For the past three years, Smart Open Lisbon (SOL), has brought promising start-ups from around the world to Portugal’s capital in an attempt to foster innovation. The program brings together all the important Lisbon mobility players (Grow Mobility, Carris, Emel, Ferrovial Services, Metro) in an open innovation program. These major mobility companies will get a chance to work with up and coming entrepreneurs from around the world. This year SOL selected 14 start-up companies to join the program, including one of BioLinc’s own Ethan Foy.
Ethan is the founder of LifePoint’s, an app that rewards it’s users for living an active life style by giving them discounts to their favourite store’s. Ethan has had an exciting 2018, as he started the year with a big victory for his company, winning the annual Monster Pitch competition and has now spent one week in Lisbon. From July 9th to the 13th Ethan participated in the SOL boot camp. He was able to experience workshops, networking, and mentoring in the heart of Portugal alongside the other 13 participants. It is notable that the program guarantees a partnership opportunity for its participants in the near or distant future. Simply put, this was a huge opportunity for Ethan and his company. We here at BioLinc are incredibly proud of Ethan’s accomplishments over the past year. He exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit we try to foster at BioLinc every day. To read more on the SOL program or the other start-up companies participating click here.
