Innovation hubs, incubators, and clusters supporting digital health across the Nordics. Modelled on Norway's Aleap and Norway Health Tech.
For Norwegian incubators, see Nordic Health Incubators and Norway Health Tech.
🇸🇪 Sweden[edit]
Key Institutions[edit]
| Name |
City |
Type |
Focus
|
| Health Tech Hub Scandinavia |
Stockholm |
Accelerator |
Digital health, medtech
|
| STING (Stockholm Innovation & Growth) |
Stockholm |
Incubator/Accelerator |
Health, fintech, cleantech
|
| Sahlgrenska Science Park |
Gothenburg |
Science Park/Cluster |
Life sciences, medtech, digital health
|
| GoCo Health Innovation City |
Gothenburg |
Innovation District |
Health innovation
|
| SmiLe Incubator |
Lund |
Life Science Incubator |
Life sciences, medtech
|
| Medicon Village |
Lund |
Science Park |
Life sciences, biotech
|
| Movexum |
Lund/Malmö |
Business Incubator |
Tech, life sciences
|
| Uppsala BIO |
Uppsala |
Life Science Cluster |
Pharma, medtech
|
| Karolinska Institute Innovation |
Stockholm/Solna |
University Innovation |
Life sciences, digital health
|
| Norrsken Foundation |
Stockholm |
Impact Tech Hub |
Impact tech incl. health
|
| SciLifeLab |
Stockholm/Uppsala/Gothenburg/Lund |
National Research Infra |
Molecular biosciences
|
| Minc |
Malmö |
Startup House |
Tech incl. health tech
|
Recent Swedish Startups (2024-2026)[edit]
| Company |
Founded |
City |
Description |
Funding |
Incubator
|
| NovaBirth |
2026 |
Stockholm |
AI ultrasound for safer, standardized labor assessment. |
Pre-seed |
STING HealthTech 2026
|
| Hikari Bio |
2026 |
Stockholm |
Disease-agnostic protein biomarker discovery platform with single molecule detection for early cancer diagnostics. |
Pre-seed |
STING HealthTech 2026
|
| Intelligyn |
2026 |
Stockholm |
Triage intelligence layer for women's health diagnostics. |
Pre-seed |
STING HealthTech 2026
|
| Brave Onion |
2025 |
Stockholm |
Connecting biological and genetic data with AI to deliver personalized mental health care. |
Pre-seed |
STING HealthTech 2025
|
| Loovi |
2024 |
Stockholm |
Preventive health and longevity platform. |
€1M seed |
Independent
|
| Dentio |
2024 |
Stockholm |
AI platform bringing artificial intelligence to dentists' chairs for clinical decision support. |
Seed (a16z-backed) |
Independent
|
| Ephion Health |
2024 |
Stockholm |
Remote patient monitoring and chronic disease management platform. |
€8M |
Health Tech Hub Scandinavia
|
| Acorai |
2024 |
Gothenburg |
Non-invasive heart failure monitoring device for clinical use. |
€15M Series A |
Sahlgrenska Science Park
|
| 1928 Diagnostics |
2024 |
Gothenburg |
AI platform for infectious disease diagnostics and antibiotic resistance. |
€15M |
GoCo Health Innovation City
|
| GripAble |
2024 |
Gothenburg |
Digital therapeutic platform for neurorehabilitation. |
£10M+ |
GoCo Health Innovation City
|
Swedish Health Tech Companies (Established)[edit]
| Company |
Founded |
City |
Description |
Funding/Status |
Associated With
|
| Kry (Livi) |
2015 |
Stockholm |
Digital healthcare provider — video doctor consultations across Europe. |
€2B+ valuation, €300M+ raised |
Norrsken, STING
|
| Neko Health |
2018 |
Stockholm |
Full-body scanning technology for preventive health monitoring (founded by Daniel Ek of Spotify). |
€60M+ raised |
Health Tech Hub Scandinavia
|
| Klara |
2018 |
Stockholm |
Digital clinic for women's health — contraception, STI testing, treatments. |
€60M+ raised, Series B |
STING
|
| Doctrin |
2016 |
Stockholm |
Digital primary care platform with video consultations and patient management. |
€45M+ raised |
STING
|
| Min Doktor |
2013 |
Malmö |
Digital healthcare via doctor consultations on mobile app. |
€50M+ raised (acquired by Doktor.se, 2022) |
Minc, Accelerace
|
| Acorai |
2019 |
Gothenburg |
Non-invasive heart failure monitoring device for clinical use. |
€15M+ raised, Series A |
Sahlgrenska Science Park
|
| 1928 Diagnostics |
2014 |
Gothenburg |
AI platform for infectious disease diagnostics and antibiotic resistance. |
€15M+ raised |
GoCo Health Innovation City
|
| Cellink (BICO) |
2016 |
Gothenburg |
3D bioprinting technology for pharma and medical research. |
Public (Nasdaq Stockholm, ~€500M market cap) |
Karolinska ecosystem
|
| Senzime |
1998 |
Uppsala |
Patient monitoring systems for surgical and intensive care. |
Public (Nasdaq Stockholm) |
Uppsala BIO
|
| Glycorex Transplantation |
1992 |
Gothenburg |
Blood purification and transplantation technology. |
Public (Nasdaq First North) |
Sahlgrenska Science Park
|
| Bonesupport |
1999 |
Lund |
Injectable synthetic bone graft substitutes. |
Public (Nasdaq Stockholm) |
SmiLe/Medicon Village
|
| Olink Proteomics |
2004 |
Uppsala |
Protein biomarker discovery and validation platform. |
Public (Nasdaq Stockholm) |
Uppsala BIO
|
| GripAble |
2017 |
Gothenburg/UK |
Digital therapeutic platform for neurorehabilitation. |
£10M+ raised |
GoCo Health Innovation City
|
| Ephion Health |
2019 |
Stockholm |
Remote patient monitoring and chronic disease management platform. |
€8M+ raised |
Health Tech Hub Scandinavia
|
| Mediwise |
2018 |
Malmö |
AI-powered platform for healthcare resource optimization. |
€5M+ raised |
Minc
|
| Sobi (Swedish Orphan Biovitrum) |
2001 |
Stockholm |
Biopharmaceutical company specializing in rare diseases. |
Public (Nasdaq Stockholm) |
SciLifeLab/Karolinska
|
🇩🇰 Denmark =[edit]
Key Institutions[edit]
| Name |
City |
Type |
Focus
|
| BioInnovation Institute (BII) |
Copenhagen |
Incubator/Lab Space |
Life sciences, biotech, digital health
|
| Accelerace |
Copenhagen |
Accelerator |
Health tech, cleantech, SaaS
|
| Danish Life Science Cluster |
National |
Cluster Organization |
Life sciences, medtech, pharma
|
| Copenhagen Health Innovation |
Copenhagen |
Innovation Network |
Hospital innovation, digital health
|
| DTU Science Park |
Lyngby |
Science Park |
Tech, life sciences, medtech
|
| Odense Health Tech Hub |
Odense |
Health Tech Cluster |
Medtech, surgical robotics, elderly care tech
|
| Aarhus University Innovation Hub |
Aarhus |
University Incubator |
Life sciences, health tech
|
BioInnovation Institute (BII): The Novo Nordisk Foundation committed up to $850M to BII, making it one of Europe's largest life science incubators. BII provides lab space, funding, and mentorship for early-stage life science startups in Copenhagen. It focuses on translating research into companies in pharma, biotech, medtech, and digital health.
Recent Danish Startups (2024-2026)[edit]
| Company |
Founded |
City |
Description |
Funding |
Incubator
|
| Hemi Health |
2024 |
Copenhagen |
Female-led digital health platform for migraine and concussion care. |
€4M seed |
Independent
|
| Diasense |
2024 |
Copenhagen |
Quantum chip diagnostic startup using quantum diamond microscopy for medical diagnostics. |
€1.3M |
BioInnovation Institute (BII) Venture House 8
|
| FUSE Vectors |
2024 |
Copenhagen |
Gene therapy startup using cell-free viral vector technology to streamline production. |
$5.2M pre-seed |
BioInnovation Institute (BII)
|
| Evido Health |
2024 |
Copenhagen |
Health tech company partnering with Roche on healthcare solutions. |
Private |
Danish Life Science Cluster
|
| Cernel |
2024 |
Copenhagen |
AI startup building foundational infrastructure (non-health but connected to health data). |
€4M seed |
Independent
|
Danish Health Tech Companies (Established)[edit]
| Company |
Founded |
City |
Description |
Funding/Status |
Associated With
|
| Corti |
2016 |
Copenhagen |
AI clinical assistant that listens to patient consultations and generates structured medical documentation. Launched Symphony — vertical medical coding model that outperforms OpenAI/Anthropic by 25%+ in clinical accuracy benchmarks. |
€50M+ raised |
Danish ecosystem
|
| Labster |
2011 |
Copenhagen |
Virtual lab simulation platform used by universities and schools for science education including health sciences. |
$47M+ raised |
DTU Science Park
|
| Liva Healthcare |
2014 |
Copenhagen |
Digital therapeutics platform for weight management and type 2 diabetes prevention. Used by NHS, Danish health authorities. |
€15M+ raised |
Danish Life Science Cluster
|
| Alexandra (by Cambio) |
2007 |
Copenhagen/Malmö |
Healthcare IT — EHR (electronic health records) systems serving hospitals in Scandinavia. |
Major private company |
Danish Life Science Cluster
|
| Dawn Health |
2016 |
Copenhagen |
Digital health solutions — patient engagement, remote monitoring for pharma partners. |
Private |
Danish Life Science Cluster
|
| Recovery.dk |
2017 |
Copenhagen |
Digital physical therapy and rehabilitation platform connecting patients with physiotherapists. |
Private |
Copenhagen Health Innovation
|
| Mono Bunch |
2018 |
Copenhagen |
AI-driven clinical trial recruitment and patient engagement platform. |
Private |
DTU Science Park
|
| Practable |
2015 |
Copenhagen |
Remote patient monitoring platform for clinical trials. |
Private |
Danish Life Science Cluster
|
| Insilico Trials |
2018 |
Copenhagen |
In-silico clinical trials using digital twins and AI simulations. |
Private |
BioInnovation Institute
|
| Oviva |
2015 |
Copenhagen/Zürich |
Digital platform for dietitian-led diabetes and obesity treatment. |
€80M+ raised |
Danish ecosystem
|
🇫🇮 Finland =[edit]
Key Institutions[edit]
| Name |
City |
Type |
Focus
|
| Health Capital Helsinki |
Helsinki metro |
Innovation Cluster |
Digital health, health data, medtech
|
| Helsinki Health Incubator (HHI) |
Helsinki |
Incubator |
Digital health, health data analytics
|
| Terkko Health Hub |
Helsinki |
Incubator/Coworking |
Digital health, health technology, medtech
|
| Aalto Startup Center |
Espoo |
University Incubator |
Health tech, digital health, wellbeing
|
| Turku Health Tech Cluster |
Turku |
Life Sciences Cluster |
Diagnostics, pharma, medtech
|
| OuluHealth |
Oulu |
Health Tech Ecosystem |
Digital health, 5G health, wearables
|
| Kuopio Health |
Kuopio |
Health Tech Cluster |
Neurology, brain health, imaging
|
| Vertical |
Helsinki |
Accelerator |
Health tech track among other verticals
|
| Maria 01 |
Helsinki |
Startup Campus |
Tech incl. health tech (120+ startups)
|
| Business Finland |
National |
Government Funding |
Health 360 program, Young Innovative Company (up to €500K)
|
| Sitra (Finnish Innovation Fund) |
Helsinki |
Public Innovation Fund |
Health data, personalized medicine
|
| EIT Health Finland |
Helsinki |
EU Innovation Network |
Health acceleration, education
|
Health Capital Helsinki: Joint initiative by Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, universities (Helsinki, Aalto, Metropolia), and hospital districts (Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District/HUS). The ecosystem connects 300+ health companies with research and clinical infrastructure.
Recent Finnish Startups (2024-2026)[edit]
| Company |
Founded |
City |
Description |
Funding |
Incubator
|
| Gosta Labs |
2024 |
Helsinki |
Cancer research platform easing oncology workloads as cancer cases surge toward 35M by 2050. |
€7.5M seed |
Helsinki Health Incubator (HHI)
|
| Audicin |
2024 |
Helsinki |
Female-founded startup developing audio treatments for nervous system regulation. |
€1.9M seed |
Maria 01 / Vertical
|
| Loovi Health |
2024 |
Helsinki |
Preventive health and longevity platform. |
€1M seed |
Health Capital Helsinki
|
| Medified Solutions |
2024 |
Helsinki |
Patient monitoring platform for healthcare providers. |
€2M |
Terkko Health Hub
|
| Klinik Healthcare Solutions |
2024 |
Helsinki |
AI-powered patient flow management — triage and care pathway routing. |
€5.5M |
Terkko Health Hub
|
| Aqsens Health |
2024 |
Helsinki |
Biosensor diagnostics technology. |
€3M |
Terkko Health Hub
|
Finnish Health Tech Companies (Established)[edit]
| Company |
Founded |
City |
Description |
Funding/Status |
Associated With
|
| Oura Health |
2013 |
Oulu |
Smart ring tracking sleep, activity, and readiness. One of the Nordics' largest health tech companies. |
$2.55B valuation, $200M+ raised |
OuluHealth
|
| Blueprint Genetics |
2012 |
Helsinki |
Genetic testing platform for rare diseases, serving 70+ countries. |
Acquired by Quest Diagnostics for ~$450M (2020) |
Terkko, University of Helsinki
|
| Mobidiag |
2000 |
Turku |
Molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases — rapid PCR testing. |
Acquired by Hologic for €627M (2021) |
Turku Health Tech Cluster
|
| Optomed |
2004 |
Oulu |
Handheld fundus cameras for eye screening, used in 60+ countries. |
Public (Nasdaq Helsinki, ~€100M market cap) |
OuluHealth
|
| Bittium |
1985 |
Oulu |
Medical device connectivity, secure communications for health data. |
Public (Nasdaq Helsinki, ~€200M market cap) |
OuluHealth
|
| Klinik Healthcare Solutions |
2013 |
Helsinki |
AI-powered patient flow management — triage and care pathway routing. |
€5.5M raised |
Terkko Health Hub
|
| Modulight |
2000 |
Tampere |
Laser systems for medical and industrial applications. |
Public (Nasdaq Helsinki) |
Kuopio Health
|
| Neuroelectrics |
2011 |
Barcelona (Finnish founders) |
Brain stimulation technology for neurological conditions. |
€17.5M raised |
Kuopio Health
|
| Mendor |
2006 |
Kuopio |
All-in-one blood glucose meter for diabetes management. |
Acquired by Ascensia (Bayer) (2017), €15M raised |
Kuopio Health
|
| Bone Index |
2011 |
Kuopio |
Portable osteoporosis diagnostics device. |
€4M raised |
Kuopio Health
|
| Mawi Heart |
2012 |
Kuopio |
Continuous cardiac monitoring technology. |
€2.5M raised |
Kuopio Health
|
| Medified Solutions |
2017 |
Helsinki |
Patient monitoring platform for healthcare providers. |
€2M raised |
Helsinki Health Incubator, Terkko
|
| Aqsens Health |
2015 |
Helsinki |
Biosensor diagnostics technology. |
€3M raised |
Terkko Health Hub
|
| Sensotrend |
2011 |
Helsinki |
Diabetes data management platform aggregating device data. |
Private |
Helsinki Health Incubator, Vertical
|
| Innokas Medical |
1994 |
Helsinki |
Medical device design and manufacturing services (200+ employees). |
Private |
Health Capital Helsinki, Terkko
|
| GripAble (re-check) |
2017 |
Gothenburg |
Digital therapeutic for neurorehabilitation. |
£10M+ raised |
GoCo Health Innovation City
|
🇳🇴 Norway[edit]
Key Institutions[edit]
Recent Norwegian Startups (2024-2026)[edit]
| Company |
Founded |
City |
Description |
Funding |
Incubator
|
| Noteless |
2024 |
Oslo |
AI clinical documentation platform tackling doctor burnout. |
€3.5M seed |
Aleap
|
| Tandem Health |
2024 |
Stockholm/Norway |
AI for clinical documentation, ambient listening for doctor consultations. |
€5M+ |
Aleap
|
| Medlytic |
2024 |
Oslo |
Medical data analytics platform for health systems. |
Pre-seed |
Aleap
|
| Balter Medical |
2018 |
Oslo |
AI-powered diagnostic imaging (flagged inactive 2026). |
Private |
Norway Health Tech
|
| Pre Diagnostics |
2018 |
Oslo |
Pre-symptomatic diagnostics technology (flagged inactive 2026). |
Private |
Norway Health Tech
|
| Grundahl Systems |
2023 |
Oslo |
Health data integration and interoperability. |
Private |
Norway Health Tech
|
See also: Norway Health Tech, Nordic Health Incubators, Aleap
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Cross-Reference: Nordic Equivalents[edit]
| Norway |
Sweden |
Denmark |
Finland
|
| Aleap |
Health Tech Hub Scandinavia, STING Health |
BioInnovation Institute (BII) |
Helsinki Health Incubator (HHI), Terkko Health Hub
|
| Norway Health Tech |
Sahlgrenska Science Park, Uppsala BIO |
Danish Life Science Cluster |
Health Capital Helsinki
|
| Innovasjon Norge |
Vinnova |
Innovation Fund Denmark |
Business Finland
|
| Oslo Science Park |
GoCo Health Innovation City |
DTU Science Park |
Maria 01
|
See also[edit]
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