Health is Norway’s most entrepreneur-intensive industry – and it shows! Through the autumn of 2023, 10 new members have signed up to Norway Health Tech. Our mission as a cluster is to improve the quality of treatment and care by developing and industrializing world-class health solutions through our members and ecosystem. With 10 new members, the cluster is even better equipped to do this job. Read more about our new members here: QUMEA offers advanced contactless patient monitoring with a particular focus on fall prevention and mobility in care institutions. The aim is to apply smart technolo ..read more

Interaction, sharing experience and active participation in networks across the public and private sectors. These are the characteristics of municipalities that succeed in implementing new health technology solutions. Since 2009, Norway Health Tech has worked to build an ecosystem for health technology in Norway. In recent years, the need for new solutions in Norwegian municipalities has become increasingly urgent. Fewer relatives as caregivers, an aging population, more residents with long-term chronic diseases and young people on the side line are problems that the municipalities must solve ..read more

On September 12th, we completed an engaging webinar about home care, eldery care and remote care in the USA. We invite you to tune into the discussions where we explored key topics that are crucial for your understanding of the American healthcare system. These were the goals of our session: Understanding Home Care in the US: A Comprehensive Overview Gain a comprehensive understanding of the structure and dynamics of home care in the United States. Explore the various ownership models, including non-profit, for-profit, and government-owned institutions. Learn how these different models inf ..read more

Bærum har lenge jobbet godt med implementering av helseteknologiske løsninger for sine innbyggere.  Nå øker de farten og blir medlem av Norway Health Tech. Målet er å komme enda tettere på næringen og akademia. Bærum er Norges femte største kommune, og opplever de samme demografi-endringene som resten av Norge; antallet eldre vil bli doblet innen 2040, og det blir mange 80-åringer som vil måtte trenge, og ha glede av, nye teknologiske løsninger for å bedre egen helse.  Bærum jobber for å være en foregangskommune når det gjelder implementering av helseteknologi. Liv Blom-Stokstad Mest ..read more

On 23 August, Industry Minister Jan Christian Vestre and Health and Care Minister Ingvild Kjerkol presented the “Roadmap for the health industry” But what does it mean? The roadmap shows first of all that the Government must have an investment in health as an industry, and that this investment will be coordinated between several ministries with the Ministry of Trade and Fisheries (NFD) and the Ministry of Health and Welfare (HOD) as the leader in this work. “The purpose of the roadmap is to show the great breadth of the government’s policy to promote and strengthen the healthcare industry in N ..read more

We have summed up some of the most important achievements and activities in 2022. The annual report concludes the public advocacy work, the initiatives we have to speed up public-private collaboration, the resource groups we have established, EU-funding and projects, the network arenas we have created and the market access work in Norway, UK, Germany, USA and other important markets. Download the annual report here: Norway Health Tech annual report 2022     The post Annual Report 2022 appeared first on Norway Health Tech ..read more

Getting access to EU funding can be an amazing opportunity for some, but quite a maze for others. At Norway Health Tech, we have a seasoned team of advisors in place to help you choose the right path. So far, this work has led to over 1 billion NOK worth of EU money finding its way to Norwegian startups and research institutions.  Our team of EU advisors have a solid track record in making substantial contribution to the Norwegian health ecosystem over the years. No less than 1 billion NOK worth of EU money has made its way to Norwegian startups and research institutions that are members ..read more

Health technology company SynPlan addresses some of the most important challenges facing the healthcare system.  They use artificial intelligence to turn historical data into predictive information about future sickness absence and budgets in the health care services. At the beginning of February, the Norwegian Health Personnel Commission presented its report, which outlined a serious future scenario for the healthcare system and the welfare state. The commission concluded that we must do more with fewer resources. We have to find ourselves treating more patients per employee in the healt ..read more

Do you like working in a hectic and international environment and thrive with a lot of things going on at the same time? Do you like structure? Are you a co-worker? Do you want to contribute to better healthcare services in an innovative cluster environment, where you will be an important contributor to the companies’ success abroad? Then maybe it’s you we’re looking for. Primary tasks International contact and organization of activities Plan for activities in specific countries and markets, and at home with visitors from abroad of importance to the Norwegian health industry Participate in th ..read more

– We have a lot to learn from each other. Germany is a gigantic and complex market, and we must be well prepared to succeed there, says Cathrine Roe Heuch. She is CEO of Nordic Brain Tech and heads Norway Health Tech’s newly established Export Resource Group Germany. The group was established by Norway Health Tech through advisers Irene Chelliah and Trine Radmann, who have brought together six companies that either have experience with – or ambitions to – succeed in the German market. Together, the members will help each other to make the market introduction easier by sharing experiences. – I ..read more