Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB Elects Zlatko Rihter as New Board Member

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum publ AB is a Sweden-based pharmaceutical company. The Company develops, manufactures and sells medications within hemophilia, autoimmune diseases, metabolic diseases and cancer supportive care. The Company’s product portfolio is divided into three business segments: the Core Products segment offers pharmaceuticals within Inflammation area, and Genetics and metabolic therapeutic area; the Partner Products segment offers about 40 pharmaceuticals within hematology, oncology and emergency medicines, and the ReFacto Manufacturing segment. The Company has subsidiaries in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom and France, among others. On September 9, 2013, the Company acquired the full rights to develop and commercialize Kineret (anakinra) from Amgen, the biotechnology company based in the United States.