100 Nordic health influencers will gather in Helsinki to create a shared Nordic Health Resolution
Written by Elise Löwenthal on August 19, 2019

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
Research shows that the Moodmetric ring is an accurate tool for measuring electrodermal activity (EDA)
Written by Elise Löwenthal on August 14, 2019

Upgraded member startup Moodmetric has recently received scientific proof, that their smart ring is an accurate tool for measuring electrodermal activity (EDA).
Onerva & Robocoast Partner Search: How could machines detect and interpret human emotions from speech?
Written by Elise Löwenthal on July 11, 2019

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
Navigil enables independent life for memory loss patients in Helsinki
Written by Elise Löwenthal on June 25, 2019

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 unveils a new AI powered wellbeing solution for active seniors
Written by Elise Löwenthal on June 19, 2019

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 tuote eteisvärinän tunnistukseen kotioloissa
Written by Sara Härmälä on June 7, 2019

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.
Kuopiolaisen Heart2Save-startupin AiVoni-analyysipalvelu yhdistettiin Suunnon Movesense-anturiin. Näin saatiin aikaan tuote, jolla käyttäjä voi tunnistaa rytmihäiriön missä vain ja milloin vain….Read More
Applicado Oy winner of the Future Health and Wellbeing – growth track in Kasvu Open 2019
Written by Sara Härmälä on June 6, 2019

The second runway day of Kasvu Open’s Future Health and Wellbeing -growth track – and at the same time one of the semi-finals of the whole programme was held on Wednesday June 5th in Otaniemi Espoo, where altogether 20 companies presented their polished pitches to each other and to…Read More
Navigil, Nightingale Health and Top Data Science at the “Innovate with Finland – Advanced Digital Health Ecosystem” event in Tokyo
Written by Sara Härmälä on June 3, 2019

Upgraded member startups Navigil, Nightingale Health and Top Data Science presented their innovations for solving the problem of rapidly ageing population at the “Innovate with Finland – Advanced Digital Health Ecosystem” event on May 29th in Tokyo. Navigil offers white label and OEM personal safety and tracking services and devices for…Read More
We mapped the Health Ecosystem of Turku Business Region
Written by Elise Löwenthal on May 31, 2019

One goal of Upgraded is to help startups navigate through different ecosystem organisations and find the relevant collaborators. We continue our initiative to map the main health innovation ecosystems in Finland for the benefit of our community but also the international organisations interested in the Finnish market. Last year…Read More
Upgraded member Emooter runner-up at Ramboll Bright Ideas Challenge
Written by Sara Härmälä on May 27, 2019

Emooter, a science-based tool for measuring and improving engagement, satisfaction and well-being at work, was selected as a runner up at the Ramboll Bright Ideas Challenge week. Altogether nine carefully selected international startups took part in the challenge week at Ramboll’s new headquarters at the Ramboll Village: Chaos Architects, 8-bit-sheep,…Read More