eDRAGON ACADEMY

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The basis for this project was a program called Dragon’s Den, developed by SmiLe Incubator. The program was offered to business advisors in Skåne, Sweden, focusing on how to support early life science entrepreneurs on how to raise capital, especially venture capital. However, the challenge that the program addresses, how to attract venture capital, is not limited to Swedish startups but it is shared by the majority of European life science startups. Therefore, the overall objective of this project is to offer a new, jointly developed and jointly run digital program for business advisors, start-ups and potentially other stakeholder in the start-up ecosystem, focusing on how to raise capital, mainly venture capital. In order to create a high-quality program focusing on venture capital, SmiLe teams up with IESE Business School. For more than 60 years, IESE has been at the forefront of management education and leadership development. The process of developing the collaboration and program for life science startups will result in participating organizations having developed and broaden their knowledge and skills, in the field of attracting capital but also in networking and collaboration. This in turn will contribute to the development of businesses delivering breakthrough health related products and services for European citizens in the years to come.