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Roger Samuelsson
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Drug delivery devices
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Residence
- Oberägeri
Biography
Roger Samuelsson is a Swedish entrepreneur who owns 68% of Switzerland-based SHL Medical, the world's largest maker of autoinjectors.
He moved to Taiwan in 1988 and cofounded the firm a year later, after several years shipping local goods including boxing gloves back to Sweden.
Swedish private equity firm EQT acquired a 31% stake in SHL Medical in 2020; it now owns 32%.
SHL Medical was a pioneer in autoinjectors for home administration of drugs and its customers include Novo Nordisk, Amgen and Pfizer.
Samuelsson also owns the 414-foot megayacht Octopus, previously owned by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen (d. 2018).