Rolf Classon

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals LLC develops and markets pharmaceutical products. It specializes in men's healthcare area and has product portfolio and pipeline in orthopedics, dermatology and other therapeutic areas. The firm products include edex, Osbon, ErecAid, STENDRA, TESTOPEL, XIAFLEX and Testim. The company was founded by Gerri A. Henwood and Jane Holmes Hollingsworth in 1999 and is headquartered in Chesterbrook, PA.

inVentiv Health Clinical, Inc. provides clinical research and drug development services. It provides its services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug, and medical device industries. The firm offers clinical-development solutions including consulting services, Phase I clinical studies, bioequivalency and pharmacodynamic studies, bioanalytical analyses, and Phase II, III, and IV clinical development programs. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Protedyne Corp. provides industrial-quality automation and data management services. It offers genome-based drug discovery equipment. The firm also provides automation systems that combine laboratory robotic hardware with a software infrastructure to ensure data management and process tracking. The company was founded by Stan Klein in June 2000 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.

Bayer Healthcare LLC provides healthcare and pharmaceutical medicines. It also provides researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing services for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The company is headquartered in Whippany, NJ.

Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company with both development and commercial capabilities focused on pain management and women's healthcare. It markets a portfolio of prescription pharmaceuticals and a line of prenatal vitamins. The firm's product candidates include XP12B, a tranexamic acid modified release oral tablet for the reduction of menstrual blood loss in women, who suffer from menorrhagia or excessive menstrual bleeding; and XP20B is a combination propoxyphene and acetaminophen modified release oral tablet for the treatment of mild to moderate pain. The company was founded by Gilbert R. Gonzales and Roger Dale Griggs in May 2001 and is headquartered in Newport, KY.

Vivacta Ltd. operates as a medical diagnostics company. It develop point of care diagnostic device and microfluidic cartridge. The company is founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Camberley, the United Kingdom.

Eurand NV develops pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products using proprietary drug formulation technologies. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Swedish Orphan International Holding AB is an international group with its head office in Stockholm, Sweden. The original company was formed in 1988, taking as its starting point the US Orphan Drug Act of 1983. In 2004, the company was acquired by a consortium consisting of Investor Growth Capital, Skandia Investment and the management of Swedish Orphan International AB. The operating companies are Swedish Orphan International and its subsidiaries in Europe and Japan. The organizational structure is primarily based on a logistical perspective. In order to reach patients in emergency situations, regardless of where they are, it needs an extensive organization with strong local roots and the ability to see things in a larger perspective. The better and broader its partnerships, the more effectively the firm can work and the greater the synergies that it can achieve between the various markets.

Bayer Corp. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical, healthcare, nutrition and materials products. The firm offers consumer care, diagnostics, diabetes and animal health products. It also provides material science products, which include coating, adhesive and sealant raw materials polycarbonates polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Whippany, NJ.

Eurand SpA is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes enhanced pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products based on its proprietary drug formulation technologies. With integrated manufacturing and R&D facilities in the U.S. and Europe, the company has partnered with pharmaceutical companies licensing its four primary technology platforms: Customized Drug Release, Bioavailability Enhancement, Taste Masking or Oral Disintegrating Tablets, and Drug Conjugation. The company is headquartered in Pessano con Bornago, Italy.

Part of Merck & Co., Inc., Prometheus RxDx, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical and diagnostic products. The company is based in San Diego, CA.

EKR Therapeutics, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and maximizing the potential utility of critical-care hospital products offering broader therapeutic options and greater control to improve in-patient care, speed recovery, and achieve optimal outcomes. Backed by the strength of its award winning management team, the dedication of its field force of product specialists and its commitment to excellence in customer service and medical education, EKR has been organized to be a class leader in commercializing products to address unmet and under-satisfied medical needs or to otherwise enhance the therapeutic value of acute-care products.

Health Evolution Management Co. LLC (Health Evolution Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by David J. Brailer. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. The firm focuses on patient care solutions that improve clinical and economic outcomes. It operates through the following segments: Patient Support System, Front Line Care and Surgical Solutions. The Patient Support Systems segment provides bed frames and surfaces, mobility and clinical workflow solutions. The Front Line Care segment offers respiratory care products and sells medical diagnostic equipment and a diversified portfolio of devices. The Surgical Solutions segment supplies surgical products including tables, lights, pendants, positioning devices, various other surgical products and accessories. The company was founded by William A. Hillenbrand on August 7, 1969 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

EMD Millipore Corp. engages in the provision of laboratory materials, technologies, and services to the life science industry. The company was founded by Jack Bush in 1954 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated as Advanced Corneal Systems, Inc. in California in February 1992 to discover, develop, and market new remedies for diseases and conditions of the eye. In March 2000, the company changed its name to ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. It reincorporated, in Delaware, in August 2000. BROMDAY, BEPREVE, ISTALOL, VITRASE, XIBROM (bromfenac ophthalmic solution), XIBROM, T-PRED, PROLENSA, BEPOSONE, BEPOMAX, ISTA, ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the ISTA logo are its trademarks, either owned or under license. Ista is commercial-stage, multi-specialty pharmaceutical company, which develops, markets, and sells its own products in the United States and Puerto Rico. Its products are intended to treat allergy and serious diseases of the eye and include therapies for ocular inflammation and pain, glaucoma, dry eye, and ocular and nasal allergies.

Aerocrine AB operates as a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on respiratory disease. The company was founded by Lars E. Gustafsson, Jon Lundberg, Kjell Alving, and Eddie Weitzberg in November 1997 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden.

Part of Baxter International, Inc., Hill-Rom AB is a Swedish company that wholesales medical equipment. The company is based in Luleå, Sweden.

Bayer HealthCare AG provides healthcare, agriculture, plastics and chemical products. It is an independent company comprising five divisions: Animal Health, Consumer Care, Diabetes Care, Diagnostics and Pharmaceuticals. The company covers the fields of animal health, genetically produced medicines, over the counter products, diagnostic products and prescription drugs. The company is headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany.

QleanAir Scandinavia AB provides clean air solutions that meet governmental standards. Its smoking cabinet eliminated all the negative associations relating to cigarette smoking. Their product captured the smoke before it could spread into the environment, and cleaned it with filter technique. Its solutions include smoke free smoking cabins for smoke free and odorless environments, and smoking rooms for handling various smokers. The company was founded by Peter Bjersten on October 26, 1987 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

Brown Brothers Harriman Capital Partners (BBH Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Sequana Medical AG operates as a medical device company. It specializes in the production and design of implantable pump systems to manage fluid balance within the body. The firm offers the Alfapump system, its proprietary solution to manage and remove ascites, which can occur as a symptom of liver disease, cancer, or congestive heart failure and its focus areas encompass clinical research, product innovation, and technology development. The company was founded by Noel L. Johnson in 2000 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Part of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Medical Care Management AG is a German company that provides innovative products, therapies, and services to create a livable future for their patients. The company is based in Bad Homburg, Germany. The company specializes in chronic and acute kidney dialysis and therapeutic apheresis. The company was founded in 2005. The CEO is Helen Giza.

Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. develops and commercializes novel pharmaceutical and diagnostic products. Its enables physicians to provide individualized patient care. It applies the principles of personalized medicine to the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and applies it to oncology. The firms markets and promotes pharmaceutical products and complementary proprietary diagnostic testing services. The company was founded by Jonathan Braun, Stephan R. Targan, Michael J. Walsh, and Scott L. Glenn in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Destination Pet LLC engages in the provision of animal care services. It offers styling, training, and home care services. The company was founded by Thomas Wille, Kimberly Young, Mike Williams and Danielle Palmer in 2017 and is headquartered in Highlands Ranch, CO.

Five Arrows Managers (USA) LLC (Five Arrows Managers) is a private equity/venture capital subsidiary of Rothschild Merchant Banking founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in New York with an office in Los Angeles.

Five Arrows Managers SAS (Five Arrows Managers) is a private equity subsidiary of Rothschild Merchant Banking founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Paris.

Metenova AB develops and manufactures mixers. The company is headquartered in Mölndal, Sweden.

FrostPharma AB is a Swedish specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on commercializing value-adding medicines. The company is based in Danderyd, Sweden. The company has an established specialty pharma platform across the Nordics and plans to expand to additional EU countries. FrostPharma's portfolio of products is primarily oriented toward hospital use and initiation. In addition, the company has developed a separate division that offers sustainable solutions to petroleum-based plastics across the healthcare sector. The company was founded in 2017 by Clas Lindbergson and Göran Heinz. The CEO is Fredrik Andersch.