Johan Hyllner

Takara Bio Europe AB is a provider of stem cell derived products and technologies which will drive unprecedented innovation in drug discovery and regenerative medicine today and in the future. The company was first in the world to bring to the market human embryonic stem (hES) cell-derived hepatocytes and cardiomyocytes for use as drug discovery tools. Cellartis is also the single commercial source of ethically derived hES cell lines and has developed cell lines for a range of uses. This hES cell technology platform offers a path to tools and regenerative medicine discoveries of the future. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Arterion AB is a holding company that manufactures biomaterials, including artificial blood vessels, consisting of microbial derived cellulose for revascularization of patients with cardiovascular diseases. It focuses on pure uncoated cellulose grafts as replacement of human vessels, primarily as bypass grafts. Its manufacturing method is based on a novel technology that controls the life conditions of the microbe Gluconacetobacter xylinus. Its use of microbial derived cellulose will allow clinicians to use artificial blood vessels as replacement for vessels with an internal diameter of less than five millimeters. The company was founded on January 4, 2007 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Cell Therapy Catapult Ltd. engages in the development, delivery, and commercializing of cell and gene therapy. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.