Frederik Dag Arfst Paulsen was born on 30 October 1950 in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was Dr Frederik Paulsen Sr, the founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Frederik Paulsen grew up in Sweden, with his father and his father's second wife, Eva Wolf Frandsen – one of the founding researchers at Ferring. He attended school in Sweden and then went on to study chemistry at the Christian Albrecht University in Kiel, Germany and business administration at Lund University in Sweden.
Career
Now based in Switzerland, Paulsen's business interests focus mainly on the Ferring Pharmaceutical Group where he has been the Chairman since 1988 and has worked since 1976.
During this period he established the company his father founded in Malmö, Sweden as an international operation. Today, Ferring has operations in over 50 countries and sells its products in more than 100 countries around the globe. Ferring specialized from the outset in peptide drugs and has continued in its commitment to their development.
Paulsen's business activities extend into other pharmaceutical and life science areas and publishing. Paulsen's other business interests include:
Polypeptide Laboratories BV
Nordic Group BV
Euro-Diagnostica AB
Editions Paulsen
In addition, he has interests in real estate and viticulture. Frederik Paulsen also holds several board memberships. He is for instance member of the board of directors of Philip Morris International.
Honours and awards
Paulsen is the recipient of numerous national honours and holds many and varied positions. Some of these are listed here:
Honours
Doctor Honoris Causa, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland
Doctor Honoris Causa, Technology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Doctor Honoris Causa, Faculty of Medicine, Christian Albrecht University, Kiel, Germany
Нагрудный знак Министерства Иностранных Дел Российской Федерации «За вклад в Международное сотрудничество», Decoration for Contribution to International Cooperation presented by the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation
Interests and memberships
Paulsen holds the following memberships among others:
Member of the Board of MGIMO University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Member of the Kuratorium Pro Universitate of Kiel University, Germany.
Trustee of the Salk Institute of Biological Research, La Jolla, California, USA.
Trustee of the South Georgia Heritage Trust, Dundee, Scotland.
Trustee of the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan.
Member of The Explorers Club, New York City, USA.
Honorary Member of the Polar Explorers Association, Moscow, Russian Federation.
