
The REBBLS Primer
Life Science Start-Up Academy
A REBBLS and CPHLabs Initiative
BEGIN YOUR START-UP JOURNEY HERE!
Have you always been curious about what it takes to start your own life science start-up? Join the Start-Up Academy to take the first step and learn the tools and skills required to make your start-up a success.
In collaboration, CPHLabs and REBBLS offer a four day deep dive into the specifics of life science entrepreneurship in the Danish ecosystem.
Meet like-minded people and make new meaningful connections.
INTERESTED IN JOINING THE ACADEMY?
Want to kick-start your start-up journey? Join us next year:
29 February to 3 March 2024
Signups will open in January, so keep an eye on our LinkedIn for updates!

BY ENTREPRENEURS,
FOR ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS;
FREE OF CHARGE
FOR YOU?
The REBBLS Primer is not the first life science start up academy in Copenhagen. However, it is the first that puts the main focus on researchers & innovators without prior start-up or business experience that are interested in bringing their research and ideas from the lab to the market.
You might already have an idea for a start-up, or you just want to find out what it takes to build one – the REBBLS Primer is your way to get started.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
The REBBLS Start-Up Academy will cover all aspects a budding entrepreneur needs to know to get started with their own start-up. Through lectures and interactive cases, you will gain the skill set to tackle the steps along the road to being an entrepreneur.
Additionally, you will be introduced to various players and locations relevant to the Danish start-up ecosystem, through workshops, event hosting and networking.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship within Life Science
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Exploring the unmet need
Intro to business models
Value proposition
What to do with an idea?
Venture creation
Intellectual property
Building a team
Market research
Finance & valuation
Types of fundraising
Investments
Planning & product development
Success stories
Do's & dont's when negotiating
How to be a CXO
Company & legal

TESTIMONIALS
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES
"A lot of stuff! But it is all great. And it is all relevant."
PARTNERS
REBBLS was established in 2012 to bring the Danish life science and entrepreneurial community together by hosting a number of networking events and matchmaking activities. It is a volunteer-run non-profit organization with an international network of members, that mainly meet in Copenhagen
As REBBLS (Rising Entrepreneurs in BioBusiness and Life Sciences) and CPHLabs, we know that there is plenty of amazing science that does not make it to the market. While many researchers know that their research has commercial potential, very few know how to bring life science innovation from lab to market. To fill this gap, we decided to organize the REBBLS Primer, our very own Start-Up Academy. This would not be possible without great support from our partners!
CPHlabs is an organization that creates laboratory workspaces for scientists and research teams and startups. They provide lab space, quality equipment, and expert guidance, to enable you to build and test your next great biotech idea!
The Danish Industry Foundation develops and supports projects, activities and initiatives that strengthen the competitiveness of the Danish business community. The foundation makes knowledge and experience available to everyone and support CPHLabs with the aim of developing a dynamic entrepreneurial environment in the field of life sciences.
Symbion was established in 1986 and stems from the vision of creating an optimal framework for entrepreneurs by linking research and entrepreneurship together with the knowledge and experience possessed by the more established Danish business community
Biobridge Partners is a dedicated life science strategy consultancy supporting pharma, biotech and venture capital funds with strategy projects. As part of the Start-Up Academy, Biobridge Partners will give a presentation on strategy for biotech startups based on their experience providing strategy consultancy the industry.
Protect your ideas. Protect your future. HØIBERG is a full service patent law firm providing services within the fields of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), including patents, designs, innovation management, technology transfer and business development. We provide expert IPR knowledge in the fields ranging from biotech, foodtech, medtech, nanotech, chemistry and cleantech to hightech, software, electronics and mechanics. If you have a great idea – HØIBERG will help you protect it.
The BioInnovation Institute Foundation (BII) is an international non-profit foundation supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. BII operates an incubator to accelerate world-class life science innovation that drives the development of new solutions by early-stage life science start-ups for the benefit of people and society.
IDA is the trade union for STEM educated people with 130,000+ members in engineering, IT and natural sciences. We represent the interests of employees, managers and self-employed/startups within the fields of pay and employment, the labour market, industrial policy, skills, careers and training, the working environment, technology and research.
2023 SPEAKERS

Pernille Winding Gojkovic
CEO @ Høiberg - European Patent Attorneys

Anne-Marie Hall
Founder and CEO @ Amazing Hall

Olivia Shen
Consultant @ BioBridge Partners

Christoffer Rode
PhD Student
@ DTU Biosustain

Petar Todorov
PhD Student @ Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research

Thomas Kirkegaard Jensen
Executive in Residence @ Aloop Therapeutics and BiOrigin

Peter Løvschall
Innovation Consultant and Business Developer @ University of Copenhagen

Patrick Lundgreen
Associate @ Flagship Pioneering

Kamil Bakowski
Post-Doctoral Researcher
@ Southern University of Denmark

Emma Hoch-Schneider
PhD Student
@ Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability

Christian Groendal
Co-founder and CEO
@ SNIPR Biome

Daniel Schmidt
Co-Founder and Director
@ Biobridge Partners

Lasse Nørregaard
Life Science Business Developer & Strategic Consultant

Sabrina Rahman
Post-Doctoral Researcher
@ University of Copenhagen

Will Wright
Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ Nordic BioVentures

Johannes Bæk Christensen
Senior Consultant
@ BioBridge Partners

Paloma Santacoloma
Co-Founder and CFO
@ Biofynt

Shelley Edmunds
Project Manager
@ Minerva Imaging
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