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Simão Soares

Critic · DISC type C
CEO and Co-founder at SilicoLife
📍 Braga, Braga, Portugal

Simão Soares is the CEO and Co-founder of SilicoLife, where he applies his bioinformatics expertise to develop pure ingredients for the dietary supplements industry using precision fermentation. He also serves as the President of P-BIO, Portugals Biotechnology Association, actively fostering the national biotech ecosystem. Colleagues describe him as hard-working, talented, and highly skilled.

Beyond his corporate and association leadership, Simão is passionate about fostering the next generation of leaders. He serves as a board member for Mentes Empreendedoras, a non-profit organization dedicated to youth leadership, autonomy, and talent development through school-based programs that encourage students to improve their communities.

Unique fact: Simão holds dual leadership roles as both a biotech CEO and the President of his countrys national biotechnology association.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
CEO and Co-founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Braga, Braga, Portugal
Personality Overview

How Simão shows up

Negotiator
Precise
Objective Thinker

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

Priorities

Topics Simão cares about

Precision Fermentation
As CEO of SilicoLife, his work focuses on using computational biology and AI to produce valuable compounds and pure ingredients through fermentation, a topic he frequently discusses publicly.
Biotech Ecosystem
In his role as President of P-BIO, he actively works to support the competitiveness and development of Portuguese biotechnology companies, connecting them with government and investors.
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Career

Work history

4-2010
CEO and Co-founder
SilicoLife
6-2019
President
P-BIO
2-2015 - 6-2019
Board member
P-BIO
7-2023
Board Member
Mentes Empreendedoras
11-2020
Innovation Team - StartupCity Braga
Global StartupCities initiative
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2016 - 2016
Executive Education
INSEAD
2015 - 2015
Executive postgraduate
Nova School of Business and Economics
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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