Opening words of the HealthBIO 2021 event, 15 September, 2021

1. HealthBIO 2021
Finland’s Largest Annual Life Science Event
15th >200
Companies
& Academics
Partnering
Programs
News &
Trends

2. Finnish Bioindustries, FIB
Biotechnology Industry Association
• Private, independent non-profit organisation, established in 1997
• Members of FIB
• Life science companies, from health care and functional food to biomaterials
• Industry organisations, such as Chemical Industry Federation
• What does FIB do?
• Promotes national and international networking and information transfer
• Participates in technology programs, actively exploits finance systems and
promotes technology transfer
• Helps the work of commercializing new areas of biotechnology
• Supports national and international cooperation for the preparation and
surveillance of biotechnology legislation

3. Unique discovery platform:
HSD17B enzyme biology with
broad therapeutic potential
Novartis collaboration in CLD
Endometriosis program
FOR-6219: HSD17B1 inhibitor
Start Phase 2a in 2022
Therapeutic focus in
Women’s Health
Forendo Pharma
Core competence
Tissue specific regulation
of sex-hormone effects
PCOS program
FOR-7191: HSD17B5 inhibitor
Start Phase 1 in 2022
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