Olav Steinnes

Medinnova AS (Medinnova) is the investment development subsidiary of Inven2 AS in Norway. The firm was established in 2003 to provide investment management services to hospitals and other health organizations, in addition to research communities in the Southern and Eastern regions of Norway. Located in Oslo, Medinnova provides consulting services and financing for projects that range from business development, research collaboration, innovation and industrial development, as well as administration of research funds for the national health service. The firm also serves as the Technology Transfer Office for university hospitals in the Oslo region, such as Rikshospitalet - Radiumhospitalet HF, Ullevål University Hospital HF, Aker University Hospital HF and Akershus University Hospital HF.

Nordic Nanovector ASA is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development, marketing, and sale of medical products and equipment for anticancer therapeutics for haematological cancers. The firm offers the Betalutin which is an antibody radionuclide conjugates for the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It operates through the following geographical segments: Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The company was founded by Roy Hartvig Larsen, Oyvind Sverre Bruland, and Jostein Dahle on July 2, 2009 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Takeda AS operates as a pharmaceutical company. It manufactures and distributes generic medicines. The firm offers therapeutics in the areas such as cardiology, gastroenterology, osteoporosis, respiratory, and pain and tissue management. The company founded by Morten Nyegaard in 1874 and is headquartered in Asker, Norway.

Axis-Shield Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company. The company was founded 1993 and is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Serodus ASA is a bio-medical company, which engages in the development of medicines for the treatment of diabetes related complications. It focuses on diabetic kidney disease, diabetic retinopathy, type 1 diabetes, and diabetic foot ulcers. The company was founded by Finn Olav Levy on January 21, 2008 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

NeoRad AS creates products for medical procedures. It specializes in radiology, image guided, needle holder, functional ultrasound, Navigation and interventional oncology. The company was founded by Knut Brabrand on August 28, 1998 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Inven2 AS (Inven2) is the venture capital subsidiary of the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Norway's largest pioneering research university and hospital. The firm was created in 2010 when technology transfer company Birkeland Innovasjon AS and investment development firm Medinnova merged. Located in Oslo, Inven2 manages the Inven2 Fund, commercializing innovations, administering the fund and conducting and following up clinical trials.

Mole Genetics AS manufactures and sells instruments & pre-filled reagent cartridges for genetic research. The firm product GeneMole is used for automation of DNA and RNA extraction system and MoleStrips is used for prefilled disposable reagent strips. The company was founded by Ole Jesper Dahlberg, Frank Larsen, Arne Deggerdal, and Tone Yrvum in June 2005 and is headquartered in Lysaker, Norway.

Cgene AS is a holding company that offers contract-based research within the field of in vivo molecular imaging. It is a biotechnology company that has available mice models designed to report real-time gene activity in a living animal, reflecting normal or pathological molecular processes in conditions such as inflammation, infection, oxidative stress, cancer, and cardiovascular disease, hypoxia, and retinoid effects. It develops and makes commercially available new reporter models for in vivo molecular imaging purposes. It also tailors transgenic models to meet specific customer needs. Its reporter models serve as preclinical tool for cost-efficient drug screening by pharmaceutical companies. The company was founded by Harald Carlsen and Rune Blomhoff on April 22, 1985 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.