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SMILE at a Glance
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of
Management, the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass
Research Centre (DBFZ).
The project is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
Overview
• Since August 2006, SMILE (Selbst Management Initiative Leipzig) has
been working to establish the entrepreneurial spirit at Leipzig’s
universities and research institutes
• Students, graduates, and academic personnel who have
entrepreneurial ambitions receive support in the form of individual
coaching sessions on various aspects of the prestart-up phase
• The focus of the programme’s activities is on the personality and the
goals of the individuals, who are encouraged and prepared for a life of
self-employment and lifelong learning
• Between 800 and 1000 participants take part in approximately 80
activities of different types each semester
• Nearly 400 start-ups were established in the last 10 years
• SMILE is supported by the ESF, the Free State of Saxony and the
Leipziger Stiftung
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
Co-operation
Leipzig University
International SEPT Program
Chair for Business Management, in particular Marketing
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Chair for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Department Knowledge and Technology Transfer
German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ)
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
Locations
Leipzig University
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Economics
Humanities and Sociological
Studies
SMILE.medibiz
HHL Leipzig Graduate
School of
Management
Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research
German Biomass
Research Centre (DBFZ)
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
Our focus
Realizing+ Using
Potentials and Aptitudes
Expanding + Developing
Potentials and Aptitudes
Recognizing + Discovering
Potentials and Aptitudes
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
LIFE
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
LIFE – Leipzig idea competition for
start ups
• LIFE is an idea competition and no business plan competition
• LIFE has low starting barriers: encourages to “test” own idea
• Feedback from SMILE Team, Jury and public
• Ideas as starting point for entrepreneurship coaching -> often
ends in serious business a few years later
• Good reference and practice for “serious” business plan
competitions
• Event gives networking opportunities for industry, city and
entrepreneurs
• Organised since 2016 together with a start up competition of the
local bank SPARKASSE
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
LIFE – Leipzig idea competition for
start ups
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
Coaching Process
SMILE
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
SMILE.medibiz
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
SMILE Innovative Business Model Week
Monday: Diagnostic Day
• Pitch of the business idea
• Strength-Weakness-Analysis
Tuesday: Value Proposition Day
• Definition of concrete customer values of the business model
Wednesday: Innovation Benchmarking Day
• Benchmarking of other business models based on the Ten Types of
Innovation
Thursday: Business Model Canvas Day
• Developing of a full business model using the Canvas approach
Friday: Presentation Day
• Pitch of the business model
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
Management Tools
Structure &
Process
Innovations
Branding &
Channel
Innovations
Network
Innovations
Customer
Engagement
Innovations
Profit Model
Innovations
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
Team Building
• Motivation of Master and PhD graduates to build interdisciplinary
teams
• Professionalization of team members
• Attracting experienced professionals
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
Funding
• SMILE developed an extensive network to provide tailor made
financing to young companies:
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
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Public money through local government, EU, etc.
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Crowdfunding/crowdinvesting
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Local venture capital
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Strategic investors
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Local banks
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
Funding
1.000th EXIST Business Start-up grant for
graduates from Leipzig University
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
Healthcare & Biotech
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In the region of Saxony, the sunrise industry of biotechnology
– especially red biotech – is in particular being developed
in Dresden and Leipzig
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Leipzig has a proud heritage as a centre of research.
Leipzig University, including its Faculty of Medicine, was
founded in 1409, and has the second-oldest
uninterrupted history of any university in Germany
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The dynamic juxtaposition of hospitals, research
institutes and businesses working in the life sciences
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www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Leipzig University
Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
LIFE – Leipzig Research Centre for Modern Diseases
Research-intensive enterprises (Vita 34, Bioplanta, c-Lecta…)
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
Example: Life Science
• 29 start-ups in Life Sciences, 23 still active in the market
• More than 150 new full-time jobs
• More than EUR 22,5 million raised in funds
 EXIST (Start-up Scholarships, Research Transfer)
 SAB (Seed-Grant, R&D Network)
 HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds
 TGFS Technologiegründerfonds Saxony
 Crowdinvesting SEEDMATCH
 Others (FORMAT, MNT ERA NET, KfW...)
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.
Contact
SMILE
Christian Hauke
Beethovenstr. 15
Room 1.2.11
04109 Leipzig
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)341 97 37 043
Fax: +49 (0)341 97 37 119
Email: [email protected]
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
www.smile.uni-leipzig.de
SMILE is a cooperation project of the Leipzig University, the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). The project
is being supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Free State of Saxony.