Lena Birgitta Degling Wikingsson

Dilafor AB develops pharmaceutical products from heparin derivatives with low anticoagulant activity. It investigates document and exploits the pharmacological properties of derivatives in the field of obstetrics. The company was founded by Gunvor Ester Ekman-Ordeberg, Hans-Peter Ekre, Per-Olov Eriksson, Per Giléus, Kjell Gunnarsson, Erik Yngve Holmer, Göran Kvist, Ulf Lindahl, Anders Malmström, Tore Mellstrand, Johan Rasin, and Mats Wahlgren in 2003 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

Part of XNK Therapeutics AB, CellProtect Nordic Pharmaceuticals AB is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Huddinge, SE. CellProtect Nordic Pharmaceuticals is one of the pioneering companies in the field of cell therapy, developing unique and individualized natural killer (NK) cell-based cancer therapies. The Swedish company has built a tailor-made GMP clean room facility for manufacturing clinical products and is currently evaluating its lead product, evencaleucel, in a randomized, controlled, phase II study for the treatment of multiple myeloma. The company was founded in 2012 and the CEO is Johan Liwing.

XNK Therapeutics AB operates as a technology platform which leads research on NK cells at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Huddinge, Sweden.

Simplexia AB is a company based in Gothenburg, Sweden that aims to launch the first vaccine for the treatment and prevention of genital herpes. The Swedish company is driven by the goal to curtail and treat infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV), one of the world's most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases. The team at Simplexia is composed of experts in pharmaceutical development, including Prof. Jan-Åke Liljeqvist and the Department of Virology at the Sahlgrenska Academy. The vaccine is based on research that showed glycoproteins from HSV-1 and 2, when administered as a vaccine, are highly immunogenic and provide protection in mouse models.

Avaris was founded in 2001 by research teams at the Karolinska Institute and Karolinska Innovations AB. The company is based on four proprietary technology platforms within cell and gene therapy. Avaris drives the research development and commercialization of new therapies in close collaboration with the founders, research teams, and strategic partners. The company is well positioned in cell and gene therapy field for chronic infections, cancer and inherited diseases. Avaris vision is to become the number one supplier of individualized cell and gene therapy treatments in northern Europe. In order to reach this goal it is exploring possibilities to acquire, or in license cell therapy technologies that complement the in house growth. Avaris is also open to partnering possibilities.

Independent Pharmaceutica AB is a privately owned company. The major owners are Karolinska Investment Fund, LH Advisory, Sandin &Co and The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies (Östersjöstiftelsen). Independent Pharmaceutica aims to provide pharmacological solutions for treatment of nicotine addiction. The company is spun out of research from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of morbidity and premature death in the world.Currently over 1.2 billion people smoke worldwide and the number of annual deaths from tobacco-related diseases is over 4 million and rising. The costs for society are huge. With the new vaccine Niccine® against nicotine addiction, the health condition of millions of patients is expected to be improved.