What is "orexo"

Orexo is a pharmaceutical company based in Uppsala, Sweden initially financed with venture capital provided by HealthCap.

The company was founded in 1995 and their first product Diabact UBT, a breath test for diagnosing the causative agent of stomach ulcers ( Helicobacter pylori), was introduced in 2000. In 2003, the company adopted the name Orexo and in 2005 the company was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.