UBI help business develop ideas within Life Sciences. They focus on research organizations in the Umeå area, comprised of Umeå Universitet, Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (SLU), Norrlands Universitetssjukhus (NUS) and Försvarets Forskningsinstitut (FOI).

Experience

Since the start in 2004 UBI has seen the start of more than 15 companies with a high success rate for landing financing from VINNOVA and other external financiers.

How much do they invest?

UBI can assist with:

• Finding pre-seed financing to verify the business idea before starting a company.
• Business development knowledge to start up biotech companies in the incubator.
• A creative and flexible environment where we focus on the progress and development of the project.
• Assistance from Biomedical research engineers
• Keeping track of the economy within the project
• Project management
• Well-equipped laboratories
• IPR competence
• Education in relevant fields with focus on Life Science and entrepreneurship

How do they work?

They encourage to let stay in touch if you have a business idea, they have business coaches specialized in developing ideas. Everything you talk with them about is confidential and they take no part or have any claims on the companies and business projects that they help develop and grow.