4 inspiring CEOs, 4 professional journeys

SmiLe Incubator:  Sharing expertise and knowledge is an important part of being professional in the SmiLe community. And, as we are wrapping up this month’s core value focus “Professional”, we put the spotlight on four of our talented CEO’s. They all come from different backgrounds and their careers have taken them along different paths. However, they all share a passion for life science and for developing products and solutions that have an impact on peoples’ lives. In this article, they talk about their professional journeys, and share their top-3 tips for other young and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Innovative healthtech project kickstarts at SmiLe Bootcamp

SmiLe Incubator:  The seventh edition of SmiLe’s ten-week program for early companies and entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and products in healthtech, medtech and eHealth is now underway. The projects address key care-related areas such as pain, psychiatric disorders and postnatal problems. The goal is to make the projects investment-ready. The program culminates with a DemoDay on June 17.

New company to invest up to EUR 19 million in life science startups

SmiLe Incubator:  SmiLe Incubator is now launching SmiLe Inject Capital AB, the first angel investment company in Sweden that focuses solely on promising early-stage life science companies. The financing is provided by experienced business angels along with the state-owned venture capital company Saminvest.

SmiLe launches BioTech program with German BioM and Merck

SmiLe Incubator:  In collaboration with one of Europe's leading biotechnology clusters, BioM, in Germany, SmiLenow launches a new, international training program, BioTech Bootcamp. The program, which is sponsored by Merck, a global leader in pharmaceuticals and life science technology, is based on SmiLe's successful Bootcamp concept and is tailored for future entrepreneurs who want to develop and commercialize their business ideas in biotechnology.