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When you’re new in Norway, there’s a lot to learn. What are “feriepenger”? Should my child wear mittens or gloves? What happens if I get sick? Several organisations are now joining forces to give foreigners in Norway a better start.
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In the technical room in Oslo Science Park, something completely unique is happening: Old pipes are getting a new life in a new energy center. What would usually be discarded in the construction industry has been saved, transported, and reassembled here - with full functionality and environmental benefits.
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Norges ledende møteplass for oppstartselskaper og kunnskapsdrevet vekst.
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This summer, 28 companies are taking part in startup programs tailored for students, marking an all-time high in interest. Startuplab’s student incubator and the University of Oslo’s CoCreate program have both drawn in ambitious, driven students who are more than willing to trade summer holidays for hands-on experience, long workdays, and a shot at building something real.
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On Wednesday, June 11, Norway's best student company was awarded in the Research Park, when the Norwegian Championship for Student Companies 2025 took place under the auspices of Youth Entrepreneurship (YE). The competition brought together the country's most innovative student teams for an energetic final day filled with pitching, engagement, and entrepreneurial joy. This year's winner was Jeta SB from the University of South-East Norway, who will now represent Norway in the European Championship in Greece later this summer.
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After eight years of solid development, Norway Health Tech (NHT) steps out as the owner of the health incubator Aleap. The change marks a natural step in NHT's focus on a national ecosystem for health innovation, while Aleap strengthens its role as a leading incubator in the Nordic region.
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It started with a classic neighbourhood problem: Similar houses, doors that are easily confused and a lack of door signs. Despite a challenging market for hardware, Thomas Ramberg and Dory have met many open doors.
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“This is an exciting addition to our already strong academic and industrial life sciences environment,” says COO Hans-Peter Daae at Oslo Science Park.
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The Norwegian company Noteless has experienced significant growth since its launch in September 2023, both in terms of employees and revenue. Now, they have outgrown the incubator Aleap and are moving one floor up in Oslo Science Park.
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With a new extension, Oslo Science Park aims to reinforce its position as a leading hub for growth companies and the commercialization of research in Norway.
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Cellmover is now making great strides in developing next-generation cancer therapies. The company has recently secured funding through the Eurostars program, and CSO Miriam Aarsund Larsen has been named one of Norway's 50 leading women in technology. How did she transition from researcher to leader, and what is driving Cellmover forward?
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Nysnø Klimainvesteringer has invested NOK 30 million in Startuplab’s latest early-stage fund, Founders Fund V. This marks a strengthening of the collaboration between the two entities to promote Norwegian climate technology companies.
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Artificial intelligence is making its way into the healthcare sector and can help solve the complex scheduling of shifts. The Aleap company Synplan offers an innovative solution that not only makes the job easier, but also improves working conditions and saves resources. It is now being tested at the renowned Mayo Clinic in the US.
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"The Forge" is Norway's first national accelerator program dedicated to biotechnology. The goal is for promising research projects and early-stage companies to be investor ready within six months.
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A ranking from the business publication Financial Times and research company Statista lists Aleap as one of Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs of 2025.
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Are you spending too much time on your mobile phone? Are you worried about what screens are doing to our children? If so, you are part of a large movement that dates back to antiquity. Trine Syvertsen from UiO has examined our need to disconnect more closely.
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Diakonhjemmet Foundation becomes a partner in Health2B and a player in the arena for health innovation. This marks an important milestone in the development of sustainable solutions for healthcare services.
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Every year, huge amounts of used furniture and building materials are thrown away, and only a small percentage is reused. Loopfront has a solution that means we don't have to throw anything away at all.
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2024 has been a good year for ShareLab, both in terms of membership and capital. Calluna Pharma is leading the positive development in life sciences.
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What does work look like on a bedside ward in a hospital or nursing home? How can digital solutions reduce staffing needs and provide more efficient patient care? At "Tech Scan" in Oslo Science Park, Health2B brought together stakeholders from hospitals, municipalities and the business community to meet and learn from each other.
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One Saturday in November, the normal calm atmosphere at Oslo Science Park was transformed into a vibrant spectacle of excited children and teenagers clad in colorful t-shirts, all eagerly focused on... LEGO robots!
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Architect Niels Torp's plan for Oslo Science Park was to create a building for "spontaneous communication," where researchers would be encouraged to leave their offices. It was designed to be easily dismantled again—and it might even turn out to be ugly.
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With visions and ambitions spanning 35 years, Oslo Science Park has established itself as a key player in the Norwegian innovation landscape. From the outset, the goal was to facilitate connections between people.
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Imagine a group of researchers from various institutions collaborating. They require easy access to each other's data while ensuring security and privacy are maintained. The Norwegian company Ledidi has found a solution.
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"Five days a week in the office, please." That was the message the tech-giant Amazon recently sent to its corporate employees. Could it be that the post-pandemic rush of freedom has subsided, and we are slowly but surely realizing that a good work environment cannot be sent via email?
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UiO iHub is a new space for innovative students at Oslo Science Park. The hub is run by students with support from the UiO Growth House and the University of Oslo.
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If you continue along Gaustadalléen past the entrance to Oslo Science Park, you can now see an original artwork by the renowned British artist Xenz. The mural is a gift to Oslo from the Tekna Oslo department.
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Over 3,000 people from academia, research and business have their daily workplace in Oslo Science Park, midway between Gaustad and Blindern in Oslo. Our tenants form a unique ecosystem for innovation, value creation and commercialization of research.
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The Kavli Prize is awarded annually to eight of the world's leading researchers in astrophysics, neuroscience and nanoscience. This year's award winners in nanoscience gave their laureate lectures at Oslo Science Park.
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The problem is as simple as the solution is complicated: How to make the solar energy last until winter? Bjørn Brandtzæg and Photoncycle believe they have the solution that can make private households self-sufficient in electricity.
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Did you know that the spray can was invented in Oslo? "Oslo, Home of the Spray Can" is an exhibition with historical objects, archival documentation and curated artworks that pays tribute to Erik Rotheim's invention from 1926 and the art movements it formed the basis for - graffiti and later street art.
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The initiative to replace the grass lawns surrounding Oslo Science Park with flower meadows started in the summer of 2023. This will benefit the area's biological diversity and provide an insect sanctuary. Now, the children at Forskningsparken Montessori kindergarten are working on their own accommodation for small critters.
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Oslo Science Park and the surrounding neighborhood are host to multiple science and research institutes, academic institutions, and innovative companies. And believe it or not, the area also boasts a few attractions beyond the workplace!
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As an entrepreneur, it can be tempting to say yes to everything and everyone offering you financing. But think twice before entering a partnership with someone who cannot add value to the company in terms of expertise, is the message from Pekka Simula from Innovestor.
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On June 6th, students from all over the country will gather at Oslo Science Park to compete for the title of "Norway's best student company". They will also gain unique experiences for the future.
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They say a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Maybe so, but we can at least say that we currently have one, and soon more birds in the bushes at Oslo Science Park.
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"The biological diversity of Earth is threatened. Understanding and preserving species will therefore be crucial for the survival and prosperity of humanity," says a professor at the University of Oslo. The Norwegian part of the global Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) is now gathering forces from all of academic Norway, as well as representatives from the business sector, to DNA sequence everything from ferns to bears.
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On a mission to establish dPCR as a mainstream technology in the Norwegian biotech industry, QIAGEN has selected ShareLab as the base for a new “industrial core facility”.
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The coffee tables are made of pallets, and there are an above-average number of post-it notes in circulation when a group of students is gathered at Oslo Science Park for some "design thinking". Co-Create is a joint initiative by and for colleges and universities in the Oslo area where students are encouraged to solve real world problems through entrepreneurship and startups.
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For the third consecutive year, OsloMet recently organized HealthHACK. This time it was in collaboration with The Life Science Cluster in Oslo Science Park. Students were challenged with real issues related to health and technology.
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Women in Life Science Norway – WiLD Norway for short – is a membership network for professional exchange, mentorship, board training, networking events, and resources to help women achieve their full potential in leadership and board roles.
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One wouldn't think that one's gender impacts your choice to start a company. Nevertheless, according to 2020 data, 89% of all Norwegian companies are started by men, and 99% of all funding goes to male teams*. Despite grim statistics, Investment Partner at Startuplab, Lise Fulland, sees positive trends. But nothing happens on its own.
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How can the connections between Nordic life science hot spots like Oslo and Gothenburg be strengthened? And what does it take for the Nordics to truly embrace its joint critical mass of talent and innovative power on a global scale?
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Elevated blood pressure increases the risk of several diseases, and since high blood pressure can easily go unnoticed, it makes sense to measure it occasionally. But have you ever noticed feeling a bit more tense when the blood pressure cuff tightens around your arm? At the Health2B offices in Oslo Science Park, volunteers have tested a new type of blood pressure monitor – without the cuff.
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This month, representatives from the entire spectrum of the Norwegian health industry gathered in Oslo Science Park's Trappa. Ministers Jan Kristian Vestre and Ingvild Kjerkhol presented 15 measures aimed at doubling the export revenues for the health industry by 2030.
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Two-thirds of all Norwegian companies lack important expertise, according to NHO (Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise). To assert ourselves in the competition for the sharpest minds, it is time to sharpen our efforts, says Mari Strømsvåg from the Oslo Region Alliance.
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Over 3000 people work in Oslo Science Park. The chance that some of them share your interests, hobbies or goals is high. How about connecting with them? Oslo Science Park is now launching the new concept “Micro Communities” for all tenants in the park.
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Oslo Science Park is now launching the "Forskningsparken Community Fund", an initiative made to encourage collaborative and community-driven activities. This fund is open to all members looking to meet over a shared interest or passion!
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Behind partially closed doors on the ground floor of Oslo Science Park, you'll find a maze of copper pipes, flasks, test tubes, nozzles, meters, and hoses. Here, researchers from the University of Oslo's Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN) work. Among other things, they are trying to find solutions to our need for sustainable energy.
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"It's going to be an uphill battle," was the feedback the founders faced at the beginning. Now, Diffia simplifies the daily lives of healthcare professionals and patients at several hospitals.
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Norwegian company Aiba is developing technology to prevent online abuse against children. They have a unique product that people around the world need.
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Arxx Therapeutics is merging with Oxitope Pharma and securing 862 million NOK from investors to finance the development of a new treatment for systemic sclerosis. The merged company will be named Calluna Pharma.
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If you walk through the glass corridor on the ground floor of Oslo Science Park, you will encounter something resembling a zoo for tech enthusiasts. It's Startuplab's workshop, Hardwarelab. Here, prototypes are developed, tested, modified, discarded—or end up as successful products.
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At the top of Block A in Oslo Science Park sits the pharmaceutical industry's answer to Petter Smart and Aunt Sophie: the biotechnology company Vitas. There, highly skilled employees, including a group of robots, ensure that the medicines we use contain what they should.
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Together with Startuplab, Restarters Norway & Elkjøp we hosted Repair Café in Parken Bakeri. A total of 8 fixers helped fix a nerf-gun, an amplifier, a Luxo-lamp, a coffee grinder and much more.
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Takk til alle som deltok på årets Halloween Party og for innsatsen med flotte kostymer.
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Cenate develops and produces world-leading technology that aims to replace graphite in today's batteries.
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Curipod has combined AI and education, creating a teaching tool that fosters engagement in the classroom.
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"To be part of starting something from nothing, to create the culture from scratch, that's what I want," asserts Heidi Frost Eriksen, the leader of Simli. Simli is the third company she has helped build, but before Heidi Frost Eriksen was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, she wasn't clear about what she wanted in life.
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If you're in need of an extra set of hands and skillset for your project but can't hire someone full-time, ShareLab might have the solution for you. Their "Scientist for Hire" service has been successfully running for a few years already.
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See photos from two of our main events hosted in Oslo Science Park during Oslo Innovation Week 2023.
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In UX-designer María Maurstad Ævarsdóttir’s experience, you can never be over-prepared when doing user testing. You should even test your own test! This is her step-by-step guide to success.
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Biotech company Vitas is now a world leader in automated analysis of dried blood. Their story is as much a story about Oslo Science Park.
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Stadig færre elever i videregående skole velger spesialisering i matematikk, kjemi og fysikk. Samtidig svarer 8 av 10 ungdommer at realfag er viktig for samfunnet. Kan vi be dem velge utdanning med fornuft framfor lyst? Og er det pisk eller gulrot som må til? Fire personer med hjerte for realfag har svært ulike svar på det.
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The government's investment in the health industry has been long anticipated, and the recently launched roadmap is a good description of the terrain but also has some shortcomings, according to key players.
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Unibottle tester i disse dager ut sin panteløsning for privatpersoner og bedrifter hvor du har muligheten til å levere panten rett i deres Unibox pantekontainer her i Forskningsparken og få panten rett inn på egen konto.
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"Don't believe that everyone else knows best. You have to dare to take the lead yourself! You learn so much more by trying and failing. Regardless, you can't expect everything to be perfect from the start."
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"We spoke with an experienced entrepreneur in the USA earlier this year, and he said, 'Have fun and get shit done!' That's something we try to remember."
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"Don’t give up! It is going to be harder than you think and take longer than you imagine, but my experience is that it all usually works out in the end."
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Green spaces and biodiversity may not be what you most associate with Oslo Science Park. But did you know that there is both a pond, a stream, green roofs, and soon a flower meadow that contribute to creating life in the area around the park?
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People working in Oslo Science Park are more likely than others to choose environmentally friendly means of transportation to and from work, shows a survey from The Norwegian University of Life Sciences and The Institute of Transport Economics from 2018. Maybe because it is easy to achieve?
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Frenchman Christophe Brod left the telecommunications industry and dove right into the beekeeping industry. Now he and Beefutures are ready to initiate a small revolution in beehives.
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"Do you bring your phone into the bedroom? Is it the first thing you pick up when you wake up? If you also struggle with sleep, it might be wise to change routines, say the founders of Selah Sleep, Christine Øvstedal and Maria With Hoen."
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Discarded electric vehicle batteries are becoming a massive problem, and Evyon wants to fully utilize this "waste."
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Are you good at sorting your waste at work? The numbers show that you probably have some room for improvement. In 2022, everyone working in Oslo Science Park sorted about 55% of their waste. That means almost half of what was thrown away ended up in general waste.
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Det er i snitt 600 mennesker innom de to kantinene i Forskningsparken hver dag. Da gjelder det å beregne nok, men ikke for mye mat.
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- Det er ikke alltid de mest synlige tiltakene som er de meste effektive, sier Erik Ersnes. Han er teknisk sjef for Forskningsparken og har god oversikt over energiforbruket i parken.
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While other health incubators specialize, Aleap has kept its doors open to various fields. This approach has led to success. Now, they have doubled their office space and continue to grow with nearly 60 companies in their stable.
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There is a high level of activity at the lab incubator ShareLab, and now capacity is even better. At the same time, the first companies are on their way out of the "nest".
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"By combining traditional fields of expertise in new ways, you can find solutions to many problems," says the company's leader, Helene Ree Ruden.
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Health2B is a new arena where public and private actors in the healthcare industry can come together to solve tomorrow's challenges.
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Sverre Dale Moen was involved in establishing the tech success Chipcon in 1996. Now he is the CEO of SensiBel. What these companies have in common is that they emerge from researchers at SINTEF and have favorable growth conditions in Forskningsparken.
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According to Odd Skarheim, the key to sustaining the growth of Norwegian startups and entrepreneurial businesses lies in the "simple" step of achieving success stories. The serial entrepreneur's main motivation is the desire to create something of top-notch quality.
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Oslo Science Park is now gearing up to make it easier for researchers and students to bring their ideas into the world.
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This year, we had the pleasure of hosting 3 young leader talents who shadowed 3 top executives in Oslo Science Park as part of "Leader for a Day," an annual initiative by Ungt Entreprenørskap.
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Groundbreaking vaccines against cancer, infectious diseases, and the coronavirus are being developed at Oslo Science Park. The road to success has been unnecessarily steep, according to Norway's most successful biotechnology entrepreneur.
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What do Equinor, Circle K, and Norwegian psychiatry have in common? They are all highly enthusiastic about the games developed by Attensi, growing from Oslo Science Park.
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For første gang er Aleap inne på Labiotech.eu sin liste over de 25 beste biotech inkubatorene i Europa.
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Vaccibody er en av Norges ledende biotekselskaper. Selskapet har en banebrytende teknologiplattform som brukes innenfor blant annet vaksiner mot kreft og infeksjonssykdommer.
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En omfattende forskningsstudie skal finne ut hvor mange i Norge som faktisk har antistoffer mot koronaviruset.
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Forskningsparken er et relevant sted å være for oss, sier partner Bjørn Stray. Han er ikke i tvil om at Northzone kommer til å investere i noen av selskapene som holder til her.
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Det er to hovedoppgaver vi skal løse i Oslo Science City, sa Idar Kreutzer: Vi skal akselerere det grønne skiftet OG vi skal skape nye verdiøkende arbeidsplasser.
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Bjørn Erik Reinseth er av styret i Oslotech ansatt som ny administrerende direktør i selskapet etter Karl-Christian Agerup som har ledet selskapet de siste 10 årene.
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- De som lykkes med å utvikle samfunnet sitt, har tort å tenke nytt. De har tort å investere i en fremtid, tort å utvikle seg. De har tort å ta sjanser, sa statsminister Erna Solberg på pressemøtet for lanseringen av Oslo Science City
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GE Healthcare driver innovasjon og utvikling i Norge og betjener årlig 90 millioner pasienter globalt med diagnose og legemidler. Nå flytter de inn i nybygget lab i Forskningsparken i Oslo.
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Tidemann Norli og Dexter Smith eier og driver selskapet ninito. De har utviklet en selvbetjeningsløsning for restaurantbransjen, slik de har hos McDonalds.
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Norges første innovasjonsdistrikt – Oslo Science City – ble etablert våren 2019. Nå skal området utvikles videre med arbeidsplasser, boliger og kultur- og servicefunksjoner.
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Vitas er en anerkjent analyselab i Forskningsparken. Med 26 års erfaring i analyse og med utstrakt internasjonal forsknings- og utviklingsaktivitet har de jobbet på høygir siden mars med støtte fra skattefunnprogrammet til Norges forskningsråd.
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På Impact Breakfast i Forskningsparken møtes forskere, investorer og entreprenører
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In the recycling station in U1, right by the exit from the garage, you will find containers for waste. There, you can dispose of special waste such as glass, porcelain, metal, electronic waste, and batteries.
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Cutting Edge festivalen har på kort tid etablert seg som en festival som teknologinteresserte valfarter til for å få med seg de nyeste trendene globalt, og samlet i fjor over 1000 mennesker.
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Cathrine Ro Heuch er CEO i nystiftede Nordic Brain Tech AS som utvikler en forskningsbasert tjeneste, en hjemmebehandling som virker forebyggende mot migrene.
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Selskapet Amicoat i Forskningsparken produserer et bakteriedrepende stoff som er forsket frem ved Universitetet i Tromsø.
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Sigurd Øyen er ny i Forskningsparken, og klar for oppdrag innen ultralyd og elektronikkdesign.
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Lege Ida Susanna Fattah mener vi står ovenfor et tapt potensiale.
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Ole Martin Odland og Nordcad flyttet inn i Forskningsparken i april. De leverer software til elektronikkutvikling og er fornøyd med å ha landet her.
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– Dette stedet er en slags magnet for flinke folk og ambisjoner, sier Anders Eikenes utenfor kontorene i Forskningsparken. Han er i gang med sitt andre oppstartsselskap.
Forskningsparken omgis av vakre og frodige grøntområder. Her er et vannspeil, mosekunst, en mindre dam og Gaustadbekken med planter og grøntarealer, og en gjennomgående gang- og sykkelvei som er belyst. I tillegg er det sykkelparkering, grillplass, flere sitteplasser og treningsapparater.
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-Å være på et sted som Forskningsparken gir muligheter! Advokat Erling Grimstad oppdaget Forskningsparken etter et møte hos oppstartsbedriften Ardoq og falt umiddelbart for stemningen og energien. Det tok ikke lang tid før han og advokatfirmaet flyttet inn.
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- Etableringen av ShareLab er helt riktig i den omstillingen Norge er inne i, sa statsminister Erna Solberg i åpningstalen til de 250 gjestene.
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Parken Bakeri i Forskningsparken er den foretrukne møteplassen for startups, forskere og innvatører. Det var Joakim, Tom og Øystein fra Grünerløkka Bakeri som ble lokket inn, fikk sansen for stedet, brettet opp ermene og fikk kaffe og kanelsnurrer på plass. Og nå er det hyggelige bakeriet del av en suksesshistorie.
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Attensi flyttet inn i StartupLab i 2012 med to ansatte. Da vi hadde vokst til 8 ansatte var det tid for å flytte inn i Forskningsparken. Se hva daglig leder og CTO Anne Lise Waal sier om vekstperioden for den norske oppstartsbedriften.
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Kappa Bioscience er et lovende, norsk bioteknologiselskap. Selskapet er "født og oppvokst" i Forskningsparken i Oslo, og selger i dag sine produkter over store deler av verden. Selskapet utvikler og produserer et rent vitamin K2, vitaminet som er viktig for benbygning og hjerte-kar. Molekylet som Kappa Bioscience produserer er identisk med vitaminet slik vi finner det i naturen.
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Helseinkubatoren Aleap ble offisielt åpnet 12. oktober. H.K.H. Kronprins Haakon stod for den høytidelige åpningen av inkubatoren i Forskningsparken i Oslo.
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Med 100 personer til stede og ca. 80 ulike aktører representert ble nettverket stiftet for å øke næringsvekst innen life science-sektoren. Sommeren 2016 ble navnet endret til The Life Science Cluster.
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Science for Society er nytt prosjekt som skal bygge entreprenørskapskultur hos PhD-studenter og gi flere forskningsbaserte startups.
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I 2013 ble Founders Fund etablert. Founders Fund stiller med penger, erfaring og nettverk, og de vil gå inn i de mest lovende startupselskapene.
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Forskningsparken har fått en klynge. I Medtech Growth House sitter medtech-selskaper sammen for å kunne utnytte synergier, dele tjenester og jobbe mest mulig rasjonelt. Bli med inn og ta en titt:
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Forskningsparken styrker tilbudet til tech-gründerne med etableringen av StartupLab. I StartupLab AS skal det utvikles nye selskaper og forretningsidéer med internasjonalt format. Med StartupLab styrkes Forskningsparkens posisjon som ledende arnested for nye vekstkraftige teknologibedrifter.
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Bioteknologisenteret (nå NCMM) er en veteran i Forskningsparken. Senteret har holdt hus i Forskningsparken i alle årene som har gått siden Forskningsparken sto klar i 1990.
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Karl-Christian Agerup ønsket Oslo Medtech velkommen til Forskningsparken, som fra 1. juli er fasilitator for klusteret med over 50 medlemmer. Her er Agerup, til venstre i samtale med leder av Oslo Medtech, Kathrine Myhre og Jon Kveine, fra Arena-programmet i Innovasjon Norge.
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I år 1999 sto Forskningsparkens byggetrinn 2 ferdig. Med et nyopprettet mediesenter i bagasjen flyttet Universitetet i Oslo inn på 5200 kvadratmeter, og ble med det Forskningsparkens største leietaker.
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I 1997 ble Mascot Interactive etablert i Forskningsparken. Den internettbaserte prissammenligningstjenesten ble senere omdøpt til Zoomit AS før de fusjonerte med Kelkoo og solgt til Yahoo for 4 mrd.
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Oslonett flytter inn i Forskningsparken i 1993 og lanserer Norges første kommersielle webserver samme året. Oslonett ble på mange måter starten på internettbølgen i Norge.
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I Innovasjonssenteret spede barndom, var de første kontorlokalene en Moelven-brakke på Blindern (omtrent der hvor Georg Sverdrups hus står i dag). Noen år senere, i 1989, flyttet Innovasjonssenteret ut og brakken ble arena for mangfoldige barndommer i den nystartete barnehagen Forskningsparken Montessori AS.
In the technical room in Oslo Science Park, something completely unique is happening: Old pipes are getting a new life in a new energy center. What would usually be discarded in the construction industry has been saved, transported, and reassembled here - with full functionality and environmental benefits.
This summer, 28 companies are taking part in startup programs tailored for students, marking an all-time high in interest. Startuplab’s student incubator and the University of Oslo’s CoCreate program have both drawn in ambitious, driven students who are more than willing to trade summer holidays for hands-on experience, long workdays, and a shot at building something real.
On Wednesday, June 11, Norway's best student company was awarded in the Research Park, when the Norwegian Championship for Student Companies 2025 took place under the auspices of Youth Entrepreneurship (YE). The competition brought together the country's most innovative student teams for an energetic final day filled with pitching, engagement, and entrepreneurial joy. This year's winner was Jeta SB from the University of South-East Norway, who will now represent Norway in the European Championship in Greece later this summer.
After eight years of solid development, Norway Health Tech (NHT) steps out as the owner of the health incubator Aleap. The change marks a natural step in NHT's focus on a national ecosystem for health innovation, while Aleap strengthens its role as a leading incubator in the Nordic region.
Cellmover is now making great strides in developing next-generation cancer therapies. The company has recently secured funding through the Eurostars program, and CSO Miriam Aarsund Larsen has been named one of Norway's 50 leading women in technology. How did she transition from researcher to leader, and what is driving Cellmover forward?
Artificial intelligence is making its way into the healthcare sector and can help solve the complex scheduling of shifts. The Aleap company Synplan offers an innovative solution that not only makes the job easier, but also improves working conditions and saves resources. It is now being tested at the renowned Mayo Clinic in the US.
Are you spending too much time on your mobile phone? Are you worried about what screens are doing to our children? If so, you are part of a large movement that dates back to antiquity. Trine Syvertsen from UiO has examined our need to disconnect more closely.
What does work look like on a bedside ward in a hospital or nursing home? How can digital solutions reduce staffing needs and provide more efficient patient care? At "Tech Scan" in Oslo Science Park, Health2B brought together stakeholders from hospitals, municipalities and the business community to meet and learn from each other.
Architect Niels Torp's plan for Oslo Science Park was to create a building for "spontaneous communication," where researchers would be encouraged to leave their offices. It was designed to be easily dismantled again—and it might even turn out to be ugly.
"Five days a week in the office, please." That was the message the tech-giant Amazon recently sent to its corporate employees. Could it be that the post-pandemic rush of freedom has subsided, and we are slowly but surely realizing that a good work environment cannot be sent via email?
Over 3,000 people from academia, research and business have their daily workplace in Oslo Science Park, midway between Gaustad and Blindern in Oslo. Our tenants form a unique ecosystem for innovation, value creation and commercialization of research.
Did you know that the spray can was invented in Oslo? "Oslo, Home of the Spray Can" is an exhibition with historical objects, archival documentation and curated artworks that pays tribute to Erik Rotheim's invention from 1926 and the art movements it formed the basis for - graffiti and later street art.
The initiative to replace the grass lawns surrounding Oslo Science Park with flower meadows started in the summer of 2023. This will benefit the area's biological diversity and provide an insect sanctuary. Now, the children at Forskningsparken Montessori kindergarten are working on their own accommodation for small critters.
As an entrepreneur, it can be tempting to say yes to everything and everyone offering you financing. But think twice before entering a partnership with someone who cannot add value to the company in terms of expertise, is the message from Pekka Simula from Innovestor.
"The biological diversity of Earth is threatened. Understanding and preserving species will therefore be crucial for the survival and prosperity of humanity," says a professor at the University of Oslo. The Norwegian part of the global Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) is now gathering forces from all of academic Norway, as well as representatives from the business sector, to DNA sequence everything from ferns to bears.
The coffee tables are made of pallets, and there are an above-average number of post-it notes in circulation when a group of students is gathered at Oslo Science Park for some "design thinking". Co-Create is a joint initiative by and for colleges and universities in the Oslo area where students are encouraged to solve real world problems through entrepreneurship and startups.
Women in Life Science Norway – WiLD Norway for short – is a membership network for professional exchange, mentorship, board training, networking events, and resources to help women achieve their full potential in leadership and board roles.
One wouldn't think that one's gender impacts your choice to start a company. Nevertheless, according to 2020 data, 89% of all Norwegian companies are started by men, and 99% of all funding goes to male teams*. Despite grim statistics, Investment Partner at Startuplab, Lise Fulland, sees positive trends. But nothing happens on its own.
Elevated blood pressure increases the risk of several diseases, and since high blood pressure can easily go unnoticed, it makes sense to measure it occasionally. But have you ever noticed feeling a bit more tense when the blood pressure cuff tightens around your arm? At the Health2B offices in Oslo Science Park, volunteers have tested a new type of blood pressure monitor – without the cuff.
This month, representatives from the entire spectrum of the Norwegian health industry gathered in Oslo Science Park's Trappa. Ministers Jan Kristian Vestre and Ingvild Kjerkhol presented 15 measures aimed at doubling the export revenues for the health industry by 2030.
Two-thirds of all Norwegian companies lack important expertise, according to NHO (Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise). To assert ourselves in the competition for the sharpest minds, it is time to sharpen our efforts, says Mari Strømsvåg from the Oslo Region Alliance.
Behind partially closed doors on the ground floor of Oslo Science Park, you'll find a maze of copper pipes, flasks, test tubes, nozzles, meters, and hoses. Here, researchers from the University of Oslo's Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN) work. Among other things, they are trying to find solutions to our need for sustainable energy.
If you walk through the glass corridor on the ground floor of Oslo Science Park, you will encounter something resembling a zoo for tech enthusiasts. It's Startuplab's workshop, Hardwarelab. Here, prototypes are developed, tested, modified, discarded—or end up as successful products.
At the top of Block A in Oslo Science Park sits the pharmaceutical industry's answer to Petter Smart and Aunt Sophie: the biotechnology company Vitas. There, highly skilled employees, including a group of robots, ensure that the medicines we use contain what they should.
"To be part of starting something from nothing, to create the culture from scratch, that's what I want," asserts Heidi Frost Eriksen, the leader of Simli. Simli is the third company she has helped build, but before Heidi Frost Eriksen was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, she wasn't clear about what she wanted in life.
Stadig færre elever i videregående skole velger spesialisering i matematikk, kjemi og fysikk. Samtidig svarer 8 av 10 ungdommer at realfag er viktig for samfunnet. Kan vi be dem velge utdanning med fornuft framfor lyst? Og er det pisk eller gulrot som må til? Fire personer med hjerte for realfag har svært ulike svar på det.
People working in Oslo Science Park are more likely than others to choose environmentally friendly means of transportation to and from work, shows a survey from The Norwegian University of Life Sciences and The Institute of Transport Economics from 2018. Maybe because it is easy to achieve?
According to Odd Skarheim, the key to sustaining the growth of Norwegian startups and entrepreneurial businesses lies in the "simple" step of achieving success stories. The serial entrepreneur's main motivation is the desire to create something of top-notch quality.
Vitas er en anerkjent analyselab i Forskningsparken. Med 26 års erfaring i analyse og med utstrakt internasjonal forsknings- og utviklingsaktivitet har de jobbet på høygir siden mars med støtte fra skattefunnprogrammet til Norges forskningsråd.
Forskningsparken omgis av vakre og frodige grøntområder. Her er et vannspeil, mosekunst, en mindre dam og Gaustadbekken med planter og grøntarealer, og en gjennomgående gang- og sykkelvei som er belyst. I tillegg er det sykkelparkering, grillplass, flere sitteplasser og treningsapparater.
-Å være på et sted som Forskningsparken gir muligheter! Advokat Erling Grimstad oppdaget Forskningsparken etter et møte hos oppstartsbedriften Ardoq og falt umiddelbart for stemningen og energien. Det tok ikke lang tid før han og advokatfirmaet flyttet inn.
Parken Bakeri i Forskningsparken er den foretrukne møteplassen for startups, forskere og innvatører. Det var Joakim, Tom og Øystein fra Grünerløkka Bakeri som ble lokket inn, fikk sansen for stedet, brettet opp ermene og fikk kaffe og kanelsnurrer på plass. Og nå er det hyggelige bakeriet del av en suksesshistorie.
Kappa Bioscience er et lovende, norsk bioteknologiselskap. Selskapet er "født og oppvokst" i Forskningsparken i Oslo, og selger i dag sine produkter over store deler av verden. Selskapet utvikler og produserer et rent vitamin K2, vitaminet som er viktig for benbygning og hjerte-kar. Molekylet som Kappa Bioscience produserer er identisk med vitaminet slik vi finner det i naturen.
Forskningsparken styrker tilbudet til tech-gründerne med etableringen av StartupLab. I StartupLab AS skal det utvikles nye selskaper og forretningsidéer med internasjonalt format. Med StartupLab styrkes Forskningsparkens posisjon som ledende arnested for nye vekstkraftige teknologibedrifter.
Karl-Christian Agerup ønsket Oslo Medtech velkommen til Forskningsparken, som fra 1. juli er fasilitator for klusteret med over 50 medlemmer. Her er Agerup, til venstre i samtale med leder av Oslo Medtech, Kathrine Myhre og Jon Kveine, fra Arena-programmet i Innovasjon Norge.
I Innovasjonssenteret spede barndom, var de første kontorlokalene en Moelven-brakke på Blindern (omtrent der hvor Georg Sverdrups hus står i dag). Noen år senere, i 1989, flyttet Innovasjonssenteret ut og brakken ble arena for mangfoldige barndommer i den nystartete barnehagen Forskningsparken Montessori AS.
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