Opportunities
for health startups and organisations
Deadline:30 November, 2020https://sparkfinland.fi/applying/#applyingApply by 30 November
SPARK Finland - Call for projects
Once a year SPARK Finland opens a call 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 Finland’s member institutions.
Deadline:6 December, 2020https://www.biodesignfinland.fi/More information & applications
Six positions in Biodesign innovation projects
Do you want to develop a new medical technology?
Biodesign Finland offers…
- initial funding
- training on the Biodesign innovation process
You, with your team, …
- identify an unmet medical need
- invent and develop a technological solution to the need
- may commercialize the technology, e.g., through your startup company
We are looking for six specialists to join Biodesign projects that start on February 1, 2021. Your field of expertise may be, e.g., business, medicine, technology, or design.
Application period: Nov. 16–Dec. 6, 2020.
Deadline:31 December, 2020https://tutkijayrittaja.fi/en/Read more & nominate your candidate
Nominate your candidate for the Young Researcher Entrepreneur of 2020
The Young Researcher Entrepreneur prize is 5000 euros and awarded to a person who has developed a new research-based business. The aim of the prize is to promote researchers in Finnish Universities to start new companies. The prize may be awarded to a person who is under 40 years old, works as a full-time entrepreneur, and has a new business based on research.
Deadline:No deadlinehttps://www.ls-mentors.net/More information
Life Science Mentors
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.
Deadline:31 December, 2020https://www.laatukeskus.fi/Excellence Finland
All courses by Excellence Finland -50%
Excellence Finland provides all courses and trainings -50% to organizations in the fields of health and wellness regardless of the size of the company until 31 December 2020. All services are available online considering the pandemic situation.
For more information about our services, please contact Event and Training Manager Soile Pietilä, soile.pietila@laatukeskus.fi.
Deadline:No deadlinehttp://healthtechnordic.com/Register as Health Tech Nordic member
Join the HealthTech Nordic community
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. More info coming!
Deadline:31 December, 2020https://care-industry-together-against-corona.b2match.io/More information
Care & Industry together against CORONA
The ‘Care & Industry together against CORONA’ platform aims to bring together all of the different actors in Europe to:
- match offers and requests
- share knowledge and approaches
- give an overview of tailor-made support in your own region
At ‘Care & Industry together against CORONA’, we offer the opportunity to make targeted and time-efficient contacts with all actors in healthcare, industry, academia and government. By means of an online platform, interested parties can present their profile.
Deadline:No deadline
https://startupsagainstcorona.com/More information
Startups Against Coronavirus
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!
Deadline:15 January, 2021https://jlabs.jnjinnovation.com/quickfire-challenges/nurses-innovate-quickfire-challenge-mental-healthMore information
Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge on Mental Health
Mental Health is in crisis around the world, exacerbated by the impact of COVID-19, and affecting both front-line health workers as well as the general population.
Johnson & Johnson invites nurses and nursing students worldwide to submit their nurse-led novel concepts, education programs, protocols, prevention or treatment approaches, screening tools, and consumer product ideas with the power to potentially transform mental health care and well-being for their fellow healthcare professionals or the patients they serve amid the current pandemic environment and beyond.
The nurse innovators with the best idea(s) will receive up to $100,000 in grant funding and access to mentoring from experts across the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies to help bring their ideas to life.
Deadline:29 January, 2021https://jlabs.jnjinnovation.com/quickfire-challenges/pill-protect-quickfire-challenge-designing-medication-safetyMore information
JLABS Pill Protect QuickFire Challenge: Designing for Medication Safety
An analysis of current pill minders revealed that none were designated as child resistant and the majority did not have important safety information including that the device should be stored out of the reach of children.
To inspire innovators to tackle this safety risk, Johnson & Johnson Innovation is proud to introduce the Pill Protect QuickFire Challenge: Designing for Medication Safety. They invite visionaries to submit ideas aiming to prevent or reduce the accidental accessing by children of medications in pill minders, pill organizers or pill dispensers.
The innovator(s) with the best idea, potential technology, or potential solution will receive up to $100,000 in grant funding, access to the global JLABS network and mentorship from experts at the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies.
Deadline:5 February 2021https://jlabs.jnjinnovation.com/quickfire-challenges/next-naturals-quickfire-challenge-childrens-wellnessMore information
JLABS Next in Naturals QuickFire Challenge: Children’s Wellness
The Next in Naturals QuickFire Challenge focusing on Children’s Wellness invites innovators to submit potential new form ingestible innovations and/or vehicles of delivery for children’s wellness products that utilize ingredients inspired by nature.
The innovator(s) with the best idea(s) will receive up to $50,000 in grant funding, one year of residency at an available JLABS, and mentorship from the Johnson& Johnson Family of Companies.
