Our story began in 2013, from theoretical musing and the hypothesis that the solubility of a substance could be determined by means of machine vision. Seeing was truly believing – the innovation opened up a completely new way to measure physicochemical properties of materials.
After successful proof of concept studies with some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, The Solubility Company was founded in 2018 as a spin-out from the University of Helsinki. The Solubility Company provides measurement services based on the proprietary image-based SPA® technology as a preclinical contract research organization (CRO).
Our service laboratories are based in Quakertown, Pennsylvania and Helsinki, Finland and are operated by a highly skilled team with more than 50 years of experience in physical chemistry, pharmaceutical development and high-tech R&D.
Dr. Sami Svanbäck
CEO, Member of the Board
Dr. Svanbäck is a serial entrepreneur and inventor who has led the transformation of the SPA technology from an academic project into an internationally succesful growth company.
Dr. Ville Voipio
Chairman of the Board
Dr. Voipio has over 20 years of experience in R&D, senior management and board positions of international B2B high-tech companies.
Kaisa Tarkkanen
Member of the Board
Tarkkanen has more than 30 years of experience from senior commercial, management, and board positions within pharmaceuticals, MedTech, IVD and healthcare.
Tero Oinonen
Member of the Board
Oinonen has more than 25 years of experience from senior management positions in sales, marketing, and business development within the pharmaceutical industry.
Peter Brandt
Member of the Board
Brandt is an entrepreneur,
investor, and board professional with more than 40 years
of experience from senior management positions in production, sales, and
marketing for international technology companies.
Harry Santamäki
Head of Advisory Network
Santamäki is a successful startup accelerator and seed investor with experience in running international startups and of top positions in larger tech companies.
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