NLS Profiles

As a child, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, PhD, moved often, due to his father’s career in the French army. Postings included North Africa and the U.S. Midwest. But despite the disruptions to his personal relationships and schooling, his interests in mathematics and science remained constant.

Winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry generates a flood of phone calls, emails and invitations, which really was not a surprise to Sir. Fraser Stoddart, PhD, one of a trio of chemists who took the 2016 honors.

Academia and business don’t always mix, but Agnete B. Fredriksen of Norway has found the formula.

Jennie Ekbeck, CEO at Umeå Biotech Incubator, has been appointed Innovations Angel of 2015. With her drive and problem-solving mindset she wants to make exciting research into business ideas and create a better environment for Swedish life science. The Innovation Angel Award was established by VINNOVA and Veckans Affärer and is given to an individual […]

Ensuring the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) continues to lead at home in the molecular medicine field and grows in international prominence are among the goals of FIMM’s new director Dr. Jaakko Kaprio. “Molecular medicine is evolving rapidly and we need an institute in Finland that is at the forefront of the area of […]

Many people early on saw the enormous communications capabilities of the Internet, but Swedish digital platform pioneer Anna Omstedt Lindgren recognized the ability to link not just individuals but groups and create communities that transcend borders.