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Allarity Therapeutics A/S is a biotechnology company, which engages in the research and development of anti-cancer drugs. Its product pipeline includes LiPlaCis, 2X-121, 2X-111, irofulven phase 2, and APO010.The company was founded by Steen Meier Knudsen and Peter Buhl Jensen in 2004 and is headquartered in Hoersholm, Denmark.

Pcovery ApS develops drugs for treatment of invasive fungal infections. It discovers a new class of fungal therapy by targeting an essential and highly conserved component of the fungal cell membrane. The company was founded by Morten J. Buch-Pedersen, Michael Broberg Palmgren, Claus Olesen and Poul Nissen in 2009 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Contera Pharma ApS is a holding company that identifies and develops treatments for patients suffering from movement disorders. It develops drug candidates based on a combination of repositioning, combinations, and reformulations. The firm's lead project JM-010 is for treatment of dyskinesia associated with Parkinson's disease. It develops an approach of using a combination therapy to tackle clinically relevant synergistic pathways to obtain therapeutic effects which will generate efficacious therapeutic entities based on robust pre-clinical and clinical evidence. The company was founded by Mikael Søndergaard Thomsen and John Bondo Hansen in 2010 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Sarsia Innovation AS invests in companies located in the northern part of Norway. Selected companies are from various sectors but they all are developing new concepts in their field. The fund is currently closed for new investments.

Med Storm Innovation AS develops bio sensor systems. It develops medical software solutions for analyzing skin conductance or emotional sweating for monitoring and detecting stress/pain and awakening on patients. The company was founded by Hanne Storm on December 22, 1998 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Serca Pharmaceuticals AS develops, markets, and sells drug treatment products, medicinal products, and equipment for injuries. The company was founded on October 8, 2018 and is headquartered in Lysaker, Norway.

AnaMar AB develops drugs and provides research services for chronic joint diseases. It focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutic strategies to treat debilitating inflammation and pain. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Lund, Sweden.

Prophylix AS operates as biotech company that offers orphan drug programs and follow-on therapy. The firm develops a prophylactic medicinal product to prevent newborns from Foetal/Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (FNAIT). The company was founded by Bjørn Ragnar Skogen, Jens Kjeldsen-Kragh, Anne Husebekk, and Mette Kjaer in 2008 and is headquartered in Tromso, Norway.

APIM Therapeutics AS develops and commercializes novel anti-cancer therapies. It offers a physiological intervention point allowing the potentiation of the action of clinical drugs across multiple cancer indications. The company focuses on the development and commercialization of novel anti-cancer therapies potentiating chemo-therapy induced responses in cancer cells. The company was founded by Marit Otterlei in 2009 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.

AstraZeneca AB engages in biopharmaceutical business. It provides treatment of diseases in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, cancer, respiratory, inflammation, and autoimmunity. The firm offers operations in the areas of infection, neuroscience, and stomach and intestinal diseases. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Sodertalje, Sweden.

Palette Life Sciences AB operates as a pharmaceutical company. It specializes in developing products for local pain relief in obstetrics and gynecology. The company was founded by Berith Karlsson Tingåker, Gunvor Ekman-Ordeberg, Arne Folke Brodin and Lars Irestedt in 2009 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

Biosergen AS develops drugs based on biosynthetic engineering of natural products, combined with chemical synthesis. It develops antibiotics for the use in antifungal therapy. The firm uses engineered biosynthesis technology that allows alterations in microbial genes, which lead to predictable changes in the final structure of the natural product. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Tiller, Norway.

Delante Health AS specializes in the manufacture of nutritional products. It engages in the production of products with vitamins and minerals. The firm's product platform Lipidfizz is a patented omega-3 drink powder delivered in individual servings. Its technology enables consumption of omega-3 and other polyunsaturated fatty acids in effervescent powders and tablets. The company was founded by Hans Robert Wahren and Bjørn Skjævestad in 2005 and is headquartered in Bekkestua, Norway.

Caerus Capital AS develops a process to produce heparin from marine raw materials. It focuses on developing novel anticoagulant agents based on biomass from the fish farming industry. The firm's technological platform is based on patented processes for extraction and purification of heparin using marine species-specifically salmon intestines-as raw material. The company was founded by Ragnar Flengsrud on December 4, 2001 and is headquartered in Hovik, Norway.

Oxford UK Ltd is a private company based in Brighouse, UK. and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The British company was founded by Mikael Søndergaard Thomsen.

Novartis Pharma Schweiz AG engages in the marketing and distribution of pharmaceutical, chemical, and medical products of the Novartis group. Its products are used in the treatment of diseases in the areas of neurology, immunology, dermatology, ophthalmology, cardiology, and oncology. The company was founded on December 10, 1986 and is headquartered in Rotkreuz, Switzerland.

Novo Nordisk, Inc. operates diabetes care company. It offers biopharmaceuticals, chronic weight management, human growth hormone therapy and hemophilla management services. The firm also provides rare bleeding disorders, growth hormone related disorders, and women's health. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Plainsboro, NJ.

Seafarm Solutions AS designs, produces, and sells goods and services to the fishing industry. It manufactures machines and equipment for the fish farmers. The company was founded by Claus Mikael Søberg and Morten Aga on August 10, 2000 and is headquartered in Vaksdal, Norway.

Conrig Pharma ApS provides drug for oral treatment of atopical disease. Its new drug (CRG-010) is use for topical treatment of itch/pruritus associated with atopical dermatitis. The company was founded by John Bondo Hansen and Mikael Sondergaard Thomsen on December 20, 2010 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

US Food & Drug Administration operates agencies to protect health and human services. It protects and promotes public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices, cosmetics, animal foods and feed and veterinary products. The company was founded by Theodore Roosevelt and Harvey Washington Wiley on 30th June, 1906 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

Sarsia Seed Management AS is a venture capital firm headquartered in Bergen, Norway. The company was founded in 2006.

NovaSAID AB develops treatments for inflammation and pain in conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. It discovers selective microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1), and has also demonstrated its effect in animal models for pain and inflammation. The firm's approach is to prevent the pathological formation of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) selectively, through the development of inhibitors of mPGES-1, the enzyme that is responsible for the formation of PGE2 during inflammation. Its mPGES-1 inhibition offers an approach for inhibiting pathological PGE2 production without adversely affecting other important prostanoids. The company was founded by Per-Johan Göte Jakobsson, Ralf Morgenstern, Bertil Samuelsson and Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson on October 26, 2004 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

Athera Biotechnologies AB operates as a biopharmaceutical company which focuses on developing targeted anti-inflammatory biological candidate drugs and companion diagnostics. It has a proprietary program the fully human antibody PC-mAb. The frim develops a biomarker and companion diagnostic CVDefine® kit. Its PC-mAb is a fully human monoclonal antibody which neutralizes a key driver of vascular inflammation, phosphorylcholine, which targets market of reducing secondary cardiovascular events, focusing on high-risk patients with low anti-PC levels. The company was founded by Johan Frostegard in 2002 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Part of Biotage AB, Biotage Sweden AB is a Swedish impact tech company committed to solving society ’ s problems. The company is based in Uppsala, Sweden. The company offers solutions in drug discovery, analytical, water, and environmental testing. Biotage provides workflow solutions and products to customers in drug discovery and development, analytical testing, and water and environmental testing. The company was founded in 1989 by Sheridan G. Snyder.

Trialbee AB provides software solutions and services to the pharmaceutical industry. It operates as a software company which specializes in clinical trial planning and management solutions. The firm offers global pharmaceutical companies and web-based solution for patient recruitment to clinical trials. The company was founded by Carl Johan Tobias Folkesson and Per Jonas Billing in October 2010 and is headquartered in Malmo, Sweden.