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Our Board
Erik Von Schenck, Born 1964
Chairman of the Board
Erik has been active in the life science sector since 1991. He serves in USA as Vice President for Stryker Emergency Care since 2018. Previously he served as VP CPR Products at Physio-Control Inc., since 2011. As a CEO of Jolife AB 2004-2011 he developed and divested the company to Physio-Control. Erik has also served as CEO of Jostra AB that was divested to Getinge AB in 2003. Erik has also held a number of senior positions at Gambro AB. Erik is also a board member of Jolife AB, BiBB instruments AB, LifeSciense Washington.
Ulf Lewander, Born 1966
Board Member
Partner at Fairpoint Capital. Ulf Lewander has been in Financial Services since 1992 and in Venture Capital since 1999. Prior to joining Fairpoint Capital in 2019, Ulf was a Senior Investment Manager at SEB Venture Capital. He has also worked within Client Relationship Management in SEB. Ulf holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from Stockholm University. He has participated in over 20 Venture Capital transactions and has been involved in successful exits to trade buyers such as Microsoft, Verizon, Juniper Networks (HPE), and Cirrus Logic.
Jonas Jendi, Born 1970
Board Member
Investment Manager (life science) at Industrifonden. Extensive experience from innovations and entrepreneurship in roles as management consultant, CEO, VP, board member as well as analyst/writer. M.Sc. in Marketing and Economics, Stockholm School of Economics.
Ulf Öster, Born 1951
Board Member
Founder, Portfolio Manager and Board member of Sensor Fonder AB, board member of Airsonett AB, board member of Meliora-Vision AB and board member of Investment AB Operabaren. Ulf has extensive experience in acting as financial advisor and investor in several start ups in the medtech sector. Ulf holds a degree of B.S. in Business Administration and Economics from University of Stockholm 1975.
Bengt Sjöholm, Born 1953
Board Member
Bengt has a long experience from the MedTech industry. He held leading positions in the Getinge Group and was among other things involved in the start-up in Japan and Brazil. He was also CEO of Tylö Group as well as Movement Medical AB, an othopedic hospital now part of Capio AB. He is currently involved in a new concept for hospital managment called Hälsostaden. Bengt is board member of BICO AB and Chairman of Integrum AB. He has a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Lund University / LTH.
Tommy Hedberg, Born 1955
Board Member
Tommy is Senior Advisor within a number of Life Science companies. He served as CEO for Atos Medical from 1998 to 2014, a company where he previously worked as VP of Marketing and Sales from 1990 to 1997 and later as V Chairman 2014-2016. He has extensive experience in international marketing and sales, clinical development, and product development in pharmaceuticals and medical technology companies such as Medscand AB and Janssen Pharma AB. Tommy is also board chairman of Lindhe Xtend AB and board member of Chordate Medical AB and Neola Medical AB.
Lars Ingvarsson, Born 1952
Alternate Director
In the 1980s, Lars helped to found Nolato Medical. This led to him founding his own company, HaeMedic AB, in 1994. When HaeMedic was sold in 2007, Sifonen AB was started. Its subsidiary Klittersand, which focuses on local investments, is part owner of Avidicare AB.
Filip Petersson, Born 1977
Alternate Director
Partner at Fairpoint Capital. Filip has been in Financial Services since 2007 and in Venture Capital since 2014. Prior to joining Fairpoint Capital, Filip was an Investment Manager at SEB Venture Capital. He has also worked within Trading Strategy and Business Development in SEB. Prior to joining SEB he combined academic research with start-up entrepreneurship. Filip holds Ph.D. in Microtechnology, a M.Sc. in Engineering Physics and a B.Sc. in Business Law, all from Lund University.