Recently, the annual Entrepreneur’s Gala took place at Uppsala Castle to honor companies that showed exceptional performance during the past year and the Entrepreneur of the Year award was awarded to Ulrika Hammarström, CEO and Founder of Scandinavian CRO (SCRO).
This prize is awarded by jury to an entrepreneur who has performed above and beyond and whose company has demonstrated long-term economic stability. According to the jury, the Entrepreneur of the Year has distinguished herself by demonstrating a high standard of performance in the advancement of effective and successful methods that improve people’s lives.
I am personally driven by entrepreneurship and building a successful team, with an overarching goal of creating a company that values its people, relationships and work-life balance.”
“I am deeply moved and proud of this achievement! I am grateful for this award and impressed by all of the companies represented during the gala,” says Ulrika Hammarström. “I started SCRO with the hope of making the latest clinical research available to all of us. You, me, and the world around us. My vision has been to build a company that makes a difference for patients in need of new and better treatments. It is also important to me to build a sustainable company with a strong company culture. I am personally driven by entrepreneurship and building a successful team, with an overarching goal of creating a company that values its people, relationships and work-life balance.”
During the next 5 years, SCRO plans to double its workforce and continue expanding into the Nordic countries, it states.
Photo of Ulrika Hammarström: Liisa Eelsoo
