Seppo Ylä-Herttuala

Ark Therapeutics Group Plc is a gene-based medicine company, which is engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of products in areas of specialist medicine, with particular focus on vascular disease and cancer. The company was founded by Peter Stephen Keen, John W. Martin, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Stephen Barker and Kenneth Powell in July 1997 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Ferring Ventures, FinVector Oy is a Finnish biopharmaceutical company that specializes in manufacturing viral-based gene therapy products. The company is based in Kuopio, Finland, and has extensive experience in cgmp manufacturing. FinVector employs hundreds of highly qualified professionals from over 40 different countries and works on cutting-edge biopharmaceuticals. It has invested in building state-of-the-art gmp facilities for viral vector platforms. The company was founded in 1993 by Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, and the CEO is Giuseppe Carloni.