The document discusses health, bio and wellness companies showcased in Oulu, Finland. It highlights that aging populations, chronic diseases and obesity are driving innovation in health care. Oulu is a leading environment for research and development of new health products and services, with 14,000 people working for 1,400 health and social services companies in the region. The document then profiles 27 companies developing digital health solutions, bio and medtech products, self-care tools, and smart health services.

1. HEALTH&BIO&WELLNESS
TECHNOLOGY
STARTUPSHOWCASE
Oulu | Finland

2. Health is a megatrend
Main market drivers are aging population (600 million people over 60),
chronic diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension
and certain cancers) and overweight (1,6 billion people).
Source: World Health Organisation
Escalating costs and lack of resources drive new innovations in one the most
promising global markets.
For many health, bio and wellness companies, Oulu is one of the leading
environments for research, product development and pilot projects. As a result
several new products and services related to health care field are being created
and tested for the first time in Oulu.
In Oulu region, 14.000 people work for 1.400 companies and
communities within the health and social services sector.

3. Content

4. Digital Health
6
Bio & Medtech
13
Self Care
19
Smart Health Services
23

5. Digital Health
"
Detemex develops a measurement
tool for real-time monitoring of
bodyfat burning for people who want to
lose weight effectively. Detemex improves
customers’ motivation to weight loss. Our
solution is based on measuring the fatburning process by-products which have
been scientifically shown to correlate with
weight loss.
Juha Lampela
CEO
Detemex
Detemex
Juha Lampela
juha.lampela@detemex.com
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6. Digital Health
"
Spektikor develops a disposable
heartbeat indicator which indicates
the patient heartbeat with a visible light.
Spektikor helps paramedics to save time
and lives with a fast alert when patients
condition detoriates. Our product is already
used at University Hospitals, Ambulance
companies, Police and Finnish Defense Forces
in Lebanon and Afghanistan. It has also been
approved for the NATO Support Agency NSPA.
Kari Kivistö
Managing Director
Spektikor Oy
Spektikor Oy
Kari Kivistö
+358 40 745 3167
kari.kivisto@spektikor.com
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7. Digital Health
"
Mediracer’s
portable
nerve
conduction system helps medical
doctors with diagnosing of carpal
tunnel syndrome and ulnaris entrapment
in the elbow at early stage of treatment
path, contributing to reduced medical and
sickness absence costs by enabling the right
kind of treatment for patients faster.
Yoko Keränen
Chief Business Development Officer
Mediracer
Mediracer
Yoko Keränen
+358 400 114 175
yoko.keranen@mediracer.com
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8. Digital Health
"
Trividi is creating the world’s first
fully automatic retinal imaging
device and service. With Trividi, diabetic
screening can be made available for
the first time to both public and private
sector healthcare specialist, including optics
stores and opticians, nurses, family doctors,
diabetic doctors, elderly care centers, etc. We
change slow and labor intense work into fully
automated service.
Petri Pohjanen
CEO
Trividi
Trividi
Petri Pohjanen
petri.pohjanen@gmail.com
TRIVIDI
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9. Digital Health
"
Listen to, record and share
your baby’s heartbeat! Odosoft’s
UnbornHeart Fetal Doppler Ultrasound
Monitor and Mobile App allows an
expecting mom to monitor her baby’s
heart rate, and gives her the opportunity
to record and share the experience with her
loved ones.
Tero Alamäki
CEO
Odosoft Ltd
Odosoft Ltd
Tero Alamäki
tero.alamaki@odosoft.com
+358 50 483 6543
www.odosoft.com
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10. Digital Health
"
CHECK™ is a revolutionary way
to assess and monitor Training
Readiness
and
recovery
aimed
especially for athletes engaged in sports
requiring strength, explosive power, skill
and coordination. CHECK™ is designed to
be a training aid for athletes, coaches and
medical professionals. It helps to optimize
training, to avoid over-training and to reduce
injuries.
Minna Saloranta
VP Sales, Co-founder
FAM Sports
Check
FAM Sports
Minna Saloranta
+358 40 564 6498
minna.saloranta@famsports.com
www.checkmylevel.com
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11. Digital Health
"
motiMind develops health tracking
service to help wellbeing coaches to
guide their clients progress efficiently by
using real time data collection.
Matti Niemistö
CEO
motiMind Oy
motiMind Oy
Matti Niemistö
tel. +358 45 1209 882
matti@motimind.com
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12. "
Bio & Medtech
Nurse is for the patient, not for the
computer. Our solution releases more
time to actual care work and improves
patient security. Oh, you don’t believe ask comments from our extremely satisfied
customers.
Juha-Matti Ranta
CEO
Medanets Oy
Medanets Oy
Juha-Matti Ranta
+358 44 566 4999
juha-matti.ranta@medanets.com
www.medanets.com
13

13. "
Bio & Medtech
Admescope delivers tailor-made
research services for drug discovery
and development companies from small
biotech to big pharma for example to help
them determine the metabolic and safety
profiles of the new drugs in the field of
preclinical ADME-Tox.
Ari Tolonen
CEO
Admescope Oy
Admescope Oy
Ari Tolonen
+358 400 011 490
ari.tolonen@admescope.com
www.admescope.com
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14. "
Bio & Medtech
HorseGeneTest develops a test for
Talent Gene DMRT3, which is a proof
of horse’s genetic ability for speed,
coordination and rhythm in harness racing.
With the help of the test’s results horse
trainers can define the optimal development
and training plans for every horse individually
and get valuable information for the breeding
process.
Sakari Juusola
CEO, Founder
HorseGeneTest Europe
HorseGeneTest Europe
Sakari Juusola
+358 40 838 4955
sakari@horsegenetest.com
www.horsegenetest.com
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15. "
Bio & Medtech
Global Innovation Network (GIN)
Ltd. develops standardized, modular
and space saving automation solutions
for sample and liquid handling in diagnostic
and drug screening processes and for
diagnostic test and implant manufacturing.
Matti Koivu
VP, Marketing and sales
Global Innovation Network Oy
Global Innovation Network Oy
Matti Koivu
+358 400 544 376
matti.koivu@go-gin.com
www.go-gin.com
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16. "
Bio & Medtech
BioSilta
develops
innovative
reagent-based EnPresso® growth
systems for research laboratories
to maximize the yields and quality of
products from microbial cultures by
utilizing its proprietary EnBase® technology
platform.
Antti Vasala
Director R&D
BioSilta Oy
BioSilta Oy
Antti Vasala
+358 44 557 1865
www.biosilta.com
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17. "
Bio & Medtech
Triacle Biocomputing combines
Bio expertise and IT knowledge to
provide life-science organizations with
web and desktop applications notable for
their extensibility, functionality, ease-ofuse by means of an attractive and effective
user interface and integration of software
solutions.
André Juffer
Triacle Biocomputing
Triacle Biocomputing
André Juffer
andre.juffer@triacle-bc.com
www.triacle-bc.com
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18. "
Valkee develops and markets
portable bright light headsets that
substitute the positive health effects of
daylight when not enough of it is available
naturally. Valkee increases energy and can
act as a preventative or treatment of mood
swings.
Juuso Nissilä
Self Care
Founder, CSO
Valkee
Valkee
Juuso Nissilä
juuso.nissila@valkee.com
www.valkee.com
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19. "
Otometri Oy has a revolutionary
ear infection measurement product
for consumers. It helps in reducing
unnecessary visits to doctor and use
of antibiotics and so saves costs for
consumers and increase effectiveness and
quality of the health care process.
Manne Hannula
CEO
Otometri Oy
Self Care
Otometri Oy
Manne Hannula
manne.hannula@otometri.fi
www.otometri.fi
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20. "
Increasing your day-to-day activity
matters most when you want to lose
weight. Sensorfit application motivates
and coaches you to increase your day-today activity.
Ismo Miettinen
Self Care
CRO, Co-founder
Sensorfit Oy
Sensorfit Oy/Ltd
Marko Kailasuo
+358 (0) 40 526 6406
marko.kailasuo@sensorfit.com
www.sensorfit.com
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21. "
JouZen provides solution for
optimizing cognitive performance
and managing stress. Our focus is on
scientifically validated, clinically proven
technology and methods, designed for
ultimate user experience. With JouZen
you are a master of your own health &
performance and can take actions to prevent
diseases.
Kari Kivelä
CEO
JouZen
Self Care
o e
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JouZen
Kari Kivelä
kari.kivela@jouzen.com

22. "
FlowGenius develops webtools
for home care service providers to
increase staff and customer satisfaction
by optimizing caretask quality and using
personnel
resources
cost-efficiently.
FlowGenius is based on long term Finnish
research about work tasks and processes
and systematic, long-term collection of care
task timing data.
Hannu Ahlqvist
FlowGenius Oy
Hannu Ahlqvist
hannu@flowgenius.com
www.flowgenius.com
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Smart health services
Director, Authorised Operations Developer
FlowGenius Oy

23. "
Laturi develops tools for businesses
who offer corporate fitness services.
Laturi’s first product is a new type of
fitness test – Energy Test. Energy Test is
a product designed for Personal Trainers
to map out cost efficiently even a large
work community’s fitness level. As a result
the person gets an Energy Index, which tells
the time a person is capable of energetically
engaging in work and being active when off
work.
Niina Palmu
COO
Laturi
Smart health services
Laturi Corporation
Niina Palmu
+358 400 805 599
niina.palmu@laturi.com
www.laturi.com
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24. "
HappyWise develops an easy-to-use
and motivating e-learning solution for
hospital training personnel and patients
in health care clinics to help them save
time and improve the quality of service
for example by giving instructions to postoperation patients as well as persons with
newly diagnosed illnesses.
Olli Taimisto
HappyWise Oy
Olli Taimisto
+358 40 776 7345
olli.taimisto@happywise.fi
www.happywise.fi
25
Smart health services
CEO
HappyWise Oy

25. "
MedKit Finland Ltd is importing
and exporting Emergency Medical
Supplies for EMS professionals in prehospital environments. We are offering
the full list of emergency medical supplies
for ambulances from the one stop e-shop:
www.medkit.fi.
Minna Åman-Toivio
CEO
MedKit Finland Ltd
Smart health services
MedKit Finland Ltd
Minna Åman-Toivio
+358 40 5025761
minna.aman-toivio@medkit.fi
www.medkit.fi
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26. "
With our services the event
organizers can find the premises,
where the hearing accessibility is
properly handled, so they can make sure
all their customers can hear all the details
in the program. We help the end user to
easily find the best possible seat in the
conference, concert, training, church, etc.
This means more customer satisfaction and it
increases the customer potential.
Juha Nikula
Qlu
Juha Nikula
+358 40 5881138
juha.nikula@qlu.fi
www.qlu.fi
27
Smart health services
Qlu

27. "
Somateq provides healthcare and
medical
software
development
services for public sector and private
companies to help them succeed in
business and operations.
Anssi Ylimaula
CEO
Somateq
Smart health services
Somateq
Anssi Ylimaula
+358 40 512 5679
anssi.ylimaula@somateq.com
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28. "
Qaamos develops personalized,
private food information service
and community, Somefood.org, to help
people who are interested in what they
eat to find preferred healthy foods and
groceries.
Rami Potinkara
Qaamos
Rami Potinkara
+358 40 360 3501
rami.potinkara@qaamos.com
www.qaamos.com
29
Smart health services
Humble Marketing Technologist
Qaamos

29. "
Bonwell Intelligence develops
intelligent insole technologies to help
footwear brands bring smart solutions
to footwear in categories of sports, fitness
and rehabilitation.
Vesa Kajanus
CEO
Bonwell Intelligence Ltd
Smart health services
Bonwell Intelligence Ltd
Vesa Kajanus
vesa.kajanus@bonwellin.com
www.bonwellin.com
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30. "
Wellness Wallet provides inspiring
reward programmes to boost
corporate wellness by activating the
employees. Core of the Wellness Wallet
offering is created around financial rewards
and Wellness Wallet prepaid card which
is issued by Aktia Bank under MasterCard
licence. Another cornerstone is a motivational
media to enable social collaboration and
competitions around physical activity theme.
Kim Ahola
WellnessBank/Wellness Wallet
Kim Ahola
+358 45 888 8000
kim.ahola@wellnesswallet.fi
31
Smart health services
Sales Director
WWB Holding Oy, Wellness Wallet