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REYKJAVIK, ICELAND (August 20, 2025) — Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, today announced that Patrik Ling has joined the company as VP Investor Relations Scandinavia, based in Stockholm.
Patrik Ling has more than 25 years of experience in the life-science industry. Most recently he served as Senior Equity Analyst at the investment bank DNB Carnegie, covering life science companies, including Alvotech. He began his career in marketing and sales of pharmaceuticals, before transitioning to the financial sector, where he was a portfolio manager and equity analyst focusing on the life-science sector.
“It is a great pleasure to have Patrik on board, as he’s been following Alvotech closely over the years and is a highly respected expert within the life science industry in Scandinavia. Patrik’s background in both pharma and finance, will be a great asset to our team as we continue to broaden our shareholder base in Scandinavia and affirm Alvotech’s role as a leading life science company in the Nordics,” said Róbert Wessman, chairman and CEO of Alvotech.
“This is a truly exciting time to join Alvotech, with its expanding portfolio of products in the market and in development, supported by a new base of R&D operations in Sweden. Biosimilars play an important role in meeting the growing demand for high-quality biologics and controlling the escalating cost of healthcare. I look forward to engaging with Scandinavian investors, helping them to better understand Alvotech’s strengths and value proposition,” said Patrik Ling.
Alvotech is a biotech company, founded by Róbert Wessman, focused solely on the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide. Alvotech seeks to be a global leader in the biosimilar space by delivering high quality, cost-effective products, and services, enabled by a fully integrated approach and broad in-house capabilities. Two biosimilars, to Humira® (adalimumab) and Stelara® (ustekinumab) are already approved and marketed in multiple global markets. The current development pipeline includes nine disclosed biosimilar candidates aimed at treating autoimmune disorders, eye disorders, osteoporosis, respiratory disease, and cancer. Alvotech has formed a network of strategic commercial partnerships to provide global reach and leverage local expertise in markets that include the United States, Europe, Japan, China, and other Asian countries and large parts of South America, Africa and the Middle East. Alvotech’s commercial partners include Teva Pharmaceuticals, a US affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (US), STADA Arzneimittel AG (EU), Fuji Pharma Co., Ltd (Japan), Advanz Pharma (EEA, UK, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand), Dr. Reddy’s (EEA, UK and US), Biogaran (FR), Cipla/Cipla Gulf/Cipla Med Pro (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa/Africa), JAMP Pharma Corporation (Canada), Yangtze River Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. (China), DKSH (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan), YAS Holding LLC (Middle East and North Africa), Abdi Ibrahim (Turkey), Kamada Ltd. (Israel), Megalabs, Stein, Libbs, Tuteur and Saval (Latin America) and Lotus Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, and South Korea). Each commercial partnership covers a unique set of product(s) and territories. Except as specifically set forth therein, Alvotech disclaims responsibility for the content of periodic filings, disclosures and other reports made available by its partners. For more information, please visit https://www.alvotech.com. None of the information on the Alvotech website shall be deemed part of this press release.
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