Posts Tagged ‘Healthtech’
Sitra opens a funding call to accelerate the use of AI in social and health care services
AI offers new opportunities that free up social and health care professionals’ time from administrative and repetitive tasks for more important duties, such as seeing people face-to-face. AI has been helping to automate patient data entry and interpret meetings. Moreover, AI can be used to assist in guiding clients to the right services.
In 2024, Sitra funded several AI pilots implemented in cooperation between wellbeing services counties and businesses. The pilots produced good results: for instance, AI-assisted logging of patient data helped to speed up professionals’ work and freed time for interaction with the patient.
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Originally published on 13 Jan
Read MorePeili Vision’s solution helps West Yorkshire pupils tackle ADHD challenges
Peili Vision has partnered with a West Yorkshire school to show how targeted interventions can significantly improve children’s attention and executive function.
Over 12 weeks, a local school ran an executive function intervention with 10 students. Assessments using Peili Vision’s EFSim tool, conducted before and after the programme, revealed that 66% of participants advanced from the “severe” to the “moderate” category for attention and executive function. This highlights the substantial potential for tracking and improving cognitive skills in young people facing ADHD-related challenges.
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Originally published on 7 Jan
Read MoreDetection Technology awarded GE HealthCare’s 2025 Supplier of the Year
Detection Technology, a global leader in X‑ray detector solutions, has been honored with the 2025 GE HealthCare Supplier of the Year Award. This prestigious recognition is the highest distinction awarded by GE HealthCare, celebrating a supplier that consistently delivers exceptional performance and value across multiple dimensions.
The GE HealthCare Supplier of the Year Award recognizes excellence in innovation, quality, service levels, reliability, agility, sustainability, cost competitiveness, and strategic collaboration. Among several thousand suppliers worldwide, Detection Technology stood out for its commitment to excellence, partnership, and shared vision of advancing healthcare through cutting-edge technology and dependable performance.
“I’m truly honored that Detection Technology has been named GE HealthCare’s Supplier of the Year,” said Hannu Martola, President and CEO of Detection Technology. “A big thank you to our team for their hard work and commitment. This recognition shows our strong focus on innovation, reliability, and customer service. It also highlights the long strategic partnership we’ve built with GE HealthCare as we keep working together to improve medical imaging and patient care.”
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Originally published on 17 Nov
Read MoreA national collaboration model is proposed for clinical trials, facilitating patient access to trials and bringing growth to Finland
Finland could accelerate clinical trials through a “one-stop shop” model and shared systems and practices. This is outlined in Sitra’s publication FinTrials – National Framework for Clinical Drug Trials (summary in English).
Finland has long been known for its high-quality healthcare and strong research expertise. However, the number of clinical drug trials conducted in recent years has clearly declined. Reasons for this development include fragmented operating models, insufficient national coordination, and slow and complex processes.
“To strengthen Finland’s position as an attractive country for clinical drug trials, we need more cooperation and national-level coordination. Many other European countries, especially the Nordic countries, have shown that national cooperation is an effective way to increase the number of clinical drug trials,” emphasises Petri Lehto, leader of Sitra’s DigiHealth project.
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Originally published on 14 Nov
Read MoreThe Hola 5G Oulu project wins the Light Reading Leading Lights Award
A prestigious recognition in the ‘Outstanding Use Case: Driving Digital Transformation’ category went to the consortium involved in the project, Oulu University Hospital, Pohde – The Wellbeing Services County of North Ostrobothnia, University of Oulu, and WICOAR Technologies.
The Hola 5G Oulu project marks Europe’s first private 5G network deployed in a live hospital environment, tested in high-stakes scenarios including patient wards and surgical theatres. Installed at Oulu University Hospital (OYS), the network delivers ultra-reliable, interference-free connectivity across patient wards and surgical theatres, introducing a new era of smart, responsive care.
Key highlights:
- Private 5G standalone network: Ensures seamless, secure connectivity, even during blackouts
- AR Smart Glasses: Deliver live patient data to clinicians in surgical theatres and wards
- Voice Communication Headsets: Enable instant coordination across hospital wings
- Wing-to-Wing Coverage: Eliminates fragmented communication and boosts operational efficiency
This project is funded by the European Union.
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Originally published on 24 Sep
Read MoreThe first year of OYSTER in Oulu’s Health & Life Science Incubator activities
The OYSTER health and life science business incubator, launched at the beginning of 2024, has been an interesting and educational journey both for the teams developing business ideas and for our project team. From the very start, our goal was to build both a pre-incubator and a full business incubator – to provide sparring for the development of early-stage ideas as well as long-term support for the growth of start-ups.
The first months were spent designing operational models, exploring the latest research on business incubation, and building cooperation with experienced incubators in the field. We also brought in external consultancy, while our project team already had strong experience in entrepreneurship and business incubation.
In autumn 2024, we organized the first 100-day pre-incubator program, with 13 teams participating. Five of them continued into the full OYSTER incubator program, which started at the beginning of 2025. Altogether, 10 teams began in the main business incubator program, which is still ongoing.
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Originally published on 11 Sep
Read MoreAMPlify – Accelerated US Market Entry for Finnish Healthcare Companies
AMPlify is an established platform designed to advance Finnish healthcare companies’ US market readiness and entry. Expanding upon the successful Nordic AMPlify and Gazelle programs, AMPlify is a complete ecosystem that brings Finnish companies and Mayo Clinic together.
With the US accounting for 40% of the global healthcare market and over 30% of new technologies emerging from collaborations with international partners, American health systems are evolving their innovation hubs into global co-development initiatives. AMPlify is leading this transition, and Mayo Clinic has picked Finland as a strategy focus area.
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Originally published on 2 Apr
Read MoreCutting-edge private 5G SA network goes live at Oulu University Hospital
The Hola 5G Oulu project has announced the successful launch of its private 5G standalone (SA) network at Oulu University Hospital, marking Europe’s first private 5G network in a functioning hospital. This achievement has the potential to revolutionise healthcare with advanced technology. The project, a collaboration between Pohjois-Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue Pohde, Boldyn Networks, WICOAR Technologies, Oulu University Hospital, and the University of Oulu, aims to enhance patient care and operational efficiency through secure, high-capacity connectivity.
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Originally published on 19 Feb
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