Hub for Health & Life Sciences Entrepreneurship
Terkko Health Hub is a community, a co-working space and an event venue focusing on health and life sciences entrepreneurship.
About Us
Terkko Health Hub is a community, a co-working space and an event venue focusing on health and life sciences. We are located in the heart of Helsinki’s medical campus and provide various services, events and initiatives in collaboration with local and global partners.
COMPANIES
77
PEOPLE
210
VISITORS A YEAR
20 000
MONEY RAISED
125 M€
Enablers
The mission of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Helsinki is to conduct high-quality research and provide research-based undergraduate and postgraduate education in medicine and dentistry. The Faculty educates health care specialists, including physicians, dentists, psychologists and speech therapists as well as Master’s degree holders in translational medicine.
HiLIFE – Helsinki Institute of Life Science supports high quality life science research across the University of Helsinki’s campuses and faculties. HiLIFE builds on existing strengths and new recruits and partnerships to create an attractive international environment for researchers to solve grand challenges in health, food, and environment.
HUS – Helsinki University Hospital offers specialized medical care based on high-level clinical medical research. It is a Joint Authority formed by 24 municipalities aiming to offer patients timely and equal access to specialized medical care.
Upcoming Partner Conferences
Europe’s #1 healthcare innovation event
Following an enormously successful inaugural edition in 2024, HLTH Europe is where global expertise meets local insight to address Europe’s unique healthcare challenges and opportunities. From digital health breakthroughs to policy innovations, HLTH Europe offers an immersive experience shaping the future of European healthcare.
Join us at the epicentre of transformation, where healthcare providers, policymakers, and pioneers unite to create a healthier Europe for all.
The premier life science event in the Nordics!
Experience two days of groundbreaking insights, networking opportunities, and cutting-edge advancements in the life science industry. Connect with leading experts, industry peers, and potential partners from across the world.
Nordic Life Science Days 2025 will be held, for the first time, in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 13-14 October at Svenska Mässan located at Mässans Gata/Korsvägen, 412 94 Göteborg.
What Do We Offer?
Our mission is to promote a new form of collaboration between entrepreneurship, research, and healthcare and offer a helping hand to make our community – Terkkonians – grow and flourish. We provide various support services and events with the help of our wide network and corporate partners.
Photo by Eeva-Stiina Niemi
Bridging Academia and Entrepreneurship
Terkko Health Hub is the biggest health hub in Finland. We house startups, researchers, students, corporates, the entrepreneurship society of the University of Helsinki – Helsinki Think Company, and a unique three-year incubator programme, Health Incubator Helsinki by The City of Helsinki.
Located in the heart of Helsinki’s medical campus, we are at the junction of the HUS University Hospital, the Faculty of Medicine and HiLIFE (Helsinki Institute of Life Science) from the University of Helsinki.
Our Annual Reports
Are you interested in taking a closer look at our story and the steps our community has taken in past years? Here you can check out our annual reports!
