AlgiPharma Welcomes a New Member to the Team
AlgiPharma welcomes Mr Ole Tobias Fevang to the AlgiPharma team as accounting manager in support of the Norwegian operations. He has a master’s degree in finance from BI Norwegian Business School. He has previously worked at Norwegian banks (DNB Bank AS and Sparebanken Øst), and more recently four years as an accountant at the international financial services accounting and auditing firm BDO AS.
About AlgiPharma AS:
AlgiPharma AS is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company, founded in 2006 on decades of research and development carried out by FMC BioPolymer AS and the Institute of Biotechnology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. AlgiPharma has completed 6 clinical trials with two formulations of its lead drug candidate, OligoG, to treat respiratory symptoms of cystic fibrosis.
AlgiPharma owns or licenses all relevant patents upon which the technology platform and products are developed. The company is supported by national and international research programs, and collaborates with a network of key opinion leaders, highly recognized academic institutions, research and patient organizations in Europe and USA.
AlgiPharma has received more than USD 46 million in research and development grants from EU’s 7th framework program, Horizon 2020, and Eurostars programs, the Norwegian Research Council, Innovate UK, Innovation Norway, US Army through Congressional Earmark funding, the Australian R&D Tax Incentive, and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF).
AlgiPharma is a privately owned company registered and domiciled in Norway.
For additional information contact:
Yngvar P. Berg, CEO: yngvar.berg@algipharma.com
Arne Dessen, COO and Chairman of the Board: arne.dessen@algipharma.com
