Profile
Ari-Pekka Laitsaari served as Chairman at Hermo Pharma Oy from 2011 to 2014.
He also worked as a Director at One Did It Oy, a Non-Executive Director at Ozics Oy, and an Investment Manager at Veraventure Oy.
Laitsaari obtained his undergraduate degree from Heidelberg University (Ohio).
Former positions of Ari-Pekka Laitsaari
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Veraventure Oy
Veraventure Oy Investment ManagersFinance Veraventure Oy is a venture capital investment firm based in Kuopio, Finland. Established in 2003, they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Finnvera Oy. Veraventure is responsible for the management and development of the parent firm's investments linked to regional funds. Finnvera is a specialized financing firm, owned and operated by the Finnish Government and supervised by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Veraventure specializes in complementing regional markets in equity financing. They have a particular focus on early-stage financing as well as providing capital related to generational changes and for small and mid-size firms. They are the investment manager of the Seed Fund Vera. The firm also has offices in Oulu and Helsinki, Finland. | Private Equity Investor | 2015-12-30 |
Hermo Pharma Oy
Hermo Pharma Oy Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Hermo Pharma Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company which aims to discover and develop cutting-edge therapeutic approaches for currently untreatable medical needs, particularly in the field of neurology. The company's R&D programs are based on scientifically innovative concepts. These concepts are being developed through preclinical and early clinical development phases with the aim gaining partners prior to late clinical development phases and finally marketing. The company was founded in 2008 by professors Mart Saarma, Eero Castrén, Heikki Rauvala and Dr. Henri Huttunen. The company operates in close collaboration with several academic laboratories affiliated with the University of Helsinki. Hermo Pharma Ltd. operates according to the 'virtual business model'. This means the company outsources the majority of business functions outside of its core business areas, while controlling the key technology assets and strategic partnerships with a small but highly capable group of people managing operations. As the company's overheads are kept lower than traditional biopharmaceutical companies much more of its financial resources can be utilized directly to achieve business goals. Hermo Pharma Ltd. is a privately owned, venture capital backed company. Its current investors include Helsinki University Funds and Seed Fund Vera Ltd. | Chairman | 2014-05-12 |
Ozics Oy
Ozics Oy Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Ozics Oy develops materials and implants for mending bones in case of fractures. It also provides surgical appliances for surgeries treatments. The company was founded by Auvo A. Kaikkonen in 2008 and is headquartered in Tampere, Finland. | Director/Board Member | - |
One Did It Oy
One Did It Oy Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services One Did It Oy offers information technology consulting services. The company was founded in Pasi Juhani Niittymaki and Marja Salo and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Ari-Pekka Laitsaari
Heidelberg University (Ohio) | Undergraduate Degree |
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Veraventure Oy
Veraventure Oy Investment ManagersFinance Veraventure Oy is a venture capital investment firm based in Kuopio, Finland. Established in 2003, they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Finnvera Oy. Veraventure is responsible for the management and development of the parent firm's investments linked to regional funds. Finnvera is a specialized financing firm, owned and operated by the Finnish Government and supervised by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Veraventure specializes in complementing regional markets in equity financing. They have a particular focus on early-stage financing as well as providing capital related to generational changes and for small and mid-size firms. They are the investment manager of the Seed Fund Vera. The firm also has offices in Oulu and Helsinki, Finland. | Finance |
One Did It Oy
One Did It Oy Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services One Did It Oy offers information technology consulting services. The company was founded in Pasi Juhani Niittymaki and Marja Salo and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. | Technology Services |
Hermo Pharma Oy
Hermo Pharma Oy Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Hermo Pharma Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company which aims to discover and develop cutting-edge therapeutic approaches for currently untreatable medical needs, particularly in the field of neurology. The company's R&D programs are based on scientifically innovative concepts. These concepts are being developed through preclinical and early clinical development phases with the aim gaining partners prior to late clinical development phases and finally marketing. The company was founded in 2008 by professors Mart Saarma, Eero Castrén, Heikki Rauvala and Dr. Henri Huttunen. The company operates in close collaboration with several academic laboratories affiliated with the University of Helsinki. Hermo Pharma Ltd. operates according to the 'virtual business model'. This means the company outsources the majority of business functions outside of its core business areas, while controlling the key technology assets and strategic partnerships with a small but highly capable group of people managing operations. As the company's overheads are kept lower than traditional biopharmaceutical companies much more of its financial resources can be utilized directly to achieve business goals. Hermo Pharma Ltd. is a privately owned, venture capital backed company. Its current investors include Helsinki University Funds and Seed Fund Vera Ltd. | Health Technology |
Ozics Oy
Ozics Oy Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Ozics Oy develops materials and implants for mending bones in case of fractures. It also provides surgical appliances for surgeries treatments. The company was founded by Auvo A. Kaikkonen in 2008 and is headquartered in Tampere, Finland. | Health Technology |
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