Magnus Persson
Pharmaceuticals
initiatorpharma
Sweden
Biography
Magnus Persson (Chairman) is a medical doctor and PhD from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and co-founder of the now publicly traded Aerocrine. He has been working as a clinical doctor and early in his career he was in charge of several clinical trial programs for Sanofi that resulted in blockbuster drugs. Magnus has a long history in the pharmaceutical industry and has built up investment funds both in Sweden and abroad with a focus on medical projects – particularly as Partner at HealthCap in Sweden from inception and later as Managing Partner in San Francisco based The Column Group. In these capacities Magnus helped found and develop many successful biotech companies.
Research Interest
pharmaceuticals
