The UiO Growth House runs innovation courses at different levels that will increase innovation competence among UiO employees: PhD candidates, postdocs, researchers and other employees. The courses are free for UiO employees. Sign up for courses in October and November!
The UiO Growth House is the unit for innovation and industry collaboration in the Life Science Building. The UiO Growth House works both internally at the University of Oslo (UiO) to strengthen the innovation culture and collaborates with the innovation ecosystem. In this way, the UiO Growth House contributes to more research from UiO being put to use and that the activities in the lavish building strengthen Norway's international competitiveness within life sciences.
Do you have an innovative idea based on your research for a new product or service, but need funding to develop your early-stage technology or service further? Apply for seed funding NOK 50 000 or 200 000 from The UiO Growth House! We have allocated NOK 1,5 million for this call. The application deadline is 1 September 2026.
When the UiO Growth House moves from Oslo Science Park to the Life Science Building the first week of August, we will take on the role as unit for innovation and industry collaboration for life sciences, health and technology in the building. Reach out to us to schedule a meeting this fall.
Oslo students received a record-high share of the funding when Innovation Norway awarded STUD-ENT funds earlier this year. UiO students are leading four of the projects that were granted funding. All these projects had received help from the UiO Growth House and the student innovation association Insj in the application process.
28 projects have been granted funding from UiO to develop solutions to meet societal needs. We congratulate all the research groups!
Read about how we have worked with our low-threshold innovation services in 2025 to support innovative researchers and strengthen the innovation culture at UiO, and collaborated with the innovation ecosystem.
How can home diagnostic tests be made smarter? Researchers at the Department of Pharmacy at UiO have been working on this for a number of years, and they have developed a product that they want to take to the market. Guidance and seed funding from the UiO Growth House helped them move forward when the innovation process had stalled.
Labs are loaded with biological samples and data connected with the samples. The lack of a management system motivated employees at UiO start developing a system that they want to offer labs globally. Now they are working on a prototype that is ready to be tested in the spring. The UiO Growth House is supporting them on their way into the unknown business landscape, and innovation funding from UiO is giving them the opportunity to develop a robust software.
Are you a researcher with an innovative idea based on your research that can contribute to solving an important need in society, but need funding to develop the idea further? Check the UiO call for innovation funding within all academic fields. The call is aimed at both commercial and non-commercial projects. The application deadline was16 March 2026.
UiO has several different support schemes for innovative researchers: seed funding from the UiO Growth House and innovation funding from UiO as well as admission to the innovation programmes SPARK Norway and SPARK Social Innovation. In 2026, UiO plan to announce a total of NOK of at least 12 million from internal funds.
Are you a researcher at UiO who develops medical device? Check out the new Medical Device Guidance from the UiO Growth House and get an overview of the processes you have to go through to ensure that your device is developed according to regulatory requirements in EU step-by-step.
23 projects have been granted funding to develop solutions to meet societal needs. We congratulate all the research groups!
The innovation conference Science Impact gathered researchers from academia, hospitals and the institute sector and representatives from start-ups and larger companies. See pictures from the event.
The UiO Growth House is introducing two newly developed innovation courses to strengthen innovation competence and capacity among researchers, including PhD candidates and postdocs, and other staff. Read more about the courses and sign up.
Are you a researcher with an innovative idea based on your research that can contribute to solving an important need in society, but need funding to develop the idea further? Check the UiO call for innovation funding within all academic fields. The call is aimed at both commercial and non-commercial projects. The application deadline was 1 September 2025.
Are you a bachelor’s or master’s student at the University of Oslo with a good idea? Insj and the UiO Growth House are offering up to 25,000 NOK in funding to help you get started! Application deadline 30 May.
Congratulations to 15 research groups at the University of Oslo that have been granted seed funding to further develop their innovative ideas with the aim to put the research to use.
Read about how we have worked with our low-threshold innovation services in 2024 to support innovative researchers and strengthen the innovation culture at UiO and collaborated with the innovation ecosystem.
This spring researchers at three departments at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences are offered in-house innovation guidance from the UiO Growth House.
Do you have an innovative idea based on your research for a new product or service, but need funding to develop your early-stage technology or service further? Apply for seed funding from The UiO Growth House! The application deadline was 20 March 2025. Now the Growth House is evaluating the applications.
UiO has several different support schemes for innovative researchers: seed funding from the UiO Growth House and innovation funding from UiO as well as admission to the innovation programmes SPARK Norway and SPARK Social Innovation. In 2025, UiO plan to announce a total of NOK 17 million from internal funds. First out is the call for seed funding from the UiO Growth House February 2025.
21 projects have been granted funding to develop solutions to meet societal needs. We congratulate all the research groups!
The innovation conference Science Impact gathered researchers from academia, hospitals and the institute sector and representatives from start-ups and larger companies. See pictures from the event.
Are you a researcher with an innovative idea based on your research that can contribute to solving an important need in society, but need funding to develop the idea further? Check the UiO call for innovation funding within all academic fields. The application deadline was 2 September 2024. Now, the UiO Growth House is evaluating the applications.
