Björn Lennart Ekström
Président chez ExScale Biospecimen Solutions AB
Profil
Björn Lennart Ekström founded Biotage AB in 1997, Becancour Silicon, Inc. in 2003, Pyrosequencing, Inc. (Massachusetts) in 1997, where he worked as Chief Technology Officer & EVP, and Moleculink AB in 2004, where he worked as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director.
Dr. Ekström also currently works at ExScale Biospecimen Solutions AB, as Chairman, Cobolt AB, as Director, and Navinci Diagnostics AB, as Director.
Dr. Ekström also formerly worked at Gyros AB, as Director, Pharmacia Biotech AB, as Director-Exploratory Research, Amic AB, as Director, ModPro AB, as Director, Halo Genomics AB, as Director, Q-linea AB, as Director, and Ginolis Oy, as Director.
Dr. Ekström received his graduate degree from Faculty of Engineering, Lund University.
Postes actifs de Björn Lennart Ekström
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Cobolt AB
 Cobolt AB Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Cobolt AB develops, manufactures and supplies laser products. It offers diode-pumped solid-state lasers and modules in the visible, invisible, and near infrared spectral ranges. The company is headquartered in Solna, Sweden. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
ExScale Biospecimen Solutions AB
 ExScale Biospecimen Solutions AB BiotechnologyHealth Technology ExScale Biospecimen Solutions AB provides automated, next generation technology for nucleic acid extraction from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections using paramagnetic beads. It specializes in processes and know-how for nucleic acid extraction from human tissue specimens. The firm's technology enables serial extraction of DNA and RNA from the same bio-specimen where the isolated nucleic acids are of optimal quality for next generation sequencing and other downstream applications. It offers ExScale NGEx kit which consists of plastic-ware, reagents packed into prefilled cartridges and a deparaffinisation reagent. The company was founded by Lucy Mathot and Carl Tobias Sjöblom in 2012 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden. | Président | - |
Navinci Diagnostics AB
 Navinci Diagnostics AB BiotechnologyHealth Technology Navinci Diagnostics AB is a Swedish biotech company that specializes in innovative proximity ligation assay-based solutions for spatial proteomics. Navinci Diagnostics is based in Uppsala County, SE. The company's resources section offers a variety of instructions, protocols, informative whitepapers, and scientific posters. The CEO of the company is Carl Robert Gunnarsson. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Anciens postes connus de Björn Lennart Ekström
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
ModPro AB
 ModPro AB Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology ModPro AB is a holding company that develops novel proprietary concept for recognition and binding of proteins in vitro and in vivo. It is a biopharmaceutical company that designs and produces synthetic binders for proteins for applications in diagnostics, drug development, molecular imaging, and for protein purification. Its technology combines small organic molecules, or "hot spot" mimics with polypeptides from a designed set to form powerful binders for proteins. Its concept is unprecedented and analogous with protein surfaces involved in protein-protein interactions. The company was founded by Lars Harald Baltzer in 2002 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Ginolis Oy
 Ginolis Oy Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Ginolis Oy develops and provides disposable test platforms for the global diagnostic and medical technology industries. The firm offers production and laboratory automation solutions for manufacturing, laboratories and end-user instruments. The company was founded by Teijo Ilkka Sakari Fabritius and Matti Ahti Koivu in 2010 and is headquartered in Oulunsalo, Finland. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
| Q-LINEA AB | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
| BIOTAGE AB | Fondateur | - |
Halo Genomics AB
 Halo Genomics AB Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Halo Genomics AB operates as a genomics company. It offers sample preparation solutions to provide scientists with enabling tools to analyze the genetic foundation of disease. The firm provides reagent kits and a service for the multiplex amplification of exons for targeted re-sequencing that includes selector probe library design and synthesis, target regions amplification, and quality control of the enrichment. The company was founded by Olle Ericsson in 2008 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Formation de Björn Lennart Ekström
| Faculty of Engineering, Lund University | Graduate Degree |
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| Sociétés cotées | 2 |
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| Q-LINEA AB | Health Technology |
| BIOTAGE AB | Health Technology |
| Entreprise privées | 12 |
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Cobolt AB
Cobolt AB Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Cobolt AB develops, manufactures and supplies laser products. It offers diode-pumped solid-state lasers and modules in the visible, invisible, and near infrared spectral ranges. The company is headquartered in Solna, Sweden. | Electronic Technology |
Becancour Silicon, Inc.
 Becancour Silicon, Inc. Other Metals/MineralsNon-Energy Minerals Becancour Silicon, Inc. produces chemical and electronics grade silicon metals. It serves the aluminum, chemical, pharmaceutical, electronics, and automotive industries. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Becancour, Canada. | Non-Energy Minerals |
| Pharmacia Biotech AB | Health Technology |
Gyros AB
 Gyros AB Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Gyros AB engages in the utilization of microfluidic technologies to miniaturize and automate immunoassays. Its Gyrolab xP miniaturizes, integrates, and automates analysis of samples in parallel. The firm's technology delivers immunoassay data through automated control of centrifugal and capillary forces to steer liquid flow in proprietary nanoliter-scale microfluidic structures.The company offers Gyrolab microlaboratory, in the form of a compact disk, can process samples at nanoliter scale, controlled by Gyrolab Workstation. Gyros was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden. | Health Technology |
Amic AB
 Amic AB Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Amic AB develops in vitro diagnostic technologies for use in point-of-care diagnostic tests. Its technology uses a molded plastic device 4castchip & a optical detection system for precise and sensitive quantification of immunoassays. The company was founded in 1998 by Ove Öhman and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden | Health Technology |
| Pyrosequencing, Inc. (Massachusetts) | |
Halo Genomics AB
Halo Genomics AB Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Halo Genomics AB operates as a genomics company. It offers sample preparation solutions to provide scientists with enabling tools to analyze the genetic foundation of disease. The firm provides reagent kits and a service for the multiplex amplification of exons for targeted re-sequencing that includes selector probe library design and synthesis, target regions amplification, and quality control of the enrichment. The company was founded by Olle Ericsson in 2008 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden. | Health Services |
Moleculink AB
 Moleculink AB Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Moleculink AB provides diagnostic products for life science research purposes. The firm provides products and services for human protein biomarker research and development. It offers analysis service for comprehensive protein biomarker analyses based on Proseek Multiplex. The company was founded by Dag Åke Ulf Landegren, Björn Lennart Ekström, Mårten Winge, Johan Erik Simon Fredriksson, Jonas Sven Peter Jarvius, Bernitz Mats Bo Johan Nilsson, and Mats Gullberg in 2004 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden. | Electronic Technology |
ModPro AB
ModPro AB Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology ModPro AB is a holding company that develops novel proprietary concept for recognition and binding of proteins in vitro and in vivo. It is a biopharmaceutical company that designs and produces synthetic binders for proteins for applications in diagnostics, drug development, molecular imaging, and for protein purification. Its technology combines small organic molecules, or "hot spot" mimics with polypeptides from a designed set to form powerful binders for proteins. Its concept is unprecedented and analogous with protein surfaces involved in protein-protein interactions. The company was founded by Lars Harald Baltzer in 2002 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden. | Health Technology |
Ginolis Oy
Ginolis Oy Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Ginolis Oy develops and provides disposable test platforms for the global diagnostic and medical technology industries. The firm offers production and laboratory automation solutions for manufacturing, laboratories and end-user instruments. The company was founded by Teijo Ilkka Sakari Fabritius and Matti Ahti Koivu in 2010 and is headquartered in Oulunsalo, Finland. | Health Technology |
ExScale Biospecimen Solutions AB
ExScale Biospecimen Solutions AB BiotechnologyHealth Technology ExScale Biospecimen Solutions AB provides automated, next generation technology for nucleic acid extraction from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections using paramagnetic beads. It specializes in processes and know-how for nucleic acid extraction from human tissue specimens. The firm's technology enables serial extraction of DNA and RNA from the same bio-specimen where the isolated nucleic acids are of optimal quality for next generation sequencing and other downstream applications. It offers ExScale NGEx kit which consists of plastic-ware, reagents packed into prefilled cartridges and a deparaffinisation reagent. The company was founded by Lucy Mathot and Carl Tobias Sjöblom in 2012 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden. | Health Technology |
Navinci Diagnostics AB
Navinci Diagnostics AB BiotechnologyHealth Technology Navinci Diagnostics AB is a Swedish biotech company that specializes in innovative proximity ligation assay-based solutions for spatial proteomics. Navinci Diagnostics is based in Uppsala County, SE. The company's resources section offers a variety of instructions, protocols, informative whitepapers, and scientific posters. The CEO of the company is Carl Robert Gunnarsson. | Health Technology |
