OuluHealth launch­es a call for appli­ca­tions to the OYS­TER Incu­ba­tor

Are you shap­ing the future of health and life sci­ences?

OYS­TER Incu­ba­tor is now accept­ing appli­ca­tions for its upcom­ing cohort! Whether you’re a team with a val­i­dat­ed busi­ness idea or a young start­up in the ear­ly stages of your jour­ney, this pro­gram offers the oppor­tu­ni­ty to fast-track your suc­cess.

OYS­TER Incu­ba­tor is part of a larg­er enti­ty, a dig­i­tal health RDI (Research, Devel­op­ment, and Inno­va­tion) Cen­ter, soon to be estab­lished by OuluHealth stake­hold­ers around our brand-new uni­ver­si­ty hos­pi­tal. OYS­TER Incu­ba­tor opened its doors in Sep­tem­ber 2024 with pre-incu­ba­tor pro­gram.

Why Join OYS­TER Incu­ba­tor?

Our pro­gram equips ear­ly-stage health and life sci­ence star­tups with the tools, resources, and con­nec­tions they need to thrive:

• Busi­ness Devel­op­ment: Insights on busi­ness mod­els, access­ing mar­kets, cre­at­ing impact, and scal­ing inter­na­tion­al­ly.
• Mar­ket Fit: Tai­lor your idea to meet real-world needs.
• Fund­ing Sup­port: Guid­ance on secur­ing fund­ing, investor match­mak­ing, and bud­get­ing.
• Reg­u­la­to­ry Exper­tise: Learn about device clas­si­fi­ca­tion, stan­dards, com­pli­ance, and approval path­ways.
• Prod­uct Devel­op­ment: Pro­to­type, cre­ate an MVP, and test with authen­tic end users.
• Tai­lored Train­ing: Deep dives into strat­e­gy, IP/patent pro­tec­tion, pitch­ing, mar­ket­ing, reim­burse­ment strate­gies, man­u­fac­tur­ing, and go-to-mar­ket plan­ning.
• Men­tor­ship: Per­son­al­ized sup­port from expe­ri­enced men­tors.
• Net­work­ing: Access the OuluHealth ecosys­tem and its inter­na­tion­al part­ners.

Pro­gram Details

• Loca­tion: OYS­TER Incu­ba­tor, Oulu
• Com­mit­ment: Fre­quent atten­dance at OYS­TER premis­es (~every sec­ond week) with indi­vid­ual sup­port avail­able.
• Dura­tion: Runs until May 2026, with con­tin­ued eli­gi­bil­i­ty based on mile­stone achieve­ment.
• Lan­guage: Train­ing is par­tial­ly in Eng­lish; pro­fi­cien­cy is essen­tial.
• Deliv­ery: Exe­cut­ed by OYS­TER Incu­ba­tor with con­tri­bu­tions from exter­nal experts.

Who Should Apply?

• Teams with val­i­dat­ed busi­ness ideas (via OYS­TER Pre-Incu­ba­tor or oth­er sources).
• Ear­ly-stage star­tups in the health and life sci­ences sec­tor.

Key Dates

• Appli­ca­tion Dead­line: Decem­ber 16, 2024
• Inter­views: Qual­i­fied teams/companies will be invit­ed for inter­views short­ly after the dead­line.
• Pro­gram Start Date: Late Jan­u­ary 2025

How to Apply

Sub­mit your appli­ca­tion (includ­ing a pitch deck) by Decem­ber 16, 2024, at OYS­TER Incu­ba­tor Appli­ca­tion Form

Con­tact per­son
Min­na Komu
Email: minna.komu@businessoulu.com
Phone: +358 50 591 7721