Lasse Leino – Seasoned CEO, Board Member and Business Advisor in Life Sciences

Lasse Leino is one of the most experienced Life Science business executives in Finland. He has almost 30 years of working history in pharma/biotech companies of which 20 years in CEO positions in Finnish SMEs. His core competences are commercial R&D in Life Sciences, company management, financing, business development and licensing. He has a proven track record of turning science into profitable business. With a strong involvement in international business and multiple licensing deals executed around the world within the last 10 years, he is very well connected to potential business partners in pharma/biotech sector.

Being a strong team builder and strategic thinker, Lasse has worked as a Board member in multiple Finnish biotech start-up companies supporting successfully early stage of growth and fund-raising activities. Thanks to his entrepreneurial experience and long history of the CEO in a small company, he has solid practical know-how on running almost every aspect in early-stage companies. He has served as a business mentor for several academic wannabe entrepreneurs as well as steering board member in multiple science-based commercialization projects over the years.