Health Capital Helsinki

Call for new SPARK Finland projects
2021-05-31
SPARK Finland calls for projects targeting on new solutions in health tech and life science space. Eligible applicants are from Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Kuopio and Joensuu regions – faculty, scientists, clinicians, students – from SPARK’s affiliated institutions.
Selection criteria:

address an unmet need in 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

Application period: 30 April – 31 May

Call for applications: Neuroscience Partnering Day
2021-05-28
Join Neuroscience Partnering Day – partnering & matchmaking event on 11 November 2021 and discover new business opportunities and R&D partners in the pharmaceutical space. The goal of the event is to create meaningful connections between Finnish neuroscience innovators and global pharmaceutical companies.
Apply by 28 May 2021 to the event hosted by Business Finland and Neurocenter Finland to learn more about the R&D needs and begin conversations with potential partners.

Team Finland online delegation in collaboration with AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline
2021-05-28
Team Finland online delegation is organised in collaboration with AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline on 5-6 October 2021.
Apply for the delegation by 28 May 2021 to learn more about the R&D needs and opportunities of these two world-leading pharmaceutical companies.

TK-toiminta ja innovaatiot terveydenhuollossa (in Finnish)
2021-05-27 08:00 - 09:45 (Europe/Helsinki)
Järjestäjä: Health Capital Helsinki, Helsinki Business Hub ja Sailab ‒ MedTech Finland ry
Health Capital Helsinki, Helsinki Business Hub ja Sailab ‒ MedTech Finland ry yhdistävät voimansa avatakseen keskustelun terveysalan innovaatioista, T&K-toiminnasta ja investoinneista. Me suomalaiset ja terveydenhuoltojärjestelmämme tarvitsemme uutta ajattelua.
Yhteistyössä järjestettävän seminaarisarjan viides osa, TK-toiminta ja innovaatiot terveydenhuollossa, järjestetään torstaina 27.5.2021.
Katso tarkempi ohjelma tapahtumasivulta ja ilmoittaudu mukaan!

Europe - Africa Health Summit: Improving access through telehealth
2021-05-26 16:30 - 18:00
Organisers: ECHAlliance and Africa Health Federation (AHF)
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for a resilient and innovative healthcare infrastructure and that healthcare should be critically thought of as infrastructure just as much as traditional forms of infrastructure. We are adapting to the new digital environment that comes with an array of implications. While keeping our eye on ventilator procurement, hospital construction, and vaccine development, we must also enhance our engagement with virtual healthcare as telehealth becomes more relevant.
This webinar will focus on the major plans and projects in healthcare infrastructure in Africa—focusing on of the critical evolution of digital transformation. The webinar will provide the opportunity for potential collaboration among European and Africa healthcare organizations.

Mix & Match Networking Event - HEALTH
2021-05-26 15:45 - 18:00
Organisers: International Tampere with partners
For anyone interested in startup entrepreneurship – whether it’s joining or creating a startup team. An opportunity to network, get inspired, learn and discuss about the Health Tech.
The Mix & Match networking event is a great place for early stage innovative ideas or startup teams to find a core team member or a co-founder, or anyone to offer their skills and experience to develop innovative business cases to the next level.

Suomi terveysmatkailun maailmankartalle (in Finnish)
2021-05-25 09:00 - 13:45
Järjestäjä: Visit Finland, Suomen Terveysmatkailu ry ja Savonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
Seminaari järjestetään Kuopiossa, mutta siihen voi osallistua myös etäyhteydellä.

Startup your Healthbiz
2021-05-25
Organisers: City of Helsinki, Upgraded and Vertical
The event is aimed at students, researchers and anyone interested in learning about the healthcare business sector.
During the series of talks hosted on Day 1, 25 May, you will learn about running a startup within the Healthcare sector and how to take the next steps in starting your own Healthbiz venture.
The topics range from first-hand accounts from Healthtech founders, to practical advice on IP processes, succeeding at funding, and pitching. Each topic is presented by an expert in that field. Additional program content for on the discussed topics is available for registered teams on Day 2 and 3 of the 3-Day Booster.

Nordic AMPlify 2021: Accelerated U.S. Market Entry
2021-05-25
Nordic AMPlify’s 2021 Program offers Nordic digital health and medtech companies the opportunity to significantly shorten their time to market by partnering with 5 U.S. health systems with over 100 hospitals and 5 leading early stage VCs.
Join the free virtual Launch Workshop on 25 May (sign up by 21 May) to hear an insider’s perspective on current opportunities in U.S. healthcare and cover essential topics on market entry. The workshop will prepare and qualify you to apply for the virtual learning program and a week-long U.S. Discovery Tour in North Carolina. All companies receive investor and clinical feedback, business mentoring, access to pilots and co-development, and the potential to grow in a pro-Nordic healthcare environment.

Terveydenhuollon digitalisaation edelläkävijät (in Finnish)
2021-05-24 15:00 - 16:15
Järjestäjät: Klinik Healthcare
Digitalisaation Edelläkävijät -webinaarisarja kertoo suomalaisen perusterveydenhuollon digitalisoinnista. Puhujina toimii terveysteknologian ja terveydenhuollon asiantuntijoita. Ensimmäisessä webinaarissa puhujina Klinikin toimitusjohtaja ja lääkäri Petteri Hirvonen sekä Vantaan Myyrmäen terveysaseman osastonhoitaja Eija Väänänen.

FIMM Meets Pharma: Why FIMM, Why Finland?
2021-05-20 16:00 - 17:15
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. The webinar series will also showcase some of the examples of successful research collaboration between our research community and Finnish and international pharmaceutical companies.
Check the agenda of the first event on 20 May and sign up now!

From Lab to Market: 360°View on Commercialization
2021-05-19 13:00 - 14:45
Organisers: Aalto Ventures Program, VTT Launchpad, Aalto Startup Center and Aalto Innovation Services, Helsinki Think Company
Have you been thinking how to grow impact of your research? How to build viable solutions to big problems? Go commercial? Start up? Ready for 360°View on commercialization?
12 experts will answer burning questions on how to move From Lab to Market. Join the roundtable discussions of 3 x 30 minutes speedy advice around a specific topic of your interest. Get answers and advice to your questions, hear thoughts of other researchers and entrepreneurs, get to know your peers and grow your network!

Vauhtia vientiin (in Finnish)
2021-05-19 09:00 - 11:00
Järjestäjä: Business Finland
Vauhtia vientiin – myynnin menestystarinoita johtavilta terveysalan toimijoilta
Oletko koskaan pysähtynyt pohtimaan mikä on yrityksellesi paras myyntikanava ja miksi?
Kanavavaihtoehtoja on monia ja kussakin on omat hyvät puolensa ja haasteensa. Kanavan rakentaminen ja johtaminen vaatii pitkäjänteistä ja systemaattista työtä. Eteen tulee kumppaneiden etsintä, arviointi, valinta, yhteistoiminnan käynnistys ja seuranta. Erilaiset sopimusmallit tulee ymmärtää ja niissä on otettava huomioon kumppanuuden muoto ja oman toiminnan ja toimialan erityispiirteet.
Terveys- ja hyvinvointialan vientikauppaa tekevät tai vientiä suunnittelevat yritykset: Tule mukaan Business Finlandin webinaariin kuulemaan kahden johtavan terveysalan organisaation kokemuksia kanavan perustamisen ja johtamisen keskeisistä kysymyksistä.

Kiitorata terveysteknologian alalle -webinaarit 19.5. ja 26.5. (in Finnish)
2021-05-19 09:00 - 10:30
Järjestäjä: Clinipower Finland Oy
Maksuton webinaari antaa käytännönläheisen katsauksen terveysteknologian alalle ja sen vaatimuksiin.
Webinaarissa käydään läpi seuraavia aiheita:

Lääkinnällisten laitteiden, ohjelmistojen ja IVD-laitteiden määritelmät ja luokittelu
Terveysteknologiatuotteen kehitysvaiheet ideasta markkinoille saattamiseen
Lainsäädännön vaatimusten vaikutus organisaatioon, sen kulttuuriin sekä toimintojen ja työskentelyn järjestämiseen
Eri talouden toimijoiden roolit ja partneriverkoston rakentaminen lainsäädännön näkökulmasta
Terveysteknologian omavalmistuksen perusteet

Webinaari järjestetään samansisältöisenä kahtena eri ajankohtana.

Ke 19.5. klo 9.00–10.30 (ilmoittaudu viim. ti 18.5. klo 9.00),
Ke 26.5. klo 13.00–14.30 (ilmoittaudu viim. ti 25.5. klo 13.00),

HELSEED workshops: Making estimations
2021-05-18 17:00 - 19:00
Organisers: Helsinki Think Company and University of Helsinki
HELSEED workshop series contains all the things you need to consider when setting up shop: starting from crystallising an idea you might have, to preparing a solid business plan, making a budget, estimating revenue streams, testing your idea in a safe space and prepping for negotiating with investors.
This workshop gives teams tools to understand their cost structure and estimate the potential revenue streams.
HELSEED workshops are open for students, graduates, researchers, startups, HELSEED teams, and everyone with a curious mind. Read more about the HELSEED programme aiming at inspiring students to develop their ideas into startups.

Finnish-German partnering for joint innovation funding
2021-05-18
The event is on 26 May (11am–12.30pm Finnish time) but please note that the registration deadline for the pitching is 18 May.
Business Finland and German ZIM programme are looking for inspiring market-oriented joint projects between small and medium-sized enterprises in Finland and Germany. This time also research institutes in Finland can participate in the call. This is done by co-innovation funding tool: If one or more research organizations are involved in the co-innovation project, there must also be at least three companies, which have applied for Business Finland funding for their R&D project.
Come hear more about the German-Finnish ZIM innovation call, organized as a part of Business Finland’s Smart Life Finland program, and use the opportunity to pitch your company or project idea for a joint innovation project or to generate new business contacts.

NewCo Accelerator Arctic15 Pitching Competition
2021-05-17
The competition will focus on pre-seed to seed stage startups from the Nordics and Baltics. Startups will be judged by a panel of international investors and experts. There will be three stages to the competition: the application period, public Top30 voting, and the final Top15 live pitching at the Arctic15 online event on 1 June.
The winner will get €5 000 worth ArcticStartup services, but naturally an investment opportunity from an angel syndicate is the ultimate goal!
Apply by 17 May!

Open Call for the IN-4-AHA Living Lab Testing Scheme
2021-05-14
The IN-4-AHA Open Call provides testing opportunities and business coaching for innovative and scalable solutions. User-centred cross-border testing of the five selected innovations will be done in e-environments and physical spaces in Finland and Spain.
It is a unique opportunity – apply by 14 May!

Do you have an innovative solution for active and healthy ageing?
Do you want to test it in co-creation with users in real-life environments in living labs in two fairly different European countries?
Do you want to scale it up and expand outside your home market?
Do you want to receive coaching for your idea from an international coaching team?

IN-4-AHA – The Innovation Networks for Scaling Active and Healthy Ageing is a project funded under the EU Horizon 2020 programme.

Lifting the stigma – Startup Founders' Mental Health Panel
2021-05-12 16:00 - 17:00
Organiser: Startup Foundation
Startup Foundation is excited to welcome you to a panel discussion with Matus Maar, Managing Partner at Talis Capital, Elina Arponen, CEO of Quicksave Interactive, Tuure Parkkinen, VP of Partnerships at Meru Health and Tiina Zilliacus, a serial entrepreneur. With the guests, we’ll dive into the topic of mental health among the startup ecosystem. In the discussions we strive to get concrete advice for founders and startup operators on how to keep their mental health in check and what to do when you need support.

Innovatiivinen yhteistyö huipputeknologian hankinnoissa (in Finnish)
2021-05-12 08:00 - 09:45
Järjestäjä: Health Capital Helsinki, Helsinki Business Hub ja Sailab ‒ MedTech Finland ry
Health Capital Helsinki, Helsinki Business Hub ja Sailab ‒ MedTech Finland ry yhdistävät voimansa avatakseen keskustelun terveysalan innovaatioista, T&K-toiminnasta ja investoinneista. Me suomalaiset ja terveydenhuoltojärjestelmämme tarvitsemme uutta ajattelua.
Yhteistyössä järjestettävän seminaarisarjan neljäs osa, Innovatiivinen yhteistyö huipputeknologian hankinnoissa, järjestetään keskiviikkona 12.5.2021.
Katso tarkempi ohjelma tapahtumasivulta ja ilmoittaudu mukaan!

HELSEED workshops: Piloting the idea
2021-05-11 17:00 - 19:00
Organisers: Helsinki Think Company and University of Helsinki
HELSEED workshop series contains all the things you need to consider when setting up shop: starting from crystallising an idea you might have, to preparing a solid business plan, making a budget, estimating revenue streams, testing your idea in a safe space and prepping for negotiating with investors.
In this workshop teams focus on testing their concept and how to conduct product piloting. Examples of product piloting are provided, to give some reference points for starting off with your own project.
HELSEED workshops are open for students, graduates, researchers, startups, HELSEED teams, and everyone with a curious mind. Read more about the HELSEED programme aiming at inspiring students to develop their ideas into startups.

Health Talks: Health Technology Assessment
2021-05-05 10:00 - 11:00
Organisers: OuluHealth and Terkko Health Hub
During the webinar, you will learn about health technology assessment (HTA) and the new standard for health & wellness apps.
DigiHealth HUB at the University of Oulu – Faculty of Medicine together with the Finnish Coordinating Center for Health Technology Assessment (FinCCHTA) has developed new assessment methods called Digi-HTA for healthcare digital solutions, as the current assessment process does not fully consider the specific needs of new technical solutions. In developing the assessment methods, the perspective of companies is particularly taken into consideration.
The standardization communities in CEN, CENELEC, ISO and IEC on health and wellness apps have jointly developed technical specification of Health software – Part 2: Health and wellness apps – Quality and reliability (ISO/DTS 82304-2:2021). This will provide a set of requirements for developers of health and wellness apps, intending to meet the needs of health care professionals, patients, carers and the wider public.

Medical Device Risk Management & Design Controls – Digitalization
2021-05-05 09:00 - 11:00
Organiser: Taipuva
New Medical Device Regulation increases the importance of risk management and traceability. How to be effective and fully digital?
Webinar presentations:

Tom Pessala, Boule Medical: Risk assessment according to ISO 14971:2019 with Polarion (+ Q&A)
Taipuva tells about a simple-to-use solution for design controls, which automates traceability and incorporates electronic signatures and records (+ Q&A)

Sign up via LinkedIn event or on Taipuva’s website.

Innovation in Neuroscience seminar: Pitching with Confidence
2021-05-04 15:30 - 16:30
Organiser: Helsinki Brain & Mind
Welcome to the Innovation in Neuroscience online seminar!

Programme:

Walid O. El Cheikh; Speaker, Mentor & Pitching Artist: Pitching with confidence
Chiara Facciotto; Coordinator of Innovation Activities at HiLIFE (University of Helsinki): The elements of a pitch

Health Tuesday: Regenerative medicine
2021-05-04 08:00 - 10:15
Organiser: Business Finland
What is regenerative medicine, how can it change healthcare and what type of innovation & business opportunities does it provide? By definition, regenerative medicine is the branch of medicine that develops methods to regrow, repair or replace damaged or diseased cells, organs or tissues. Regenerative medicine includes the generation and use of therapeutic stem cells, tissue engineering and the production of artificial organs.
Join Business Finland’s May edition of Health Tuesday to network and learn more about Finnish innovation in regenerative medicine!

HCH Health TV: Cutting edge cancer research builds on the best data in the world
2021-04-28 18:00 - 19:00
Organisers: Health Capital Helsinki and iCAN
Health TV presents the innovative cancer research platform iCAN, bringing you the next generation of precision cancer medicine. In the event you will learn:

How this new public-private flagship project connects the best longitudinal patient data and tumor molecular profiling in cancer research.
How you can benefit from iCAN competence cluster using the most advanced health datalake in the world.
How Finland has globally unique assets for combining precision cancer medicine and digital health.

Finland x Malta – Fintech & Healthtech Opportunities
2021-04-28 11:00 - 13:00
Organiser: Helsinki Business Hub
What does Malta have to offer for Finnish Fintech and Health companies? And why should investors from Malta take a closer look into Finland?
In this relaxed online event, you’ll have an opportunity to have a quick dive into these two exciting ecosystems. We’ll be sharing valuable insights and presenting some of the most advanced companies from Finland.
Beside fascinating presentations, you have a chance to network and create relationships in a 1-to-1 networking session.

Global-EU Women Entrepreneurs & Innovators in Health Sector
2021-04-27 13:00 - 14:30
Organiser: Global StartupCities, City of Vantaa Vantaa, 6Aika
Global-EU Women Entrepreneurs & Innovators in Health Sector event connects startups with top mentors. It’s a unique opportunity for global-EU women-led startups to participate in personal high-level mentoring sessions, and an inspiring opening event for everyone interested in the topic of female entrepreneurship.
Sign up by 19 April for
• An online event on the latest news on supporting global-EU Female entrepreneurship, Finnish Health Tech female ecosystem and high-level mentoring: 27 April at 12-13.30 CET (14-15.30 Helsinki time). Register here.
Apply by 15 April for
• One to one high-level mentoring session for global-EU female startups in health: 28 & 29 April. Limited places for 100 best candidates from around the world. Apply here.

U.S. Reimbursement - Understanding Key Concepts to Maximize Business Succes
2021-04-22 17:00 - 18:00
Organiser: MedTechBridge
Until recently, medical device companies were primarily focused on designing and earning regulatory clearance for their new technologies. While innovative design and FDA approval are important for market entry, reimbursement is now a top concern for medical device executives, their investors and other healthcare stakeholders. This presentation by Tom Hughes (Sr. Principal Advisor at Covance Medical Device & Diagnostics) will describe the key elements for reimbursement success; advice for developing an effective reimbursement strategy; and information about the importance of demonstrating clinical and economic value for new medical technology entering the U.S. market.

Health DigiBooster: Smart hospitals seminar
2021-04-22 10:00 - 12:00
Organiser: OuluHealth with partners
Would you like to know what a future hospital will look like and what technologies will be deployed to improve patient experience and the quality of care? Future healthcare is often defined as affordable, personalized, flexible and personalized. Will a future hospital meet these requirements?
Health DigiBooster aims at bringing the vision of a futuristic smart hospital a step closer. This event offers an opportunity to talk to healthcare professionals working in smart hospitals in the Netherlands and in Finland. Join the discussion, ask your questions and learn about the most important practices that make a smart hospital.
