Norway Health Tech and Norwegian Smart Care Cluster are now one. With a new vision, “Connecting minds, transforming health,” and a refreshed logo, we are moving forward as Norway’s largest health cluster, committed to driving innovation and collaboration in the healthcare sector. A Unified Vision for Health Innovation The merger of Norway Health Tech and […] The post New Logo, New Identity – One Unified Health Cluster appeared first on Norway Health Tech ..read more

The health clusters Norway Health Tech and Norwegian Smart Care Cluster are merging into one health cluster.  This has been unanimously adopted by the clusters’ respective boards, and was endorsed by an extraordinary general assembly on 11 November. The merger will formally take effect on 1 January 2025.  The merged cluster will have 370 members, […] The post Health clusters merge appeared first on Norway Health Tech ..read more

Bowel cancer affects 2 million people every year, and is one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Bowel cancer is also extremely expensive to treat. Norwegian Augere Medical has recently received MDR CE approval for their AI technology which helps surgeons and gastroenterologists to identify polyps in the intestine in a far more precise way […] The post Helps surgeons detect bowel cancer appeared first on Norway Health Tech ..read more

Increased funding of the municipality health technology scheme, strengthening of health trust´s finances and a new accelerator for entrepreneurs. On Monday, the Government presented the national budget for 2025. What will it mean for the health technology ecosystem? We have collected some of the most important findings from Monday’s budget presentation:   A vaccination program […] The post State budget 2025: Strengthened health technology scheme, health data and collaboration solutions appeared first on Norway Health Tech ..read more

Uniguest delivers information systems to hospitals. By joining Norway Health Tech’s activities abroad, they are now ramping up efforts to take on the British market.   Uniguest is a global company with offices in nine countries. In 2022 Uniguest acquired the Norwegian digital engagement provider Otrum, which now functiona as Uniguest’s Norwegian office with an […] The post Screening hospitals with success appeared first on Norway Health Tech ..read more

Our annual report shows proof that the health tech ecosystem is maturing. International contracts and new offices abroad, stronger public-private collaborations and a record-breaking amount of EU funding are some of the achievements we have seen in the past year. With a spike in chronic diseases, a demographic shift with an ageing population, and a shortage of health personnel as a backdrop; the need to use health technology to shape our future health care services is indeed an urgent one. At the same time we must build a robust industry at home and propel the exports out of Norway to make thi ..read more

The ambition is to facilitate knowledge sharing and exchange between members of the four health clusters to support  companies and their scaling efforts in the US.  After successfully establishing and facilitating Export Resource Groups for Germany, the UK and Sweden in 2023 and early 2024, Norway Health Tech (NHT) and Norwegian Smart Care Cluster will establish a new group for health companies targeting the US market. PSST! Don’t forget our USA Next – a roadmap for the health industry, which you can order here.   Why the US market?   The United States stands at the fo ..read more

Ten percent of the health budget is spent on patients with hypertension – high blood pressure, and 1.2 billion people live with this today. Based on research, Myworkout has developed a scientifically accurate measurement of physical capacity and risk of developing lifestyle disease. This spring, Myworkout has accompanied Norway Health Tech to Berlin and Europe’s largest conference for eHealth – DMEA to showcase its pioneering technology: – High blood pressure is very important to treat, as it is a gateway to chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Today, patients are treate ..read more

En ny rapport peker på fire løsninger for å sikre økt skalering av digitale løsninger innen psykisk helse: Psykisk helse som eget satsingsområde i helseteknologiordningen, nasjonal godkjenningsordning og plattform for validerte løsninger, økt finansiering i skaleringsfasen og økt samhandling på tvers av tjenestenivåer og offentlig-privat sektor. Rapporten “Digitale løsninger innen psykisk helse: Utfordringer, behov og forutsetninger for å lykkes med skalering” er utarbeidet av Norway Health Tech i samarbeid med Sopra Steria. Arbeidet med rapporten er muliggjort gjennom finansiering fra Innovas ..read more

In a consultation input to the Parliament, the four health clusters join forces to create a super cluster within health. The hearing took place on 16 April, and was about Nasjonal helse- og samhandlingsplan 2024–2027 (Meld. St. 9, 2023-2024). In the input, the four cluster leaders write: “The clusters are well positioned to contribute with 530 members throughout Norway; companies, municipalities, healthcare organisations, user organisations, research and educational institutions and investors.” The four national health clusters Norway Health Tech, Norwegian Smart Care Cluster, The Life Science ..read more