Newsletter March 2025
The UiO Growth House – UiO's innovation unit for life sciences, health, and technology
3 April: Sign up for innovation hangout for academia and industry
With this meeting place we want to inspire, give self-confidence and knowledge about innovation processes and facilitate collaboration that puts more research to use for the benefit of patients and society.
Venue: Oslo Science Park
Time: 17–20
Programme
- Inspirational talks:
- The rocky road of biotech commercialization, Erik Skullerud, M.Sc., Founder and CEO, Insider Group
- Investor perspective on the “rocky road” for biotechs, Ester Sklarsky, M.Sc., Principal, Sound Bioventures
- Role model talk: Richard Crispin, PhD, CMC Development Manager, ARTBIO
- Pitching from companies: Oslo Business Region, Nucleate, EXACT Therapeutics, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Lilly, Hemispherian, Oncoinvent, GE HealthCare, Bristol Myers Squibb and Node Pharma
- Networking between researchers, students and companies.
Collaborators: Oslo Cancer Cluster and Oslo Cancer Cluster Incubator
Reminder: Call seed funding for innovative UiO researchers – apply by 20 March
Do you have an innovative idea based on your research for a new product or service, but need funding to develop your early-stage technology or service further? Apply for seed funding from us!
This call is aimed at applicants (faculty/staff, clinicians, postdocs, and PhD candidates) who i) are employed at the University of Oslo (UiO) and ii) have an innovative idea or are working on an early-stage technology or service.
We have dedicated NOK 1.5 million to this round of seed funding. You may apply for seed I NOK 50 000 or seed II max NOK 200 000.
See the call and application criteria and apply
Application deadline: 20 March
Grants for students – new scheme with application deadlines
From March 2025 students can apply for financial support from the student incubator Insj to develop ideas further. They manage funds for student innovation on behalf of the UiO Growth House. This new scheme replaces the ongoing funding for students from the UiO Growth House. Insj will have two application deadlines per year. The next application deadline is 18 March at 11:00 PM.
See the application form on insjuio.no and apply.
Glimpses from UIIN Nordic Forum in Oslo 5–6 March
Academia and industry are stronger together!! Thank you to all who contributed on stage and in group discussions during the University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) Nordic forum: Stronger Together – Driving Innovation Through Collaboration in Oslo 5–6 March that was hosted by the UiO Growth House.
We hope all the participants made new contacts, and while we’re waiting for UIIN to summarize the event with vision, roadmap for the future and actionable steps, we share some glimpses from the event – 37 seconds with sound:
The forum united leaders, management and decision makers from universities, public sector and industry to benchmark and share policies and best practices for impactful research and development collaborations. See the event programme .
The University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) is a global network that aims to drive change in the higher education sector through research, training, institutional development and knowledge-sharing events.
Ahead of the event you could meet the UiO Growth House at the global, digital fireside chat: Oslo’s innovation ecosystem: Insights from the UiO Growth House. You can listen to the podcast that was made from this on Spotify.
The innovation award 2025
Take part in Inven2's innovation competition the Innovation Award 2025 (formerly known as the Idea Award). The competition is open to employees at the University of Oslo and the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority. The winner receives 300 000 NOK. Deadline 1 May.
Remember that researchers from UiO with an idea, can get guidance and support from innovation advisers in the UiO Growth House.
Save the dates for meeting places for academia and industry
4 September: Innovation hangout
Venue: Oslo Science Park
Time: 17–20
Collaborators: The Life Science Cluster and Nansen Neuroscience Network
22 October: The innovation conference Science Impact
We are hosting the innovation conference Science Impact for the third time in collaboration with several internal and external partners. The conference is a part of Oslo Innovation Week.
Venue: Oslo Science Park
Time: 8–17
Contact us if you have an early-phase innovation idea!
We offer tailored guidance and support, including seed funding up to NOK 200,000. Contact us if you want to discuss how to proceed with your early-phase innovation idea.
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Published 13 March