Portrait of Roger Samuelsson

Rank #1026

Roger Samuelsson

Net worth $4.1B

Drug delivery devices · Sweden

Born
Dec 10, 1963
Age
62
Source
Drug delivery devices
Residence
Oberägeri
Citizenship
Sweden
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Roger Samuelsson is a Swedish entrepreneur who owns 68% 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; it now owns 32%.
  • 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).