Healthcare Investment Access (HIA)
Nordic Excellence, Global Opportunity
Where Nordic healthcare ventures meet global investors. Sharpen your pitch, elevate your presence, and step into the spotlight.
HIA’s mission is straightforward: shorten the path to investor readiness and help Nordic Healthcare entrepreneurs step confidently onto the global stage.
Since its launch in November 2024, HIA has showcased the best of Nordic healthcare innovation—companies with strong science, practical design, and teams who deliver. We provide the stage and the spotlight; founders turn visibility into execution.
The HIA program is an initiative by DNB | Back Bay
For 2026/2027 HIA is powered together with Ergo;ego, Insider Group, Nasdaq, NOME, the Norwegian Consulate General in New York, and Oslo Cancer Cluster.
The program is also supported by Aleap, Biotech North, Eitri, HAI, The Life Science Cluster, Luma Group, Norinnova, Norway Health Tech, the Norwegian Embassy in Bern, and Spark.
Program Timeline
Oct 16, 2026
Application deadline
November 2, 2026
Company selection
November 24, 2026
Launch and pitch event at the DNB Carnegie Nordic Healthcare Conference in Oslo
February 25, 2027
European Healthcare Investor Forum, Zurich
May 18-20, 2027
New York program, including market orientation sessions, investor engagement activities and participation in the DNB Carnegie // BackBay Nordic-American Healthcare Conference.
Don’t miss this chance to accelerate your growth and make a meaningful impact in the U.S. and Global healthcare markets.
Duration: 4:18 minutes
Program highlights:
- Gain expert guidance on how to position your company for global capital engagement, with tailored insights into investor expectations outside the Nordic region.
- Learn how to craft compelling pitches and sharpen your messaging for U.S. and European audiences.
- Maximize visibility through curated investor interactions and spotlight appearances at premier events: including the DNB Carnegie Nordic Healthcare Conference in Oslo, a strategically curated European Healthcare Investor Forum in Zurich and a curated Lions’ Den event at the DNB offices and attendance at the Nordic-American Healthcare Conference in NY.
- Selected companies will be eligible for a stipend to help assist with travel and external advisory needs.
