Cooperation in pharmaceutical research
The large population, the high number of patients and the varied service points of primary health care and psychiatry offer good possibilities for research into areas such as endemic diseases and drug treatment of the elderly.
Cooperation with the Clinical Research Institute HUCH
The City of Helsinki has signed a framework agreement with the Clinical Research Institute Helsinki University Central Hospital Ltd. for the management of clinical drug trials.
The Clinical Research Institute HUCH Ltd.
- provides administrative services for clinical research carried out in the City units;
- concludes contracts with pharmaceutical companies;
- hires physicians and study nurses for the research period.
Participation in the pharmaceutical research is voluntary for clients and patients.
Clinical Research Institute HUCH(Link leads to external service)
Research and trial cooperation
Our operations as a trial and development platform offer the developers of health and wellbeing solutions an opportunity to get to know the needs of the division in cooperation with both our professionals and our clients, through our day-to-day work.
The senior centres of Kustaankartano and Myllypuro, offering day activities and service centre services, are involved in the testing and commissioning of new products and technical solutions in the Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division. Home care and its remote services are also a key development area. In health and substance abuse services, the Kalasatama health and well-being centre is one of the main development and trial platforms of business cooperation.
The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division also offers other potential development and trial environments, for example in family and social services.
We select our partners and the target on a case-by-case basis.
We publish targeted information requests and market reviews and organise company days that allow businesses to present their operations to our experts. We also hold public innovation challenges, such as tendering rounds of agile pilots.
The main duty of the Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division is to provide wellbeing, health and social safety to Helsinki residents, which is why its development and trial platform operations are also needs-based, and their development is dependent on the human resources available.
The purpose of the trial and development platform is to facilitate the product development work of companies. The procurements of social services and health care are carried out separately through normal procurement channels.
Health Proof Helsinki is a health sector ecosystem built by the City of Helsinki, the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and the HUS Helsinki University Hospital. Its aim is to facilitate the research and trial paths of health technology companies. Health Proof Helsinki offers companies the opportunity to test and develop their solutions in the simulation hospital of Metropolia and utilise the treatment environments of the City of Helsinki Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division and HUS specialised health care in their needs-based research.
More information and contact form for companies: www.healthproofhelsinki.fi(Link leads to external service)
Cooperation as part of the Health Capital Helsinki alliance
Health Capital Helsinki is a life science and health technology alliance formed by the City of Helsinki, the University of Helsinki, Aalto University and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, developing a research-based innovation and business ecosystem. The aim is to promote the capital region and Finland, and to make it the leading Nordic region for research, development and business.