Management & Board of Directors
Experienced leadership in science, innovation and business
Cell Invent’s management and board bring together deep expertise in Alzheimer’s research, drug discovery and company building. The team combines long academic experience from Lund University with senior leadership from the pharmaceutical and start-up sectors. Together, they provide the scientific, strategic and commercial foundation for Cell Invent’s continued development.
Håkan Toresson
CEO, Board member
Co-founder
Håkan Toresson is a cell biologist and an associate professor at Lund University. For 25 years Håkan has worked on neurobiological mechanisms related to learning and memory and Alzheimer’s disease. He has devoted more than 10 years to the human cellular disease models that form the basis for Cell Invent AB.
Camilla Orbjörn
Laboratory Engineer
Co-founder
Camilla Orbjörn is a laboratory engineer at Lund University with more than 20 years of experience in research on Alzheimer’s diagnostics and disease mechanisms. For over 10 years she has developed and quality assured the techniques that Cell Invent AB is working with.
Lars Hedbys
Board member
Lars Hedby has 30 years of experience from senior positions in the pharmaceutical industry. Lars has CEO experience in Sweden and internationally and is co-founder of several companies. Lars is a board member of several private and public companies.
Christine Widstrand
Chairman of the Board
Christine Widstrand has more than 20 years of experience in start-up companies as both entrepreneur and board member. Christine is President of LU Holding AB, part owner of Cell Invent AB and also sits on a number of other boards of start-up companies.
Niclas Nilsson
Board member
Niclas Nilsson has more than 15 years experience in pharmaceutical R&D including phenotypic drug discovery and progressing lead molecules. Niclas was head of LEO Pharma’s Open Innovation program with a focus on global collaborations and partnering. He is currently head of Lund University Innovation.”