Investor AB and Biolin Medical invest in AlcoDia

Investor AB and Biolin Medical Invest in AlcoDia Investor AB, through its wholly-owned venture capital company Investor Growth Capital, and Biolin Medical are investing in a new method for detecting and measuring alcohol intake, developed by AlcoDia. AlcoDia is a cooperation between Axis Shield, Mercodia and a group of researchers at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute's unit for substance abuse. Investor Increases Its Ownership in Cavidi Tech Through a new issue directed to Biolin Medical and Investor, Investor increases its ownership in Cavidi Tech. Cavidi Tech is based in Uppsala, Sweden, with operations in research, manufacture and marketing of tests for measuring the extent of viral infection. For further information: Staffan Josephson, Mobile: +46-70-8-24 20 13, e-mail:staffan.josephson@investorab.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/09/19/20000919BIT01030/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/09/19/20000919BIT01030/bit0002.pdf