Cluster offerings

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Funding and private capital
Internationalization and market access
Network and Collaboration
Insight and competence
Testing og validation
Public Advocacy

Funding and private capital

Norway Health Tech supports our members in navigating the soft-funding landscape and has a broad network of both national and international investors.

Services

Included in membership

EU Advisory

A specialized service that helps Norwegian health companies secure EU funding, supported by Innovation Norway.

Projects

Invest4Health

Mobilising novel finance models for health promotion and disease prevention.

SMILE

SMILE – SMart Inclusive Living Environments (SLE) vil med nye e-helseløsninger muliggjøre aldring i eget hjem.

Internationalization and market access

As Norway's largest health cluster, we have built a strong international network over many years. We understand the challenges of entering new markets, and we help you reach global markets and find international partners.

Services

Included in membership

Internationalization

We help companies, healthcare providers, and other health industry stakeholders build strong international networks and succeed in new markets.

Included in membership

Events and study trips

Norway Health Tech has extensive experience in developing and delivering professional events, workshops, and study tours – tailored to the needs of our members.

Resource groups

Sweden Export Resource Group

The resource group for Sweden brings together Norwegian health companies seeking insight, networks, and strategies to succeed in one of our most important export markets for health and care.

UK Export Resource Group (EN)

The UK resource group brings together Norwegian health actors seeking insight, networks, and strategies to succeed in one of Europe’s most complex and attractive healthcare markets.

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Projects

Market entry program fra Norway Health Tech

Market Entry Program (MEP) 3.0 – Germany & United Kingdom

Targeted market access program to support increased internationalization, growth, and export of Norwegian health technology companies to Germany and the UK.

UK Nordic Propel Bootcamp

Is the UK your next market? Join the UK Nordic Propel Bootcamp – an intensive accelerator program to the UK.

Nordic Health Connect

Nordic Health Connect is a project initiated by Norway Health Tech with Akershus County Municipality as the main financier. The goal is to strengthen the international competitiveness of health enterprises in Akershus and Norway by increasing exports and improving access to Nordic health markets.

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Network and Collaboration

At Norway Health Tech, we believe that the best solutions are created together. We connect our members with relevant partners across industries, sectors, and borders – and facilitate collaboration between business, healthcare providers, academia, and the public sector.

Services

Included in membership

Matchmaking

We offer targeted matchmaking as a membership benefit – connecting you with the right partners, customers, and investors.

Included in membership

Events and study trips

Norway Health Tech has extensive experience in developing and delivering professional events, workshops, and study tours – tailored to the needs of our members.

Resource groups

Value-based health services

Norway Health Tech operates a resource group for Value-Based Healthcare (VBH). The aim of the group is to inspire new ways of measuring health outcomes that place the patient at the center. The group contributes to public consultations, conferences, and debates.

Projects

Health Tech festival

The Healthtech Festival is Norway Health Tech’s annual gathering for everyone passionate about health technology, innovation, and the future of healthcare.

Styrke helsenæringens konkurransekraft i Akershus er et prosjekt Norway Health Tech leder

Strengthen the competitiveness of the health industry

The project aims to increase innovation and value creation by strengthening the commercialization expertise of entrepreneurs and growth companies within health technology. The project will build networks and improve framework conditions for establishment and growth.

Et prosjektsamarbeid mellom Norway Health Tech og Trondheim Tech Port

Scaling healthtechnology

The health technology scaling initiative is a collaborative project between Trondheim Tech Port (TTP) and Norway Health Tech (NHT), aimed at strengthening value creation through a larger and more robust health industry in Norway.

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Insight and competence

Norway Health Tech facilitates knowledge sharing and competence development across its members. The cluster offers programs for capacity building and growth, both nationally and internationally.

Value-based health services

Projects

Strengthen the competitiveness of the health industry

Akseleratorprogram Helse i regi av HealthCatalyst og Innovasjon Norge

Acceleratorprogram Health

The programme aims to strengthen the potential of health technology companies to scale solutions that address the needs of the healthcare sector, by better equipping them to engage with public procurers—both nationally and internationally.

Klyngen har et forprosjekt innen Helseteknologi for forsvar og beredskap

Health Technology for Defence and Preparedness

Health Technology for Defence and Emergency Preparedness is a pre-project designed to explore opportunities at the intersection of health technology, defence, and emergency preparedness. Through mapping, dialogue, and shared meeting arenas, the project aims to build knowledge, relationships, and insights as a foundation for further initiatives.

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Testing og validation

Our extensive network offers companies, municipalities, and healthcare providers unique opportunities to test and validate technology in real-world environments with actual users. We help assess whether the solution works in practice, fits into the value chain, and delivers the expected benefits.

Regulatory advisory for Medtech

Norway Health Tech offers a three-part service that provides companies with the necessary knowledge and expertise to prepare technical documentation for the development of medical devices, thereby facilitating market access in key global markets.

Product-market fit

Product-market fit is a structured insight and validation service from Smart Care Lab, tailored for organisations that want to test the market potential of a solution or product under development.

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Projects

Smart Care Lab

Smart Care Lab is involved throughout the entire innovation process. Our test center concept serves as a resource for companies developing new solutions, as well as for stakeholders looking to adopt them.

Nordic Proof

Nordic Proof is a network of professional and public testbeds for healthcare services, actively contributing to business development in the Nordic health sector.

Public Advocacy

Norway Health Tech engages with policymakers and authorities to improve framework conditions for the health industry and healthcare services.

Executive Leadership Forum

Norway Health Tech hosts an annual National Executive Leadership Forum for its members – an exclusive arena where top leaders come together to discuss how we can jointly accelerate the development of tomorrow’s health services.

Projects

HealthCatalyst

HealthCatalyst is a cluster collaboration working to develop Norway as a global innovation and test arena for the health industry, increase health-related exports, and strengthen public-private collaboration.

Invest4Health

Mobilising novel finance models for health promotion and disease prevention.