About Us
Moroxite is led by experienced serial entrepreneurs and researchers with extensive competence in research, development and commercialisation of innovative medical solutions.
Our Story
Moroxite AB is a medical research company committed to developing innovative solutions for diseases with large unmet medical human needs and making a lasting societal contribution.
We develop IP protected drug candidates up to early proof of concept. Our primary target is to spin out candidates to major global med tech and pharmaceutical companies through license, milestone or royalty agreements.
Focus Areas
- Combining and repurposing approved material and drugs
- Active IP strategy and extensive patent portfolio
- Advanced technology with easy handling
- Clinically relevant and improve quality of life
The company was founded in 2020 by Professor Lars Lidgren, Professor Magnus Tägil and PhD Deepak Raina with a vision to develop a novel drug delivery systems based on bio-modulation platforms and drugs binding to nano and micro apatite particles.
Our History
Our Team
Board of Moroxite AB
Lars Lidgren
Lidgren is M.D. , PhD and a senior Professor at the internationally renowned Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Sweden, and a Honorary Professor at Copenhagen University. He is also a serial entrepreneur who has founded listed medtech and healthcare companies like Bonesupport, Scandimed (Biomet) and Safeture.
Semmy Rülf
Rülf has a MA in Economics and extensive experience in the med-tech and IT industry. He has worked at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, IFÖ, Facit - Eriksson Information and was the CEO of Axis Communications. He started ProstaLund and has been regional director at VisitSweden. Currently a board member of Safeture, Bibbinstruments, Curando Nordic and Senior Advisor in Igelösa Life Science.
Magnus Tägil
Tägil is an MD, PhD, professor and head of the Orthopedic Research Lab at Lund University. His research focuses on experimental fracture healing. He is an active surgeon and has founded companies like AppInMed, AppInConf and Ryggskolan. He is also a consultant for companies in the implant and pharmaceutical industry.
Team
Åke Knutsson
Knutsson, MBA, has extensive experience as CEO and CFO in companies like Biomet Cementing Technologies, A Clean Partner International, Prestando Group, Safeture and Curando Nordic. Several of these are global and listed companies. Knutsson is acting CFO at Moroxite and leads the management team.
Helena Lidgren
Lidgren has a BA in Social Science in addition to studies in Business Administration, Media Science and English language at Lund university and comparative social work at University of Portsmouth, England. She has prior experience as a coordinator in the private and public sector and has most recently worked with business development, communication, regulatory issues and project management with IT and corporate health profile in listed companies.
Apurva Kaul
Kaul, has a master’s degree with specialization in marketing from University of Mumbai, India and has over eight years of experience within marketing, talent, client servicing, business development. Her last position was as a General Manager, Marketing in a sports management company based in India and as a senior project manager for a non-profit organization.