Roger Samuelsson

$2.97B

as of 10/04/24

Roger Samuelsson is a Swedish entrepreneur who owns 69% 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.

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).

Sweden

Drug delivery devices

Oberägeri, Switzerland

12/10/63 (age 60)

self-made

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