Cerebriu secures both CE mark and €9,4 mio. investment
Funding Portfolio companiesAugust was a positive month for Danish company, Cerebriu, as they secured the first CE-marking of embedded clinical AI in Siemens Healthineers MRI consoles and adding an addtional €9,4 mio. to their 2024 funding round. Cerebriu have been working on their AI technology for years, and now got the news that their Apollo Smart Protocol, which ...
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MyCural raises bridge round to advance cancer drug development
FundingMyCural Therapeutics, that has been part of NOME since the start of the year, has secured a bridge round to accelerate the development of its drug candidates targeting high-risk cancers. Founded in 2022 by researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Linköping University, and Uppsala University, MyCural is focused on inhibiting the MYC oncoprotein — ...
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Kvantify raises €5M and says goodbye to founder
Funding Portfolio companiesKvantify, part of the NOME portfolio, has successfully raised €5 million to advance its work at the intersection of quantum computing and life sciences. The funding round, supported by both new and existing investors, will enable the company to strengthen its product offering, scale operations, and expand its commercial reach. Founded with the ...
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Applications Open for the 2025 NOME Startup Competition
Startup CompetitionApply to the Startup Competition here. The doors are now open for ambitious life science startups from the Nordics, Germany, UK and the Baltics to apply for the 2025 NOME Startup Competition—an exclusive chance to win entry into a prestigious mentoring network, alongside a prize of DKK 50,000 and a wealth of opportunities. Organised annually by ...
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Optheras raises DKK 38 million to advance bladder cancer treatment
Funding Portfolio companiesThe Danish medtech company Optheras has raised DKK 38 million in its first major funding round. The capital will finance the company’s first clinical trial of its laser-based technology for removing superficial bladder tumours without the need for hospitalisation or general anaesthesia. Founded in 2022 and based in Birkerød, Optheras is ...
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Revealing the Invisible: How NADMED Is Making Metabolism Measurable
Updates Portfolio companiesRevealing the Invisible: How NADMED Is Making Metabolism Measurable In healthcare and research, getting the right information at the right time can make all the difference. That’s exactly what Finnish biotech company NADMED is working to provide. By measuring key molecules involved in our body’s metabolism, NADMED is helping researchers and ...
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Cellbox Labs secures €3.3M funding to advance organ-on-chip innovation
Funding Portfolio companiesThe funding will accelerate personalised gut-on-chip development, integrated biosensors, biosimilar benchmarking, and digital twin capabilities. NOME company, Cellbox Labs, has secured €3.3 million in non-dilutive funding to advance its organ-on-chip platform. The funding will accelerate four key development areas: scaling its gut-on-chip model ...
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AdaptVac to lead international filovirus vaccine project with CEPI and EU funding
FundingNOME portfolio company AdaptVac will coordinate a global consortium developing a vaccine candidate targeting multiple filoviruses, including Ebolavirus Zaire, Sudan Ebolavirus and Marburg virus. The project is supported by $12.4 million in funding from CEPI and the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme. The vaccine will combine immunogens ...
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Droplet IV raises USD 2 million to bring IV innovation to international markets
UpdatesNOME portfolio company Droplet IV has successfully closed a funding round, raising DKK 13 million (approximately USD 2 million) to support regulatory progress and prepare for commercial launch in both the EU and US markets. Droplet IV is developing an automated medical device designed to flush intravenous (IV) lines between drug ...
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Novo Nordisk Foundation renews support for NOME
UpdatesNovo Nordisk Foundation renews support for NOME for a further five years Since its inception in 2016, the Nordic Mentor Network for Entrepreneurship (NOME) has been supporting life science start-ups across the Nordics, Baltics, and Northern Germany, thereby increasing their likelihood of success and strengthening the ecosystem. As a result of ...
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Startup Competition winners, talks and awards – The NOME Annual Meeting 2023
Startup CompetitionThe 2023 NOME Annual Meeting was an event of great talks, inspiring novel ideas, awards and networking. The day started with a mentoring session in the restaurant of Villa Copenhagen, before we moved into our venue for the day, where Peter Birk and Rebecca Guacan of NOME welcomed everyone to the event. Soon after, all participants were flying ...
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NOME and BioInnovation Institute collaborate for the good of life science entrepreneurs
UpdatesThe Nordic life science ecosystem is thriving, but to ensure that Denmark further develops and consolidates its position as a stronghold within life science innovation and commercialization of novel ideas, the Nordic Mentor Network for Entrepreneurship (NOME) and BioInnovation Institute (BII) has decided to strengthen and formalize its ...
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Win access to an elite life science mentoring program with the NOME Startup Competition 2023
Startup CompetitionThe NOME Startup Competition is a once-a-year opportunity for all Nordic life science startups to gain access to the NOME Mentoring Program and its world-class mentors , which normally has an invite-only policy. Five startups will be selected to pitch during the NOME Annual Meeting on November 9th in Copenhagen. The Nordic Mentor Network for ...
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Nordic Brain Tech wins NOME Startup Competition 2022
Startup CompetitionSix life science startups from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden were invited to pitch in front of 150+ attendance at the NOME Annual Meeting on November 11. Norway-based Nordic Brain Tech , presented by CEO Cathrine Heuch, wins the NOME Startup Competition 2022, and with that, secures a spot in the NOME Mentoring Program and the NOME Prize ...
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Henlez wins NOME Startup Competition 2021
Startup CompetitionFour life science startups from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden were invited to pitch in front of 150+ attendance at the NOME Annual Meeting on November 23. After a tight race, Copenhagen-based Henlez wins the NOME Startup Competition 2021, and with that, secures a spot in the NOME Mentoring Program . The NOME Annual Meeting is, as the ...
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NOME Startup Competition 2021: Win Access to an Elite Life Science Mentoring Program
Startup CompetitionThe NOME Startup Competition is a once-a-year opportunity for all Nordic life science startups to gain access to the NOME Mentoring Program and its world-class mentors , which normally has an invite-only policy. Five startups will be selected to pitch during the NOME Annual Meeting on November 23 in Copenhagen. The Nordic Mentor Network for ...
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NOME Secures New Funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation
UpdatesNOME, the elite Mentoring Program for Nordic life science startups, has secured 13.5 million DKK from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for the next three years. The new funding will allow NOME to expand its operations by onboarding more companies, new mentors, additional partner organizations, exploring new research fields such as industrial ...
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Mode Sensors wins NOME Startup Competition 2020
Startup CompetitionTo encourage a strong Nordic life science ecosystem, the Nordic Mentor Network for Entrepreneurship (NOME) hosted the fourth NOME Startup Competition 2020 on November 18. 6 startups from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden were invited to pitch for the prize of 50 000 DKK and to secure a spot in the NOME Mentoring Program. After a tight race, ...
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Meet the 6 Finalists of NOME Startup Competition 2020
Startup CompetitionThe 6 startups are one step closer to winning access into NOME’s elite Mentoring Program and receiving the NOME Prize of 50 000 DKK. With 90+ high-quality applications submitted to the NOME Startup Competition 2020, saying that the competition was tough is an understatement. On November 18, the finalists will pitch to the jury of NOME mentors, ...
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Open Call: Win Access To Our Elite Life Science Mentoring Program
Startup CompetitionFor Nordic life science startups looking to transform into internationally renowned commercial successes, this is your call: the application to the NOME Startup Competition 2020 is open. By winning the Startup Competition, which will be held on November 18, your ticket into the NOME Mentoring Program is secured. The Nordic Mentor Network for ...
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Dr. Jonathan Gertler will be the keynote speaker at the NOME Annual Meeting 2019
Startup CompetitionNOME is very pleased to announce that Dr. Jonathan P. Gertler, CEO and co-founder of Back Bay Life Science Advisors, is this year’s keynote speaker at the NOME Annual Meeting & Startup Competition. Dr. Jonathan Gertler is a company founder, MedTech investor, and former vascular surgeon. Jonathan P. Gertler is Partner at BioVentures Investors, ...
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