SmiLe is a life science business incubator based in Medicon Village in Lund, Sweden, that offers business development services to entrepreneurs to help them develop and commercialize their ideas. The incubator offers a unique infrastructure with well-equipped laboratories – cell and bacterial culturing, protein purification, chemical and biochemical analyses, in total at 1,700 m2 area – and operates in an environment of life science companies in various phases of development, with a variety of experts and investors. SmiLe receives basic funding from Region Skåne, Lund Municipality, Lund University and Medicon Village. Facts about SmiLe companies:
- SmiLe’s incubator and alumni companies have together attracted more than SEK 1,000 million in venture capital since 2014.
- There are currently almost 25 companies at SmiLe that together have about 100 employees from 17 different nations.
- Over 40 percent are women.
- Eight of SmiLe’s 20 alumni companies are listed on AktieTorget or Nasdaq First North.
- The companies covers business areas such as therapy, diagnosis, drug delivery, stem-cells, medtech, nanotech, digital health, bio-greentech and expert research service.
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