CEO OlsAro
Global food systems and impact
- Board member The Swedish Food Network (Livsmedel i Fokus) and Inclusive Business Sweden
- Previous innovation and business developer at RISE – Research Institute of Sweden, Agrifood & Bioscience
- Founder/initiator and previous head of Food Venture Sweden & The Food Accelerator
- SIDA field work in Uganda
- Master of Science in Biotechnology
Technical Development Director & Co-founder OlsAro
Professor in Plant Molecular Biology at Gothenburg University
- Professor in Plant Molecular Biology at University of Gothenburg
- Founder, owner and chairman of Plantaro AB.
- Work Package leader in SalFar (https://northsearegion.eu/salfar/)
Present research projects;
Elucidation of cellular and molecular mechanism behind various traits with focus on transcription factors and functional genes involved in salt stress mainly using wheat. Molecular marker development combining bioinformatics with molecular and biochemical tools
Research Director & Co-founder OlsAro
Professor in Molecular Biology at Lund University
- Founder, owner and CEO of CropTailor AB, founder of SweBol Biotech AB and founder and chairman of Växtmoloo AB.
- Professor in Molecular Biology at the Department of Applied Biochemistry at Lund University
- Work Package leader in ScanOats (www.scanoats.se)
Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
Present research projects;
Elucidation of molecular mechanism behind various traits in plants, especially oat wheat and quinoa. Molecular marker development by gene mapping, transcriptomics and proteomics.
Chair & Business Development Advisor OlsAro
Business developer at GU Ventures AB
- Business developer and responsible for sustainability at GU Ventures
- Chairman at OlsAro Crop Biotech AB and board experience from 12 startup companies.
GU Ventures is a world leading incubator and have over 20 years of experience of turning budding ideas and scientific breakthroughs into thriving businesses. www.guventures.com
Co-founder of ex. Oatly & Aventure
Head of Farming Operations at NewAg Partners
Partner at Vinge