Nordic Mentor Network For Entrepreneurship - NOME

What does Investor Day look like with moving images? 🎥 Take a look at how last week's day transpired at the wonderful MJ'S Hotel in Malmö. Investor Day will be back again, so we can continue this collaborative effort, across the NOME family, of helping more life science companies succeed and find investors. Thank you so much, Marko Kuisma from Innovestor, Patrik Strömberg from AnaCardio and Malin Bornschein, PhD from Reccan AB for letting us grill you about the event 😉 AND, for life science startups not yet part of NOME, remember that our Annual Meeting is coming up in November, and with it, the Startup Competition, where the winner is welcomed into NOME. Watch this space for when we open for applications 🚨

Fantastic to see Antag Therapeutics raising an impressive Series A round! Antag Therapeutics were the eight company to join NOME, and they even found their Chairman in their mentor group, so it makes us very proud to see this round closed!

What an incredible Annual Meeting we had yesterday, and thank you so much to everyone for participating and making it as special as it was! ❤️ Thank you to MyCural Therapeutics, 52North - creators of Neutrocheck®, Biomensio Ltd, Sedivention GmbH, Kiox Pharmaceuticals and Lifecare, who competed in our annual startup competition, and a huge congratulations to 52 North and Umaima Malik Ahmad for winning the competition and entry into NOME. A warm welcome! Equally, a massive thank you goes to the legend who provided the keynote, Jan van de Winkel, Ph.D. Such an inspiring story! Congratulations to our mentor of the year, Monica Alfaro Welling, with a very deserved award, and of course to Gedea Biotech AB with the 2024 Arvind Hundal award! Our amazing alumni panel, consisting of Cristiana Pires, Prateek Singh, Cathrine Ro Heuch and Robert Lauritzen delivered some fantastic insights into their own journeys. And finally, Henrik Svanekiær, gave us a hilarious show for everyone in the room. We absolutely loved it! We can’t wait to do it again next year!

We've got a new mentor, and what a mentor we have! Henrik Bengtsson – Senior Innovation Manager at Novo Nordisk. With a Novo Nordisk Lifetime Patent Award, there is no doubt of the immense experience that Henrik brings to the NOME fold and what huge help he will be to the companies, with more than 20 years of experience in medical device development and digital health. “I’m eager to help great ideas transform into impactful solutions.” - Henrik Bengtsson Please give Henrik a warm welcome!

We are excited to announce a strategic partnership with Astra Zeneca's BioVentureHub 🔥 This collaboration brings expanded support and resources to high-potential startups and founders, fostering a tailored environment that maximises growth opportunities. 🚀 By merging extensive expertise and mentorship, we’re creating a unified network that provides startups from both programmes seamless access to essential resources, enhancing their potential for success. Here's to a new era of possibilities for life science innovation! 🧬 Read the entire story via the link in the comments. #Innovation #LifeScience #Mentorship

Good morning, and good news! We are officially saying hello and welcome to another fantastic mentor. Märta Lewander Xu – CEO and Chairman Märta, a PhD in applied physics, and the successful CEO, CTO and Board Member of several prosperous companies in TECH and life science, is joining NOME, and instantly bringing experience and expertise in many of the areas where our startups will need help. ”Excited to support innovative minds at NOME, turning research into impactful life science solutions!” - Märta Lewander Xu. Please help us welcoming this fantastic life science professional.

This is a week of new collaborations, so naturally we can also present a new mentor 😍 Stefan Vlachos – CEO & Board Member Stefan’s unique experience across many different industries, will give NOME companies a unique opportunity to learn from a person who considers things from the perspective of not just life science, but even IT or entertainment. “Being invited as a mentor to NOME is a real privilege, and I look forward to sharing my experience across industries. It is truly inspiring to support excellent ventures and contribute to their growth and success!” - Stefan Vlachos Please let Stefan feel a true NOME welcome!

We are excited to announce a strategic partnership with Astra Zeneca's BioVentureHub 🔥 This collaboration brings expanded support and resources to high-potential startups and founders, fostering a tailored environment that maximises growth opportunities. 🚀 By merging extensive expertise and mentorship, we’re creating a unified network that provides startups from both programmes seamless access to essential resources, enhancing their potential for success. Here's to a new era of possibilities for life science innovation! 🧬 Read the entire story via the link in the comments. #Innovation #LifeScience #Mentorship

Please welcome Stefan Herdinius into the NOME family! Stefan is Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs at Chiesi, and is now joining NOME as a mentor. With close to 30 years of experience in global regulatory affairs and drug development, across early to late-stage companies, he will be a true champion of the NOME companies. “To join NOME as a mentor is a fantastic way to connect to the energy of the Nordic life science start-up environment. It will be a thrill to help emerging companies navigate their path to success through sharing of ideas and experience,” Stefan Herdinius.

It is a new day, a new week, and we are here to present a new fantastic mentor! 🔥 Ole J. Dahlberg – CEO & Board Member Ole has experience all the way through the startup journey, from founder to CEO to board member, and has accumulated this experience from several different areas of life science, which means he will be able to contribute to many different startups in many different areas. He will be a massive asset to NOME-companies. ”I am honoured to join the NOME mentorship program which I think is doing an immensely important job. As companies scale and manoeuvre global complexity, leadership mentorship and support is critical. I am very much looking forward to interactions with companies, leaders and the other mentors.” – Ole Dahlberg   Please make sure to welcome Ole as we always do.