The agreement defines four strategic focus areas and lays the foundation for increased cooperation between Norwegian and German healthcare stakeholders, reports Norway Health Tech.

“This agreement will be very important in creating momentum for Norwegian companies entering the German market,” says Arild Kristensen, COO of Norway Health Tech.

The Norway-Germany partnership

The Norway-Germany partnership covers several areas within healthcare and aims to strengthen both healthcare services and industry collaboration. The agreement focuses on digitalization, artificial intelligence, and improving healthcare system performance; health preparedness and resilience; and global health and climate challenges.

Visit to Berlin

In connection with the signing, a delegation of Norwegian health tech companies traveled to Berlin to present their solutions. The delegation included DoMore Diagnostics, Lifeness, Ledidi, Made for Movement, HoloCare, VitalThings, DNV Imatis, Topro, Dossier Solutions, Nordic RWE, NordicNeuroLab, and VAR Healthcare. These companies had the opportunity to pitch their innovations and establish valuable connections with German healthcare players and investors, including representatives from Heal Capital, Siemens Healthineers, Paul Hartmann AG, D2L Pharma Research Solutions, Vision Health Pioneers, and Spectaris.

The visit was part of the Team Norway initiative, where Innovation Norway and clusters such as Norway Health Tech, The Life Science Cluster, and Oslo Cancer Cluster play a central role in connecting Norwegian businesses with international markets.

Two fireside chats, led by Jutta Heix from Oslo Cancer Cluster and Heinrich Zimmermann from Norway Health Tech, addressed key challenges and opportunities in healthcare collaboration between the two countries. Topics included hospital digitalization and how innovative solutions from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can be integrated into healthcare services.