INNOVATION
Pushing women’s health innovation further
Across the Nordics, ambitious founders, researchers and innovators are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in women’s health. New ideas and solutions are taking shape, opening doors to better care, new technologies and fresh approaches to challenges that deserve greater attention.
Women’s health innovation deserves greater attention, and we want to see more promising ideas succeed. By connecting innovators with the right people, expertise and opportunities, we help their solutions gain momentum, grow beyond their starting point and reach more of the women who stand to benefit from them.
WHAT WE DO
Good ideas need the right environment to grow.
We connect founders and innovators with investors, researchers, healthcare professionals and other key players who can open doors, challenge ideas and help promising solutions move forward.
Through our initiatives, we bring people together to exchange knowledge, explore new ideas and build collaborations - while putting Nordic women’s health innovators and their solutions in the spotlight.
Our ambition is to make it easier for the right people, knowledge and opportunities to find each other, so more promising women’s health solutions can gain momentum and reach further.
Our work focuses on three areas:
CONNECTIONS
We bring together founders, investors, researchers and healthcare professionals to open doors to new partnerships, collaborations and investment opportunities.
VISIBILITY
We put Nordic women’s health innovators and their solutions in the spotlight, helping them reach new audiences and attract the attention they deserve.
KNOWLEDGE
We connect innovators with the expertise, insights and perspectives that can strengthen their solutions, inform their decisions and help them take the next step.
OUR CURRENT PROJECTS
Our initiatives connect people, ideas and opportunities across the Nordic women’s health innovation ecosystem.
From making the ecosystem easier to navigate to bringing fresh perspectives into healthcare challenges, we work to give promising ideas room to develop.
ECOSYSTEM MAP
Discover who’s shaping women’s health in the Nordics! Scroll down to see the static ‘Nordic Women’s Health Innovation Ecosystem’ map for free or apply to become part of it HERE
Who’s working on women’s health innovation across the Nordics, and where could the next collaboration begin?
The Dynamic Ecosystem Map brings our static version to life and maps startups, investors and other key players together in one searchable platform. By making the Nordic women’s health ecosystem easier to navigate, we want to spark new collaborations, connect promising ideas with the right expertise and help more opportunities turn into action. To get access become a member HERE.
Psst… we’re just getting started. In 2027, we’ll expand the map to include researchers and research institutions, connecting even more of the Nordic women’s health ecosystem.
Read more under ‘Our Work’
OPEN INNOVATION
Bringing women’s health challenges into the innovation arena.
In September 2026, we teamed up with Stofskifteforeningen at DTU Skylab to rethink thyroid care. Five student teams from different disciplines joined forces to explore new approaches to diagnosis, treatment and support.
The result? Fresh ideas, new perspectives and potential solutions that could one day make a difference for women living with thyroid conditions. A glimpse of what becomes possible when young innovators bring their skills together to tackle real healthcare challenges.
INNOVATION MINISPRINTS
Exploring women’s health challenges across disciplines.
Big ideas can start small. At our Women’s Health Innovation Minisprints at DTU Skylab. PhD students, researchers and professionals from different disciplines come together to solve a women’s health challenge.
They explore real challenges in women’s health, combine their skills and develop ideas with the potential to grow into future solutions. After each challenge, an interdisciplinary jury representing clinicians, innovators, industry and policy give their feedback before a winner is chosen.
Want to co-create a challenge with us? Become a partner or reach out contact@nordicwomenshealth.com
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