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Do you have an idea that would create a tool or procedure that would help nurses or doctors in their everyday work? Are you the one to offer a solution to the increasing amount of mental health conditions and burnouts arising from our frantic way of living? Or are you aware of some other current problem in your field that you are eager to solve? If you said yes to any of these questions or have some even greater idea taking shape in your head, HealthX is looking for you!
HealthX was a two-month long series of speaker events and workshops covering the tools and knowledge required to bring participants' health ideas into fruition. Health is a broad theme, and HealthX's strength was in this broad interpretation of the theme. The programme welcomed participants from a very wide range of backgrounds: healthcare, mental health, wellness, health tech, animal health, pharma and beyond.
After completing HealthX, participants were expected to have figured out their next steps and to continue their journey with confidence. To achieve this, they would…
Applying to the programme could be done alone or with a team – the most important thing was that participants had an idea to work on and the motivation to take it further with the programme, even to the point of establishing a startup.
The programme's workshops required in-person attendance from at least one team member, and those who were unable to commit to the full schedule were at risk of being removed from the programme.
Teams did not need to be affiliated with the University of Helsinki to apply, meaning that regardless of whether they were a University of Helsinki student, researcher, staffer, alumni, or an enthusiastic innovator looking for a place to develop their idea or solutions, HealthX welcomed them with open arms.
The application consisted of a short description of the team and their idea.
After the programme, participants would have received tools, skills and connections to progress in their professional journey, as well as information about the many avenues they could choose to take their solution to the next level. These avenues included the Helsinki Incubators pipeline with SPARK Finland and Health Incubator Helsinki being the next two steps.
HealthX was produced in partnership with Terkko Health Hub and Helsinki Think Company. Additionally, the programme was enabled by HUS, The University of Helsinki's Faculty of Medicine and HiLIFE through Terkko Health Hub.