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Helén Fält and Fredrik Almqvist, QureTech Bio.

QureTech Bio Looks to the Future With Appointment of New CEO

Umeå-based biotech company QureTech Bio has appointed Helén Fält as its new acting CEO, replacing Fredrik Almqvist, one of the company’s original founders. “We have recently secured significant new investment and so it feels like the perfect time for Helén to come in and develop our business even further,” says Fredrik Almqvist.

Urban Paulsson and Stefan K Nilsson, CEO of Lipigon.

Urban Paulsson new Chairman of the Board of Lipigon Pharmaceuticals

Lipigon Pharmaceuticals AB, which develops new treatments for lipid-related diseases, announces that the board has elected Urban Paulsson as the new chairman of the board. Paulsson was elected to the board on October 30, 2020 and now replaces Carina Schmidt, who requested her own resignation from the board.

New AI solution being tested at Umeå vaccine facility

New AI solution being tested at Umeå vaccine facility

A new AI solution for sustainable production is to be tested at Diamyd Medical's vaccine manufacturing facility in Umeå. It is hoped, once the solution has been refined, that it can be introduced in companies throughout Sweden.

Camilla Huse Bondesson and Anette Nordvall.

Life Science Experts Join Umeå Biotech Incubator Board

Umeå Biotech Incubator (UBI) has strengthened its board with the appointment of respected business profiles Anette Nordvall, named Sweden's most powerful tech investor by DI Digital, and Camilla Huse Bondesson, who has extensive experience of marketing, sales and business development in the life science industry.

Urban Paulsson and Stefan K Nilsson, CEO of Lipigon.

Lipigon Pharmaceuticals AB strengthens the board with Urban Paulsson

At an Extraordinary General Meeting, Urban Paulsson was elected a regular board member of Umeå-based Lipigon Pharmaceuticals AB. Urban Paulsson's business law expertise entails a strengthening of the Board and is an important component for the company's continued successful development.

Oskar Jonsson and Andreas Vidman at Prediktera.

Prediktera from Umeå named one of Europe's hottest AI startups

Prediktera from Umeå in northern Sweden has made the list of Europe's most dynamic Artificial Intelligence (AI) startups. “This increases our visibility and opportunities to find partners, employees and customers in Europe and around the world,” says Andreas Vidman, CEO of Prediktera.

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Umeå Biotech Incubator (UBI) is one of Sweden’s state-of-the-art business incubators within the life sciences. We help researchers to use their data to the benefit of patients and citizens, improving their health. We support and train entrepreneurs in the fields of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and medical engineering, and act as a bridge between academia, medicine and the business community.

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