New board member
PharmNovo is pleased to announce that Helen Pettersson is now a member of the board, representing Almi Invest and Almi Invest Syd, being one of the larger investors in PharmNovo AB.
Helen works as an Investment manager at Almi Invest South. She focuses on Life Science and is responsible for the entire investment process at Almi. Currently, she is the investment manager of four of Almi Invest South’s portfolio companies and a board member of two companies.
Helen has a PhD in Tumor Immunology and began her career as a translational cancer researcher. She has for several years worked with project management and network platforms for life science stakeholders from academia, industry and healthcare. Before joining Almi Invest, Helen was a Senior project manager at the Danish-Swedish cluster organization Medicon Valley Alliance and before that a Senior project manager at the science park Medicon Village.
PharmNovo is welcoming Helen to the team!
New board member
PharmNovo is pleased to announce that Helen Pettersson is now a member of the board, representing Almi Invest and Almi Invest Syd, being one of the larger investors in PharmNovo AB.
Helen works as an Investment manager at Almi Invest South. She focuses on Life Science and is responsible for the entire investment process at Almi. Currently, she is the investment manager of four of Almi Invest South’s portfolio companies and a board member of two companies.
Helen has a PhD in Tumor Immunology and began her career as a translational cancer researcher. She has for several years worked with project management and network platforms for life science stakeholders from academia, industry and healthcare. Before joining Almi Invest, Helen was a Senior project manager at the Danish-Swedish cluster organization Medicon Valley Alliance and before that a Senior project manager at the science park Medicon Village.
PharmNovo is welcoming Helen to the team!
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