Careers article - February 16, 2024
Q&A: Jeanette Edblad
Jeanette Edblad is the new Director of the Office for Life Sciences at the Government Offices in Sweden. NLS asked her about her new role and about Swedish life sciences. Jeanette Edblad has been heading the unit for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which is responsible for life science issues at the Ministry of Climate and Business. […]
In a new job - January 23, 2024
He is the new CEO of WntResearch
The board of WntResearch has appointed Per Norlén as the company’s new CEO. Per Norlén has solid experience from the life science industry in general and the development of cancer drugs in particular, states WntResearch. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Pernilla Sandwall, who has now decided to move on, for […]
Collaboration - January 7, 2023
She is the new Director General of SwedenBIO
SwedenBIO has appointed the co-founder and operational manager of Sprint Bioscience, Jessica Martinsson, as its new Director General. “With her entrepreneurial experience and co-founder of a life science company, SwedenBIO will gain a leadership that will drive the industry’s development further. Jessica’s knowledge within drug development in both small and large companies as well as […]
In a new job - October 7, 2022
Per Norlén is the new CEO of Evaxion
Evaxion Biotech has announced that its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Per Norlén has joined the company on October 3rd. “With Per at the steering wheel, we expect to bring our promising clinical and preclinical results to the next level. Evaxion is a profoundly innovative and talented company working tirelessly to save patients’ lives. Per […]
In a new job - August 16, 2022
Anders Blanck leaves his position as CEO of Lif
Anders Blanck has been CEO of the trade association for the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Sweden (Lif) since 2011, and before that he was deputy CEO since 2005. Blanck will continue as CEO this fall in order to give the Board time to find a successor. “I am both very grateful and proud of what […]
In a new job - August 11, 2022
Idogen’s CEO leaves the company
Idogen has announces that Anders Karlsson has decided to leave the company to move on to a CEO role in another Swedish biotechnology company. “It has been a privilege to lead Idogen for the past three years and I am convinced that the company’s competent board and employees will continue to deliver significant progress for […]
