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Module 4: Strategic finance and health economics for impact

This module will address how your financial strategy can grow and evolve to support and drive your company’s commercialisation strategy, including the impact on company valuation, and how and when to harness various sources of capital such as equity and debt financing.

Health Economics transforms scientific innovation into tangible value for healthcare systems, patients, and your company itself. Learn more about why Health Economics is important to demonstrate value and instrumental in securing market access. Robust health economic data is central for your pricing and reimbursement decisions. Showing economic value can also play an important part while gaining regulatory approval.

Date: 20 November 2025

Expert/s: SmiLe Venture Hub (Thomas Unt and Åke Bengtsson)

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Key Takeaways

  • Key challenges while building your financial strategy for growth.
  • How to diversify and leverage on various funding sources as the company scales and commercializes.
  • Debt financing and use of EKN, distributor agreements and how to handle suppliers.
  • A framework for understanding the value of your product/service from a health economics perspective.