Newsletter December 2024
The UiO Growth House – UiO's innovation unit for life sciences, health, and technology
Annual wheel internal innovation funding UiO 2025
UiO has several different support schemes for innovative researchers: seed funding from the UiO Growth House and innovation funding from UiO as well as admission to the innovation programmes SPARK Norway and SPARK Social Innovation. In 2025, UiO plan to announce a total of NOK 17 million from internal funds. First out is the call for seed funding from the UiO Growth House February 2025.
Knowledge in use: NOK 4.5 million to innovative UiO researchers
21 projects have been granted funding from the rector's office to develop solutions to meet societal needs. We congratulate all the research groups!
The UiO Growth House has managed the application process. All the applicants are now offered follow-up from the UiO Growth House in the form of 1:1 guidance that can help them further with the innovation idea.
Reminder Momentum student internship: Companies can sign up to attend in 2025
Companies that want to offer summer jobs to students through our internship programme Momentum, can sign up to attend in 2025. 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! Companies of any size are welcome to fund an unlimited number of summer jobs.
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.
Information for students to come. Save the dates for digital information meeting for students 21 January and matchmaking event for students and companies 5 February.
Meet the speakers of the UIIN Nordic Forum in Oslo 5–6 March
The UiO Growth House is hosting the UIIN Nordic Forum: Stronger Together – Driving Innovation Through Collaboration 5–6 March 2025 in Oslo Science Park.
The forum will unite 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. The goal is to help universities, public sector and industry to discuss and further develop their engagement strategies jointly addressing the challenges society needs to solve.
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.
Conferences by UiO's interdisciplinary strategic research areas that we share office space with
See the programme for the The Future of Energy is Green and Digital 9 January – a Oslo Science City Arena event hosted by UiO:Energy and Environment and partners.
See the programme for Norway Life Science 11–12 February – a Oslo Science City Arena event hosted by UiO:Life Science and partners.
Happy holidays from the UiO Growth House team – we look forward to collaborating in 2025!
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 December