In Oslo Science Park, you'll find over 300 different companies, startups, research institutes, and networks within fields such as life sciences, health, technology, and energy.
Contact us)
Last year, an anonymous wall outside Oslo Science Park became a lush waterfall. This year, the iconic round block in A0 became considerably more colorful. The artist Simon Alfredo Compagnet Diaz, also known as Snork One, would like for people to discover something new every time they walk by.
)
As almost the closest neighbor to Oslo University Hospital (OUS), it is a short walk for researchers and clinicians to the innovation ecosystem at Forskningsparken. In the ShareLab incubator, there is now a long list of OUS-based companies on the membership roster.
)
After many years as a cardiologist and researcher, Maria Vistnes has traded hospital corridors and academia for a day-to-day life as a founder in her own biotechnology company, Klyv Therapeutics. The driving force is not a desire to leave the medical profession, but a conviction that the most effective way to help patients is to develop a new treatment.
)
“Where science and business meet” is an unofficial slogan for Oslo Science Park. It could just as well have been “Connecting people,” if that one hadn’t already been taken. Either way, this is a place where people meet and talk. Sometimes it happens naturally, and other times someone needs to orchestrate it.
)
For about 30 years, from the fall of the Berlin Wall until just a few years ago, we lived in a unique period of stability in the world. That period is over, according to the experienced business leader Birger Steen. In a talk in Oslo Science Park, he painted a picture of a fundamentally changed geopolitical situation that requires today's leaders to recalibrate both instincts, economic models, and strategic assessments.
)
The experienced technology leader Solveig Ellila Kristiansen has established herself in Oslo Science Park with the consultancy Hockeystick Impact and the startup AI Data Defense. They have developed a security filter for companies that enables the use of artificial intelligence without leaking sensitive information or violating regulations.
)
In Health2B, a collaboration lab has now been established – a new shared workspace where employees from Oslo University Hospital (OUS) and Oslo municipality work side by side to develop better health services for the residents.
)
In 2019, three entrepreneurs sat in a kitchen in Oslo experimenting with dried mango alongside their day jobs. Six years later, their products can be found in more than 13,000 stores across 11–12 countries. Dellia has, in record time, gone from being a small idea to becoming an international player in the dried fruit snack market. This week, they were listed on the stock exchange.
)
It is rare for new investment funds to be established in Norway, and almost never with a focus on health and life sciences. That’s why the launch of Aleap Ventures is drawing attention. Following on from a successful establishment, the first investments have already been made.
)
In the technical room in Oslo Science Park, something completely unique is happening: Old pipes are getting a new life in a new energy center. What would usually be discarded in the construction industry has been saved, transported, and reassembled here - with full functionality and environmental benefits.
)
This summer, 28 companies are taking part in startup programs tailored for students, marking an all-time high in interest. Startuplab’s student incubator and the University of Oslo’s CoCreate program have both drawn in ambitious, driven students who are more than willing to trade summer holidays for hands-on experience, long workdays, and a shot at building something real.
)
On Wednesday, June 11, Norway's best student company was awarded in the Research Park, when the Norwegian Championship for Student Companies 2025 took place under the auspices of Youth Entrepreneurship (YE). The competition brought together the country's most innovative student teams for an energetic final day filled with pitching, engagement, and entrepreneurial joy. This year's winner was Jeta SB from the University of South-East Norway, who will now represent Norway in the European Championship in Greece later this summer.
)
After eight years of solid development, Norway Health Tech (NHT) steps out as the owner of the health incubator Aleap. The change marks a natural step in NHT's focus on a national ecosystem for health innovation, while Aleap strengthens its role as a leading incubator in the Nordic region.
)
Cellmover is now making great strides in developing next-generation cancer therapies. The company has recently secured funding through the Eurostars program, and CSO Miriam Aarsund Larsen has been named one of Norway's 50 leading women in technology. How did she transition from researcher to leader, and what is driving Cellmover forward?
)
Artificial intelligence is making its way into the healthcare sector and can help solve the complex scheduling of shifts. The Aleap company Synplan offers an innovative solution that not only makes the job easier, but also improves working conditions and saves resources. It is now being tested at the renowned Mayo Clinic in the US.
)
Are you spending too much time on your mobile phone? Are you worried about what screens are doing to our children? If so, you are part of a large movement that dates back to antiquity. Trine Syvertsen from UiO has examined our need to disconnect more closely.
)
What does work look like on a bedside ward in a hospital or nursing home? How can digital solutions reduce staffing needs and provide more efficient patient care? At "Tech Scan" in Oslo Science Park, Health2B brought together stakeholders from hospitals, municipalities and the business community to meet and learn from each other.
)
Architect Niels Torp's plan for Oslo Science Park was to create a building for "spontaneous communication," where researchers would be encouraged to leave their offices. It was designed to be easily dismantled again—and it might even turn out to be ugly.
)
"Five days a week in the office, please." That was the message the tech-giant Amazon recently sent to its corporate employees. Could it be that the post-pandemic rush of freedom has subsided, and we are slowly but surely realizing that a good work environment cannot be sent via email?
)
Over 3,000 people from academia, research and business have their daily workplace in Oslo Science Park, midway between Gaustad and Blindern in Oslo. Our tenants form a unique ecosystem for innovation, value creation and commercialization of research.
)
Did you know that the spray can was invented in Oslo? "Oslo, Home of the Spray Can" is an exhibition with historical objects, archival documentation and curated artworks that pays tribute to Erik Rotheim's invention from 1926 and the art movements it formed the basis for - graffiti and later street art.
)
The initiative to replace the grass lawns surrounding Oslo Science Park with flower meadows started in the summer of 2023. This will benefit the area's biological diversity and provide an insect sanctuary. Now, the children at Forskningsparken Montessori kindergarten are working on their own accommodation for small critters.
)
As an entrepreneur, it can be tempting to say yes to everything and everyone offering you financing. But think twice before entering a partnership with someone who cannot add value to the company in terms of expertise, is the message from Pekka Simula from Innovestor.
)
"The biological diversity of Earth is threatened. Understanding and preserving species will therefore be crucial for the survival and prosperity of humanity," says a professor at the University of Oslo. The Norwegian part of the global Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) is now gathering forces from all of academic Norway, as well as representatives from the business sector, to DNA sequence everything from ferns to bears.
)
The coffee tables are made of pallets, and there are an above-average number of post-it notes in circulation when a group of students is gathered at Oslo Science Park for some "design thinking". Co-Create is a joint initiative by and for colleges and universities in the Oslo area where students are encouraged to solve real world problems through entrepreneurship and startups.
)
Women in Life Science Norway – WiLD Norway for short – is a membership network for professional exchange, mentorship, board training, networking events, and resources to help women achieve their full potential in leadership and board roles.
)
One wouldn't think that one's gender impacts your choice to start a company. Nevertheless, according to 2020 data, 89% of all Norwegian companies are started by men, and 99% of all funding goes to male teams*. Despite grim statistics, Investment Partner at Startuplab, Lise Fulland, sees positive trends. But nothing happens on its own.
)
Elevated blood pressure increases the risk of several diseases, and since high blood pressure can easily go unnoticed, it makes sense to measure it occasionally. But have you ever noticed feeling a bit more tense when the blood pressure cuff tightens around your arm? At the Health2B offices in Oslo Science Park, volunteers have tested a new type of blood pressure monitor – without the cuff.
)
This month, representatives from the entire spectrum of the Norwegian health industry gathered in Oslo Science Park's Trappa. Ministers Jan Kristian Vestre and Ingvild Kjerkhol presented 15 measures aimed at doubling the export revenues for the health industry by 2030.
)
Two-thirds of all Norwegian companies lack important expertise, according to NHO (Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise). To assert ourselves in the competition for the sharpest minds, it is time to sharpen our efforts, says Mari Strømsvåg from the Oslo Region Alliance.
)
Behind partially closed doors on the ground floor of Oslo Science Park, you'll find a maze of copper pipes, flasks, test tubes, nozzles, meters, and hoses. Here, researchers from the University of Oslo's Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN) work. Among other things, they are trying to find solutions to our need for sustainable energy.
)
If you walk through the glass corridor on the ground floor of Oslo Science Park, you will encounter something resembling a zoo for tech enthusiasts. It's Startuplab's workshop, Hardwarelab. Here, prototypes are developed, tested, modified, discarded—or end up as successful products.
)
At the top of Block A in Oslo Science Park sits the pharmaceutical industry's answer to Petter Smart and Aunt Sophie: the biotechnology company Vitas. There, highly skilled employees, including a group of robots, ensure that the medicines we use contain what they should.
)
"To be part of starting something from nothing, to create the culture from scratch, that's what I want," asserts Heidi Frost Eriksen, the leader of Simli. Simli is the third company she has helped build, but before Heidi Frost Eriksen was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, she wasn't clear about what she wanted in life.
)
Stadig færre elever i videregående skole velger spesialisering i matematikk, kjemi og fysikk. Samtidig svarer 8 av 10 ungdommer at realfag er viktig for samfunnet. Kan vi be dem velge utdanning med fornuft framfor lyst? Og er det pisk eller gulrot som må til? Fire personer med hjerte for realfag har svært ulike svar på det.
)
People working in Oslo Science Park are more likely than others to choose environmentally friendly means of transportation to and from work, shows a survey from The Norwegian University of Life Sciences and The Institute of Transport Economics from 2018. Maybe because it is easy to achieve?
)
According to Odd Skarheim, the key to sustaining the growth of Norwegian startups and entrepreneurial businesses lies in the "simple" step of achieving success stories. The serial entrepreneur's main motivation is the desire to create something of top-notch quality.
)
Vitas er en anerkjent analyselab i Forskningsparken. Med 26 års erfaring i analyse og med utstrakt internasjonal forsknings- og utviklingsaktivitet har de jobbet på høygir siden mars med støtte fra skattefunnprogrammet til Norges forskningsråd.
Forskningsparken omgis av vakre og frodige grøntområder. Her er et vannspeil, mosekunst, en mindre dam og Gaustadbekken med planter og grøntarealer, og en gjennomgående gang- og sykkelvei som er belyst. I tillegg er det sykkelparkering, grillplass, flere sitteplasser og treningsapparater.
)
-Å være på et sted som Forskningsparken gir muligheter! Advokat Erling Grimstad oppdaget Forskningsparken etter et møte hos oppstartsbedriften Ardoq og falt umiddelbart for stemningen og energien. Det tok ikke lang tid før han og advokatfirmaet flyttet inn.
)
Parken Bakeri i Forskningsparken er den foretrukne møteplassen for startups, forskere og innvatører. Det var Joakim, Tom og Øystein fra Grünerløkka Bakeri som ble lokket inn, fikk sansen for stedet, brettet opp ermene og fikk kaffe og kanelsnurrer på plass. Og nå er det hyggelige bakeriet del av en suksesshistorie.
)
Kappa Bioscience er et lovende, norsk bioteknologiselskap. Selskapet er "født og oppvokst" i Forskningsparken i Oslo, og selger i dag sine produkter over store deler av verden. Selskapet utvikler og produserer et rent vitamin K2, vitaminet som er viktig for benbygning og hjerte-kar. Molekylet som Kappa Bioscience produserer er identisk med vitaminet slik vi finner det i naturen.
)
Forskningsparken styrker tilbudet til tech-gründerne med etableringen av StartupLab. I StartupLab AS skal det utvikles nye selskaper og forretningsidéer med internasjonalt format. Med StartupLab styrkes Forskningsparkens posisjon som ledende arnested for nye vekstkraftige teknologibedrifter.
)
Karl-Christian Agerup ønsket Oslo Medtech velkommen til Forskningsparken, som fra 1. juli er fasilitator for klusteret med over 50 medlemmer. Her er Agerup, til venstre i samtale med leder av Oslo Medtech, Kathrine Myhre og Jon Kveine, fra Arena-programmet i Innovasjon Norge.
)
I Innovasjonssenteret spede barndom, var de første kontorlokalene en Moelven-brakke på Blindern (omtrent der hvor Georg Sverdrups hus står i dag). Noen år senere, i 1989, flyttet Innovasjonssenteret ut og brakken ble arena for mangfoldige barndommer i den nystartete barnehagen Forskningsparken Montessori AS.
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)