Create a team and register.
Identify the challenge your team wants to solve.
Submit your competition entry for the assessment of the jury.
Wait for the jury's decision of the teams that will proceed to the accelerator program.
Participate to the accelerator program.
Develop your solution with mentors and partners.
Wait for the jury's decision of the finalists.
Test and develop your solution with customers and stakeholders.
Celebrate the winners.
”National recommendations concerning pregnancy diets have been changed on the basis of our research. This is a real victory, both scientifically and societally,” Räikkönen says. The National Nutrition Council’s recommendations concerning glycyrrhizin were changed from the start of the year. Now, it is recommended to have no glycyrrhizin at all during pregnancy. Read more »
”Raskausajan ruokavaliota koskeviin kansallisiin suosituksiin on saatu muutos meidän tutkimuksemme pohjalta. Voitto on suuri sekä tieteellisesti että yhteiskunnallisesti”, tiiminvetäjä Katri Räikkönen iloitsee. Valtion ravitsemusneuvottelukunnan suositukset muutettiin glykyrritsiinin osalta vuoden alusta. Nyt glykyrritsiiniä sisältäviä elintarvikkeita ei suositella lainkaan syötäväksi raskauden aikana. Aiemmin sitä kehotettiin välttämään raskausaikana vain mikäli äiti kärsi korkeasta verenpaineesta. Myös suuria kerta-annoksia suositeltiin välttämään. Read more »
Helsinki Challengen viisi finalistia on julkistettu! Yksi finalisteista on SafePreg. Tiimi kehittää älypuhelinsovellusta, jonka avulla raskaana olevat äidit voivat olla varmoja, että kaupasta ostamansa tuotteet eivät ole haitallisia sikiölle. Read more »
The five finalists of Helsinki Challenge have been chosen! Meet SafePreg, a team who is creating a barcode-reading application for smartphones to detect which specific food products contain harmful substances for unborn babies. Read more »
The world is facing huge problems - we at Helsinki Challenge believe science can solve them. The science based idea competition Helsinki Challenge was organised for the first time in 2015. Last year teams of people from academia and society put their heads together and came up with solutions for the world’s looming challenges. Join us at Helsinki Challenge Impact Evening and meet amazing Challenge teams on the stage! Read more »
During the Helsinki Challenge PitchNight events on January 28th and 29th each team had 5-7 minutes to present their solution to promote the world’s well-being. Find team videos here. Read more »