Technology Based Firms within Life-sciences in Sweden

ii Acknowledgements The process of writing this thesis proved to be more challenging than anticipated but a few individuals made it possible for me to bring it to an end. First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisor Jonas Gabrielsson who treated this project as one of his own. His ideas and insight shaped the structure of this thesis right from the start and his feedbacks throughout were more than inspiring. I would also like to thank Emelie Stenborg for her help during my studies and writing of this thesis. She did not hesitate to respond to my questions when I needed guidance and I am truly grateful for that. I would not have been able to finish the masters programme nor this thesis if it wasn‟t for Goya Harirchi. Thank you for being my compass in times of despair. You are truly a great friend and I wish you all the best. My love and gratitude to Viveka Schaar, whose support and patience kept me going through the harshest of times. Without you none of this would have been possible. Thank you for bein