Mikael Ørum

Cureon A/S is a Danish biotech company that owns the pharmaceutical rights to a novel DNA analogue, termed LNA (Locked Nucleic Acid) which displays unprecedented affinity compared to all other DNA chemistries. The company believes that the unique properties of this novel analogue will enable oligonucleotide based therapeutics (Antisense therapy) to enter main-stream pharmaceuticals.

Roche Innovation Center Copenhagen A/S discovers and develops drugs for the treatment of oncology, metabolic diseases, and infectious diseases. The firm manufactures a pipeline of drug candidates that act selectively on disease-related ribonucleic acid to provide patients with novel treatments for both rare and common diseases. It produces pre-clinical and clinical assets for the treatment of a range of diseases including oncology, metabolic diseases, and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Matts Lundwall and Mikael Ørum on January 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Horsholm, Denmark.

Exiqon A/S engages in the development of solutions for ribonucleic acid research and analysis through its Locked Nucleic Acid proprietary technology. Its products and services are used by researchers in academia, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies around the world to make discoveries about the correlation between gene activity and the development of disease. The company was founded by Mikael Ørum, Henrik Ørum and Troels Koch on November 1, 1995 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Coegin Pharma AS provides therapeutics that addresses inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Berit Johansen on January 3, 2005 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.

Lifandis AS provides access to a wealth of biological samples. It offers data and biological material from the HUNT studies. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Levanger, Norway.

Ventac Partners GMBH offers life sciences consultancy services. Its consulting services include due diligence, education and training, market analysis, product development and valuation. The company was founded by Mikael Oerum in 2002 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Medicon Valley Alliance FMBA operates a life science cluster that spans across Denmark and Sweden. The non-profit company is based in the Medicon Valley region.