Nordic Innovation Newsletter 03/17

If you can't read this mail, please click here.

Visit our website | Tell a friend | Subscribe to newsletter | Unsubscribe SHARE THIS Get to know the Nordic entrepreneurship ecosystem Although the Nordic countries have innovative economies with a skilled and well educated population, entrepreneurship culture has not been our strongest feature. Several efforts have been made over the last years to strengthen this culture, but there are still significant systemic and competence challenges for startups and scaleups to grow on international markets. The Nordic Entrepreneurship Check 2016 report can serve as a tool for entrepreneurs, investors and policy makers to navigate and strengthen the Nordic entrepreneurship ecosystem to improve the level of innovation and competitiveness of Nordic companies looking to grow. The report mainly offers: Mapping and analysis of the current state of the Nordic entrepreneurial ecosystem. Benchmarking against the entrepreneurship ecosystems in London, Amsterdam and Berlin. Policy recommendations and suggested activities to improve the Nordic entrepreneurship ecosystem and Nordic collaboration in the field of entrepreneurship. Download the report now What the Nordics can offer medtech companies The Nordic countries are famous for offering world-class health care services and the welfare systems make our healthcare markets some of the best funded globally. This has happended partly because Nordic hospitals and other healthcare institutions often offer medtech companies and entrepreneurs facilities to test innovative solutions and prototypes in realistic settings – often referred to as test beds. This access to testing and development in hospitals should make the Nordic countries a go-to region for medtech companies. Nordic Innovation is currently financing two projects that work to harmonise clinical and administrative standards and operations, and together develop a professional service for testing new and innovative healthcare products in the Nordics. They are an integral part of Nordic Innovation’s initiative on making the region world-leading in developing innovative health and welfare solutions. Learn more about how the projects work with Nordic test beds Nordic Innovation are looking for a Head of Operation Are you our new Head of Operations? We are looking for someone who can follow up on and further develop our project portfolio in line with our goals and strategies. Apply before 2 May! Read more and apply (text in Norwegian) Nordic Built Challenge winner claims renovation prize Fittja People’s Palace was awarded the Swedish SABO prize for Best renovation project of the year! The project was the Swedish national winner of 2013's Nordic Built Challenge and one of the five finalists for the main prize. Read more about the project Upcoming events: Digital North Nordic Innovation will host the Nordic-Baltic ministerial conference on digitalisation in close cooperation with the Norwegian Government and the Nordic Council of Ministers. When: 25 April 2017 Where: Oslo The conference will be livestreamed here JOIN US ON FOLLOW US ON JOIN US LIKE US Nordic Innovation, Stensberggata 25, NO-0170 Oslo, Norway. Phone: (47) 47 61 44 00. www.nordicinnovation.org / info@nordicinnovation.org.