Nordic AMPlify: Accelerated U.S. Market Entry for​ Nordic Companies

Nordic AMPlify offers Swedish, Icelandic, and Finnish digital health and med-tech companies the opportunity to significantly shorten their time to market by partnering with five U.S. health systems with over 80 hospitals and five leading early stage VCs.

Sponsored by Nordic Innovation and managed by Business Sweden, Promote Iceland, and Business Finland, this cross Nordic collaboration presents companies with a unique opportunity to significantly shorten time to market through real-time evaluation, mentoring, piloting, and co-development potential.

We invite you to join us for this free, virtual Launch Workshop. During this webinar workshop, U.S. investors and healthcare leaders will present an insider’s perspective on current opportunities in U.S. healthcare and cover essential topics on market entry.

This workshop will prepare and qualify you to apply for the US Discovery Tour, a week-long tour to receive real -time feedback from clinicians and Innovation Officers from Wake Forest Memorial Health System, Atrium Health, Novant Health, and Cone Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina along with partners from Dioko Ventures, RQR Partners, and other VCs.

Do not miss this unique opportunity to grow your company and shave 2 years off your U.S. market entry!

Registration for this event will close on May 21st at 12:00 PM EST.

Webinar Sessions:

8:00 - 8:20: Welcome and Program Overview

• Allison Carroll, Conference Chair, Business Sweden
• Markus Larsson, Conference Chair, Business Sweden
• Tom Hearn, Partner, Dioko Ventures

8:25 - 8:45: De-mystifying US Healthcare to Prevent Failure: Where Market Knowledge and Healthcare Meet

• Val Kratzman, Director Healthcare, Business Finland

8:45 - 9:30: The Evolution of U.S. Digital Health: Case Studies and Business Models that Work

• Brian Dolan, Founder, Exits and Outcomes

9:30 - 10:00: Regulatory, Reimbursement & Privacy: Pre and Post-COVID-19 Critical Factors

• Bruce Fried, Partner, Dentons

10:00 - 10:10: Break and Q&A

10:15 - 10:45: Reimbursement and Entry Strategies for Startups: How and When to Plan and Act

• Robert Wenthold, Vice President, Boston Healthcare

10:45 - 11:35: Fire Side Chat – What VCs Need to See & Hear: What Happens Before Term Sheets & Why

• Moderator - Dr. Jonathan Gertler, Managing Director, BioVentures MedTech Funds & Managing Partner and CEO, Back Bay Life Science Advisors
• Jim Sargent, Founder & Managing Partner, RQR Partners
• Tom Hearn, Partner, Dioko Ventures
• Will Cardwell, Partner, Courage Ventures

11:35 - 11:45: Nordic AMPlify Program Value and How to Apply – Q&A

• Val Kratzman, Director Healthcare, Business Finland
• Tom Hearn, Partner, Dioko Ventures

11:45 - 12:00: Closing Comments

• Jarþrúður Ásmundsdóttir, Project Manager, Promote Iceland
• Hlynur Guðjónsson, Consul General and Trade Commissioner, Consulate of Iceland in New York / Promote Iceland

Webinar Times:

• Iceland: 12:00 - 16:00 GMT
• Sweden: 14:00 - 18:00 CET
• Finland: 15:00 - 19:00 EET
• United States: 8:00 - 12:00 EST