We develop point-of-care diagnostic tests for urinary tract infections that are clinically relevant, fast and cost-effective.
UTI-lizer is a spin-off from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
Our Team
Sofia Bertling – PhD
Founder & CEO
15+ years experience in MedTech product development and commercialisation in EU, Americas, Middle East, and Asia
Emre Iseri – PhD
Founder & CTO
8+ years R&D experience with expertise in microfluidics and miniaturization for biotechnology.
Wouter van der Wijngaart – PhD
Founder & Scientific Advisor
Professor of Micro and Nanosystems at KTH. Serial start-up founder with extensive academical, clinical and technical network
Anna Turco – PhD
Operations Manager
Former medical imaging scientist with experience in collaborative research, project and product management in the medical and in the publishing industry.
Gino Jakobsson – MD
Medical Affairs Liaison
5 years of clinical background as medical doctor, experience as team leader in business development at hospital setting and entrepreneurial background
Shanila Mazid
Director of Manufacturing
10+ years of experience from MedTech-industry with product management and scaled manufacturing experience
Advisory board
Patrick Griss – PhD
Business Advisor
Serial entrepreneur and tech investor based in Switzerland. Ex-head of microfabrication at Roche Diagnostics.
Joakim Arwidson – MSc
Regulatory Advisor
Regulatory Director QA at Biovica Int AB. Experienced with IVDR, FDA, MDSAP, CFDA.
Alex van Belkum – PhD
Scientific Advisor
CSO of Baseclear, The Netherlands. Ex-R&D director of microbiology at bioMérieux, France.
Board of directors
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 – PhD
Professor of Micro and Nanosystems at KTH. Serial start-up founder with extensive academical, clinical and technical network
Sofia Bertling – PhD
15+ years experience in MedTech product development and commercialisation in EU, Americas, Middle East, and Asia
Jan Bertling
Founder of Hermes Medical Solutions – a global leader in diagnosis and therapies in molecular imaging. Angel investor
Emre Iseri – PhD
8+ years R&D experience with expertise in microfluidics and miniaturization for biotechnology.
Gustav Notander – MSc
Investment Manager with a focus on Life science at ALMI Invest.
Juho Himberg
Business development leader with 25+ years of international experience at world-leading companies in Medtech IVD and Life Sciences