About us

Who are we?
InnoMed is a national competence network for need driven innovation in the health care sector. The network is firmly rooted in the health care sector.

Owner and principal
InnoMed is established by the Norwegian Directorate of Health on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Care Services. The Directorate of Health is responsible for the activities of InnoMed.

InnoMed’s vision
The creation of health based value for the benefit of patients and society.

InnoMed’s purpose
Our goal is to contribute to increased efficiency and quality in the health care sector through the development of new solutions. These are based upon national needs and have international market opportunities. The solutions are developed in close collaboration between users in the health sector, Norwegian companies, reputable specialists and funding agencies.

Funding
The activity of InnoMed is funded by the Directorate of Health and Innovation Norway.

InnoMed’s main activities
Our activity includes both the municipal and specialist health services and is aimed at three main tasks in the innovation process: 

• Stimulation and anchoring of the concept of need driven innovation processes in the health sector.
• Identification of areas with potential for new solutions through meeting places, preliminary studies and pilot projects in early stages and the start-up of new need driven development projects.
• Working towards becoming a competency network for need driven innovation in health care through the testing of methods, development of tools and skills, networking and knowledge dissemination.

Meeting places - an important tool for InnoMed
InnoMed establishes different types of meeting places for health care professionals, R & D environments, companies and funding agencies with the aim of anchoring, stimulation, identification of needs and networking.