What we offer
Our collaboration model
Health Capital Helsinki works through a stepwise co-innovation model that turns ideas into impactful projects. It starts with identifying and vetting needs and ideas from alliance members, companies, and public partners. In the second stage, we focus on capacity matching and consortium building, bringing together the right expertise from research, healthcare, business, and cities. Next, focus on project preparation and writing funding applications, ensuring strong proposals for national and EU-level programmes.
Once funding is secured, co-innovation projects can take off, combining research excellence with practical healthcare and business needs. Finally, these projects generate research and development funding, new innovations, and concrete academic, business, and social value – benefiting both alliance members and company partners, while strengthening the Helsinki Capital Region as a leading hub for health innovation.
FOR COMPANIES
Accelerating Health Innovation
Connecting the Ecosystem
Health Capital Helsinki brings together companies, leading universities, university hospitals, and the Cities of Helsinki and Espoo. We create partnerships that respond to real healthcare needs while supporting businesses in their R&D journey.
From Ideas to Co-Innovation
Together with our partners, we turn ideas into co-innovation projects and build strong multi-stakeholder consortia. By aligning with major funding opportunities like Business Finland and Horizon Europe by help accelerate the path from research to real-world impact.
Testing & Scaling in Real Environments
We enable companies to test, validate, and scale solutions in authentic healthcare and city environments from hospital pilots to city-wide initiatives.
Visibility & Growth
Through joint initiatives, events, and communications, we increase the visibility of our partners and position them at the center of one of Europe’s most dynamic health innovation ecosystems.
Why Partner with Us?
By working with Health Capital Helsinki, companies gain faster access to:
• World-class partners across research, healthcare, and industry
• Funding opportunities to drive innovation forward
• Real-world testbeds that accelerate validation and scale-up
Health Capital Helsinki helps transform ideas into impactful health innovations faster, smarter, and together.
FOR RESEARCHERS
Advancing Translational Health Innovation
Integrating Research, Care, and Innovation
Health Capital Helsinki connects companies with the Helsinki region’s universities, research institutes, hospitals, and the Cities of Helsinki and Espoo. By aligning academic excellence with clinical expertise and societal needs, we foster partnerships that address real healthcare challenges.
From Research to Co-Innovation
We support the transformation of scientific discoveries into practical solutions. Through co-innovation projects, we build multi-stakeholder consortia that are well-positioned for competitive funding programmes such as Business Finland and Horizon Europe.
Evidence Generation in Real-World Settings
Our ecosystem offers unique opportunities to test and validate innovations in authentic environments ranging from university hospital pilots to city-scale health initiatives. These testbeds enable robust data generation, real-world evidence, and scalability across diverse healthcare contexts.
Strengthening Impact and Visibility
By combining research-driven approaches with ecosystem-wide collaboration, Health Capital Helsinki enhances the visibility and translational impact of its partners. Through joint initiatives, events, and communication platforms, we ensure innovations reach stakeholders from clinicians to policymakers.
Why Partner with Us?
• Access to leading research and clinical expertise
• Frameworks for evidence-based validation and scale-up
• Strong consortia building for competitive international funding
• A dynamic ecosystem accelerating innovation into practice
Health Capital Helsinki transforms research insights into clinically relevant, evidence-based health innovations with global impact.
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