Cirio Advokatbyrå AB houses a broad offering known for its strength in tech-focused life sciences issues, particularly in relation to digital health. Per Hedman leads the ‘very diligent’ team with his deep knowledge of the medtech industry, often assisting with high-value transactional mandates ranging from M&A to licensing and collaboration agreements. Hedman routinely acts for investment entities and both domestic and international biotech and medtech clients. Data protection expert Hanna Tilus is a key contact for all matters concerning tech transfers, major patent litigation, and co-marketing issues. Odd Swarting contributes his longstanding experience in M&A, joint ventures, and financing issues.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team at Cirio is very diligent and puts a lot of effort into finding solutions fit for purpose. Always reliable.’

  • ‘Hanna Tilus is very diligent and always put a lot of effort into finding solutions that are appropriate for us in a given situation.’

  • ‘Hanna Tilus is a trusted adviser. Honest, pragmatic and business minded.’

  • ‘The team is efficient, delivers hands-on legal advice and are easy-going to work with. I believe the Cirio team has unique strength in the Swedish market thanks to Hanna Tilus, who can combine her expertise within pharmaceuticals and data protection - it is an edge that few other Swedish firms can offer.’

Key clients

  • Takeda
  • 10x Genomics
  • Recipharm
  • Boule Diagnostics
  • Hadean Ventures
  • Karolinska Development
  • Intervacc
  • Scandinavian Biopharma
  • Sprint Bioscience
  • Abliva
  • Symcel
  • Annexin Pharmaceuticals
  • AlzeCure Pharma
  • Nordberg Medical
  • Anocca
  • Lamera Medical
  • FrostPharma
  • Lauxera Capital Partners

Work highlights

  • Advised Abliva on a licensing and collaboration agreement with US-based Owl Therapeutics concerning Abliva’s NeuroSTAT for the treatment of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.
  • Advised FrostPharma (controlled by private equity firm Priveq) on its acquisition of Abboxia creating one of the leading specialty pharma companies in the Nordics with a wide product portfolio of hospital pharmaceuticals.
  • Advised Anocca in relation to its clinical trial of its highly specialised TCR-T cancer therapy 2 involving negotiation of master service agreement with CRO, agreements with other service providers and providing regulatory advice.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Per Hedman

Other key lawyers

Odd Swarting, Hanna Tilus