Newsletter February 2023
The UiO Growth House is UiO’s innovation unit for life sciences, health, and technology. We cover all departments and centres at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
Call: Seed funding for innovative UiO researchers
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 the UiO Growth House!
This call is aimed at faculty staff, clinicians, postdocs, and PhD students who are (i) associated with a research group at UiO and (ii) have an innovative idea or are working on an early-stage technology or service.
We have dedicated NOK 1.5 M to this round of seed funding. You may apply for seed I NOK 50 000 as well as seed II max 200 000 and 10 hours mentoring.
- See the call and application criteria and apply.
Application deadline 14 March 2023.
Save the dates for events 2023!
- 27 April: Innovation hangout
- 24 May: Impact breakfast
- 27 September: All-day innovation conference including impact breakfast and innovation hangout
- 9 November: Innovation hangout
All the events are held in Oslo Science Park. Information about each event will be published on our webpage later this spring.
Internship for students: Full house at matchmaking
23 companies and 150 students from the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences attended the matchmaking for students and companies 8 February. After the event, the students applied for summer jobs in the companies. The companies received altogether 324 applications.
This video gives you a glimpse of the matchmaking event that was hosted by the Student Association for Medical Innovation (SMI), the Student Association for Pharmaceutical Innovation (SFI) and the UiO Growth House in Oslo Science Park. Video with music <1 minute.
Contact us!
We offer tailored counselling and support, including seed funding. Remember to contact us if you want to discuss how to proceed with your early-phase innovation idea.