Recipharm invests SEK 8 million in Pharmanest to support the development of Pharmanest’s lead drug candidate SHACT
Recipharm Venture Fund AB has together with Östersjöstiftelsen and Praktikerinvest made a joint investment of SEK 28 million in Pharmanest AB. Recipharm’s part of the investment is SEK 8 million. At the same time, Karolinska Development AB and its co-investor KCIF have agreed to sell their shares in Pharmanest to the three investors in exchange for an earn out arrangement on future revenues. After completion of the transaction Recipharm will hold approximately 25 % of the shares of Pharmanest. Recipharm has since 2011 supported Pharmanest in its development of SHACT, an innovative