Nordic Innovation House Singapore: Newsletter – December 2022
Nordic Innovation House - Singapore
Scaling the best of the Nordics
NEWSLETTER – DECEMBER 2022
Nordic Innovation House?is a connector accelerating high-quality Nordic tech startups, scaleups and growth companies in Singapore.
In this month's edition:
Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and blessed New Year! – Nordic Innovation House Team in Singapore ????
2022 HIGHLIGHTS
NIH-SG Key Events ??
April 4th: Nordic Maritime 2022?–?Nordic Innovation House Singapore marked its first Nordic Maritime conference held in conjunction and co-located with the annual Singapore Maritime Week organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore! The Nordic Ambassadors, prominent speakers and leaders within the Maritime industry gathered to discuss cross-border collaborations and creating new opportunities for growth and innovation between Singapore and the Nordics.?Learn more and watch video ?>
October 26th: Nordic Green 2022?– This year, Nordic Green themed 'Green Transition and Energy Resilience' brought together Nordic Ambassadors to Singapore and a panel of energy industry leaders from Neste Asia Pacific, Arctic Green Energy, Hitachi Energy and Black & Veatch to share their carbon-neutral ambitions, perspectives on Nordic strongholds and experiences with energy transition in the Nordics and Southeast Asia region. This event is made possible through a partnership between the Nordic Innovation House, the Nordic Embassies and Trade Promotion Offices in Singapore, and with funding support from Nordic Talks, a project under The Nordic Council of Ministers.?Learn more and watch video ?>
November 17th & 18th: Slush 2022 - Scaling the Best of Nordic Sustainability
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January 19th: The Future of Holistic Integrated Care?–?Technology is the enabler for achieving holistic integrated care and opportunities for prevention and early intervention of health conditions. Together with SGInnovate, we learned more about the future of holistic integrated care, such as how the approach aims to be multidisciplinary and how technology innovations are involved in future-ready integrated systems with speakers from the Nordics - DNV Imatis, Embassy of Finland in Singapore and from Singapore - WEB Biotechnology, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics, and moderated by ACCESS Health International.?Watch video ?>?
May 24th: Advantages of 5G: Understanding New Applications and Opportunities?– In partnership with SGInnovate, we hosted a webinar with speakers from the Nordics – Axis Communications (Sweden), Immersal (Finland) and from Singapore – SingTel, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) to share about examples of new applications that benefit from 5G, examples of 5G-enabled use cases and growing opportunities around 5G.?Learn more?and watch video >
Nordic Collaborations ??
Nordic Delegation to Singapore for Nordic Health 4.0 Program – The Nordic HealthTech companies met Singapore public and private healthcare stakeholders in September?2022 during a week-long program. Tidewave, RoomMate, Modesensors, Otivio and Ninchat presented their products and solutions at CHART (Centre for Healthcare Assistive & Robotics Technology), Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Hospital Singapore, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Sengkang Community Hospital. In return, the Nordic companies gained understanding about the local purchasing process, customer requirements and IT integration mechanics, as well as the hospitals’ visions for the future of healthcare.
Innovation Centre Kickoff Meetings ??
At?EcoLabsCentre of Innovation for Energy?in Singapore to discuss future collaboration opportunities in the energy sector, and to explore the EcoLabs O3 Digital TwinLab, Future Mobility Lab and co-working space. EcoLabs is jointly established by Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Enterprise Singapore, and Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore. It aims to provide startups and SMEs with essential translation facilities and connections, such as research and development manpower, lab infrastructure, testbed sites and business opportunities to help them successfully commercialise and scale their innovation efforts.?
Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab, the first industry-led lab in Southeast Asia focused on key industry verticals including advanced manufacturing, cloud computing, smart wellness, healthcare, intelligent estates, smart mobility, sustainability, urban logistics and urban agriculture. The lab is initiated by CapitaLand Investment and supported by Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust, Infocomm Media Development Authority and Enterprise Singapore. It provides?a ‘real world‘ living lab to bring together leaders across various industries to catalyse co-innovation communities and seed new market opportunities.?
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Community Partnerships ??
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UPCOMING EVENTS
January 18th, 2023: Trade and Connectivity Challenge 4th Edition Info Session – Calling all Nordic startups! Join Enterprise Singapore and Nordic Country Partners in Singapore – Nordic Innovation House Singapore, Business Sweden, Innovation Norway, Business Iceland and the Embassy of Finland in Singapore and the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore in the Trade and Connectivity Challenge 4th Edition Info Session to learn more about the seven challenge statements, grant prizes, eligibility criteria, and application details.?
The?Trade and Connectivity Challenge ?is organised by Enterprise Singapore, seeking solutions that will address on-the-ground operational needs and drive partnerships between corporates and startups to co-create solutions that can boost digital transformation in the trade and connectivity sectors such as aviation, maritime, land mobility, logistics and trade. The Corporate Challenge Sponsors include the Bollore Logistics Singapore, Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services, IMC Pan Asia Alliance, PSA Corporation, Tionale and Toll Group. The challenge application closes on March 1st, 2023.
OPPORTUNITIES
MiRXES Translator Program –?Apply ?by January 15th, 2023?> Calling all?healthcare startups from APAC, Europe and North America! MiRXES, a Singapore biotech firm, is collaborating with Plug and Play to launch a validation program which aims to improve the preventive healthcare system's quality and efficiency across ASEAN. The program will support selected potential high-growth companies to fast-track the commercialisation and adoption of preventive healthcare solutions, and translate that to revenue growth. Stand a chance at a contract value of up to S$1 million per partner, scientific and clinical advisory, and an opportunity to leverage the MiRXES ecosystem within the region. No equity or fee is required to participate. For more info, email?[email protected] .
Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge –?Apply ?by January 31st, 2023 > The 4th edition of the Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge, launched by Enterprise Singapore, aims to bring together industry partners and creative innovators (startups and SMEs) to co-develop innovative sustainability solutions for 20 challenge statements addressing six key themes: Zero-waste, Sustainable Food Source, Sustainable Materials, Sustainable Packaging, Renewable Energy and Green Buildings. Over S$2.8 million worth of support available! Join now to gain access to attractive opportunities such as:
MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific 2023 Program?–?Apply ?by January 31st, 2023 > Attention to all early- to mid-stage medical device, diagnostic, or digital health companies seeking to enter the APAC market! In 2023, MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific will be selecting 20 best-in-class startups to join the?annual program that provides high-profile visibility to healthcare investors, stakeholders, and decision-makers, access to a network of mentors and peers, and participation in a customised virtual curriculum.
?The shortlisted startups will also receive mentorship and coaching through one-on-one matching with one or more mentors from corporate partners to help with commercialisation throughout Asia Pacific. They will also have access to the webinar sessions from our parallel US program providing information regarding accessing and operating in the US and EU regions. The startups will also compete for up to US $300,000 in non-dilutive cash and awards.
11th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition?–?Apply ?by March 31st, 2023 > Calling all global student founders and university alumni?of less than five years! Do you have a BOLD idea that could reshape the future in areas of Urban Solutions and Sustainability, Manufacturing, Trade & Connectivity, Human Health & Potential, Smart Nation & Digital Economy and Media & Entertainment? Now is the time to let the world know it.
Inviting the brightest student minds from the world’s most entrepreneurial universities to convene at the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition organised by SMU Institute of Innovation and?Entrepreneurship. This is the perfect platform to pitch your startup to top investors, government agencies, multinational companies and stand a chance to win up to?S$2 million worth of prizes! Be one of the trailblazing Top 50 finalists who get to fly and stay in Singapore for free.
Nordic Innovation House?is a connector accelerating high-quality Nordic tech startups, scaleups and growth companies in Singapore. We are the bridge between Nordic and Singapore ecosystem players, including government, corporate, SME, investors and accelerator hubs, to enable more collaborations. In Singapore, we work with Business Sweden, Innovation Norway, Business Iceland, the Embassy of Finland and the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore. ???? ???? ???? ???? ????