Newsletter January 2025

The UiO Growth House �C UiO's innovation unit for life sciences, health, and technology

16 January: Digital event with the UiO Growth House ahead of the UIIN Nordic Forum in Oslo 5�C6 March

The UiO Growth House is hosting the UIIN Nordic Forum: Stronger Together �C Driving Innovation Through Collaboration 5�C6 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.

See the speakers that have been confirmed so far (uiin.org), the programme will be out end of week 3/beginning of week 4.

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 in March, you can meet the UiO Growth House at the global, digital fireside chat 16 March at 15:00�C15:30.

Oslo��s innovation ecosystem: Insights from the UiO Growth House.

29 January: Impact Breakfast on circular economy

Picture researchers who have received funding

Rethinking, reusing and reviving in a circular economy

In a circular economy, products and services are designed for longevity, reuse, and recycling. It contrasts with the traditional linear economy by promoting a closed-loop system where materials are kept in circulation, reducing environmental impact and depletion of raw materials.

Meet researchers from SINTEF and UiO, along with startups from Oslo Science Park, sharing their insights on the topic of circular economy. The event will feature brief presentations, a Q&A session, and an opportunity to meet the speakers afterwards.

Venue: Oslo Science Park, meeting room Lyng
Time: 08:00�C10:00
Organisers: Oslo Science Park, the UiO Growth House and SINTEF Digital

January and February: Events by the student internship programme Momentum

Through the internship programme Momentum, students from the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and the Faculty of Educational Sciences are offered summer jobs in companies.

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. 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 �C first come, first served! Companies of any size are welcome to fund an unlimited number of summer jobs.

10�C14 February: Design Thinking Workshops by the student innovation programme Co-Create

Co-Create invites Oslo students to join our Design Thinking Workshops, where you��ll tackle real-world challenges alongside peers from diverse fields. Learn creative problem-solving techniques, gain insights from expert instructors, and collaborate to develop innovative solutions.

Calm Tech futures: Monday to Friday: 10:00�C12:00
Medicine, AI and Dignity: Monday to Friday: 16:00�C18:00
Sustainability and Environment, Monday to Friday: (Time coming soon)

Norway Life Science 2025

Sign up for Norway Life Science 11�C12 February �C a Oslo Science City Arena event hosted by UiO:Life Science and partners. Topic this year: From Health Data Access to Value and Groundbreaking Research.

Save the dates for meeting places for academia and industry

3 April and 4 September: Innovation hangout

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.

3 April in collaboration with Oslo Cancer Cluster and Oslo Cancer Cluster Incubator.
4 September in collaboration with The Life Science Cluster and Nansen Neuroscience Network (the email that was sent 14 January said 10 September, but 4 is the correct date!)

Venue: Oslo Science Park
Time: 17�C20

22 October: The innovation conference Science Impact

On 22 October we are hosting the innovation conference Science Impact for the third time in collaboration with several internal and external partners. The topic this year is artificial intelligence in life sciences and energy. The conference is a part of Oslo Innovation Week.

Venue: Oslo Science Park
Time: 8�C17

Visit the conference website and save the date.

Internal innovation funding at UiO

The call for seed funding from the UiO Growth House will be out in February. Check our webpage and upcoming newsletters for updates.

See the annual wheel for all the internal calls and application deadlines for 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 14 January 2025