Jan Albert Olsson

COS Systems AB provides network owners and operators a self-service product suite to optimize Fiber-to-the-Home networks. Its technology delivers a complete business and operational support system for today’s Gigabit fiber networks. The firm offers a suite of software solutions covering services from planning to managing the open access fiber networks. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Umea, Sweden.

Likvor AB engages in the manufacture and development of medical devices for neurological investigations. The firm offers Celda System and Celda Tools, a medical device that simplifies the mapping and assessment of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics. Its product package also features complementary instruments, tools, and software tools. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Umea, Sweden.

Uminova Invest AB is a regional venture capital firm formally established in 1992 and based in Umeå on the northern coast of Sweden. Since 2004 the shareholders of Uminova Invest include Uminova Holding AB, the holding company of Umeå University, as well as Industrifonden, Norrlandsfonden, Innovationsbron and Balticgruppen. The firm is part of the government-supported technology transfer and valorization system for academic research in Sweden, and has a strong regional focus.

Z-forestab AB develops, manufactures, and markets cranes, grapples, bush cutter and associated components. Its requirement for reliable products has also resulted in business opportunities within recycling and salvage handling. The company products are sold to countries around the world. Z-forestab AB was founded by Rune Jonsson and Allan Jonsson in 1963 and is headquartered in Vindeln, Sweden.

Umecrine AB provides pharmaceuticals against mental and physical symptoms. It develops antagonists to reduce symptoms and conditions caused by endogenous sex and stress hormones on the brain. The company was founded by Carl Torbjörn Bäckström in 2000 and is headquartered in Umea, Sweden.

Probac AB manufactures, markets, and licenses probiotic products. Its product development takes place in three different areas: ear-nose-throat; gastrointestinal tract; and the immune system. The firm offers probiotic strains designed for different applications in provisions and pharmaceuticals. Its product Probactiv svalg, contains bacteria normally present in the throat. The company was founded by Eva Grahn Hakansson and Waldemar Nyström in 2005 and is headquartered in Umea, Sweden.