New drugs for treating diseases of Down syndrome. More than 1% of the global GDP is spent on nursing demented people, and the number requiring nursing will triple within 2050. The disease is progressive, leading to death. There is no current cure available, only symptomatic treatments. Individuals born with Down syndrome have a more than 10x risk of developing dementia as well as a host of other diseases including diabetes. Our drug target, DYRK1A is an enzyme found on chromosome 21, and is considered a key factor determining developmental and medical challenges faced by individuals with Down. The enzyme interacts with multiple biological mechanisms involved in Alzheimer’s and autoimmune diseases. Advanced drug designUsing advanced drug design technologies, we have designed a potent DYRK1A inhibitor drug, PST-900. A use and substance of matter patent have been applied for. The company is currently working on chemical Lead Optimisation with 8 full-time medicinal chemists contracted.Financing and milestonesThe Company raised NOK 5 million in 2015 and 8.8 MNOK in 2016/2017, matching non-dilutive research (BIA) and business grants (Innovation Norway). We demonstrated Proof of Principle in a model system for Alzheimer’s disease in 2Q2016. We have also demonstrated that our drug is capable of reversing diabetes in an animal model. Together with clinical and regulatory advisors, we have identified an important unmet need for a drug to treat newly diagnosed diabetes. We will use this indication to quickly progress to market and from there develop analogous drug molecules in Alzheimer’s disease, focused especially in Down syndrome. Funding soughtThe current funding round will raise 15+ MNOK to fund the progression to the final Development Candidate during 2018. Following this, further funding will be sought to perform toxicology/safety and Phase 1 clinical studies. A highly experienced teamThe team behind Pharmasum Therapeutics have broad, international pharmaceutical and biotechnology experience, and is supported by an excellent group of advisors. Anders Fugelli, Ph.D., CEO. John Sigurd Svendsen, Ph.D., CSO. Pauline Stewart-Long, Ph.D. Project Management. Henning Mork, CFO. Board of Directors: Andrew Parsons, PhD. Øystein Soug, MSc. Mark Treherne, PhD, John Sigurd Svendsen, PhD.

Preventing One Million Falls Before 2024 Dele Health Tech is redefining how the market conceptualizes and achieves fall prevention by offering a data fusion platform that functions as middleware between hardware and data stream partners. Our mission: To save lives through fall prevention, and prevent one million falls by 2024.

Gruten is an Oslo-based company that creates new value and meaning from coffee waste. We use coffee grounds in the production of soap and body scrub, and run an educational program with lectures, courses, and workshops to create awareness and knowledge about coffee grounds as a valuable resource.  We have a small production/workshop/outlet at Torshov, and sell our products on our own webshop + in ca 35 stores around Oslo and the rest of Norway. At the moment we are working hard to set up a site for mushroom production, growing oyster mushrooms on coffee grounds. When we get a go-ahead for this we will be in demand for funding to set up the production site (we will be growing in used cooling containers, so-called reefers) and need people to work on the site.

Oiiku was founded in 2012 as a joint venture for Onkel Estrup AS and Kodemaker Systemutvikling AS. Bjørnar Stray Berentsen is a well-known figure in the corporate event business in Norway. He has many years of experience containing handling all parts of events, including managing them, the use of software to get things together, and doing the dirty work on the floor. As of 2012, Bjørnar had made a quite remarkable list of high-profile customers on his own and his self-made software. Based on his experience he saw the great possibilities in creating a new tailor-made suite of integrated software applications for events. Kodemaker is a well-known consultancy company in Oslo with 25 skilled employees. They are self-owned and have a set of system developers with a quality that is probably unmatched in the Oslo area. Onkel Estrup and Kodemaker started talks in 2012 about doing a joint venture to make a company with superior software for the event business. It has been a long process making sure that the combination of Bjørnars know-how about the most known and unknown issues at events was taken care of, and at the same time making sure that Kodemaker could contribute with their skills to make it a very flexible, scalable solution ready to be 'the event system' for the future. The company today is owned 50/50 by Onkel Estrup AS and Net Professionals AS. Net Professionals are mainly owned by stockholders and employees at Kodemaker. Oiiku AS is today in a situation with 2 employees working with events and Bjørnar working as CTO and some hands-on at events as well. We have a running business and are ready to scale up. We are looking for investors and a new CEO to bring the business to a totally new level. The worldwide market is HUGE and so far we have not seen better software solutions in the market. Our current plan is to grow a steady business in Oslo with employees to handle our large corporate customers, but the real big opportunities lie within making self-served Saas software for the worldwide market.

Our ambition is to offer a product that protects against virus infections in the upper airways, and helps to maintain a healthy nose Keeping the mucous membranes moist is by many ENT-doctors seen as one of the most important measures you can take to prevent viruses from entering through the nasal mucosa, and in general maintaining a healthy nose.

In order to maintain Norway's position as the largest and most important ski nation in the world, climatic changes require new thinking, types of facilities, snow technologies, and strategies. HST has a letter of intent with Vestfold county to take over the Holmestrand 1862-meter car tunnel at NOK 1 to be redeveloped into a NOK 200 million all-year-around ski facility for cross country, biathlon, and Paralympics. With SIAT/NTNU and Terje, Grønmo Architects developed an opportunity study ("Mulighetsstudie" found at www.holmestrandskitunnel.no). Business and marketing plan currently at work with University College of Southeast Norway, Campus Kongsberg. Why Holmstrand? Because the town is entering into a stage of comprehensive transformation and development, merging three municipalities into a 24,000 people unit, with a number of developments and construction projects coming up downtown at the seaside during the next 5-20 years and a NOK 6,7 billion state investment in a new railway system that takes passengers to Oslo in 45 minutes. 1 million people can reach Holmestrand in one hour by railway and E18. The railway stop is 100 meters from the future ski facility, which might serve as a magnet for other developments, creating health and social conditions for people at large. With an undeveloped fjord area, there is an opportunity to create a sports hub for unique marine and ski activities. Other projects are Gjelsten's leisure island Langøya, Kullboden (1 acre), Uni Quarter (1 acre) Hakan (might have swimming and hotel facilities, an architect study to be opened this fall), new car-free and covered main street (Langgaten), high stories car and boat parking with the business opportunity, heating/cooling systems (fjernvarme) based on excess energy from ski tunnel and Hydro smelter cooling water being served by an NTNU master study, an extension of 1200 leisure boat facilities and undeveloped south town area under the name Hagemann Brygge. Hagemann, in particular, is an excellent 55,000 sq.m. seafront residential and business opportunity with an option to be developed together with the neighboring ski tunnel. The ski tunnel and Hagemann together with some of the other projects would certainly become a long-term investment opportunity.

- an easy-to-use all-in-one solution for the HORECA industry- GastroPlanner is one of Norway's leading suppliers of online tools for HORECA (hotels, restaurants, and catering). We offer a complete platform with all the tools and integrations needed to improve and streamline the daily operation of a HORECA business.

Appivate is a Norwegian company that develops mobile applications. Our primary developing tool is Appcelerator Studio, a program that lets us write a single code and translate it to native Android and iOS at runtime. This makes the development time- and cost-efficient. The primary goal is to satisfy the customers in every single project and to deliver a product that reflects the client´s vision. To ensure that we are on the right path we usually advise our customers to start with a prototype made with a sketch and envision. This makes it easy to determine if the customer and we are on the same wavelength.

BAD NORWEGIAN is a natural skincare brand from Norway, founded by a former NATO soldier, to offer men simple products and routines. We combine the values associated with Norway: integrity, honesty, and quality- with a rogue, confident undertone. Our skincare, beard and shave products are all cruelty-free and vegan, with an instant effect. BAD NORWEGIAN is a direct-to-consumer company with a strong foothold in the travel retail market in Norway. Selling at Heinemann, BEAST, Marionnaud and Cult Beauty.

At Banana, we produce ice cream, bread and sweets from "ugly", ripe, organic bananas. Bananas that would otherwise be discarded because of looks or being ‘overripe’. But those bananas are the nerve of Banana Cph . They are ripe, sweet and form the perfect base for our ice cream, bread and sweets. Bananas are one of the most wasted foods in the world. Early in the value chain with the farmers, a staggering 40% is discarded due to appearance alone. Not to mention during transport and in the supermarkets, where millions of bananas are thrown out every day, because of looks and ripeness. A huge contrast to what the world is calling for. And what consumers are calling for. In Banana, we think circularly, sustainably, and uncompromisingly. That is the core of our DNA. We produce products that speak to both taste and conscience. Wrapped in a modern, aesthetic brand that resonates with today’s consumers.

Seeders is the leading global Authority Marketing Agency, specialising in SEO, Link Building, and Digital PR. A brand’s success greatly depends on its online presence. At Seeders we create international brand visibility for countless companies, on a day-to-day basis. From start-ups to established, international brands. With an ever-growing presence of offices across the globe, we are able to create effective local, as well as global impact in virtually every international market. Time to skyrocket your revenue, through online authority.

Eat Grim is on a mission to fix our broken food system by fundamentally changing the way people eat. Eat Grim is a platform for ugly and surplus fruits and vegetables. We source the produce directly from farms and bring it back into the food system through a food box subscription that we sell to private consumers, making it easy to eat more sustainably - with exciting business expansion in the pipeline. Every kilo of food sold through Eat Grim is a kilo of food saved from going to waste, which also means savings in water, CO2 and land use along the value chain.

We turn life science and deep tech ideas into commercially successful companies. We serve both as a consultancy and as a venture builder. At Marigold Innovation, we build bridges between research and business, science and product, researchers and investors. Most scientists prefer to stay where they add the most value, namely as highly skilled scientists and inventors who understand the translational process at an intellectual level, without the deep insight and experience in how to execute accordingly. ​We want to ensure that the skilled scientists focus on what they excel in – doing science and inventing stuff! ​ Marigold Innovation closes the gap by bringing the competences required to complement the scientific team. In this way we ensure that all necessary skills are in place at the needed timepoint and at the right level to secure the optimal development path from academia to a commercially viable company.

4V Films is a video agency based in Copenhagen. We have more than 8 years of global experience in videography. Our team is international and therefore we always communicate in English. 4V Films has been built around the instinct to provide the greatest possible value to our clients. We go the extra mile that most production companies won't. We have worked with over 15+ industries, in the UAE, UK and Denmark, with top brands such as Audi, Emirates and Carlsberg. We are extremely passionate about what we do and we apply our values such as Honesty, Trust, Reliability and Quality in every action we take.

Coworking spaces in Stockholm. We focus on offering workspace solutions for startups, growth companies and creative entrepreneurs. Embassy House is a space to connect, grow and share stories. We love people, business and technology. Since inception we've helped over 400 businesses at 6 different locations.