Y Science – a festival of science and innovation at Slush 2023

Y Science, the official side event of Slush for life sciences, is coming again on 30 November! Y Science is free and open for anyone wanting to be inspired by the science-based innovation made in Helsinki Metropolitan, and to connect with top-notch researchers and startups. Registration opens soon.

📣 We'd like to invite all health startups and pre-startups in Finland and Switzerland to apply for the Y Science Health and Pharma pitching competition! Are you ready to get on stage and rock your solution in a room filled with industry experts and potential investors? Apply by 30 September👇

The winning team is granted EUR5,000 to take their exciting idea further.

Did you know that Finland, along with the other Nordics, is an EU digitalisation frontrunner?

Health news from Helsinki Metropolitan

Intelligent dashboard to accelerate diagnostics and advance cancer care

Harnessing AI, machine learning and data harmonisation, the public-private project team led by HUS Helsinki University Hospital's Comprehensive Cancer Center developed a solution to support clinical decision-making and accelerate treatment decisions in acute leukemia.

New Health Incubator Helsinki startups: AarogyaAI 

Indian-based AarogyaAI is identifying and predicting antimicrobial resistance, a global threat, with AI-powered intelligent genomics. When thinking about EU expansion, the company immediately thought of the Finnish ecosystem. 

HammTek develops a smart tool for monitoring teeth at home

The device, using Optic Trans-Illuminate technology and AI to detect dental abnormalities, is first targeted for nursing homes. HammTek has a home base at Terkko Health Hub, Helsinki's health startup hub.

Opportunities for health innovators

MEDICA Startup Competition 2023

APPLY BY 21 SEPTEMBER

MEDICA is searching for the most outstanding innovations in digital health: from health apps and new health data collection tools, and AI enabled analytics to advanced robotics. 

Healthcare Innovation World Cup at MEDICA

APPLY BY 22 SEPTEMBER

For companies developing next-gen smart health devices, medical wearables, digital biomarkers, electroceuticals, intelligent patches.

Y Science Health and Pharma pitching competition

APPLY BY 30 SEPTEMBER

Finnish and Swiss startups and pre-startups in healthtech, medtech, digital health and pharma, this is for you!

Showcase at NORDEEP Summit

APPLY BY 6 OCTOBER

Deep Tech Demo at NORDEEP Summit is the best opportunity to showcase your product and vision to the world.

Velocity: €1M challenge for science-backed startups

APPLY NOW

Finland’s Voima Ventures is calling for science-based startups in Nordic and Baltic regions.

2023 EU4Health calls for action grants

APPLY BY 17 OCTOBER

HaDEA has published 12 calls, with topics including healthcare access, mental health, NDCs, cancer, medical devices and more. 

Upcoming health events

Reimbursement webinar: France

21 SEPTEMBER | ONLINE

Nordic Innovation Fair 2023

25-26 SEPTEMBER | COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

MedFIT 2023

10-11 OCTOBER | STRASBOURG, FRANCE

LSX Nordic Congress

10-11 OCTOBER | COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

NORDEEP Deep Tech Summit

11-12 OCTOBER | ESPOO, FINLAND

BIO-Europe 2023

6-8 NOVEMBER | MUNICH, GERMANY

HUSin Tekoälypäivä

7 NOVEMBER | HELSINKI, FINLAND | REGISTRATION OPENS SOON

Frontiers Health 2023

6-8 NOVEMBER | ROME, ITALY

Nordic Life Science Days

29-30 NOVEMBER | COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

Y Science – An official side event of Slush for Life Sciences

30 NOVEMBER | HELSINKI, FINLAND

Slush – The World’s Leading Startup Event

30 NOV - 1 DEC | HELSINKI, FINLAND

BioFit 2023

12-13 DECEMBER | MARSEILLE, FRANCE

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