Health Capital Helsinki

Swiss Nordic Bio 2022
2022-01-25
Organiser: Business Finland, Business Sweden, Embassy of Norway and Swiss Innovation agency
Are you a biotech or medtech company looking for investors or partners? Join Swiss Nordic Bio! A one-day event with a seminar, 1-1 meetings and optional pitching will bring life science professionals from Switzerland and the Nordic countries under one roof on January 25, 2022.
The registration ends on January 21. Business Finland offers a 50 % promotion code for Finnish companies.

Kiitorata terveysteknologian alalle -webinaari (in Finnish)
2022-01-19 09:00 - 10:30 (Europe/Helsinki)
Järjestäjä: Clinipower Finland Oy
Terveysteknologia – mitä se on ja miksi alan vaatimuksiin kannattaa perehtyä?
Maksuton webinaari tarjoaa ytimekkään esittelyn terveysteknologian alasta ja sen tärkeistä aihepiireistä, kuten määritelmistä, tuotteen kehitysvaiheista ja lainsäädännön vaatimusten vaikutuksesta organisaatioon.
Webinaari järjestetään alkuvuodesta samansisältöisenä kaksi kertaa:

Ke 19.1.2022 klo 9–10.30 – ilmoittaudu mukaan täällä
Ke 26.1.2022 klo 9–10.30 – ilmoittaudu mukaan täällä

Information Technology Master's Programme, Medical Technology specialisation
2022-01-19
Interested in Medical Technology? Get a Master of Engineering degree!
Information Technology Master’s Programme in Metropolia University of Applied Sciences offers Medical Technology specialisation path that focuses on medical devices. Now you have a possibility to learn more about medical technology and gain a highly valued Master’s degree!
The focus is on regulatory requirements and standards, medical devices and their environments of use, medical device life cycle and innovations processes, and safety related usability.
There is a shortage of expertise in this field! Application period is 5-19 January, 2022. Studies start in August 2022.

Huipputeknologia ja digitalisaatio terveydenhuollossa: hankinta uudessa sotessa (in Finnish)
2022-01-12 08:00 - 09:30
Järjestäjä: Sailab – MedTech Finland ry, Helsinki Business Hub, Health Capital Helsinki
Huipputeknologia ja digitalisaatio terveydenhuollossa -seminaarisarja jatkuu keskiviikkona 12.1.2022 kello 8.00!
Miten SOTE-uudistus vaikuttaa julkisiin hankintoihin? Miltä tilanne näyttää eri alueiden hankintaorganisaatioiden näkökulmasta? Entä mitä tapahtuu lainvalmistelun saralla?
Monet julkisin hankintoihin liittyvät kysymykset ovat vielä avoimia, mutta tammikuussa niihin pyritään vastaamaan senhetkisen tiedon mukaan.
Tilaisuudessa lainsäädännön näkökulmaa esittelee johtava asiantuntija Riikka Hietanen (Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö). Hankintayksiköiden näkemyksiä kuullaan erityisvastuualueiden hankintajohdolta.
Tilaisuus on avoin kaikille kiinnostuneille. Liity mukaan tilaisuuteen linkistä Sailabin sivuilta (ei ennakkoilmoittautumista).

Helsinki Female Tech Founder Frontrunner
2022-01-10
Are you a female founder or entrepreneur ready to kick-start your business in 2022?
The Helsinki Female Tech Founder Frontrunner program is aimed at highly motivated women in the digital/tech space, with an entrepreneurial and growth mindset, passion and drive to bring their business ideas to life and/or grow their digital/tech startups/scaleups. Specifically, it is for current and planned female tech founders in Helsinki/Finland.
The 6-month high-impact program, starting in February 2022, includes hands-on mentoring, skills development, and access to experts and networks.
Read more and apply by 10 January 2022!

Startups Against Coronavirus
2021-12-31
Startups Against Coronavirus – Where startups help companies solve business-critical problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 is a severe threat to companies, incl. governments and institutions like hospitals. Startups are outliers in solving difficult problems, fast.
Company: Post a problem
Share problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic, so startups know what to focus on!
Startup: Post a solution
Share your solutions to problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. So companies can solve critical challenges fast!

Life Science Mentors
2021-12-31
Flexible, experienced mentoring free of charge
Life Science Mentors is a network of volunteers-based life science industry experts. The network is provided by Finnish Bioindustries. LS-Mentors was established to support the Finnish life science sector by helping companies reach their commercial and technological milestones. The platform matches individuals, start-ups and SMEs together with relevant skilled professionals in business related matters within pharma, healthtech, biotech industries and more. The aim is to facilitate access to flexible, experienced and free of charge mentoring.

Join the HealthTech Nordic community
2021-12-31
To be able to provide best possible support in helping startups grow and get international, Health Capital Helsinki is joining forces with international ecosystems. The latest addition to our network is HealthTech Nordic, a community that helps us interact with Swedish, Danish, Norwegian colleagues. We encourage you to register as a Health Tech Nordic’s member to have an opportunity to e.g. join their great training programs. The services are completely free.

Tekoäly töissä -webinaarisarja: Teknologiamurroksen johtaminen luovasti ja innoittavasti. Luovat menetelmät tekoälyratkaisujen tukena (in Finnish)
2021-12-16 09:00 - 10:30
Järjestäjä: AI-TIE – Tekoälyinnovaatioekosysteemillä kilpailukykyä PK-yrityksille -hanke
Tekoäly lupaa paljon, mutta miten voit ottaa käyttöön tekoälyn mahdollisuudet yrityksesi toiminnassa? Ilmoittaudu maksuttomaan webinaarisarjaan keskustelemaan aiheesta ja kuulemaan uutta!
Tekoäly töissä -webinaarisarjan viimeisessä osassa pääset toteuttamaan kuvallisen SWOT:in, jonka avulla saat työkaluja:

sisäisten heikkouksien ja vahvuuksien tunnistamiseen tekoälyn käyttöönottoon ja soveltamiseen liittyen
ulkoisten uhkien ja mahdollisuuksien havainnointiin
muuttamaan uhat mahdollisuuksiksi ja itsestäänselvyydet heikkouksiksi
konseptointiin ja yhteissuunnitteluun.

Ilmoittautuminen webinaariin päättyy 14.12.

FinEst Health Economy Demo Day
2021-12-15 14:00 - 17:00
Organisers: Health Incubator Helsinki and Health Founders (Estonia)
Welcome to Finnish-Estonian Health Economy Demo Day, showcasing the rising stars of the cross-boundary health innovation ecosystem!
In this online event, 9 promising health tech startups from Finland and Estonia will pitch for investors followed by a panel discussion with investors, and finally announcing the winning pitches of the day. The event is specifically aimed towards investors but open for anyone interested – save the date and sign up now!

CleverHealth Network: Virtual annual event
2021-12-14 15:00 - 17:15
Organiser: CleverHealth Network
Are you a company, researcher, clinician, public authority – or anyone interested in data-driven solutions for health care? Join the Virtual annual event of CleverHealth Network to:

Hear the latest news on the CleverHealth Network ecosystem and its projects
Meet a variety of leading experts
Bring your own ideas and contribution to the discussion to build the next big things for the future of healthcare.

The event is free of charge, but registration is needed. To join the event, make sure you book your virtual seat by December 13th.

Market opportunities by Team Finland
2021-12-10
Team Finland helps companies by offering advice and building activities that connect Finnish companies to market opportunities. Explore the updating opportunities from different markets on Team Finland Market Opportunities website.

Huipputeknologia ja digitalisaatio terveydenhuollossa: miksi monitoimijainen markkina on toimivan hankinnan edellytys? (in Finnish)
2021-12-08 08:00 - 09:30
Järjestäjä: Sailab – MedTech Finland ry, Helsinki Business Hub, Health Capital Helsinki
Huipputeknologia ja digitalisaatio ovat keinoja parantaa hoidon laatua, saavutettavuutta ja yhdenvertaisuutta ja nostaa hoitotyön tuottavuutta. Nämä ratkaisut saadaan potilaiden avuksi ja sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon ammattilaisten käyttöön yleensä julkisten hankintojen kautta. Miten julkisia hankintoja voisi kehittää entistä osallistavammiksi? Miten mitata niiden vaikuttavuutta? Mitä oppeja voisimme saada muista Pohjoismaista? Miten hankinnat toteutetaan uudessa sotessa?
Liity mukaan keskusteluun monitoimijaisesta markkinasta toimivan hankinnan edellytyksenä 8.12. klo 8.00–9.30! Tapahtuma on osa Sailab – MedTech ry:n, Helsinki Business Hubin ja Health Capital Helsingin järjestämää maksutonta Teams-webinaarisarjaa julkisista hankinnoista ja niiden kehittämisestä.
Tarkemmat tiedot tapahtuman sisällöstä julkaistaan myöhemmin.

Health Tuesday: E3 - Excellence in Pandemic Response and Enterprise Solutions
2021-12-07 08:00 - 10:15
Organiser: Business Finland
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how vulnerable societies all over the world are against pandemics. E3, Excellence in Pandemic Response and Enterprise Solutions Co-Innovation project aims to find research-based solutions to improve economic and societal resilience to face future pandemics. The project is primarily focused on the different pathways of pathogens and viruses, virus control and detection methods that can be used to find solutions to keep indoor air clean and safe in offices, public spaces, and vehicles.
Register for the next Health Tuesday event, taking place on December 7, and learn more about the rapidly growing area of indoor health safety.

Helsinki and Japan Designing Better Life: Innovating for Better Healthcare
2021-12-07 08:00 - 09:30
Organisers: City of Helsinki, Helsinki Partners, Health Capital Helsinki, Health Incubator Helsinki, with partners
The Helsinki Metropolitan area is an excellent location for developing new, innovative health tech solutions. Out of about 400 health-related startups in Finland – one of the largest startup ecosystems in the world –, one hundred are located in Helsinki Metropolitan. A key feature of the local ecosystem is collaboration: universities, research institutions and companies consistently work together in pursuit of exciting new innovation.
In the event, the City of Helsinki is presenting the Finnish & Helsinki Metropolitan health ecosystem, innovative solutions, and valuable business opportunities in Helsinki to Japanese companies – and everyone interested. Join to learn the latest information, the benefits of doing business in Finland, and inspiring stories from various companies.
The event is part of the Helsinki Designing Better Life series of events organised by the City of Helsinki and Helsinki Partners in 2021. The event is bilingual, accessible in both English and Japanese. Register for the free event now!

Impact health: International investments are rocket fuel for Finnish health innovations
2021-12-02 14:00 - 15:00
Organiser: Helsinki Partners and Health Capital Helsinki.
Welcome to Helsinki Partners lounge to network and learn about the business opportunities and ecosystems in Helsinki!
The Impact Health event is all about connecting Finnish world-class health innovations with international investors. Join us for a panel discussion with international and Finnish investors and health startups:
Esko Raunio, Managing Director of Business Finland Venture Capital (FIN) – Panel moderator
Kaisa Helminen, COO of Aiforia Technologies Oy (FIN) – Entrepreneur of a growth company
Tanja Dowe, CEO of Depiopharm Innovation Fund (CH) – Investor
Pekka Simula, Senior Advisor, Innovestor Ventures (FIN) – Investor
After the panel discussion you will have the opportunity to network at Helsinki Partners Lounge.
Access to the event is free because the lounge is located outside the Slush venue and has its own entrance. Registration is required.

Webinaari: Dallataan yhdessä – mitä yrittäjä tarvitsee kehittääkseen liikunta- ja hyvinvointipalveluita seniorikansalaisille? (In Finnish)
2021-12-02 10:00 - 11:30
Järjestäjä: Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu, Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu, Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
Tervetuloa mukaan Dallataan yhdessä – mitä yrittäjä tarvitsee kehittääkseen liikunta- ja hyvinvointipalveluita seniorikansalaisille? -webinaariin!
Metropolian, Haaga-Helian ja Laurean yhteisen Dallaten-hankkeen käynnistävässä webinaarissa kuullaan asiantuntijapuheenvuoroja:

Hyvinvointi- ja liikunta-alan korona-ajan jälkeisestä tilanteesta
Palveluiden asiakaslähtöisestä kehittämistä
Lean Startup -menetelmästä ja sen mahdollisuuksia entistä toimivamman liiketoiminnan rakentamiselle

Webinaari on maksuton, mutta osallistuminen edellyttää ennakkoilmoittautumista. Voit ilmoittautua tapahtumaan täällä.

Tekoäly töissä -webinaarisarja: Tekoäly- ja dataregulaatio käytännössä – mitä yritysten pitää huomioida? (in Finnish)
2021-12-02 09:00 - 10:30
Järjestäjä: AI-TIE – Tekoälyinnovaatioekosysteemillä kilpailukykyä PK-yrityksille -hanke
Miten tekoäly- ja dataregulaatiot vaikuttavat tekoälyratkaisuja kehittävien yritysten toimintaan käytännössä? Minkälaisissa tapauksissa tulee olla erityisen tarkkana?
Tekoäly- ja dataregulaatio käytännössä – mitä yritysten pitää huomioida? -webinaarissa kuullaan aihetta koskevaa uusinta sisältöä. Tilaisuuden puhujina toimivat Sami Laine Siili Solutions Oyj:ltä ja Kristine Alanko Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriön Tekoäly 4.0 -ohjelmasta.
Tapahtuma on osa maksutonta Tekoäly töissä -webinaarisarjaa. Osallistumalla vähintään kahteen Tekoäly töissä -sarjan webinaariin saat halutessasi sertifikaatin osallistumisestasi.
Ilmoittautuminen webinaariin sulkeutuu 30.11.

Virtual Reality and Healthcare Europe Symposium '21
2021-12-02 - 2021-12-03
Organiser: International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association (IVRHA)
The 3rd Annual Virtual Reality and Healthcare Europe Symposium offers you an opportunity to:

Discover the latest advancement in VR for healthcare training, education, research, and clinical therapeutics
Network with leading clinical and pharma institutions from around the global
Gain insights and best practices necessary to successfully implement VR into your clinical practice

Finnish companies will get a 50% reduction on pricing. Please contact Maria Lavonen (maria.lavonen@hbh.fi) for details.

Unicorner - Slush Official Side Event
2021-12-01 17:00 - 20:00
Organiser: The University of Helsinki and Helsinki Innovation Services
Science-based innovations and spinouts have the proven potential to become hugely successful businesses that truly change the world – as well as the future of those who believed and invested in them early on.
Register for Unicorner, an official side event of Slush, to hear twelve inspiring science cases and share insights on how to make research-based innovations flourish.

Fingenious-ekosysteemitapahtuma (in Finnish)
2021-12-01 13:00 - 16:00
Järjestäjä: THL ja Biopankkien Osuuskunta Suomi – FINBB
Lisää terveys- ja biolääketieteellistä tutkimusta Suomeen
Tapahtuma tuo yhteen biopankki-, rekisteri- ja kliinisen tutkimuksen tekijöitä ja mahdollistajia. Tavoitteena on lisätä terveys- ja biolääketieteellisen tutkimuksen mahdollisuuksia Suomessa ja käydä avointa keskustelua aiheesta. Tapahtuma on kaikille avoin.

Y Science 2021 - Slush Official Side Event for Life Sciences
2021-12-01 12:00 - 16:00
Organiser: HiLife, SynBio Powerhouse and VTT, Health Capital Helsinki, Viikki Food Design Factory
Y Science 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. Through a program full of exciting talks and startup pitches, Y Science will promote the value of the science-based business and encourage scientists to embrace a different way of thinking about impact. The event offers also a great opportunity to network with other attendees and set up meetings using Y Science’s own matchmaking app.
The program is divided into the following sessions, each with its own pitching competition:

Health and pharma

Biotech, synbio, and sustainability

Foodtech and agritech

The event is organised hybrid, allowing participants to attend it in person or virtually. Attendance is free-of-charge, but requires registration. No Slush ticket is required, EU Digital Covid Certificate is required.
Register now!

Slush 2021
2021-12-01 - 2021-12-02
Organiser: Slush
Slush 2021 brings together the world’s leading founders, investors, executives, and media for a curated gathering of 8,000 attendees at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Center. The event, taking place on December 1–2, offers startups a unique opportunity to meet potential investors and receive concrete advice from the most accomplished founders, experienced operators, and successful investors.

SPARK Finland program
2021-11-30
SPARK Finland is looking for projects targeting new solutions in the health tech and life science space for its next program, starting in January 2022.
The solution of the proposed project must:

address an unmet need in the area of life science, medicine and health
utilize a novel approach (and possibly with an opportunity to IP)
have the potential to advance to clinic, clinical trials or commercialization within 2-3 years

The application period ends on November 30 at 16.00.

Training and Q&A session: Public procurement system of health care services in Sweden
2021-11-29 11:30 - 13:00
Organiser: Business Finland
Due to the impact of COVID-19, many planned visits and operations had to be postponed in Sweden, creating a pent-up need for care. Particular unmet needs are in:

Surgery
Specialized care
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Historically, health care services abroad for Swedish patients have been limited to small volumes of mainly cancer patients and neonatal patients to Finland. The possibility to provide health care services in the Swedish language is an added value that Finnish health care service providers have compared to competitors.
Join the training and Q&A session, organised by Business Finland, on November 29 and learn more about public procurement regulation and processes related to offering health care services to Sweden.

The Medtronic APAC Innovation Challenge
2021-11-26
Are you looking to expand your MedTech and digital health products and solutions with one of the largest medical technology companies in the world? Join the Medtronic APAC Innovation Challenge to exhibit your company’s innovative solutions that will drive the advancement of Healthcare Technologies in APAC!
The top 5 winners will stand a chance to win up to USD 200,000 for a commercial pilot, and the top 10 finalists will participate in a 5-week exclusive mentorship by Medtronic to refine the business cases to prep for the Final Pitch. The participants will also get the opportunity to present their products and solutions through virtual booths during the Medtronic Innovation Conference in March 2022.
Make sure you register and submit your Startup Pitch Deck by November 26.

Creation House Program
2021-11-25
Are you interested in securing Series A funding for your startup? BioInnovation Institute is currently searching for participants for the 18-months long Creation House program to build a case that can attract substantial funding.
During the program, you will make a gap analysis for your startup to find weak spots and roll out a development plan with every little step needed to reach the milestones on drug development, good manufacturing practice and regulatory strategy. BioInnovation Institute will fund up to seven companies in the program with a risk-free convertible loan of EUR 1.3M.
The application period ends on November 25 at 15.00 (EET).

3rd Digital Health Society Summit
2021-11-23 - 2021-11-24
Organiser: The Digital Health Society (DHS)
This year, the theme of the Digital Health Society Summit is Health Data for Society. The event will focus on the acceptance criteria and technical prerequisites for societal trust in the use of health data and the most innovative citizen controlled data sharing governance models. The summit also offers an opportunity to showcase pioneering regional initiatives on health data and data sharing and discuss strategies to accelerate investments in ready-to-market data-driven solutions.
Juha Paakkola, Director at Health Capital Helsinki, will speak as representative of the ECHAlliance Finnish ecosystem on 24 November at 14.00 CET (15.00 EET, Finnish time).

Health Talks: 5G in Healthcare
2021-11-16 13:00 - 14:30
Organiser: Aalto University, Health Design, Health Hub Tampere, HealthTurku, HiLIFE, Kuopio Health, OuluHealth, Terkko Health Hub, Upgraded – Health Startup Association of Finland, Laurea Entrepreneurship Society, Metropolia Entrepreneurship Society and Xes Helsinki
The health and wellbeing sector is continuously evolving and looking for new solutions to enable more effective collaboration between medical professionals and secure better care for patients. Advanced technology plays an impactful role in the digital transformation that is shaping future healthcare.
Join the next Health Talks webinar on November 16 to learn more about 5G in healthcare! During the event, you will also get an opportunity to ask your questions from experts – Matti Hämäläinen, Erkki Harjula and Visa Honkanen. The event is free of charge.

Event Series for Nordic Health Tech Companies: Workshop/Pitching Event
2021-11-15
Are you a Nordic health tech company interested in entering the UK market? Do you need tips from experience on how to successfully land your business in the UK?
British Embassies in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Department for International Trade (DIT) together with Nordic health cluster partners invite you to pitch your product to four experts on the UK health tech market on November 24, from 10.30 to 12.30 (EEST).
