Upgraded and the leading industry association in the health technology sector, Terveysteknologia ry – Healthtech Finland, have decided to join forces. Going forward, Upgraded’s operations will continue as a division of Healthtech Finland. By merging, the needs of Startup companies can be better highlighted, and the opportunities for cooperation between companies of different sizes are improved.
We are very excited to announce this news to you and looking forward to what comes ahead!
The 11th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION
The 11th MEDICA Start-up Competition is searching for the most outstanding innovations in digital health. From health apps to new tools of healthcare data collection and AI enabled analytics, advanced robotics, and new approaches in diagnostics – innovators from around the globe are welcome to submit their solutions.
Apply by 21.9.2022.
The 14th Healthcare Innovation World Cup
The 14th Healthcare Innovation World Cup® is looking for the next generation of smart health devices, medical wearables, digital biomarkers, electroceuticals, intelligent patches, and more. HealthTech and MedTech innovators worldwide are invited to take part free of charge.
Apply by 21.9.2022.
Y Science Health Pitching Competition at Slush 2022
This is for you, early-stage science-based startups and pre-startups in the fields of healthtech, medtech, digital health and pharma in Finland! Apply to be one of the finalists who will pitch their idea on the stage of Y Science, an official side event of Slush 2022.
Apply by 23.9.2022.
Thesis work for your company?
Motivated MedTech Master’s students at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences need thesis topics. The topics could be related, for example, to usability, research and development, standards and regulations, risk or quality management, or business activities.
More information: Sakari Lukkarinen, sakari.lukkarinen@metropolia.fi, tel. +358 40 670 99 33
Contact by 30.9.2022.
Richi Entrepreneurs is an initiative for companies from around the world with high-impact solutions in Biotech, Medtech, and Digital Health sectors. During a two-week immersion program 28.11 – 9.12.2022 in Boston, companies connect and initiate meaningful relationships with Boston’s key innovation players - investors, market players, advisors, industry experts, and private & public institutions. Apply here by 30.9.2022.
Health and Wellbeing Competence and Technology – Innovation Funding Supplementary Call
Are you a company registered in Finland and seeking international growth? The funding call applies to innovative solutions in the health and wellbeing sector that develop digital solutions, technologies, and operating procedures in the field of healthcare. Apply to get innovation funding from Business Finland here by 17.10.2022.
This EIC Pathfinder Challenge is to explore scalable and reliable high-throughput approaches for using DNA as a general data-storage medium.
Deadline at 19.10.2022 17:00:00 Brussels time.
Opportunity to feature in German show "Gallileo"
Looking for young startup founders and young professionals (18 -23 years) in tech for a 19-minute video report "Young Helsinki" for a German show "Gallileo" for ProSieben.
This report is about showing the lives and dreams of three young people from the city. There are already several Galileo reports using this approach in other capitals, e.g. B. "Young Paris":
The shooting aims to be between 26.09 and 04.10.
Contact now at: dragonfly.helsinki@gmail.com
Events
EU Funding, a boost to the strategic growth of companies in the Health sector
The aim of the event is to show how EU funding can be used to implement a company's long-term strategy, how different EU funding instruments can be combined, and how to join winning consortia. The event's target group is Finnish entities that develop and offer innovations and services in the health sector. The event is organized by Business Finland. 22.9.2022, Helsinki.
Seminar on future hospitals: Sweden-Finland knowledge exchange
Sweden and Finland are two nations in the forefront in technology and culture in designing, building and equipping the future hospitals. In this seminar, we learn from each other with the goal of creating stronger Nordic offers and branding globally.The event is organized by Business Finland. 27.9.2022, Stockholm.
This year, you can meet 20 of Finland's coolest health innovations at the Finnish Pavilion of Nordic Life Science Days. See the companies and the schedule here.
Register for the next HealthTalks event now! In this event, we will compare alternative paths toward commercializing research results. The event will take place both at Terkko Health Hub and online.
Influence the topic of the next Health talks event by telling us in this short survey. Register here 4.10.2022, Helsinki & Online.
Health Tech Forward
Upgraded community will get a 15% discount with code kdj2wtk8
Register now to network with the world's top entrepreneurs, leaders, investors, policymakers and innovators, accelerating in the health tech industry 4-5.10.2022, Warsaw.
Nordic Deep Tech Business Summit
A new meeting spot for deep tech startups, investors, corporate innovators and other key stakeholders to connect and search for new opportunities. It’s the Northern Europe's first and only deep tech conference, organised by ArcticStartup. Contact Terkko Health Hub at info@terkko.com to get a 50 % discount.
11-12.10.2022, Helsinki & Online.
Upgraded member -20% discount Frontiers Health returns on October 20- 21 in Milan, Italy, both in-person and virtually. Frontiers Health is one of the premier global digital health innovation events, with a strong focus on digital therapies, breakthrough technologies, healthcare transformation, investments, and ecosystem development.
Upgraded is honored to be the official event partner of Frontiers Health, which entitle our community to an event ticket discount of 20% with code FH22UPG20.
20-21.10.2022, Milan & Online.
Sales and Marketing training for Healthtech companies (in Finnish)
In November 2022 starts a new Sales and Marketing training program for healthtech companies. This program assembles all Finnish healthtech companies and companies offering health and wellness solutions. The program is exclusively organized by Pro Growth Consulting Oy in collaboration with Healthtech Finland, starting in November 2022 and ending in May 2023.
