Note that we have changed our name to UiO Growth House. Articles written before 2023 use the old name Life Science Growth House.
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- Read about our innovation services for researchers and students, and reach out to us!
- Also read innovation director Hilde Nebb's 2022 summary
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- The Life Science Growth House in 2022
- Why the Growth House?
The innovation ideas are there, but do not benefit society sufficiently.
We must utilise the innovation potential better and put knowledge to use.
We strengthen the innovation culture within life sciences, health and technology by providing knowledge and counselling on possible innovation paths. - Rector Svein St?len and Growth House director Hilde Nebb assisted the deans of the owner faculties – Ivar Gladhaug, the Faculty of Medicine and Solveig Kristensen, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences – in the ribbon cutting at the launch event 17 February.
- UiO Life Science Growth House
18 February we opened the door for
researchers, leaders, students, administrative employees, the innovation ecosystem
We have established several low-threshold innovative services for researchers and students - UiO Life Science Growth House
Tailored counselling, Student funding, Seed funding I & II, Mentor, Other funding, Internally, Externally, Mentor programme, Innovation hangouts, Seminars, Courses, Internship students, Lab space students, School of Health Innovation, Knowledge - Counselling and support
Our most important and comprehensive task.
About 85 inquiries where we have provided counselling, including 4 student projects.*
Most of these we work with continuously.
45 research groups have received seed funding.
2 research groups have been mentored.
2 student teams have received funding.
Allocations NOK 3.2 million in total,
including those who received funding through our call seed funding spring 2022.
* 1 January 2022–30 November 2022 - Example seed funding I
Support to cover design services to develop new equipment for radiological use.
The innovation project aims to develop a new design for biopsy needles to collect the necessary and sufficient tissue sample more securely during imaging.
Project leader: Haseem Ashraf at the Division of Medicine and Laboratory Sciences, University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital - Innovation hangouts – new meeting place for academia and industry
- Innovation hangout #1 in collaboration with Oslo Cancer Cluster 21 April
Inspirational talk Stefan Ries, Versant Ventures
Role model talk Anette Weyergang, Oslo University Hospital
Pitching from companies and matchmaking with researchers and students:
Roche, AdjuTec Pharma AS, AstraZeneca, Oncosyne, Thelper, Blue Wave Therapeutics AS, Ultimovacs, Zelluna, Nykode - Innovation hangout #2 in collaboration with LMI 9 June
Inspirational talk Martin Haswell, General Manager, Roche Norway
Role model talk Frans Suurs, University of Oslo, Oslo University Hospital and Bayer
Pitching from companies and matchmaking with researchers and students: Roche, AbbVie, GE Healthcare, Pfizer, Norsk medisinsk syklotronsenter, EATRIS - Innovation hangout #3 in collaboration with The Life Science Cluster 8 September Inspirational talk Helena Hauge, Senior Manager, PHARMAQ part of Zoetis
Role model talk
Armend H?ti, CEO, ClexBio
Pitching from companies and matchmaking with researchers and students:
Nortura, Gentian, Aker BioMarine, LINK Medical, Bayer, Curida, Thermo Fisher, Novartis, SINTEF - Innovation hangout #4 in collaboration with Norway Health Tech 10 November
Inspirational talk: B?rd Eker, CEO, Eker Group
Role model talk Kim Lien, CEO, and Imac Zambrana, CSO, Nordic Neurotech AS
Pitching from companies and matchmaking with researchers and students: MedLytic, DNV Imatis, HoloCare, Epiguard, Nordic Neurotech, Medistim, Oivi - Innovation hangouts 2022 – a new innovation meeting place for academia and industry
The Life Science Growth House in collaboration with Oslo Cancer Cluster, LMI, The Life Science Cluster and Norway Health Tech
Roche, AdjuTec Pharma AS, AstraZeneca, Oncosyne, Thelper, Blue Wave Therapeutics AS, Ultimovacs, Zelluna, Nykode, AbbVie, GE Healthcare, Pfizer, Norsk medisinsk syklotronsenter, EATRIS, Nortura, Gentian, Aker BioMarine, LINK Medical, Bayer, Curida, Thermo Fisher, Novartis, SINTEF, MedLytic, DNV Imatis, HoloCare, Epiguard, Nordic Neurotech, Medistim, Oivi
Thank you to our collaborators and the companies that have contributed! - Student innovation
- Innovation associations
We have supported founding of an innovation association for pharmacy students – the Student association for pharmaceutical innovation (SFI).
We collaborate with this and the Student association for medical innovation (SMI) on an internship-programme. - Student internship
24 students provided with summer jobs in companies
The Growth House covers half the salary for 10 students in small & medium-sized companies
Abbvie, Bayer, Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Dr.Dropin, Eyecheck, MedLytic, Nordic Nanovector, Novartis, Oncoinvent, Roche, Smerud Medical Research, Takeda - Student internship
Thank you to the companies that opened their doors to our students!
Student association for medical innovation (SMI)
Student association for pharmaceutical innovation (SFI).
The Life Science Growth House - STUD-ENT support
The student project Zimmer Digital in the Growth House portfolio was granted STUD-ENT funding from Innovation Norway. Zimmer Digital is a VR simulation programme with the aim of reducing the gap between the classroom and the treatment room for medical students.
The Life Science Growth House
Innovation Norway
Insj - Lab place at ShareLab
The student association for pharmaceutical innovation (SFI), ShareLab in Oslo Science Park and the Life Science Growth House have teamed up on a project that gives pharmacy students the opportunity to work on innovative projects and acquire skills that are requested by industry.
Life Science Growth House
The student association for pharmaceutical innovation (SFI)
ShareLab
Oslo Science Park - School of Health Innovation
The school aims to provide healthcare and life science researchers with tools and insight into how research can be put to use for the benefit of patients, the healthcare system and our society.
Ultimate aims
develop and strengthen innovation culture
equip researchers with the tools and knowledge to innovate services
create new companies with research ideas
bring research ideas and talent into existing companies
Established by Growth House director Hilde Nebb in 2016 when she was dean of research at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo (UiO).
Now run by the Growth House at UiO in collaboration with Karolinska Institutet, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and University of Copenhagen.
Supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. - School of Health Innovation three annual courses
February–March: Course 1: Health innovation and entrepreneurship 7,5 ECTS
September–December: Course 2: Entrepreneurship in healthcare 5 ECTS
November/December: Course 3: School of health innovation for professors and managers - Conferences and meetings
- June: University Industry Innovation conference in Amsterdam
- August: Health industry on the programme at Arendalsuka. Collaboration with LMI, Oslo Science City and Innovation Norway. Talks from, among others, Growth House director Hilde Nebb.
- September: Meetings with departments at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- September: Nordic Life Science Days in Malm?
- Plans for 2023: Continue to provide counselling to researchers and students with opportunities for seed funds including mentoring.
- Student internship
Matchmaking between companies offering summer jobs and students 8 February 2023.
The Growth House covers 50% of the salary for 20 students who get summer jobs in small and medium-sized companies. - Innovation hangouts
We will arrange meeting places for academia and industry also in 2023. - September
NEW! We will organise UiO's innovation conference during Oslo Innovation Week - Spring and fall Organise the School of Health Innovation courses
- The Growth House team Ivar, Nicolay, Hilde, Katrine, Beate, Katja, Norunn, Peder, Henrik
- Happy holidays! We look forward to further collaboration in 2023!