meet the team behind utilizer

The Utilizer team is made up of a range of professionals with valuable experience in the worlds of MedTech, R&D, and many other disciplines.

Sofia Bertling Founder & CEO Utilizer

Sofia Bertling PhD

Founder & CEO
Emre Iseri Founder & CTO Utilizer

Emre Iseri PhD

Founder & CTO
Gabriella von Flittner Director of Marketing and Sales Utilizer

Gabriella von Flittner

Director of Marketing & Sales
Gino Jakobsson Chief Medical Officer Utilizer

Gino Jakobsson MD

Chief Medical Officer
Shanila Mazid Director of Manufacturing Utilizer

Shanila Mazid

Director of Manufacturing
Hilmar Verbeek R&D Scientist

Hilmar Verbeek

R&D Scientist

advisory board

Patrick Griss Business Advisor Utilizer

Patrick Griss PhD

Business Advisor

Co-Founder and CEO at Zülke Ventures. Ex-head of microfabrication at Roche Diagnostics. Serial Entrepreneur with international track record as value adding investor, engaged non-executive director, or discreet advisor to leadership teams involved in key decision processes.

Joakim Arwidson Regulatory Advisor Utilizer

Joakim Arwidson

Chief Quality & Regulatory Officer at SHL Healthcare AB

Over 30 years of management experience in QA, regulatory affairs, and adapting quality systems to meet market requirements. Managed pre-market notifications for medical devices and IVDs across the U.S., Canada, EMEA, and APAC. Also served as Data Protection Officer, overseeing HIPAA and GDPR compliance, and ISO27001 implementation.

Alex van Belkum Scientific Advisor Utilizer

Alex van Belkum Prof. PhD PhD

Scientific Advisor

A fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, over 30 years of experience in clinical microbiology, focusing on molecular epidemiology, diagnostics, and antimicrobial resistance. Author of 600+ PubMed-cited papers, he has worked at the Universities of Leiden and Rotterdam and served as Chief Microbiologist at bioMérieux, France. He is also an editor of Molecular Microbiology: Diagnostic Principles and Practice by ASM Press.

Wouter van der Wijngaart Founder & Scientific Advisor Utilizer

Wouter van der Wijngaart Prof. PhD

Founder & Scientific Advisor

Professor of Micro and Nanosystems at KTH, Sweden, specializing in micro/nanostructured soft matter, fluidics, lab-on-a-chip biosensors, and biomedical devices for medical and life sciences. Author of 160+ peer-reviewed papers and a serial entrepreneur, co-founding start-ups like EasyPark, MyFC, and Mercene Labs.

board of directors

Karin Andersson Chairwoman of the Board Utilizer

Karin Andersson

Chairwoman of the Board

30+ years experience in MedTech International Sales & Marketing professional with focus on Medical Devices, Pharma and e-Health industries.

Wouter van der Wijngaart Founder & Scientific Advisor Utilizer

Wouter van der Wijngaart PhD

Professor of Micro and Nanosystems at KTH. Serial start-up founder with extensive academical, clinical and technical network.

Sofia Bertling Founder & CEO Utilizer

Sofia Bertling PhD

20+ years experience in MedTech product development and commercialisation in EU, Americas, Middle East, and Asia.

Jan Bertling Utilizer

Jan Bertling

Founder of Hermes Medical Solutions – a global leader in molecular imaging diagnostics. Angel investor.

Emre Iseri Founder & CTO Utilizer

Emre Iseri PhD

8+ years R&D experience with expertise in microfluidics and miniaturization for biotechnology.

Gustav Notander Utilizer

Gustav Notander

Investment Manager with a focus on Life science at ALMI Invest.

Juho Himberg Utilizer

Juho Himberg

Business development leader with 25+ years of international experience at world-leading companies in Medtech IVD and Life Sciences.