SmiLe kicks off first entirely digital Health2B program

Today, SmiLe kicks off the 6^th round of the Health2B startup accelerator focusing on helping very early life science companies test their business ideas. From a large number of applicants from all over the world, 8 entrepreneurs in total have been selected – of which 50 % female – to participate in the first Health2B program tailored to run with an entirely digital setup.

The SmiLe Health2B accelerator is rated among the top 15 Health Tech Accelerators in Europe and top 5 in Sweden and has already been run with five batches of startups with proven track record, and with 5 -star reviews.

This years’ accelerator program is hosted on a state-of-the-art, customized digital learning platform with its own app, allowing participants to attend from any location and device. The program period has also been extended from 8 to 10 weeks giving entrepreneurs even more time to work on verifying their business idea with online access to mentors, industry experts and personalized 1on1 coaching from all across SmiLes network.

“We started digitizing the Health2B program already last year and that was a great success amongst the participants. This year we wanted to make the program even more flexible and available to even more entrepreneurs so we decided to make it completely digital. We also make the program available to partner incubators that don’t have life science expertise themselves, which is really exciting”, says Ebba Fåhraeus, CEO of SmiLe.

Thanks to the completely digital setup participants now have access to video sessions, downloadable material, live Q&As as well as scheduled 1:1 sessions. They can also submit pitches for review, communicate with coaches directly as well as interact with other startups in the group online.

Like in the previous batches, a demo day will be arranged at the end of the program – this time online – where the participants will present their companies to a jury of investors and leading industry experts. After having completed the program, the accelerator companies will be part of the Health2B Alumni program.

 

The following companies have been selected to the program:

Pharmista Tech – Reusable pregnancy test, Alicia Mattson, Sweden

Noui – Wearable bladder scan, Kyoko Jansson, Sweden

Phystech – Digital physiotherapy, Joakim Sjollin, Sweden

Diasense – Blood sugar monitor, Marziyeh Advand, Sweden

Virtuleap – VR cognitive games, Amir Bozorgzadeh, US

TrackPaw – Rodent monitoring in R&D, Liza Tchpanova, Sweden

Acorai – Intracardiac pressure monitoring, Filip Peters, Sweden

MINTH BIO – Narcolepsy treatment, Marie Krone, Sweden

 

For more information, please contact: Ebba Fåhraeus, CEO of SmiLe Incubator, +46 (0)734000433, ebba@smileincubator.life

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