Vilje Bionics

Come say hi at NCPO! 😄 Vilje is attending the Nordic Conference for Prosthetics and Orthotics in Oslo this weekend, and we would love to have a chat with anyone interested in our technology! 🦾 We will also have a workshop at 16:30 today about VilPower, the worlds first motorized orthosis for the entire arm, in the Jernbanetorget conference hall. 🙌🏼 See you there! Attendees: Saeid Hosseini Eirik Bodsberg Asmund Kvam Kollbye Maren Kirknes Fossum Julia Kenel Jostein Løwer Adrian Klepp Aasheim Hashtags: #NCPO #exoskeleton #prosthetics #startup #innovation

✨ What an incredible experience at TEDxArendal! ✨🦾🍾 Sharing my entrepreneurial journey with Vilje Bionics and unveiling VilPower—the world’s first robotic exoskeleton for the entire arm—was truly a dream come true. This achievement would have been impossible without the hard work, dedication, and genius of an amazing team. 🙏💫 To Eirik Bodsberg, Julia Kenel, Asmund Kvam Kollbye Maren Kirknes Fossum, Jostein Løwer, Leo Boe Bendvold, and Adrian Klepp Aasheim—thank you! Each of you brings something extraordinary to Vilje Bionics, and it's an honor to represent such talented, hardworking, and passionate people on a stage like TEDxArendal. 🚀👏 Also thanks a lot to my speaker coaches, organizers and rest of the great TEDxArendal team—Linn Juul-Petersen, Kristin Blakstad, Erik Bøylestad Nilsen and Klaartje Luiten —for their invaluable support and guidance.💯 Our journey has just begun. Are you curious about the talk? It will be posted on YouTube soon—stay tuned! 🎥 Thanks for the great photos @Mona Hauglid. https://monahauglid.no/ #ViljeBionics #TEDxArendal #Innovation #Robotics #Exoskeleton #Entrepreneurship #TED #Bionics

I am humbly honored and excited to announce that I’ll speak at TEDxArendal on November 1st! 🙏 At Vilje Bionics, we want to transform the lives of individuals with arm disabilities, and I’m thrilled to share the stories of the incredible individuals driving this change.  🦾 It’s a true honor that TEDxArendal recognizes our work as aligned with the TED Conferences' mantra: “an idea worth spreading,” granting us access to TED’s powerful platforms to share our vision globally. 🌍 A huge thank you to the incredible Vilje Bionics team, including our employees, board members, shareholders, and collaborating partners, for your relentless effort to make this possible. Together, we’re working to improve lives with wearable robotics! 🙏✨ Hope to see you in Arendal or catch it on YouTube! 🎥🚀 #TEDxArendal #ViljeBionics #WearableRobotics #Robotics #Vilje #Bionics #ViljeBionics #AnIdeaWorthSpreading #TED Eirik Bodsberg Maren Kirknes Fossum Asmund Kvam Kollbye Julia Kenel Jostein Løwer Leo Boe

🚀 More Big News! 🚀 🤖 We're beyond excited to share that Vilje Bionics is one of only two Norwegian startups selected for #Slush100! 🦾🎉 Alongside the world’s top innovative companies, we’ll be showcasing our groundbreaking technology at Slush, one of the biggest tech events globally! 🌍✨ Huge thanks to the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Helsinki for the recognition, and a shoutout to Litech🙏 We're ready to demonstrate how our robotic exoskeleton technology transforms lives for those with arm and hand function loss! 💥 🔜 See you at #Slush in 54 days! ⏳🙌 #Vilje #Innovation #Slush2024 #HealthTech #StartupLife #FutureTech Maren Kirknes Fossum Julia Kenel Asmund Kvam Kollbye Eirik Bodsberg Leo Boe Jostein Løwer Saeid Hosseini Adrian Klepp Aasheim

🚀 Big News from Vilje Bionics! 🚀 We’re beyond excited to share some incredible updates! 🎉 Vilje Bionics has just been featured in Shifter.no, and we’ve reached a major milestone. With 18.8 million NOK raised in our latest round, including 11 million NOK from the Eurostars program and 7.8 million NOK from investors, we’re gearing up for even bigger things! 🙌💡 A special shoutout to our shareholders for their continued belief in our mission to revolutionize assistive technologies for upper limb disabilities. 🦾 And, of course, a massive shoutout to our incredible team at Vilje —your dedication and hard work continue to drive us forward every single day! 🙏🌟 Huge thanks to our newest investor, Luzmon Medical AS, (Houtan Houshangi, David Brown, and Louise Mohn), and our amazing Eurostars partners Together Tech, Roessingh Research and Development, and Assistive Innovations bv for joining us on this exciting journey. 🦾✨ 🛣 This funding will fuel our mission to empower humans with our groundbreaking wearable robotics, helping more people regain independence and improve their quality of life. 💙 https://lnkd.in/dwjZEm_J Check out the full article on Shifter for more insights into our journey! 🔗👇 Thank you to everyone who’s supported us along the way! 🌟 #MedTechStartup #PreSeedFunding #HealthcareInnovation #Exoskeleton #NorwegianTech #WearableRobotics Maren Kirknes Fossum Julia Kenel Asmund Kvam Kollbye Eirik Bodsberg Leo Boe Jostein Løwer Saeid Hosseini

🚀 Big News from Vilje Bionics! 🚀 We’re beyond excited to share some incredible updates! 🎉 Vilje Bionics has just been featured in Shifter.no, and we’ve reached a major milestone. With 18.8 million NOK raised in our latest round, including 11 million NOK from the Eurostars program and 7.8 million NOK from investors, we’re gearing up for even bigger things! 🙌💡 A special shoutout to our shareholders for their continued belief in our mission to revolutionize assistive technologies for upper limb disabilities. 🦾 And, of course, a massive shoutout to our incredible team at Vilje —your dedication and hard work continue to drive us forward every single day! 🙏🌟 Huge thanks to our newest investor, Luzmon Medical AS, (Houtan Houshangi, David Brown, and Louise Mohn), and our amazing Eurostars partners Together Tech, Roessingh Research and Development, and Assistive Innovations bv for joining us on this exciting journey. 🦾✨ 🛣 This funding will fuel our mission to empower humans with our groundbreaking wearable robotics, helping more people regain independence and improve their quality of life. 💙 https://lnkd.in/dwjZEm_J Check out the full article on Shifter for more insights into our journey! 🔗👇 Thank you to everyone who’s supported us along the way! 🌟 #MedTechStartup #PreSeedFunding #HealthcareInnovation #Exoskeleton #NorwegianTech #WearableRobotics Maren Kirknes Fossum Julia Kenel Asmund Kvam Kollbye Eirik Bodsberg Leo Boe Jostein Løwer Saeid Hosseini

Last Thursday, we had the pleasure of participating in Dehnsfest 2024 ✨ One of the highlights of the event was the fireside chat on "The Value of Innovation," where the panel shared from their personal experience of working in the innovation ecosystem, and discussed the value of innovation in the context of growth, investment and intellectual assets. Topics discussed included the importance and expectations surrounding patents for companies, particularly startups, and the connection between quality assurance and IP protection. The panel featured our COO, Maren Kirknes Fossum, alongside Anna von Zeppelin Turvoll - CEO Völur, Jostein Bjøndal - Investment Director and IP Manager SINTEF, and Per Einar Dybvik - CEO Startuplab. The session was expertly moderated by Haakon Thue Lie, IP Management Consultant Dehns. Saeid Hosseini Eirik Bodsberg Asmund Kvam Kollbye Julia Kenel Jostein Løwer Leo Boe

Vilje Bionics, represented by our COO, Maren Kirknes Fossum, has been selected for the Tech Nordic Advocates International Accelerator Programme! 🎉 This is an amazing chance for Vilje to gain new perspectives that will contribute to our future growth. As we prepare for the next phases of our journey, particularly planning our international expansion, the insights and experiences from this program will be of great significance in shaping our strategies. A big thank you to Tech Nordic Advocates and all the inspiring companies, and the female founders and business leaders selected for the program 🌟

Today was the last working day of our talented summer interns.🧑💻🧑💻 Maximo, who studies Microelectronics and Sensor Technology at University of Oslo has during the summer been analyzing and optimizing the battery usage of our medical device. 🔋 Saim who studies Cybernetics and Robotics at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has been developing our control software. 🤖🦾 During the summer we had several social activities, and here are some snapshots of the most memorable one where we played mini golf, drank lemonade and ate delicious Yemenis food. ⛳🍋🍲 Dear Max and Saim, We are very impressed by your talent, skills, professional attitude and dedication. We wish you best of luck with your last year of study, and look forward to stay in touch for future opportunities. 👏🎓 Jostein Løwer Julia Kenel Asmund Kvam Kollbye Eirik Bodsberg Maren Kirknes Fossum Leo Boe Saeid Hosseini

During the autumn of 2023, Vilje Bionics had the pleasure of joining EY's impactful accelerator program EY #Amplifier. This opportunity has been instrumental in refining our strategies for commercialization, internationalization, and organizational development. A special shout-out to our dedicated EY consultants, Ingrid Marie Bondø and Alve Byrkjeland Vig, whose expert guidance has been invaluable. Your support truly advanced our progress. We're also incredibly grateful to EY for sponsoring the creation of this fantastic video pitch which has been very useful in our fundraising and business development efforts. To my fellow startup founders, I highly encourage you to apply for the next batch of EY Amplifier. The deadline is May 31st, and it's a chance not to be missed for accelerating your company's growth. https://lnkd.in/dyJ9Ai8S #EYAmplifier #Startups #Innovation #Growth #ViljeBionics #Entrepreneurship