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Comprehensive guide to non-dilutive funding sources for digital health startups in Norway.<br />
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== Innovation Norway (Innovasjon Norge) ==<br />
[https://www.innovasjonnorge.no Innovasjon Norge] is the main government agency for innovation support.<br />
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=== Innovation Contract ===<br />
* Up to 2 million NOK per project<br />
* Rolling applications via [https://www.innovasjonnorge.no/raskavklaring raskavklaring portal]<br />
* For companies with innovative projects with commercial potential<br />
* Website migrating as of April 2026 — use raskavklaring portal<br />
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=== Commercialisation Projects ===<br />
* Requires origin from a research organization<br />
* FORNY2020 program is dead — replaced by this<br />
* CLOSED as of April 2026<br />
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=== Founder Salary Notes ===<br />
* OK for formal employees, market-rate salary required<br />
* 50% support intensity typical<br />
* EUR 25K/mnd will be challenged — early-stage approved 60-90K NOK/mnd<br />
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== Research Council of Norway (NFR) ==<br />
[https://www.forskningsradet.no NFR]<br />
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=== IPN (Industry Innovation Projects) ===<br />
* Open-ended, best current NFR option for companies<br />
* Supports industry innovation projects including R&D, testing, piloting<br />
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=== SkatteFUNN ===<br />
* 19% tax credit on R&D costs<br />
* Always open, no deadline<br />
* Fewer restrictions than grants<br />
* Any Norwegian company doing R&D eligible<br />
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=== FORNY2020 ===<br />
* DEAD — no longer accepting applications<br />
* Replaced by Innovation Norway Commercialisation Projects<br />
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== EU Funding (Norwegian entities eligible) ===<br />
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=== Horizon Europe ===<br />
* Health cluster: HORIZON-HLTH calls for digital health tools<br />
* Norwegian entities eligible as consortium partners<br />
* [https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal EU Funding Portal]<br />
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=== Digital Europe Programme ===<br />
* EHDS-related calls for health data infrastructure<br />
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=== EIT Health ===<br />
* Accelerator programs, grants, innovation competitions<br />
* Nordic presence with relevant programs for Norwegian startups<br />
* [https://eithealth.eu eithealth.eu]<br />
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=== EIC Accelerator ===<br />
* Up to EUR 2.5M grant + EUR 15M equity<br />
* Highly competitive, requires strong traction<br />
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== Health-Specific Programs ===<br />
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=== Aleap ===<br />
* Oslo Science Park, Norway's leading health startup hub<br />
* 4,000 NOK/month, access to Aleap ventures fund<br />
* Mentoring, investor network, lab space<br />
* [https://aleap.no aleap.no]<br />
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=== Norway Health Tech ===<br />
* Cluster organization for Norwegian health industry<br />
* [https://norwayhealthtech.com norwayhealthtech.com]<br />
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=== The Life Science Cluster ===<br />
* Norwegian life science industry cluster<br />
* [https://lifesciencecluster.no lifesciencecluster.no]<br />
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== Key Universities with Health Innovation ==<br />
* University of Oslo (UiO) — Faculty of Medicine, OUS collaboration<br />
* NTNU — Health technology, SINTEF collaboration<br />
* UiB (Bergen) — Haukeland University Hospital<br />
* OsloMet — Health sciences, applied research<br />
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== Tips for Norwegian Health Startups ==<br />
# Start with SkatteFUNN (always open, simple)<br />
# Apply for IPN for concrete R&D projects<br />
# Join Aleap for network and credibility<br />
# Consider Horizon Europe consortium participation<br />
# Plan for 60-90K NOK/mnd founder salary (not EUR 25K)<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
* [[Soft Funding]]<br />
* [[Investors]]<br />
* [[AIDAVA]]<br />
* [[Nordics]]<br />
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