from refining an original idea and selecting a business model to developing a business plan and negotiating with investors. Participants can choose a suitable workshop or attend all of the workshops.
Teams wishing to aim at obtaining a seed investment must submit their business plan by 31 October 2021.

Alzheimer's Disease Challenge 2021
2021-10-30
Are you ready to solve some of the biggest challenges of our time?
Biogen and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland are searching for digital health startups that are working on digital health technology for:

prevention and early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
patient and caregiver support
healthcare system support in Alzheimer’s Disease management

to apply to Alzheimer’s Disease Challenge workshop on 1 December at Slush.
The workshop will be facilitated by Biogen and VTT teams together with leading Alzheimer’s Disease experts and representatives from a VC fund. The workshop is focused on building a pathway towards the implementation of your technology in a real healthcare setting so that it can benefit Alzheimer’s Disease patients and their loved ones as soon as possible.

FIMM Meets Pharma: Digital Diagnostics for Precision Medicine
2021-10-28 16:00 - 17:30
Organiser: The Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), the University of Helsinki and Health Capital Helsinki
In this webinar, FIMM will feature some of their digital diagnostics projects. Characterization of biological samples for diagnostic purposes is undergoing a transition from an analog to a digital technology. Many of the processes can now be effectively enhanced and supported by machine learning and AI. Please join to learn more about how this can benefit new collaborations and partnerships.
FIMM meets Pharma is series of webinars aiming to showcase the current scientific frameworks and technological capabilities of FIMM and spark interest with pharmaceutical partners to initiate new projects and collaborations.

Smart city services 2.0 – Workshop and training kickoff for H3C
2021-10-27 13:00 - 17:59
H3C – Human-Centric Companies and Cities – training programme gets you up to speed with what it takes to create human-centric smart city solutions of the new normal. The 5-month online training introduces the building blocks for developing human-centric solutions based on personal data. You will learn why this is important in the first place, and develop new know-how for competing fairly in the digital economy today, and in the future.
Award-winning nonprofit, MyData Global is hosting a workshop and training kickoff for H3C on 27 October at Maria01, Helsinki. Companies and cities interested in participating in the training programme are invited to attend the workshop.
During the event, you’ll learn about what it takes to create human-centric smart city solutions and get inspired by case examples from both leading companies and city officials. You’ll leave the event with a clear understanding of the H3C journey ahead of you and your team (if you decide to take part in the following training programme).

China health tech series V – Hybrid matchmaking meeting with key senior care stakeholders at Yangtze River Delta Region
2021-10-27 09:00 - 11:40
The Yangtze River Delta Region is considered as a priority area for the development of middle- and high end senior care facilities in China because of its wealthy population and people’s willingness to pay a premium for good service.
Business Finland China together with Smart Life Finland program invite Finnish health tech companies interested in the Chinese elderly care market to participate in this hybrid meeting on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 09:00 – 11:40 (Finnish time). The goal of the event is to explore commercial opportunities of working with one of the largest elderly care operators in Yangtze River Delta Region. The Chinese counter partner will select Finnish company representatives, to the hybrid meeting, among registered companies.

Health tech accelerator
2021-10-27
Would you like to increase your knowledge of requirements and practices in the health tech field to operate there successfully and safely?
Health tech accelerator (Terveysteknologiakiihdyttämö) is a comprehensive training program about quality, innovation, product development and management in the health tech field. The program is for organisations and experts from all these areas.
The topics to be covered include, for example:

Basics for building an ISO 13485 quality management system
Clarifying the innovation path to market
Organising customer-centric and agile product development

The program, organised by Clinipower Finland Oy, begins on October 27. The training consists of independent online learning and remote contact teaching, held mostly in Finnish.

MedTech Opportunities in Asia Pacific – Launch of the new Nordic Health Study Report
2021-10-26 10:00 - 12:00
Organiser: Innovation Norway, Business Finland and Business Sweden
How to strengthen the global presence of Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish companies in the healthcare industry? What kind of business opportunities do seven key markets in APAC have to offer for these companies?
Join the webinar, organised by Innovation Norway, Business Finland and Business Sweden, to take a deep dive into the Nordic Health Study report and to hear inspiring stories from three MedTech companies that are doing business in APAC.
The webinar will take place on October 26, from 10 to 12 (Finnish time).

China health tech series IV – Hybrid matchmaking meeting with Chinese leading digital health company
2021-10-25 09:00 - 11:40
Business Finland China together with Smart Life Finland program invite Finnish health tech companies interested in Chinese digital health market to participate in the event on Monday, October 25, 2021 at 09:00 – 11:40 (Finnish time). The goal of the hybrid meeting is to promote Finnish offerings in digital health to one of China’s top internet companies. The Chinese partner are actively looking for international collaboration and have businesses in internet hospitals, digital health and big data solutions, and cross-border e-commerce that are of good interests to Finnish companies. The Chinese partner will select Finnish company representatives to the hybrid meeting, among the registered companies.

FLTM x Health Talks – Innovations from Health & Life Sciences
2021-10-20 13:00 - 14:20
Organiser: Aalto Ventures Program, VTT Launchpad, Aalto Startup Center and Aalto Innovation Services in collaboration with Health Talks and Helsinki Institute of Life Sciences (HiLIFE)
Join the From Lab to Market event to discover three different stories, around all living things! This time we’re hearing developments from researchers in health and life sciences, turning research into innovations to solve real life problems!
How to create impact out of research? How to turn your research into action? Could I, should I, commercialize my research? Do I have to leave academia, can I ever return? What does science-based entrepreneurship or academic entrepreneurship mean?

HELSEED workshops: Pitch Clinic
2021-10-19 17:00 - 19:00
Organiser: Helsinki Think Company, the University of Helsinki
This autumn you can grow your entrepreneurship toolkit with a new set of HELSEED Workshops! The workshops are suited for teams that are planning to apply for HELSEED funding from the University of Helsinki as well as all curious minds interested in learning more about entrepreneurship.
The last Helseed workshop of the year focuses on delivering an effective presentation – a pitch.
Learning objectives of the workshop include:

Learning the basics of pitching: to-dos and don’ts of an impressive pitch
Starting to build your pitch for a business idea or a school project
Practising pitching and get feedback from your presentation

All workshops are free to join and held via Zoom in English.

Event Series for Nordic Health Tech Companies – First webinar on Routes to UK Market
2021-10-19 10:30 - 12:00
Organiser: British Embassies in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Department for International Trade (DIT) together with Nordic health cluster partners
Are you a Nordic health tech company interested in entering the UK market?
Join the free webinar on October 19 at 10:30–12:00 (EEST) to hear:

Key information to know and steps to take when preparing your business for the UK
Tips on routes to market including strategies for selling b2b and b2c
Access to finance

NOME Startup Competition
2021-10-15
Nordic Mentor Network for Entrepreneurship (NOME) invites startups working in biotech, medtech, diagnostics, healthcare, digital health, and industrial biotech based in the Nordics to participate in the Startup Competition!
Startup Competition, held on November 23 in Copenhagen, offers your company a great opportunity to not just network with the leading experts in the field of life sciences but also to get a direct pass to participate in the NOME Mentoring Program. In addition, five companies will be selected to pitch at the NOME Annual Meeting. The winner will receive the NOME prize of 50 000 DKK.

HELSEED workshops: Startup Legalities + Q&A
2021-10-12 17:00
Organiser: Helsinki Think Company, the University of Helsinki
This autumn you can grow your entrepreneurship toolkit with a new set of HELSEED Workshops! The workshops are suited for teams that are planning to apply for HELSEED funding from the University of Helsinki as well as all curious minds interested in learning more about entrepreneurship.
The third workshop offers a structured overview on key legal matters concerning the process of setting up, as well as sustaining a business. The participants will also have a chance to ask their own questions that will be answered by legal professionals.
Learning objectives of the workshop are:

Getting an overview of key legal matters, contracts and documentation you are expected to handle as an entrepreneur
Taking a look at good sources of information to support your journey

All workshops are free to join and held via Zoom in English.

eHealth2021 in a Lifecycle – International Conference & The 26th Finnish National Conference on Telemedicine and eHealth
2021-10-07 - 2021-10-08
Organiser: Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth (FSTeH) and the Oulu University Hospital
The conference will cover multiple themes updating the knowledge on the International and Nordic eHealth trends and solutions. The program is aimed at healthcare professionals and service providers as well as researchers in the eHealth area. The conference offers a unique meeting place and new information to physicians, nursing staff as well as to responsible persons for management, planning and education. Top quality international keynote lectures are accompanied by up-to-date scientific abstracts.
The conference will be organised as a live event in Oulu for participants coming from Finland. International participants are warmly welcome to the English language hybrid conference section.

Huipputeknologia ja digitalisaatio terveydenhuollossa: innovaatioiden hankinta (in Finnish)
2021-10-06 08:00 - 09:30
Järjestäjä: Sailab – MedTech Finland ry, Helsinki Business Hub, Health Capital Helsinki
Kuinka terveysteknologian innovaatioita saadaan terveydenhuollon käyttöön? Miten tutkimus-, kehitys- ja innovaatiotoiminta huomioidaan hankintamenettelyissä ja mitä erityiskysymyksiä aiheeseen liittyy? Näihin kysymyksiin vastataan innovaatioiden hankinta -seminaarissa. Lisäksi pohditaan, kuinka referenssejä tulisi (voida) hyödyntää ja sitä, onko suomen kielen vaatiminen hankinta-asiakirjoissa tarkoituksenmukaista.
Tapahtumassa ovat puhujina muun muassa erikoistutkija Ville Valovirta (VTT) ja toimitusjohtaja Petteri Joenpolvi (Adesante).
Liity tilaisuuteen tästä linkistä tietokoneella 6.10. klo 8.00 (ei ennakkoilmoittautumista.)

HELSEED workshops: Investor's Insights
2021-10-05 17:00 - 19:00
Organiser: Helsinki Think Company, the University of Helsinki
This autumn you can grow your entrepreneurship toolkit with a new set of HELSEED Workshops! The workshops are suited for teams that are planning to apply for HELSEED funding from the University of Helsinki as well as all curious minds interested in learning more about entrepreneurship.
The second workshop of the series, Investor’s Insights, focuses on revealing the key elements that you should always have in order when planning to meet potential investors.
Learning objectives of the workshop include:

Learning how investors view early-stage startups
Learning how to be prepared for negotiations with potential investors
Learning how to take questions of sustainability and responsibility into consideration in the early stage of your business

All workshops are free to join and held via Zoom in English.

Health Tuesday: Get acquainted with US and Asia Market Access Programs
2021-10-05 08:00 - 10:15
Organiser: Business Finland
Join the Business Finland Health Thursday on October 5 and get acquainted with the US and Asia Market Access Programs. The event will include information on Market Access Programs, company success cases and an open discussion forum to ask questions and discuss market access programs in detail.

Terkko Health X accelerator
2021-10-03
Terkko Health X is an ambitious pre-accelerator for health tech and life science teams with the aim to support Finland-based entrepreneurship.
Researcher, entrepreneur, innovator, or basic degree student – Terkko Health X 2021 invites you to apply to our ambitious program that is arranged for the third time this year. With solutions ranging from diagnostic tools to health data and beyond, the program is open for all early-stage teams of 2 or more members that are willing to develop startups. In Terkko Health X you will learn to show clear proof of concept and the path to profitability, develop a clinical validation plan and start rolling it out while actively engaging with corporate partners. Interested? Apply now!
Application period: 6.9.–3.10.
Online Program: 16.10.–26.11.

Y Science: Health Pitching Competition
2021-09-30
Apply to become one of the finalists who will pitch their idea on the stage of Y Science on December 1st! Y Science, an official side event of Slush, brings together the curious scientific community and the business world to inspire concrete action and contribution to the society in the field of life sciences.
Y Science Pitching Competition is searching for:

Early-stage science-based startups or pre-startups located in Helsinki Region and tackling problems related to health, medicine, or pharma
Companies that are part of the Health Incubator Helsinki

The winner will be granted 5,000 euros to take their exciting idea further.

FIMM Meets Pharma: Case FinnGen - Genomic data supporting drug development and medical discoveries
2021-09-29 16:00 - 17:30
Organiser: FIMM in collaboration with Health Capital Helsinki
The Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) has for several years been spearheading collaborations from the University of Helsinki with pharmaceutical companies. FIMM Meets Pharma webinar series aims to showcase the current scientific frameworks and technological capabilities of FIMM and to spark interest in the pharmaceutical partners for new projects and collaborations.
In this webinar, we will feature the FinnGen study, an ambitious public-private research project aiming to produce and analyze genome data on 500.000 Finnish biobank participants. The study is coordinated by FIMM researchers and done in collaboration with academic research centers & biobanks in Finland and with a large number of international pharmaceutical companies.
Please join to learn more about how projects like FinnGen can enhance drug target identification and prioritization, what pharma is aiming for in genetic studies and what kind of future studies genome data in the Finnish biobanks enables.

Euro Scalers
2021-09-26
Are you an established company that has successfully entered at least one market? Are you ready to find your first customers or partners in Europe? Apply to Euro Scalers, a growth-driven virtual accelerator program for Finnish scale-ups and be ready to get closer to your internationalisation goals.
The cost-free, 10-week program consists of workshops and top-level team coaching.

Vaccines Global Innovation Challenge
2021-09-24
Due to the recent pandemic, the importance of immunisation and the communication of information regarding vaccinations has become more important. Pfizer is now looking for companies providing innovative solutions in the following areas of the vaccine patient journey:

Information and Education
Access and Administration

Finalists will have the opportunity to collaborate with Pfizer on a market launch of the proposal in 2022.

Data Driven Solutions for Clinical Research and Development: Flanders-Nordics Matchmaking Event
2021-09-23 10:00 - 12:30
Organiser: Flanders Investment & Trade, Upgraded – Association of Finnish Health Startups
Are you interested in novel solutions of clinical research and development and ways of the market’s adaptation towards the restrictions and challenges caused by the COVID-19 outbreak?
Flanders Investment & Trade and Upgraded – Association of Finnish Health Startups invite companies from the full digital health landscape to connect and discover new opportunities for collaboration across borders on September 23, from 10 to 12.30.

10th MEDICA Start-up Competition
2021-09-22
Are you a startup developing solutions in AI in healthcare, health apps or robotics? The 10th MEDICA Start-up Competition is searching for the most disruptive solutions in the healthcare industry. The aim of the competition is to take the connected medical innovations to an advanced level by easing the work of doctors with mass healthcare data collection, real-time vital signs monitoring, omni-evaluation with in-house and remote patients around the globe.
The TOP12 Medical Start-ups of the 10th MEDICA Start-up Competition will gain, for example, presentation slots at the world’s largest trade fair for the digital transformation of the healthcare industry –Pitch & Award Ceremony / MEDICA 2021, 1-1 introductions to potential investors and business partners and valuable advice from forefront tech experts.
