Companies are now investing in digitalisation due to the competitive advantage and customer value it brings and not due to cost savings. Finnish CTOs believe that the key challenge in digitalisation is to develop related knowledge and skills. The latest CTO Survey conducted by Spinverse, Tekes and Technology Industries of Finland focused on how digitalisation transforms Finnish companies.
In May, the Finnish medical technology company Optomed was granted 1,97 M€ from Horizon 2020 SME Phase 2 instrument under the topic Accelerating market introduction of ICT solutions for Health, Well-Being and Ageing Well. The funding will help Optomed make their product Smartscope-X the leading solution for diabetic retinopathy screening, supporting the company’s vision to provide affordable eye screenings to everyone.
During the summer, Spinverse Innovation Management and Spinverse Management Consulting have joined forces and are now Spinverse Oy. Spinvese is now better equipped to offer its customers expertise to fulfill their requirements in today’s fast-paced global environment.
When making a pitch, you usually have only a couple of minutes to get a potential investor interested in your innovation. Facing you, there are people who do not share your interest in technical details and do not have your level of knowledge in the field. "In order for an innovation to reach the market, the existing technical information needs to be refined into communication that the market and potential financiers can understand and put to work," says Ulrika Wahlström, from IMCG and Innovation Project Manager in the EU project InspireWater says.
There is a growing need worldwide for digital health solutions. A new innovation ecosystem coordinated by HUS (The Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa) called CleverHealth Network, brings together the health technology knowhow, healthcare professionals and the precise healthcare data of HUS. The aim of the CleverHealth Network is a turnover of 11 billion euro and export earnings of 7,7 billion euro for the companies in the ecosystem.
The possibilities of EU funding - case example of a success story.
EU Breakfast seminar: In just 1,5 hours, learn if your company could receive funding. At the same time you will learn how the SME instrument will change in the beginning of 2018 and how this will affect you. After the presentations, you have the possibility to discuss your potential for EU funding with experts and go through already existing project ideas.
In today's competitive world, hands-on attitude and extensive expertise are important tools to understand the customers and help them to renew and succeed. At Spinverse this understanding is at the core of everything our experts do, which is further enhanced by their long experience in working actively in their respective industries.
Into is a new funding service offered in Finland by Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation, to boost the international growth of SMEs. It provides the SMEs opportunities to strengthen their innovation competencies in order to grow into international markets.
Fast Track to Innovation is a funding instrument to boost close-to-market innovation projects.