Founders

Thomas Hedner

Born 1949, MD, Ph D, MBA. Professor at the Department of Medicine, Section on Clinical Trials and Entrepreneurship, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Göteborg. Leading researcher in cardiovascular medicine, especially management of hypertension. Head of the biomedical entrepreneurship programme at the University of Göteborg. Innovator and board member of several pharmaceutical start ups. Author of more than 400 scientific publications. Present research activities include drug treatment of cardiovascular disease, skin disorders and pain. Over 25 years experience of clinical trials in a number of therapeutic areas at the University-based Clinical Trials Unit.

Gudmundur Johannsson

Chief Medical Officer, M.D, Ph.D, Professor and Senior Physician at the Department of Endocrinology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden. He is the author of more than 100 scientific articles in the field of clinical endocrinology. Johannsson's present research activities include hormonal regulation of growth hormone secretion, management of pituitary disease and improved diagnosis and treatment of adrenal insufficiency. He has over 15 years experience of clinical trials in endo-crine diseases and is actively involved as an international consultant and expert speaker on the pharmacological treatment of endocrine diseases.

Jörgen Johnsson

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Born 1948, MBA. Most recently, he was the CEO of Pharmacia Consumer Healthcare world wide and as Senior Vice President of Pharmacia Corporation, member of Pharmacia's executive management group from 1995-2000. He brings his experience from more than 25 years of leadership in all pharmaceutical disciplines ranging from production, to R&D, marketing and general management. Johnsson currently works as a business development consultant

Hans Lennernäs

M.Sc. (Pharm.), Ph.D, Professor of Biopharmaceutics at Uppsala University and Adjunct Professor in Biopharmaceutics at the Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Copenhagen. He is the author of numerous research papers, review articles, book chapters and scientific abstracts and is a frequently invited lecturer on pharmaceutical subjects and the holder of several awards in the field. Lennernäs has extensive pharmaceutical industry experience with a large number of national and international pharmaceutical companies. He is an inventor under a number of patents and has been instrumental in setting up and managing several high-tech start-up companies.

Stanko Skrtic

Born 1970, MD, Ph D. Specialist at the department of Clinical Pharmacology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Researcher in experimental medicine and pharmacology. Innovator and board member in several biomedical start-ups.