HealthX — Empowering the Future of Health

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…

• Have a more defined understanding of the problem that they were trying to solve and a deeper understanding of the solution they were offering. They would have also filled a business model canvas, and known how to utilise that tool in the future.
• Have made a plan to conduct market research.
• Known what to do next, whether it is conducting market research or planning to start testing their MVP, pivoting their idea, or anything in between. Advanced and enthusiastic teams looking to further develop their solution were recommend to take a look at SPARK Finland and Health Incubator Helsinki as their potential next steps after HealthX.
• Have mastered the basics of pitching – concisely and interestingly presenting both themselves and their idea, while making others excited to hear more. They would have also learned to modify their pitch to match different situations to fit their target audience.
• Have made new connections with like-minded people and have a deeper understanding of the health innovation ecosystem. They would also be more confident in growing their network on their own.

HealthX is currently dormant and will not be organised until further notice. Those interested are invited to sign up to our newsletter to be notified if the programme returns, or send us an open application using the links below.

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.

As HealthX is currently dormant and will not be organised until further notice. Those interested are invited to sign up to our newsletter to be notified if the programme returns, or send us an open application using the links below.

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.