Newsletter September 2025
The UiO Growth House – UiO's innovation unit for life sciences, health, and technology
22 October: Sign up for our innovation conference Science Impact 2025 – tomorrow's solutions start today
Spend a day with great science, innovation and networking opportunities at this meeting place for academia, hospitals, the institute sector, the public sector, start-ups and industry.? Topics: antimicrobial resistance, cancer, neuroscience, materials science, social innovation, and women's health. The conference is a part of Oslo Innovation Week.
At this conference we focus on initiatives in academia and industry and the need for collaboration as well as framework conditions needed to put research to use for the benefit of patients and society.
Venue: Oslo Science Park
Time: 8–17
Sessions:
- Impact Breakfast: Antimicrobial resistance – a global challenge with urgent need for new solutions
- Parallel sessions:
- Cancer treatment – Oslo a world-leading hub for radiopharmacy
- Materials science advancing medical research and development
- Parallel sessions:
- Neuroscience – better diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis
- Research in use – how to create impact through social innovation
- Impact Afternoon: Women's health research and development
See the lineup of great speakers and sign up
Organisers: The UiO Growth House, UiO, Inven2, SINTEF, The Life Science Cluster, Nansen Neuroscience Network, Oslo Cancer Cluster, LMI, Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Oslo Science City and Oslo Science Park
Sign up for new innovation courses from the UiO Growth House
The UiO Growth House is developing courses that will increase innovation competence and capacity among researchers, including PhD candidates and postdocs, and other staff.
16 October: Foundation level – IDEA
How to identify a good innovation idea from your research data
Have you ever wondered if there is an idea for an innovation project or even a start-up buried in your piles of research data? Or, how to know if that idea is any good? Then this interactive and reflective workshop is for you!
Read more about the course and sign up
Registration deadline: 9 October
11–13 November: Step-up level – Idea to Innovation (I2I)
How to turn your idea into a successful innovation project
This hands-on workshop introduces you to the tools you need to develop an academic research project into a successful innovation project. We’ll also cover funding opportunities and innovation grant writing as a potential next step for developing your project further.
Read more about the course and sign up
Registration deadline: 4 November
Momentum UiO student internship 2026: Sign up for matchmaking for companies and students 5 February
Companies that want to offer summer jobs to students through our internship programme Momentum UiO can now sign up to attend in 2026. Companies of any size are welcome to fund an unlimited number of summer jobs. The Growth House covers 50 per cent of the salary of 10 positions in small and medium-sized companies. You apply for support when you register your company – first come, first served!
The aim of the internship programme is to introduce students to alternative career paths where they can utilise their knowledge and competence. Companies get access to smart, hard-working students who are interested in learning and contributing.
- Read more about the programme, see the timeline for 2026 and register for the matchmaking event 5 February.
Registration deadline 1 February
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 29 September