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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                                                                         
                                   FORM 13F-E                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:    12/31/97      AMENDMENT 00                                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Institutional Investment Manager:                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
INVESTOR AB                                                                                                                       
ARSENALSGATAN 8C, S-103 32                                                                                                        
STOCKHOLM SWEDEN                                  V7            NA                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL INFORMATION IN                                                  
THIS  FORM  AND THE  ATTACHMENTS  TO IT IS TRUE,  CORRECT  AND  COMPLETE,  AND I                                                  
UNDERSTAND THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS,  STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES ARE INTEGRAL PARTS                                                  
OF THIS  FORM AND THAT  THE  SUBMISSION  OF ANY  AMENDMENT  REPRESENTS  THAT ALL                                                  
UNAMENDED ITEMS,  STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES REMAIN TRUE,  CORRECT AND COMPLETE AS                                                  
PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                  
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.                                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
    FREDRIK NILERT                 VP, TREAS., & SEC.           (212) 508-0900                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                  
/s/ FREDRIK NILERT                 NEW YORK                     NY    02/13/98                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Other Managers on Whose Behalf this Report is Filed:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  
01 AB CATOR                                                                                                                       
02 EXTORIA TRADE AB                                                                                                               
03 INVESTOR INTERNATIONAL (U.S.), INC.                                                                                            
04 INVESTOR INVESTMENTS AB                                                                                                        
05 INVESTOR UK, LTD.                                                                                                              
06 INVESTORS TRADING AB                                                                                                           
07 SAAB SCANIA AB                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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                                                           VALUE    SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT            -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER                 -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS-      SOLE   SHARED    NONE
                                                                                                                                  
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.  COM              197677107      770    26000 SH       DEFINED 01                     26000         
Metromedia Intl. Group Inc.    COM              591695101     1425   150000 SH       DEFINED 0103                  150000         
Swedish Match Co.              COM              870309507     3199   950000 SH       DEFINED 01                    950000         
UST Inc.                       COM              902911106     1108    30000 SH       DEFINED 01                     30000         
Broken Hill Propietary Ltd.    COM              112169602      327    35000 SH       DEFINED 01                     35000         
Astra AB                       COM CL A         046298105  2867208 82250515 SH       DEFINED 0102       82137002   227026         
Astra AB                       COM CL A         046298105  2867208 82250515 SH       DEFINED 0102       82137002   227026         
Astra AB                       COM CL B         046298204    46774  2835901 SH       DEFINED 05          2490501   345400         
Scania Aktiebolag              COM CL A         806018107  1026303 45504200 SH       DEFINED 07         26704200 18800000         
Scania Aktiebolag              COM CL B         806018206 10427064  5844033 SH       DEFINED 02         45560733   283300         
Ericsson LM Telephone Co.      COM CL B         294821400   417920 11018500 SH       DEFINED 0206       10638500   380000         
Forest Labs Inc.               COM              345838106      189   189411 SH       DEFINED 04           189411                  
MedImmune, Inc.                COM              584699102    47977  1119000 SH       DEFINED 04          1119000                  
Neuromedical Systems, Inc.     COM              64124H109     3133  1113830 SH       DEFINED 04          1113830                  
Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc.  COM              871399101    17667   453000 SH       DEFINED 04           453000                  
Aracruz Celulose S.A.          ADR CL B         038496204     2904   202000 SH       DEFINED 02           202000                  
Asia Pulp & Paper Ltd.         COM              04516V100      988   100000 SH       DEFINED 02           100000                  
Checkpoint Systems Inc.        COM              162825013     1575    90000 SH       DEFINED 02            90000                  
Kulicke Soffa Inds. Inc.       COM              501242101     1211    65000 SH       DEFINED 02            65000                  
Lear Corp.                     COM              521865105      637    13400 SH       DEFINED 02            13400                  
Philip Services Corp.          COM              71819M103     1087    75600 SH       DEFINED 02            75600                  
Rofin Sinar Technologies Inc.  COM              775043102     1734   143000 SH       DEFINED 02           143000                  
SCI Systems Inc.               COM              783890106     1307    30000 SH       DEFINED 02            30000                  
Solectron Corp.                COM              834182107     1247    30000 SH       DEFINED 02            30000                  
Symbol Technologies Inc.       COM              871508107     1133    30000 SH       DEFINED 02            30000                  
Thermatrix                     COM              883550105      455   280000 SH       DEFINED 02           280000                  
Trident International, Inc.    COM              895934107     1040    80000 SH       DEFINED 02            80000                  
Ultratech Stepper Inc.         COM              904034105      437    22000 SH       DEFINED 02            22000                  
Zygo Corp.                     COM              989855101      788    42000 SH       DEFINED 02            42000                  
Arris Pharm. Corp.             COM              04269W107      230    27500 SH       DEFINED 03            27500                  
Aviron                         COM              053762100      542    20000 SH       DEFINED 03            20000                  
Biacore Intl. AB               COM              088658109      173    20000 SH       DEFINED 03            20000                  
Biacore Intl. AB               ADR              088658109      383    45000 SH       DEFINED 03            45000                  
Biochem Pharm. Inc.            COM              09058T108      313    15000 SH       DEFINED 03            15000                  
Boston Scientific Corp.        COM              101137107     2064    45000 SH       DEFINED 03            45000                  
Centocor Inc.                  COM              152342101      994    30000 SH       DEFINED 03            30000                  
Covance Inc.                   COM              222816100      795    40000 SH       DEFINED 03             4000                  
Cytotherapeutics Inc.          COM              232923102      410   102500 SH       DEFINED 03           102500                  
Depuy Inc.                     COM              249726100      575    20000 SH       DEFINED 03            20000                  
Gilead Sciences                COM              375558103     4575   120000 SH       DEFINED 03           120000                  
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.    COM              444903108     2186    55000 SH       DEFINED 03            55000                  
Hyseq Inc.                     COM              449163302      313    32500 SH       DEFINED 03            32500                  
Millennium Pharm. Inc.         COM              599902103     4085   215000 SH       DEFINED 03           215000                  
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc..     COM              682305107       68    10000 SH       DEFINED 03            10000                  
Sangstat Med. Corp.            COM              801003104     1215    30000 SH       DEFINED 03            30000                  
Sola Intl. Inc.                COM              834092108     1555    47844 SH       DEFINED 03            47844                  
Cambridge Tech Partners        COM              132524109     2498    60000 SH       DEFINED 06            60000                  
Hollywood Entmt. Corp.         COM              436141105      641    60000 SH       DEFINED 06            60000                  
Industri-Matemotik Intl. Corp. COM              455792101     1180    40000 SH       DEFINED 06            40000                  
Molex Inc.                     COM              608554101    16396   570312 SH       DEFINED 06           570312                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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                                                           VALUE    SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT            -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER                 -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS-      SOLE   SHARED    NONE
                                                                                                                                  
Saville Systems PLC            COM              805174109     2490    60000 SH       DEFINED 06            60000                  
Security Dynamics Technologies COM              814208104     1001    28000 SH       DEFINED 06            28000                  
Sitel Corp.                    COM              81980K107     1600   175400 SH       DEFINED 06           175400                  
Walsh Intl. Inc.               COM              933131104      551    52500 SH       DEFINED 06            52500                  
Mettler - Toledo Intl. Inc.    COM CL A         592688105    16212   158034 SH       DEFINED 03          1158034                  
Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  COM              008488108      294    10000 SH       DEFINED 03            10000                  
Alexcon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  COM              015351109      437    35000 SH       DEFINED 03            35000                  
Vivus Inc.                     COM              928551100      425    40000 SH       DEFINED 03            40000                  
Pharmacyclics Inc.             COM              716933106      128     5000 SH       DEFINED 03             5000                  
Pharmaceutical Prod. Div. Inc. COM              717124101      307    20000 SH       DEFINED 03            20000                  
REPORT SUMMARY                 60 DATA RECORDS            17809451            7 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED    
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