Our Team

Mr. Mikael Ørum | Partner

Mikael Ørum is co-founder and Partner of Ventac Partners since 2002. He holds more than 30 years of executive experience in the biotechnology and finance sectors with proven track record in identifying business opportunities, developing and executing strategic business plans, fund raising, and international deal making.

Mikael Ørum is serving as Chairman and/or Board Member of several biotech and other companies. He is Vice Chairman of Medicon Valley Academy (www.mva.org), member of the Council of the Danish Technical University (www.dtu.dk) and of the advisory board of the Institute of Micro- and Nanotechnology (www.mic.dtu.dk). He is advisor to several universities on matters of commercialization of life science research and frequent speaker and moderator at conferences.

Prior to joining Ventac Partners, Mikael Ørum held the position as CEO of Exiqon A/S (www.exiqon.com), listed on Copenhagen stock exchange. Furthermore, he is co-founder of Santaris Pharma, A/S (www.santaris.com), and Avexxin AS (www.avexxin.com). He is CEO of the latter since 2005.

Within the life science sector he has over time served on several government committees and has participated in international projects focusing on healthcare, industrial growth and biotech initiatives.

Until 1995, Mikael Ørum held several executive positions across the financial and electronic engineering sectors responsible for large organizational, IT and other technology departments and projects.

Mikael Ørum
Partner