NLS Profiles

Unbeknownst to her, Jessica Martinsson’s long and varied career in research and life sciences was preparing her for her newest and possibly most influential role.

Trine Bartholdy has spent her career at the intersection of science and finance, helping early discoveries grow into companies capable of shaping the future of health. Now, as AI and global competition are reshaping the conditions for European life sciences, she and her colleagues at the BioInnovation Institute (BII) leverage decades of expertise to usher young Nordic companies toward entrepreneurial success.

As HealthCap marks 30 years of life science investing, co-founder Björn Odlander reflects on the firm’s long-term approach, the journey from lab to patient, and Europe’s widening capital gap.

Throughout her career, customer centricity and a passion for addressing unmet medical needs have driven Norwegian Lena Nymo Helli. This year, she joined the Danish company Coloplast as Country Manager for Norway.

Teitur Trophics' co-founder and CEO Simon Mølgaard was named Rising Star in Danish Biotech at the DANISH BIO – Dansk Biotek Spring Gala in April 2026. Nordic Life Science asked him about the transition from science to business, building a company from Aarhus, and the opportunities ahead in treating neurodegenerative disease.

After a full career building life science communities and now approaching something akin to retirement – meaning only cherry-picking the projects that appeal to him – French-born Olivier Duchamp-Giudicelli reflects on the accidental advent of NLSDays in 2014, and how partnering and dealmaking have changed over the years.