Birkir Sveinsson

Actavis Group hf develops, manufactures and sells generic pharmaceuticals. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.

Oculis SA focuses on ophthalmic drugs and novel drug delivery to the eye. The Oculis drug delivery platform consists of a novel technique to facilitate drug absorption to both anterior and posterior parts of the eye. The advantage is a drug delivery system where diseases of the posterior part of the eye can be treated with a simple topical application. The Oculis drug delivery platform allows diseases such as DME (diabetic macular edema) at the posterior part of the eye to be treated with a non-invasive topical application. The company was founded by Einar Stefansson and Thorsteinn Loftsson in 2003is headquartered in Pully, Switzerland.

Akthelia ehf manufactures pharmaceutical products. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel antimicrobial therapeutics, which enhance the body‘s innate microbial defences. The company was founded by Eirikur Steingrimsson and Eirikur Steingrímsson and is headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland.