Claes E. Wilhelmsson

Crucell NV develops, produces and markets vaccines, proteins and antibodies that prevent and treat infectious diseases. It focuses in the research & development of innovative immunization candidates to fight against tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, influenza, rabies, polio and several other diseases which are the global health problems. The firms prod8ucts include Quinvaxem, Epaxal, Hepavax-Gene, Vivotif and Dukoral against paediatric, respiratory and travel or endemic infections. The company was founded by Domenico Valerio on October 9, 2000 and is headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands.

Swedish Orphan International Holding AB is an international group with its head office in Stockholm, Sweden. The original company was formed in 1988, taking as its starting point the US Orphan Drug Act of 1983. In 2004, the company was acquired by a consortium consisting of Investor Growth Capital, Skandia Investment and the management of Swedish Orphan International AB. The operating companies are Swedish Orphan International and its subsidiaries in Europe and Japan. The organizational structure is primarily based on a logistical perspective. In order to reach patients in emergency situations, regardless of where they are, it needs an extensive organization with strong local roots and the ability to see things in a larger perspective. The better and broader its partnerships, the more effectively the firm can work and the greater the synergies that it can achieve between the various markets.