https://news.smileventurehub.com/ SmiLe newsroom - News https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/nordic-collaboration-key-to-bringing-advanced How can the Nordics ensure that world-leading research in cell and gene therapy reaches patients faster? This question brought 150 researchers, clinicians, companies, and ecosystem actors to Lund for the conference Finding the Path to the Patient – ATMP Development in Skåne and Beyond. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/nordic-collaboration-key-to-bringing-advanced Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:26:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/aax-biotech-secures-investment-from-trio-impa AAX Biotech today announced that Trio Impact Invest AB has invested in AAX Biotech. The investment supports the continued development and scaling of the company’s antibody technology platforms, enabling expanded application areas and strengthened industry collaborations. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/aax-biotech-secures-investment-from-trio-impa Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:15:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/reccan-joins-eu-led-shield-project-to-revolut Reccan AB has a pivotal role in the launch of SHIELD, a €14 million, Horizon Europe-funded project dedicated to transforming the early detection of pancreatic cancer across Europe. 26 partners from 13 countries are focused on improving survival rates through proactive diagnostics in high-risk individuals. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/reccan-joins-eu-led-shield-project-to-revolut Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:20:03 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/open-call-for-applications-to-support-cellula APROVALS (Accelerating PROteins innoVAtion beyond reguLatory Sandboxes), a EU-funded initiative, is dedicated to advancing regulatory innovation in cellular agriculture, particularly cell-grown meat. We invite companies aiming to enter the European market to apply from April 14 to June 9, 2025. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/open-call-for-applications-to-support-cellula Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:56:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/apply-for-the-servier-golden-ticket-2025-a-un Applications are now open for the Servier Golden Ticket – a program sponsored by Servier in collaboration with SmiLe Venture Hub, designed to support promising startup in oncology and neuroscience, developing groundbreaking therapeutics, platform technologies or AI/ML data-driven platforms for drug discovery. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/apply-for-the-servier-golden-ticket-2025-a-un Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:29:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-valkomnar-magnhild-owman-som-ny-people SmiLe Venture Hub stärker sitt stöd till startups genom att välkomna Magnhild Owman som ny People & Culture coach. Med över 20 års erfarenhet inom rekrytering och organisationsutveckling kommer hon att stötta SmiLes bolag i frågor kring ledarskap, företagskultur och rekryteringsstrategi.  https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-valkomnar-magnhild-owman-som-ny-people Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:10:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-welcomes-magnhild-owman-as-the-new-peop SmiLe Venture Hub strengthens its support to startups by welcoming Magnhild Owman as the new People & Culture coach. With over 20 years of experience in recruitment and organizational development, she will support SmiLe's companies in leadership, corporate culture, and recruitment strategy matters. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-welcomes-magnhild-owman-as-the-new-peop Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:10:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-rekryterar-malin-sjoo-for-att-starka-st SmiLe Venture Hub är glada att välkomna Malin Sjöö tillbaka till SmiLe när hon nu tillträder den nyinrättade rollen som Chief Innovation Officer. Malin Sjöö ska ansvara för att vidareutveckla SmiLes foodtechverksamhet samt leda coachteamets arbete. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-rekryterar-malin-sjoo-for-att-starka-st Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:37:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-recruits-malin-sjoo-to-strengthen-suppo SmiLe Venture Hub is pleased to welcome Malin Sjöö back to SmiLe as she assumes the newly established role of Chief Innovation Officer. Malin Sjöö will be responsible for further developing SmiLe’s foodtech operations and leading the work of the coaching team. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-recruits-malin-sjoo-to-strengthen-suppo Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:37:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/advancing-health-data-innovation-with-data-la Region Skåne and SmiLe Venture Hub are collaborating on the "Data Lake" project with the long-term goal to create a secure health data repository, aimed at improving healthcare and fostering innovation. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/advancing-health-data-innovation-with-data-la Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:10:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/greenfood-och-tekinn-ska-forvandla-gronsaksre SmiLe-bolaget Tekinn har tillsammans med Greenfood, en av Nordens ledande koncerner inom hälsosam mat, fått stöd från Vinnova för att förvandla 400 ton vitkålsrester till råvara – och potentiellt rita om kartan för framtidens matsystem och dess restströmmar. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/greenfood-och-tekinn-ska-forvandla-gronsaksre Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:01:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/aax-biotech-sakrar-kapital-for-att-framja-tek SmiLe-bolaget AAX Biotech har framgångsrikt tagit in 7 MSEK i en finansieringsrunda med stöd från både nya och befintliga investerare. Kapitalet kommer att användas för att driva bolagets fortsatta tillväxt och innovationsarbete, stärka de interna resurserna och expandera projektportföljen. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/aax-biotech-sakrar-kapital-for-att-framja-tek Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:42:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/new-advisor-with-international-expertise-join SmiLe is strengthening its team with additional expertise in global business operations and entrepreneurship, and we are delighted to welcome Michael Palm as a senior advisor.  https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/new-advisor-with-international-expertise-join Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:50:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/suturion-secures-24-million-for-the-upcoming SmiLe Incubator company Suturion secures 24 million for the upcoming launch. Suturion has developed a medical instrument designed to reduce complications and enhance patient safety following open abdominal surgery. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/suturion-secures-24-million-for-the-upcoming Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:47:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/incubator-company-manje-health-signs-contract Manje Health AB has signed a contract with the government of Ghana through the national insurance company SIC Life to digitalize the country’s medical ecosystem. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/incubator-company-manje-health-signs-contract Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:14:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/the-smile-company-yazen-health-raises-37-mill The SmiLe company Yazen Health raises 37 million SEK and plans to develop its digital obesity clinic and continue expanding in Europe. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/the-smile-company-yazen-health-raises-37-mill Wed, 06 Sep 2023 11:23:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-bolaget-yazen-health-tar-in-37-msek SmiLe-bolaget Yazen Health tar in 37 miljoner kronor för att expandera i Europa. Den digitala överviktskliniken Yazen behandlar fetma genom att kombinera viktminskningsläkemedel och livsstilsförändringar. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-bolaget-yazen-health-tar-in-37-msek Wed, 06 Sep 2023 11:00:37 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-strengthens-the-team SmiLe Incubator strives to continuously improve its operations to help startup companies and entrepreneurs to commercialize their innovations. We are therefore pleased to welcome Barbara Klein and Jacob Lundgren, who will strengthen the team with their experience in project management and funding.  https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-strengthens-the-team Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:59:03 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/join-us-in-driving-business-success-through-d SmiLe, invites its member companies to participate in a series of workshops by the Allbright Foundation, that aim to educate and train on how to create equal and inclusive workplaces, as a means to business success. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/join-us-in-driving-business-success-through-d Mon, 10 May 2021 07:25:21 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/innovative-healthtech-project-kickstarts-at-s 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. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/innovative-healthtech-project-kickstarts-at-s Fri, 30 Apr 2021 07:13:49 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/innovativa-healthtech-projekt-kickstartar-i-s SmiLes tioveckorsprogram för tidiga bolag och entreprenörer med innovativa idéer och produkter inom healthtech, medtech och e-Hälsa genomförs nu för sjunde gången. Projekten handlar om lösningar till exempelvis smärta, psykiatriska sjukdomar och problem efter förlossning. Målet är att göra projekten investeringsredo. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/innovativa-healthtech-projekt-kickstartar-i-s Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:25:23 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/celebrating-13-smile-companies-fighting-cance Today we celebrate UN World Health Day by paying tribute to 13 awesome SmiLe companies fighting cancer in different ways; from early diagnosis to drug development and other advanced cancer treatment therapies. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/celebrating-13-smile-companies-fighting-cance Wed, 07 Apr 2021 11:33:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/launch-of-rapid-sustainability-assessment-for Today, SmiLe announces the launch of a new rapid assessment tool – SmiLe´s SDG Scan – that makes it easy for early-stage life science businesses to measure their impact on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), even if they have limited time and resources. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/launch-of-rapid-sustainability-assessment-for Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:55:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/join-smiles-charity-campaign-marchforwomen On the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8th, SmiLe launches, in collaboration with Skåne Stadsmission, the month-long charity ‘March for Women’ to garner support for women in need and their families. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/join-smiles-charity-campaign-marchforwomen Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:22:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-and-the-chamber-of-commerce-to-jointly SmiLe Incubator and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry have entered into a strategic partnership that provides SmiLe member companies with the benefit of accessing Chamber of Commerce and Industry member offers while the companies are at SmiLe Incubator. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-and-the-chamber-of-commerce-to-jointly Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:38:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/get-your-business-idea-investmentready-in-10 The call for applications are officially open for the 7th batch of our SmiLe Bootcamp, formerly known as Health2B. SmiLe Bootcamp is a ten-week virtual development program designed to accelerate early-stage HealthTech, MedTech and eHealth start-ups to develop their business idea and become investment-ready. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/get-your-business-idea-investmentready-in-10 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 08:55:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/new-brand-identity-marks-new-era-for-smile The recent years’ transformation of SmiLe generated a need to refresh and modernize our brand visuals. Today, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new brand identity that better reflects our expanded operations and significantly improved offering that will further benefit life science startups. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/new-brand-identity-marks-new-era-for-smile Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:07:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/young-smile-entrepreneurs-honored-again Young founders of SmiLe Incubator companies are honored. Alice Mattsson, has been named by Venture Cup as having one of the year’s best business ideas in southern Sweden. In addition, Maximilian Ottosson, Linn Wrangmark and Frida McCabe, along with Fábio Rosa, all qualified for the Rapidus´ "34-list". https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/young-smile-entrepreneurs-honored-again Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:53:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/tomorrows-entrepreneurs-graduate-from-smile-e The first session of SmiLe e-Campus, a training program focused on entrepreneurship in the life sciences open to participants from Europe, is coming to an end. Appreciated was SmiLe’s invaluable knowledge, and the connection to the industry through the unique collaboration with GE Healthcare and Philips Electronics. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/tomorrows-entrepreneurs-graduate-from-smile-e Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:57:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-partners-with-life-science-sweden SmiLe is pleased to announce a new collaboration partnership with Life Science Sweden, the leading Nordic Life Science media and event organizer. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-partners-with-life-science-sweden Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:26:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/null “LundaGUARD” is a new consortium aimed at responding to present and future threats from infectious agents. The consortium consists of public and private organisations: SARomics Biostructures AB and Red Glead Discovery AB (two SmiLe alumni companies), LP3 at Lund University, MAX IV, ESS and UCL School of Pharmacy. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/null Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:21:18 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/4-inspiring-ceos-4-professional-journeys As we are wrapping up this month’s core value focus “Professional”, we would like to put the spotlight on four of our talented CEO’s. Kristina Masson, Mohamad Takwa, Hanna Sjöström and Maximilian Ottosson talk about their professional journeys, and share their top-3 tips for other young and aspiring entrepreneurs. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/4-inspiring-ceos-4-professional-journeys Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:49:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-from-turnaround-case-to-recognized-bran During the five years that Ebba Fåhraeus has been CEO of SmiLe, the life science incubator has transformed into a ‘company generator’ with strong business focus. The success factors have been a new business model for the incubator, business focus, brand, community, IR and industry expertise in the team. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-from-turnaround-case-to-recognized-bran Fri, 28 Aug 2020 14:47:28 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/want-to-smile-up-with-us Hi there, Community member! The 1st of September we´re launching SmiLe Up – aka the way we live and breathe our core values. SmiLe Up is how we do things the SmiLe way. We invite you to join us as we´re about to SmiLe Up our events, our meetings and our work. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/want-to-smile-up-with-us Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:01:11 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-alumni-members-team-up-against-covid-19 SmiLe alumni members Cellevate and Redoxis continue their successful collaboration, this time focusing on the development of a 3D assay for assessing drugs for the treatment of COVID-19. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-alumni-members-team-up-against-covid-19 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:16:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/agilents-banbrytande-lcq-tof-instrument-ar-nu SmiLe Incubator välkomnar Agilent, en global ledare inom laboratorieinstrument, som diamantsponsor för laboratoriet. Tack vare detta partnerskap kan SmiLe nu, via Open Lab Skåne, erbjuda sina start-up medlemmar, Medicon Village medlemmar och andra start-up bolag inom life science tillgång till toppmodern LC/Q-TOF teknologi. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/agilents-banbrytande-lcq-tof-instrument-ar-nu Wed, 15 Jul 2020 07:35:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/agilents-cutting-edge-6546-lcq-tof-instrument SmiLe Incubator welcomes Agilent, a global leader in laboratory instruments, as its Diamond level Lab Sponsor. Thanks to this partnership, we can now offer our startup members, Medicon Village members and other life science startups via Open Lab Skåne, access to state of the art LC/Q-TOF technology. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/agilents-cutting-edge-6546-lcq-tof-instrument Tue, 14 Jul 2020 13:07:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/succe-for-vd-coachning-i-samarbete-mellan-alm Genom samarbetet mellan SmiLe och Almi har företagsledare från åtta SmiLe-bolag fått möjlighet att delta i ett VD-program i regi av Almi Företagspartner. Det är första gången Almi har gett något liknande för en VD-grupp som består av enbart life science-bolag och i sina omdömen höjer deltagarna programmet till skyarna. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/succe-for-vd-coachning-i-samarbete-mellan-alm Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:44:07 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/ceo-coaching-in-collaboration-with-smile-and Through a collaboration between SmiLe and Almi, eight SmiLe companies have had the opportunity to participate in a program for CEO’s, headed by Almi Företagspartner. This is the first time Almi has put together a group consisting of only life science companies and the initiative is applauded by the participants. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/ceo-coaching-in-collaboration-with-smile-and Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:38:09 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/efterfragan-okar-for-onlinekurser-om-psykisk "Coronakrisen har fått många att uppleva en ökad mental stress och oro. Pressen på vården har även fått fler att använda digitala vårdtjänster. Nu lanserar Moodhero sin tredje kurs om att bli bättre på att hantera sin oro". https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/efterfragan-okar-for-onlinekurser-om-psykisk Mon, 08 Jun 2020 13:26:21 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/power-of-smile-community-demonstrated-as-cell Yet another successful collaboration in the Smile community is established: two alumni members, Redoxis and Cellevate, team up to be able to offer optimized life science services. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/power-of-smile-community-demonstrated-as-cell Fri, 05 Jun 2020 13:21:57 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/nu-har-det-15e-alumnibolaget-fran-smile-borsn Nu har det 15:e alumnibolaget från SmiLe noterats. Det är Bioextrax som sedan april kan handlas på Spotlight Stock Market. Bolaget utvecklar teknologiplattformar som används för att omvandla organiskt avfall till miljövänliga material som exempelvis bioplast, djurfoder och fibrer. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/nu-har-det-15e-alumnibolaget-fran-smile-borsn Mon, 25 May 2020 13:18:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/bioextrax-the-15th-smile-alumni-company-to-la The 15th SmiLe alumni company, Bioextrax, has launched an IPO and is traded on Spotligth Stock Market as of April. Bioextrax specializes in research and development of technology platforms that are used to convert organic waste into various environmentally friendly materials like bioplastics, animal feed and fibres. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/bioextrax-the-15th-smile-alumni-company-to-la Mon, 25 May 2020 13:11:00 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-starker-teamet-inom-marknadsforing-och För att ytterligare stärka SmiLe-teamet och erbjuda omfattande stöd till inkubatorbolagen kan vi nu presentera två nya team-medlemmar: Maria Sverka, Marknadschef, och Lena Axen Jergmo, People & Culture Coach. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-starker-teamet-inom-marknadsforing-och Mon, 18 May 2020 07:04:27 GMT https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-strengthens-team-in-marketing-and-peopl To further strengthen the SmiLe team and provide extensive support to the incubator companies, we are pleased to introduce two new team-members: Maria Sverka, Marketing Manager, and Lena Axen Jergmo, People & Culture Coach. https://news.smileventurehub.com/posts/news/smile-strengthens-team-in-marketing-and-peopl Sun, 17 May 2020 20:03:00 GMT