RESPINOR is a privately-owned medical device company, founded in Oslo, 2015. We have developed an objective measure of breathing for critically ill patients within intensive care. The technology provides precise, continuous and real-time information of diaphragm function, our main breathing muscle, to increase the quality of care and reducing costs. RESPINOR’s technology is the winner of Horizon 2020 both in phase I and II. We are addressing an unmet medical need because every breath counts.

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.

Excitus is set up to develop, manufacture and sell medical suction products based on its revolutionary, patent-pending mobile suction platform. Products will span from professional hand-held tools for paramedics to consumer devices in a private home and stored together with the defibrillator at supermarkets, stadiums, etc. The platform enables a higher survival rate at cardiac arrests, yet at the same time, it provides a razor/razorblade business model unseen in this area.

Think Outside is now Mitta AS, a subsidiary fully owned by Mitta Oy. Mitta will be offering geodata monitoring and measurement services to the Norwegian market, bridging the growth of the Finnish and Swedish Mitta companies to new Norwegian customers. For us at Mitta, accurate and reliable positioning is extremely important, as it is a basic prerequisite for spatial information. High-quality input data means cost-effectiveness in design, construction and monitoring, regardless of the customer's industry. Mitta is the market leader as a producer and processor of terrain information in the infrastructure sector in Finland and Sweden. Our customers operate in the construction value chain from design to production.

Based in Kongsberg - the heart of the Subsea Valley - Kongsberg Ferrotech is utilizing world-leading competence to develop the first-ever automated solution, the Oktapous, for riser cleaning, NDT inspection, maintenance (coating), and structural repair (glass/carbon fiber reinforcement). The repair will be performed inside the patented Habitat - allowing for composite repairs subsea and in the splash zone while offering quality as if the repair was performed in a laboratory environment. The Oktapous will offer the client around 50% cost reduction, together with improved quality and significantly reduced HSE risk compare to existing solutions by removing the need for rope access, divers, and ROVs. Kongsberg Ferrotech is partly funded by the Malaysian-based oil and gas company, Petronas Charigali. This ensures us access to the market needs during development, an offshore platform for prototype testing, and the critical first client for market acceptance. Schedule highlights: • Development started in September 2015 • Stack-up/dry test in December 2017 • TRL4 testing submerged in February 2018 • Offshore testing on Petronas assets in Q3 2018 • Commercial operations in Q2-3 2019

Singlot is a performance marketing agency born out of the need of helping businesses in the social media jungle. We help businesses make data-driven decisions. Like so many people nowadays we live and breathe social and digital media. We have experience working directly with Social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter, as well as agencies such as Facebook PMDs. Throughout our careers, we have worked closely with all kinds of businesses and realized many make decisions based on gut feeling instead of data. We want to solve that! Our mission is to guide businesses toward the best results by making data-driven decisions.

"Sammen om en jobb" (Together for a Job) is a Norwegian NGO running a mentor program between young immigrants and elderly Norwegians. The program has three principal aims:- transfer skills and knowledge from elderly people at the end of their professional careers to young immigrants just about to start theirs - provide a meaningful activity for people entering into retirement- support young immigrants in their job search- create relationships between different generations and cultures

NORWEGIAN ENERGY DRINK I am challenging the unhealthy red bull drink with a healthy Norwegian energy drink, a special formula that gives you more energy and a better life, POWER TO THE PEOPLE, do you want to know more or order a case, or perhaps partner in? Call me at + 47 9216 3985 or mads@fjordvisjon.com or follow the Norwegian Energy drink

The Norwegian fashion brand BRGN was founded in 2015 by Ros-Mari Tobiassen Gaundal and Karine Trellevik Lunde. Their mission is to offer great alternatives to the traditional all-weather jacket, through high-quality garments and shoes that can be worn on any occasion and in any kind of weather. Their technical and waterproof products, designed for a functional and urban lifestyle, are now sold by over a hundred retailers in Norway, Germany, France, and the UK in addition to their two concept stores in Oslo and Bergen. BRGN set a new turnover record in 2021, at 25.8 MNOK. Up from 16. MNOK in 2020.

A specialist travel company focusing on tours and voyages to the Nordic & Arctic regions, Scandinavia, Greenland, Iceland, Russia, Mongolia and the Baltics, with offices in Norway and Australia. 50 Degrees North is a niche, independently owned, specialist travel company that aims to give you a little more than just a holiday. We specialise regionally, as we believe it is not possible to be good at everything. We also focus on offering the most enriching style of travel. Not necessarily cheap, but rewarding, full of real-life experiences and with incredible value for money. If you are just as excited about Nordic and Arctic travel as we are, join our fast-growing international team here in Norway!

Guldstoev consulting group is a company that works for both private and public companies. We are a group of experts within the development of digital solutions. We work with both software, networks and optimization of existing solutions. We work both with existing technologies and work on developing our own tools that can be used by other consulting houses to shape the digital world in 2023.

Zwitch is a P2P marketplace that extend the second hand trade between consumers. Unlike regular marketplaces, Zwitch allows users to suggest and buy items from their peers and pay with both or either money and their own products. Zwitch is taking the sustainable trade to the next level with focus on both economical and ecological trade. It is a modern solution to help users with the current cost of living crisis as well as help our communities to pro-long product lifespan and combat environmental waste.

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.

Our technology allows businesses to open their showrooms and service customers 24/7 without the need for employees. We primarily service businesses in the home improvement category, where showrooms are necessary as the end consumer often wishes to touch and feel the product, they are looking at buying. E.g., furniture stores, tile and bathroom sellers, window and door manufacturers. Our technology consists of hardware and software. Hardware that is installed on location. e.g., cameras, locks. Software in the form of an App that businesses can access all their needs for running their showroom. We believe the market for our product is enormous. The improvement we are bringing to the market is in order of magnitude greater than previous solutions. The world needs this and we see almost endless opportunities ahead.

Aarland is a Design Studio where we focus on the entire graphic process. Right from idea generation to the implementation of design & layout. We are two down-to-earth people who share our process openly, act fast and always strives to deliver solutions that meet expectations - and ensure that we are on the same page.