Ulf Roger Tossman

Genizon Biosciences Inc. discovers genes and biomarkers in common diseases using genome wide association studies (GWAS), leveraging its proven and proprietary technology platform and access to patients from the Quebec Founder Population. Genizon has one of the largest GWAS programs worldwide, addressing many common diseases and traits. Several of these have been successfully completed, generating comprehensive maps of interacting genes, biomarkers and biological disease pathways (known as GeneMaps), providing strong validation of the power of the Company's discovery platform. Genizon has out-licensed some of the therapeutic and diagnostic rights to GeneMaps for Crohn's disease (to Genentech) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, endometriosis and Alzheimer's disease (disease-state diagnostic rights to Pfizer). GeneMaps have also been generated from GWAS in schizophrenia, psoriasis and longevity. GWAS are in progress for rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, and coronary heart disease and its precursors, obesity, type II diabetes, dyslipidemia and hypertension (collectively metabolic syndrome). Genizon's technology platform and discoveries can complement current R&D programs by using human genetics to significantly enhance research and by adding value at multiple stages of the drug development process. Genizon is continually developing and enhancing its gene and biomarker discovery platform. For example, the company is assessing the role of copy number variations (CNVs) in diseases- applying new methods to ongoing large-scale GWAS in rheumatoid arthritis and metabolic syndrome, and retrospectively to previous studies. Genizon also leverages its platform and expertise by offering high throughput, high quality SNP genotyping, statistical genetics, gene expression and pharmacogenomics services to academic institutions, research organizations and the biopharmaceutical industry.

Cellectricon AB provides cell-based screening services to accelerate drug discovery. The firm develops and validates exciting central nervous system and peripheral pain assays using primary cells, accelerating the path from assay validation to compound screening. Its system is equipped with an imaging-based microplate reader to simultaneously record transient fluorescence and luminescence signals, providing real-time monitoring and readouts of cell culture response. The company was founded by Jan Owe Owesson Orwar, Daniel T. Chiu and Stig Anders Jakob Lindberg in 1999 and is headquartered in Molndal, Sweden.

InnovationsKapital Nordic Advisors AB (InnovationsKapital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Gothenburg and Stockholm, Sweden.

Novavax AB is engaged in research and development of vaccines. Its products include Matrix and AbiSCO. The company was founded by Bror Morein in 1999 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden.

Swedfund International AB (Swedfund) subsidiary of Government of Sweden is a private equity firm founded in 1979. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Jolife AB develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices. It offers chest compression system for treating sudden cardiac arrest patients with consistent high-quality chest compressions. The firm serves responders, paramedics, and large pre-hospital organizations. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Lund, Sweden.

Ipsat Therapies Oy develops and manufactures antibiotics & drugs. Its products include penicillins, cephalosporins and carbapenems. The firm develops products for the prevention of antibiotic resistance, antibiotic-associated diarrhea and hospital associated infections. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

ReceptIcon is a biotech company based on the identification of novel receptors in the kidney that are responsible for renal uptake and nephrotoxity of therapeutic drugs. The company is focused on the development of receptor antagonists that prevent accumulation of therapeutics in the kidney. Such antagonists can be used as active pharmaceutical ingredients for reformulation of marketed nephrotoxic drugs thereby precluding their toxic side effects.

Action Pharma A/S is an R&D-focused biotech company located in the Nordic Medicon Valley area in Copenhagen, Denmark. Action Pharma was founded in 2000 and has a pipeline of 4 drug candidates in different stages of development, plus additional compounds in discovery and early preclinical development. Action Pharma pursues the discovery and development of new drugs and treatment concepts to treat cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory diseases and metabolic diseases, such as type-II diabetes and obesity. Its drug candidates are modified endogenous peptides with improved efficacy and small chemical entities targeted the melanocortin receptors. In disease models, its drug candidates have shown strong effects in treating and preventing inflammation and organ damage in conditions such as post-surgical organ dysfunction and acute myocardial infarction. A major focus for Action Pharma is treatment candidates for type-II diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome. Moreover, several drug candidates have shown effects in treating inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis and dermatitis.