Vesna Åkerberg
Director Pharm. Development. Joined Iconovo 2017.
IconovoEducation: MSc. Biomedical Technology
Background:
- 14 years of inhalation experience, mainly from AstraZeneca
- 10 years experience from line managerial positions in several companies, mainly from product/process/analytical development
- Worked with product development within the pharmaceutical industry, mainly within formulation development of dry powder formulations
- Experience from manufacturing of clinical trial material
- Experience from various powder filling techniques for DPI
Fredrik Gunnarson
Analytical Development. Joined Iconovo 2017.
IconovoEducation: BSc. Chemical Engineering
Background:
- 16 years of experience analyzing inhalation products at AstraZeneca and Iconovo
- Testing everything from concept prototypes to documenting products in GMP for NDA application
- Developed test equipment and performed testing within AstraZeneca new DPI platform
- Have worked 8 years within different medical device companies with product development, product testing and design control
Eva Persson
Pharmaceutical Development. Joined Iconovo 2017.
IconovoBackground:
- Over 25 years of inhalation experience, mainly from AstraZeneca
- Deep experience of developing formulations for dry powder inhalers and other dosage forms from pre-clinical phase to production
- Solid background in GMP and manufacturing material for clinical trials as well as CMC documentations for CTA and registrations
- Experience in working with Design Control, Design Verification and Risk Management for Medical Device
Mea Lindsjö
Executive assistant. Joined Iconovo 2018.
IconovoBackground:
- 7 years experience providing efficient secretarial and administrativ support to senior management, mainly from Sydkraft Konsult
- 22 years experience effectively supporting executive level staff, including the CEO and CFO, mainly from Manpower, E.ON Försäljning and Wise Professionals
- Direct and support experience in sales and marketing
- Experience from listed companies E.ON and BE Group
Karin Svensson
Analytical Development. Joined Iconovo 2018.
IconovoEducation: BSc. in Chemistry
Background:
- Over 7 years of work experience in the pharmaceutical industry as an analytical chemist, including 2 years with inhalation products
- Experience from working on elastomer based products containing hormones and microbicides
- Experienced in test method validations and transfers
- Good knowledge in GMP for the analytical laboratory
Jakob Samsøe
Analytical Development. Joined Iconovo 2018.
IconovoEducation: MSc. in Analytical Chemistry
Background:
- Over 7 years of working experience as analytical chemist in R&D within the pharma industry, including 2 years with inhalation products
- Developed and validated UHPLC methods
- Experience in LC-MS
- Has worked with polymers and small organic molecules
Magnus Waldt
Manager Device Development. Joined Iconovo 2018.
IconovoEducation: BSc. Innovation Engineering
Background:
- 25 years of experience within product development and plastic components
- Long experience from mobile phones and other similar consumer products
- 12 years working as mechanical design responsible, from concept/early design throughout project execution with requirement setting, evaluating design solutions and design verification
Experienced in design of precision parts for high volume production
Ola Nyström
Device Development. Joined Iconovo 2020.
IconovoEducation: BSc. Innovation Engineering
Background:
- 18 years of experience within product development and mechanical design
- 14 years of experience from mobile and IoT device development
- Experience from DFM/DFA for high volume production and high volume management
- Experience from development of connected health products
- Experience from rapid prototyping techniques and practical work
- Knowledge about design for hygienic requirements
Simon Karlsson
Device Development. Joined Iconovo 2019.
IconovoEducation: MSc. Mechanical Engineering
Background:
- 2 years of working experience as mechanical engineer
- Experience in product development
- Experience in fluid mechanics and CFD
Magnus Olsson
Pharmaceutical Development. Joined Iconovo 2019.
IconovoEducation: MSc. in Pharmaceutics
Background:
- Over 30 years experience in pharmaceutical development. Mainly in inhalation development
- Experienced in formulation- and device-development of Dry Powder Inhalers both for small and large molecules. Covering work from preclinical phase to commercialisation
- Has worked with wide range of processes including particle size reduction, blending, spray drying and filling
- Experience in clinical manufacturing, equipment and cleaning validation according to GMP
Nathasha Rizza
Analytical Development. Joined Iconovo 2019.
IconovoEducation: MSc. in Engineering Biotechnology
Background:
- 2 years of working experience as analytical chemist within the pharma industry, including 1 year with inhalation products
- Experience in GC, HPLC, UPLC and device testing
- Good knowledge in GMP for the analytical laboratory
Hugo Öhrneman
Analytical Development. Joined Iconovo 2019.
IconovoEducation: MSc. in Chemistry
Background:
- 2 years of working experience as an analytical chemist within the pharma industry, including 1 year with inhalation products
- Experience in HPLC,UPLC and GC
- Experience in particle characterization
- Good knowledge in GMP for the analytical laboratory
Jerker Carlsson
Manager Analytical Development. Joined Iconovo 2020.
IconovoEducation: BSc. Chemistry
Background:
- 22 years of experience from pharmaceutical development as analytical scientist, including 8 years with inhalation projects in AstraZeneca
- Experience from small molecules and large synthetic/recombinant peptides/proteins in early and late phase
- Method development/validation within a large range of analytical techniques, e.g. specific inhalation analysis, U(H)PLC-UV, LC-MS and CE
- Specialist roles within method development and high resolution MS
- Experience with mathematical modulation (ACD Labs/Dry lab)
- Author of NDA/MAA documents
Calo Ewaldsdotter
Device Development. Joined Iconovo 2020.
IconovoEducation: MSc. Mechanical Engineering
Background:
- 7 years of experience in the field of product development, from concept studies to realization and development as well as analysing and testing against technical specifications and requirements
- More than 5 years’ experience of plastic component design of products and mechanisms for office chairs and water system installations
- Knowledge of plastic seal applications and design in elastic polymers
- Knowledge of structural analyses (FEM), 3D printing and model rendering and visualisation
Linda Andersson
Analytical Development. Joined Iconovo 2020.
IconovoEducation: BSc. in Chemical Engineering
Background:
- 11 years of working experience as an analytical chemist, including 2 years in QC laboratory within the pharmaceutical industry and 1 year with inhalation products from AstraZeneca
- Experience in a large range of analytical techniques, e.g. HPLC, UPLC, GC and FTIR
- Experience from working with elastomer based products and tablets containing hormones
- Good knowledge in GMP for the analytical laboratory
Max Viklund
Analytical Development. Joined Iconovo 2020.
IconovoEducation: MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Background:
- Specialized in electron microscopy and material design
- Experience in method development and design verification of medical devices
- Experience in GC, HPLC, UPLC and device testing
Elisabeth Wanngård
Pharmaceutical Development. Joined Iconovo 2020.
IconovoEducation: MSc. in Engineering Nanoscience
Background:
- 7 years of working experience in pharmaceutical development within the inhalation area at AstraZeneca
- 3 years of working experience as production engineer in tablet production
- Experience from development and characterisation of early phase formulations
- Good knowledge in GMP for the pharmaceutical laboratory
Olle Wannerberg
QA Manager. Consultant (from QAdvis AB) at Iconovo since 2018.
IconovoEducation: MSc and Technology Licentiate in Analytical Chemistry, Lund University
Background:
- +30 years in the life science industry (mainly with inhalation at AstraZeneca) both as a Project Manager and Line Manager for up to 40 people
- Now works for QAdvis AB, an expert MedTech consulting company. In this role, he has recently had assignments as Senior Quality Consultant in Medical Device Companies in both Sweden and Denmark
- Worked with implementation of Quality Systems in a number of smaller companies from basic level up to complete ISO 13485/17025 and GMP requirements
Other assignments
QA Manager at Emmace Consulting AB