Financial markets

Capital and financing are one the most important factors for facilitating product development and growth for a young life science company. As many start-ups have years of costly development ahead, they need to go hand in hand with investors for a long period before they can, hopefully, generate substantial revenues. One of the more important factors for life sciences development regions is thus a well-functioning venture capital market and the ability to attract and facilitate foreign investment.

Among the Nordic countries, the conditions for venture capital markets vary extensively, as well as their success in attracting foreign investors. In this section, we present companies representing the venture capital market in the Nordic countries and their views on their home markets. We also present their strategies for finding interesting objects and the effect the current crisis in the banking system has had on their business.