
In a new job - May 16, 2022
Fredrik Lehmann joins Industrifonden as Venture Partner
Industrifonden strengthens its life science team by recruiting Fredrik Lehmann as Venture Partner. Fredrik Lehmann has more than 20 years of experience from the life science industry, as CEO and Head of Research and CMC in several companies. He has founded six companies, including OnTarget Chemistry acquired by Recipharm in 2015. “We are excited to […]

In a new job - December 7, 2021
He is the new CEO of Industrifonden
Industrifonden has announced that Peter Wolpert has been appointed its new CEO. Wolpert has extensive experience developing and taking life science and tech companies to market, states Industrifonden. He will take up the helm at Industrifonden in March 2022 and he succeeds David Sonnek, who joins Navigare Ventures. “We are very pleased to have recruited […]

Financing - February 17, 2021
EnginZyme extends Series A to EUR 11 million
The extension round was led by Industrifonden followed by SEB Greentech VC and existing shareholders. “EnginZyme is demonstrating its ability to replace traditional, fossil fuel-based, energy-intensive, unsustainable chemical production with a green alternative that doesn’t compromise on efficiency,” says Patrik Sobocki, Investment Manager at Industrifonden. “The company represents the future of synthetic biology and the […]

Financing - June 16, 2020
New report: 35 billion SEK to Swedish life sciences in the past 5 years
The period 2015-2019 has been a busy, and expansive one for Swedish life science companies, according to data analysed by Industrifonden. Industrifonden’s just-released Life Science Report, based on fresh data and analysis examines the flows of capital to Therapeutics, Healthtech, Diagnostics, and Medtech companies from 2015 to 2019. Of the 35 billion SEK total, the […]

Financing - January 9, 2020
Combinostics raises €3.9 million
Finnish Combinostics has announced the closure of a €3.9 million series A funding round that will see the company scale its platform for early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis to the US and Asia. The round was jointly-led by Industrifonden and NordicNinja VC, with Combinostics representing NordicNinja’s fifth deep tech investment over the past 6 months. “I would […]

Financing - May 8, 2019
Swedish life sciences: Options to finance operations broadening
A survey among SwedenBIO’s members shows that the growing Swedish life science sector has during the last ten years extended its possibilities to finance its operations. The results, published today in a report entitled Bridging the Gap, also show that the industry enjoyed a record level of refunding activities in 2018, securing new share capital […]