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BioCis Pharma is a clinical stage drug development company with the business idea to design and develop novel pharmaceutical products based on its proprietary technology platform. BioCis Pharma is targeting unmet medical needs in substantial therapeutic markets including inflammation, allergy, and cancer. The first products are being developed for major medical indications in dermatology, ophthalmology, and urology. BioCis Pharma was founded in 2003 by Dr. Lasse Leino and Dr. Jarmo Laihia, two experienced research and development professionals with both industrial and scientific backgrounds. Since the start of its operation in December 2004, BioCis Pharma has shown exceptional ability to move product candidates forward in development programs, having now two high-potential products under clinical Phase I-II development.

Calabar AB is a privately-held company committed to developing a pharmaceutical product addressing the great unmet needs of xerostomia, dry mouth. The company develops XALIEVE™ a locally administered formulation of the cholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine, which been shown to effectively increase salivary flow. Unlike systemically administered drugs, the local route of administration significantly limits adverse events. The compound is currently undergoing Phase II repeated dose studies and Calabar is actively looking for partners to take the compound through phase III. For more information contact Business Development. The company is part of the Karolinska Development AB (publ) portfolio.

BioChromix Pharma AB was founded as a subsidiary to BioChromix AB. The Company is a pharmaceutical company active in research and development of novel treatments for neurodegenerative disorders based on its proprietary technology for therapeutics. Current research and development is focused on the indication area of Alzheimer's disease but the prion diseases, Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders might also be included in the future. BioChromix Pharma is performing pre-clinical development but is looking to reach the clinical phase within the coming years. Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease, affecting around 25 million people and the costs associated with AD are tremendous. At the moment, there are no efficient treatments for AD but there are clinical trials are ongoing and some are focused at reducing the levels of the neurotoxic Aß peptide. The portfolio of the company includes a number of newly discovered lead compounds that are under investigation.

Akinion Pharmaceuticals AB operates as a holding company that focuses on the development of pharmaceutical for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. It develops, markets, and sells a product based on Biovitrum’s anti leukemia kinase inhibitor research. It is a drug development that manufactures a lead candidate drug, AKN-028, which is a small molecule kinase inhibitor. The company was founded by Vendela Parrow in 2009 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

KDev Exploratory AB provides drug discovery solutions. It performs discovery research in various therapeutic areas, such as screening in oncology, neuroscience, lead finding, characterization in inflammation and angiogenesis/age-related macular degeneration. The company was founded by David Jern in 2000 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

Umecrine Cognition AB develops pharmaceuticals against neurological disorders in the central nervous system. The firm focuses on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat Hepatic Encephalopathy in patients with liver disease. The company was founded by Torbjörn Bäckström in 2006 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

Calabar International AB develops novel locally administered formulations against dry mouth with the acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine as the active substance. The flow of saliva produced by the minor glands is increased by preventing the breakdown of acetylcholine. The company is headquartered in Billdal, Sweden.

MarBiLeads AS engages in the development of drug candidates for infections and cancer based on marine microorganisms. The company was founded on December 22, 2010 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.