The Finnish VC focusing on very early stage startups (pre-seed and pre-founder) with deep domain expertise announced the launch of its second fund with the first close of 50 million euros. The company has also expanded its operations to Sweden and grown from 3 people to a 12…Read More
Arne Schlenzka has many roles. He is a doctor, the CEO of Osgenic, a startup creating VR environments where surgeons can prepare for procedures safely, and now he also helps the University of Helsinki to raise funds for coronavirus research and works as a project manager in…Read More
Post Updated 02/2020
Upgraded is a non-profit association for health & wellbeing startups and innovations in Finland, founded in 2012. Our goal is to make sure that startup innovations have an established role in society as a source of health and wellbeing solutions. We believe that no good health innovation…Read More
The busiest week in the startup community is approaching! Even without a Slush ticket, you can make the most out of the Slush week and network ’til you drop! We’ve listed all the health tech & life science related Slush 2019 side-events. All the events…Read More
The new solutions and innovations are already here to revolutionise our healthcare and to make it smart and sustainable. How do we make sure that this revolution happens and the Nordics will have the best possible healthcare in the future?
Organised on the 2nd of October, the Health100 unconference will…Read More
Upgraded member startup Moodmetric has recently received scientific proof, that their smart ring is an accurate tool for measuring electrodermal activity (EDA).
Is it possible for machine or algorithm to understand emotions from speech data, meaning not the words, but the sound waves / spectrogram that speech creates?
Onerva, a Finnish startup-company focused on eldercare, is developing Onerva-bot – a voice-operated virtual assistant. Onerva-bot can have actual conversations with aging homecare…Read More
The City of Helsinki provides Navigil’s wristwatches to approximately two hundred customers who suffer from memory loss diseases such as dementia. Customers can live at home, and if they leave outside a predesignated area, they can be tracked and contacted without any delay with the built-in mobile phone of Navigil’s…Read More
Navigil, a specialist in white label telecare and personal safety solutions, has unveiled the Navigil Suite that consists of Navigil 580 wellbeing wristwatch and Navigil Service. The solution is powered by the latest mobile communication technology and artificial intelligence. It supports active aging persons who want to secure a long…Read More
Heart2Saven ja Suunnon yhteistyöllä on syntynyt tuote, jonka avulla käyttäjä voi itse tunnistaa eteisvärinän varhaisessa vaiheessa. Kunnianhimoisena visiona on vähentää eteisvärinän aiheuttamia aivoinfarkteja ja näin pelastaa henkiä ja turvata terveempiä elinvuosia.
