Karolinska Development and Uminova Invest Sign Co-operation Agreement

2010-01-14

Stockholm and Umeå - January 14, 2010. Karolinska Development AB and Uminova Invest AB have entered into a co-operation agreement that will enrich the flow of investment opportunities available to Karolinska Development and enable cost effective commercial development for Uminova Invest's portfolio companies. The agreement involves evaluation of potential investments; advise to existing portfolio companies as well as exit issues.

Uminova Invest is a regional private equity capital firm providing capital and competence to prospective growth companies and entrepreneurs with a connection to the Umeå University or other educational and research activities in the county of Västerbotten.

"Umeå region excels having created a very strong cluster of life science innovations over the past years and this agreement offers us access to some very exciting commercial opportunities", says Conny Bogentoft, CEO of Karolinska Development.

"Over the past years we have had an ongoing exchange with Karolinska Development, this has now been formalized. This formal co-operation agreement provides further opportunities to create viable companies", says Jan Olsson, CEO of Uminova Invest.