Newsletter February 2025
The UiO Growth House – UiO's innovation unit for life sciences, health, and technology
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
Join 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 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.
See the speakers and the programme and sign up on the UIIN webpage.
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.
Podcast with the UiO Growth House
Ahead of the event in March, you could meet the UiO Growth House at the global, digital fireside chat in January: Oslo’s innovation ecosystem: Insights from the UiO Growth House. You can listen to the podcast that was made from this on Spotify.
New service: Innovation Coffee Time
This spring researchers at three departments at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences – biosciences, chemistry and pharmacy – are offered in-house innovation guidance from the UiO Growth House.
You can drop in or schedule a meeting to discuss innovation ideas with Ellen Johanne Kleveland and Katja D. Mj?s or get information on courses and funding opportunities. Researchers from other departments are also welcome to come by.
The student internship programme Momentum: A bridge between startups and young talents
Startups need sharp minds, and students need practical experience. Momentum at the University of Oslo is a student-run internship programme that connects entrepreneurs with young talents who want to put knowledge into practice. This year, the programme received a total of 336 applications for the available positions.
- Read article on shifter.no by Marian Stub? Solbak (in Norwegian). She is employed in the UiO Growth House to manage the student internship programme Momentum.
- Read more about Momentum.
Sign up for innovation hangout for academia and industry 3 April
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
Collaborators: Oslo Cancer Cluster and Oslo Cancer Cluster Incubator
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 19 February 2025