Ulf Björklund

Aptahem AB operates as a biotechnology company. The firm engages in developing drug candidates for the treatment and prevention of disease caused by blockages in blood vessels as the result of blood clots, such as deep vein thrombosis, stroke and heart failure. Its main business model is to clinically develop aptamer-based treatments for life-threatening acute conditions where coagulation and inflammation interact in the disease process. The company was founded byLuiza Jedlina, Bert Junno, Tina Persson and Johan Lindh in 2014 and is headquartered in Malmo, Sweden.

Aprea Therapeutics AB operates as a holding company that provides research performed at Karolinska Institutet. It focuses its activities on discovery and development of novel anticancer compounds targeting the tumor suppressor protein. Its product has been tested in a Phase I/II dose escalating safety study in patients with refractory hematological malignancies or prostate carcinoma. It pursues the development of an anticancer drug, APR-246, which has p53-based mechanism for patients with ovarian cancer. The company was founded by Klas Gosta Wiman, Galina Selivanova, Vladimir Bykov, Wenjie Bao, Natalia Issaeva, and Staffan Strömblad in 2003 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.