Pilot Health Phase 1

Pilot Health Phase 1 is the first stage of a two-stage funding scheme to support innovation processes that contribute to sustainability in healthcare services and to value creation in Norwegian industry. Projects must be based on the needs of patients, citizens or the public healthcare services and include R&D activities that enable development, implementation, commercialisation and scaling of new technologies, processes, products or services. The scheme emphasises collaboration between public, private and voluntary sector actors and prioritises topics such as coordination between primary and specialist care, prevention, home-based care and emergency preparedness.

Grant funding for innovation processes to develop and scale Pilot Health projects that include R&D activities and user involvement.

Phase 1 is open to everyone; phase 2 is a closed call and only applicants invited from phase 1 are eligible to apply.

Two-stage application: submit a phase 1 application (open to all); successful phase 1 applicants are invited to submit a detailed phase 2 application based on the same project.