for health companies and research teams
Open calls, business opportunities, market entry programs, challenges, and pitching opportunities related to health and life science for Helsinki Metropolitan’s health startups, companies, organisations and research teams – we publish them all here.
Would you like to share an opportunity?
Send the information to taru.virtanen@healthcapitalhelsinki.fi
for health startups and companies
Open calls, business opportunities, market entry programs, challenges, and pitching opportunities, related to health and life science for Helsinki Metropolitan’s health startups, companies, organisations and research teams – we publish them all here.
Would you like to share an opportunity?
Send the information to taru.virtanen@healthcapitalhelsinki.fi
Breaking into the life sciences market is difficult – but doable. In just 10 weeks, SmiLe Bootcamp helps you get all the skills and insights you need to turn your brilliant idea into a scalable business.
SmiLe Bootcamp is an intensive virtual development program designed to accelerate early-stage HealthTech, MedTech and eHealth startups the point where they are investment-ready. They offer 8 selected participants online workshops, 1:1 coaching and access industry experts, all free of charge!
Read more and apply by 6 February! The 10-week intensive program starts in March 2023.
Are you looking to take your business to the next level? The 90 Day Finn programme by Helsinki Partners is now accepting applications! Don't miss out on this exciting chance to fast-track your career in Helsinki, the capital of the happiest country in the world.
The 90 Day Finn Programme brings together forward-thinking professionals from around the globe to Helsinki for 90 days. This unique opportunity is designed to help participants grow their businesses while experiencing life and work in Finland. The programme runs from August to October 2023.
The Digital Health Industry Exhibition DMEA in Berlin is the largest gathering of digital healthcare and trade professionals in the DACH region. It is visited by administrative directors, doctors and nurses from German, Austrian and Swiss hospitals, clinics and medical institutions. In 2022, DMEA had more than 500 exhibitors and was visited by over 11000 healthcare professionals. In 2023, DMEA takes place on 25.–27 April.
Business Finland is inviting Finnish digital health companies to the Finland pavilion at DMEA and offers Exhibition Explorer funding for SMEs. Read more and register before end-February!
AstraZeneca and Business Tampere are offering a mentoring program for health technology and life science startup companies from all around Finland.
AstraZeneca offers ”one-off" business mentoring sessions for selected startups that are aspiring business and collaboration with the pharma industry. The selected startup companies will have a chance to meet dedicated AstraZeneca mentors representing a wide range of industry expertise. This is a great networking opportunity with experts from one of the world’s biggest pharma companies.
Distinguished Innovation grants
Pioneer Innovator grants
Business Finland, Innovation Norway and Business Sweden are organizing a Nordic Digital Health delegation visit to Sydney on 13–16 March 2023.
Australian connected health market is growing rapidly and new innovative solutions are actively implemented. In particular, connected health solutions embracing active patient engagement in and outside of the care facilities, digital process optimization, and solutions enabling higher degree of mobility in clinical systems are in demand. Nordic health technology companies are at the forefront of providing next generation connected health solutions.
The first half of the visit includes introductions of Nordic health technology companies to Australian stakeholders, meetings with partner candidates, hospital visits and a networking event. The second half of the visit concentrates on meetings at the Australian Healthcare Week Exhibition – the largest and most influential healthcare gathering in the Southern Hemisphere.
Do you have a BOLD idea that could reshape the future? Asia’s largest university startup challenge - The Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition - is back!
This is the perfect platform to pitch your startup to top investors, government agencies, multinational companies and stand a chance to win up to S$2M worth of prizes! One of the competition focus areas is "Human Health & Potential", including Digitech, HealthTech, MedTech, Precision Medicine, Life Sciences & BioTech.
Application is open for student founders & university alumni from all over the world. All finalists get a complimentary flight and accommodation to Singapore as well as the chance to network among the best and brightest founders around the world.
Read all the details and apply before 31 March 2023!
The challenge is organised by the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Singapore Management University.
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.
