Board of Directors
Eugen Steiner
Born: 1954
Other assignments: Chairman of the board of Empros Pharma AB. Board member of Inbox Capital AB, Epiendo Pharmaceuticals ehf, and Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship. Venture partner in HealthCap.
Education: Karolinska Institutet (licensed physician, Doctor of Clinical Pharmacology).
Experience and prior assignments: CEO or acting chairman of the board in several life science companies in Sweden, Norway, the UK and the US for more than 35 years. Member of Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering (IVA) and deputy chairman of its Division X, Biotechnology.
Board member since: 2017
Committee membership: Remuneration Committee.
Independent in relation to the company and management, and to major shareholders in the company.
Total holdings* in BioArctic: 75,000 Class B shares
Cecilia Edström
Born: 1966
Other assignments: Founder and CEO ceed konsult AB. Board member of Flerie Invest AB, A3P Biomedical AB and Neonode Inc. Advisory Board Member, European Patient Safety Foundation (EUPSF).
Education: Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.
Experience and prior assignments: 30 years of experience from a variety of industries, including life sciences, where she has held several leadership roles including CEO and CFO. Extensive international experience includes responsibility for strategy, business development, sales, and finance.
Board member since: 2023
Committee membership: Audit committee.
Independent in relation to the company, its executive management and the major shareholders of the company.
Total holdings* in BioArctic: 6,500 Class B shares.
Håkan Englund
Born: 1952
Other assignments: Chairman of the board of SecureAppbox AB. Board member of Antrad Medical AB and Prostatype Genomics AB. Owner and CEO of JDS Invest AB, which conducts consultancy operations and invests in listed and unlisted companies.
Education: Various courses at Uppsala University in economics and chemistry. Courses in polymer technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
Experience and prior assignments: Various executive positions including positions in commercialization at Pharmacia Biotech AB and Phadia AB. More than 30 years of experience in the industry. Former board member of ApoteksSamariten AB, Olink AB, Sensidose AB, Immuneed AB and Arocell AB.
Board member since: 2020.
Independent in relation to the company and management, and to major shareholders in the company.
Total holdings* in BioArctic: –
Pär Gellerfors
Born: 1947
Other assignments: Founder and CEO of MPG Medical AB. Board member of Ackelsta AB and LPB Sweden AB.
Education: Bachelor degree in chemistry; PhD in chemistry; Associate Professor of Biochemistry. All at Stockholm University, Sweden.
Experience and prior assignments: Founder of BioArctic in 2003, former CEO of the company. CEO and board member of Swenora Biotech AB; founder and research director at Zymenex AS; founder and board member of LPB Sweden Holding AB; board member of Sigrid AB.
Committee membership: Remuneration Committee
Board member since: 2003
Not independent in relation to the company and company management nor in relation to major shareholders in the company.
Total holdings* in BioArctic: 5,759,988 Class A shares through Ackelsta AB and 13,343,201 Class B shares through Ackelsta AB.
Lars Lannfelt
Born: 1949
Other assignments: Board member of Demban AB and LPB Sweden AB.
Education: Medical degree (specialist in psychiatry) and doctoral thesis at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Associate Professor of Neurogenetics at Karolinska Institutet, specialist in geriatrics.
Experience and prior assignments: More than 35 years of experience in research into Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. Professor of Geriatrics at Uppsala University; member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Founder of BioArctic in 2003, Chairman of the Board and a number of assignments and roles in the company
Board member since: 2023
Not independent in relation to the company and management, and to major shareholders in the company.
Total holdings* in BioArctic: 8,639,998 Class A shares through Demban AB. 20,885,052 Class B shares through Demban AB.
Lotta Ljungqvist
Born: 1961
Other assignments: Board member of Atlas Antibodies AB, Genovis AB, Arocell AB, NorthXBiologics AB, and BioLamina AB. Chairman of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering’s (IVA) Division X, Biotechnology, and chairman of SwedenBio.
Education: Degree in biochemistry from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. Doctorate in biochemical technology.
Experience and prior assignments: CEO of Testa Center, Cytiva (formerly GE Healthcare Life Sciences). Executive roles as CEO, head of business area, head of research and project manager for biopharma projects at GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Biovitrum and Pharmacia.
Board member since: 2021
Committee membership: Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
Independent in relation to the company and management, and to major shareholders in the company.
Total holdings* in BioArctic: 3,159 class B-shares
Mikael Smedeby
Born: 1968
Other assignments: Lawyer and partner at Advokatfirman Lindahl. Chairman of the board of Coeli Holding AB (including subsidiaries) and Salléngruppen AB (including subsidiaries). Board member of Rarity Bioscience AB. Sirius Fotboll and Smedeby Forvaltning AB.
Education: Master of Laws, Uppsala University, Sweden. Reserve officer training at the Swedish Infantry Officers’ College and the Swedish Infantry Combat School.
Experience and prior assignments: Special experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, financing and licensing. Held executive positions at Advokatfirman Lindahl 2010–2019, including Managing Partner and chairman of the board. Member of the Board of Directors of BioArctic, 2014–2017.
Board member since: 2018
Committee membership: Audit Committee
Independent in relation to the company and management, and to major shareholders in the company.
Total holdings* in BioArctic: 27,270 Class B shares
Ivar Verner
Born: 1947
Other assignments: Chairman of Erlandsons Brygga AB, Craft Software Holding AB and Valsattra Exploaterings AB. Board member of Sehlhall Fastigheter AB.
Education: Master of Business Administration, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.
Experience and prior assignments: Chairman of Rejlers AB, Centrum Fastigheter i Norrtälje AB, Tegnér och Son AB, Welcome Hotel i Sverige AB and Grant Thornton Sweden AB. Board member of Forex Bank AB and Svenska Vårdfastigheter AB
Board member since: 2010.
Committee membership: Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Independent in relation to the company, its senior management and major shareholders.
Total holdings* in BioArctic: 113,770 Class B shares, privately and through Förvaltningsaktiebolaget Kanalen.
*Includes holdings by self, closely associated persons, controlled companies or in capital insurance accounts.