09:00 - 13:00
Oslo Science Park
Meeting room FORUM
Presenting the different calls, programs and options for funding your company.
Mobilization for funding R&D and Innovation projects in connected care, diagnostics, e-health and medtech
Norway Health Tech has invited public and private financial actors in Oslo Science Park March 1st to inform our companies and health tech businesses about different financial possibilities existing in Norway today. They will introduce SkatteFUNN, BIA, FORNY, IFU/OFU, Go Global, Global Growth, EEA Grants, Business Networks, and Horizon 2020. There will be a set-up with matchmaking-possibilities between the different experts and the attendees at the end of the seminar.
Who should attend?
The seminar is relevant for early phase companies, startups, SMEs and companies with products ready for market launch. Municipalities and R&D institutions looking for innovations and collaboration with health companies, and large companies searching for project financing are all welcome.
PROGRAM:
09:00 Coffee and networking
09:15 Welcome Kathrine Myhre, CEO, Norway Health Tech
09.30 Societal challenges – Funding opportunities for SME’s, Regional Research Fund – Oslo & Akershus by Kjell Øygarden, Head of Secretariat.
09:45 BIA by Trond Knudsen, Senior Adviser, The Research Council of Norway.
10.00 Commercializing R&D results (FORNY2020) + FORNY Student Entreprenurship (StudENT) by Sigrid Marie Blom, Senior Adviser, The Research Council of Norway
10.15 Nærings Ph.D by Siri H. Haaland, Program Manager, The Research Council of Norway
10:30 SkatteFUNN by Eirik Norman, Special Adviser, The Research Council of Norway.
10:45 Start up loans, Innovation Contracts(IFU/OFU), Global Growth and Business Network by Rannveig Fadum, Special financial adviser, Innovation Norway
11.10 BREAK
11.40 ForRegion by Trine Radmann, Head of International Affairs, Norway Health Tech
11.50 Designdriven Innovation programs (DIP) by Anne Elisabeth Bull, adviser, Norsk Design- og Arkitektursenter (DOGA)
12.05 Financial means in the EU/Horizon 2020 and Eurostars by Waqar Ahmed, Head of EU-program, Norway Health Tech
12.20 EEA and Norway Grants by Knut Ringstad, Project Manager, Innovation Norway
12.30 GIEK and export credit by Georg Kervel, Senior Vice President, Industry GIEK
GIEK is a state agency and a commercial partner with the mandate to promote Norwegian exports and investments by providing long-term guarantees on behalf of the Norwegian state. The guarantees increase the banks’ capacity to provide financing and risk cover for Norwegian export contracts. The guarantees can also reduce Norwegian exporters’ and foreign buyers’ risk of a loss in connection with payment and delivery.
12.40-13.10 Lunch and Matchmaking: (5-10 min for each participant with the adviser)
Send an e-mail therese.eftevaag@norwayhealthtech.com to participate in the matchmaking with the advisers.
WELCOME!!
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