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Helsinki Challenge Semifinal Pitch Nights were organized on June 6th and 7th in 2017. Watch all semifinalist teams pitch their solution to UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Read more »
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Watch Helsinki Challenge Pitch Night videos
We must solve the world’s enormous problems now. Luckily, science can do it. The Helsinki Challenge teams tackle the UN’s sustainable development goals, which aim at making the world a better place. Our 20 inspiring semifinalist teams presented their ideas for the first time at Helsinki Challenge Pitch Nights 22.-23.2.2017! Read more »
The prize of Helsinki Challenge idea competition was divided between two teams
Teams iCombine and HeatStock were chosen as the winners of the science-based idea competition Helsinki Challenge and both will receive a prize of 187 500 euros. Team iCombine is working on a decision support systemwhich will enable doctors to easily search for the best possible personalised treatment for each cancer patient. Team HeatStock has developed a new kind of composite material which will allow for the long-term storage and controlled release of heat energy. Read more »
Three science-pitching insights every researcher needs to learn
Microbiologist Leena Räsänen and ecologist Edina Rudner from the Bionautit Co-operative took part in last year’s Helsinki Challenge with their Lab Impact Africa team. They wanted to set up a tracking system in Africa for antibiotic resistant microbes. The competition provided the research with lot of new things to think about. Read more »
The search for digital emotions continues: Helsinki Challenge 2015 winner NEMO
Winning solution of Helsinki Challenge 2015 led the team members Katri Saarikivi and Valtteri Wikström to an even bigger research project. Read more »
The Helsinki Challenge jury process in three steps
How did we get from 110 competition entries to 7 finalists? Who will choose the winner this November? This is how the Helsinki Challenge jury process works. Read more »
Meet the finalists: FutuRena
Saving people’s lives and bringing Finland to the forefront of organ biofabrication – with 3D printed mini-kidneys. Team FutuRena won the audience at the Semifinal Pitch Nights and was chosen as the first finalist team. Read more »
Vaikuta tulevaisuuteen ja äänestä parasta tiederatkaisua
Mitä jos suuri yleisö saisi päättää, mitä ongelmia tieteellä tulevaisuudessa ratkaistaan? Helsinki Challengeen osallistuvat kaksikymmentä tutkijatiimiä pyrkivät voittamaan yleisön puolelleen viiden minuutin puheilla pitch-illoissa 6.-7.6. Eniten ääniä saanut tiimi saa jatkaa mukana marraskuussa päättyvässä kilvassa. Read more »
Meet the finalists: iCombine
Cancer treatment made more effective and personalized with mathematical tools. Team iCombine is looking forward to the final stage of the competition and especially the Global Impact Camp in September. Read more »
Meet the finalists: HeatStock
A novel material could stock up heat, forward the energy efficiency of renewables and save the planet. Next team HeatStock wants to scale up their groundbreaking material. Read more »
Meet the finalists: Dlearn.Helsinki
Making school more meaningful: learning global competencies with new pedagogical tools. Team Dlearn.Helsinki says that the competition has really pushed them to step outside their own box. Read more »
Meet the finalists: ELMO
How to combat malaria? ELMO does it with a new type of mosquito net trap and a vaccine. In the Helsinki Challenge finals, ELMO hopes to get an extra boost for the development of their solution. Read more »
Seven Helsinki Challenge finalists offer groundbreaking solutions for UN’s sustainable development goals
Seven teams have been selected for the final stage of the science competition intended to develop new solutions for the challenges of our changing world. The teams’ ideas would boost cancer treatment, revolutionise the use of heat energy and protect the mental health of new parents. Read more »
Meet the finalists: POCKit
A portable lab-on-a-chip in your pocket could be a sensation for preventing diseases globally. At the final stage team POCKit is planning a roadmap for global impact. Read more »
Teija Lahti-Nuuttila: How do great ideas get funded?
Teija Lahti-Nuuttila is the Executive Director at the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, Tekes. She gave a keynote speech at Helsinki Challenge Impact Camp on funding research and innovations. Read more »
Recognize the impact of your research
Consultant and last year’s Helsinki Challenge mentor, Ferdi van Heerden, believes that the best results are born through cooperation. One part of van Heerden’s work is to translate "design thinking" into an operational model for innovation teams. Here are three reasons why he thinks researchers should join Helsinki Challenge. Read more »
Löydä ideasi ydin
Future Organization -tiimi kehitti Helsinki Challengen aikana tapoja järjestäytyä sosiaalisiksi liikkeiksi nykyistä helpommin. He kehittivät mallin, jonka avulla liikkeen perustaminen on vaivattomampaa ilman kymmenvuotissuunnitelmia ja byrokratiaa. Future Organization -tiimin vetäjä, sosiologi Veikko Eranti kertoo viisi syytä, miksi tutkijan kannattaa osallistua Helsinki Challengeen. Read more »
Find your favorite pitch!
Next, the Helsinki Challenge jury has a tough job to do - they need to choose the finalist teams. Please follow our web site and Twitter to hear the news first. Before that, lets enjoy the PitchNight performances one more time. Find all of the 20 semifinalist pitches here. Read more »
Looking for PitchNight presentations?
Amazing Helsinki Challenge PitchNight event on Sept 3rd featured innovative ideas, fresh insights and future visionaries. Each team had 5-7 minutes to present their solution to promote the world’s well being. Find all of the 20 presentations here. Read more »
Citizen Mindscapes is Collectively Researching the Finnish Mindscape
The Citizen Mindscapes research project received research funding for three years from the Academy of Finland and the team is continuing what they started in Challenge, analysing data from the Suomi24 discussion forum and developing tools necessary for scanning information. The popular forum opens the door to the Finnish mindscape and its variations in a digital environment. National talking points, keywords and themes may arise from the massive amount of data and their connection to current societal phenomena can be analysed. “Challenge increased the demand and interest toward the research we have done and the tools we have developed. It opens up a lot of opportunities,” says Krista Lagus. Read more »