UiO:Life Science shall promote innovation for environment and health in the field of life sciences.
The innovation programme SPARK Norway
SPARK Norway is UiO:Life Sciences' innovation programme for health-related life sciences. The programme is two-year, aimed at researchers who will further develop ideas to benefit patients and society. The program offers mentors, milestone-based funding and education. Admission through annual announcements.
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UiO Growth House
The Growth House will contribute to a stronger innovation culture and will contribute to more knowledge from research being put to use. The Growth House help researchers and students to mature early-stage ideas. The Growth House provide tailored counselling, seed funding, meeting places, innovation mentor programme, student internship and more.
Makerspace for students
UiO:Life Science supports LagLivLab, a makerspace in life sciences for natural science and medicine students.
Videos and interviews with some of UiO's young innovative researchers
Gunnveig Grødeland: Influenza vaccine that can be rapidly produced to counter an emerging pandemic threat
Jean-Luc Boulland: Restoration of a functional urinary bladder using cutting-edge technology
Chief Scientific Officer at Vaccibody
Agnete B. Fredriksen:
From the lab to vaccines that fight cancer and infectious diseases
Chief Scientific Officer at Nextera
Geir Åge Løset:
Society benefits from better treatment of inflammatory diseases
Researcher at UiO and Oslo University Hospital
Jan Terje Andersen:
Extends the lifespan of drugs
(in Norwegian on helse-sorost.no)
UiO's ecosystem for innovation
UiO has many innovation partners