Meet our team
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Innovation Development

Anders Ruland
Innovation Developer Software & Innovation Development Team Lead
anders.ruland@innovation.lu.se
+46 22 262 29, +46 722 36 60 34

Annika Lindstöm
Head of student innovation: strategy and stakeholder management
annika.lindstrom@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 12 83, +46 72 246 89 34

Cecilia Jädert
Innovation Developer Life Science & LUCC
cecilia.jadert@innovation.lu.se
+46 706 98 57 00

Lisa Evyr
Innovation Developer Tech
lisa.evyr@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 67 36, +46 79 062 28 01

Nicolas Arriagada
Head of student innovation: business development with focus on sustainability & tech
nicolas.arriagada@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 15 31, +46 73 733 13 05

Helena Ljusberg-Wahren
Innovation Developer Food
helena.ljusberg-wahren@innovation.lu.se
+46 76 8519615

Thomas Rundqvist
Innovation Developer Materials and Production engineering
thomas.rundqvist@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 12 66, +46 70 219 70 72

Sophie Hydén Picasso
Innovation Developer Humanities, Social sciences and Social innovations
sophie.hyden_picasso@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 37 27

Peter Franck
Innovation Developer Green Tech
peter.franck@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 17 84, +46 70 447 44 63

Karsten Deppert
Student Innovation Campus Helsingborg
karsten.deppert@innovation.lu.se
+46 73 955 93 31

Lars Svensson
Innovation Developer Life Science
lars.svensson@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 17 73, +46 76 723 13 49

Magnus Gäfvert
Innovation Developer Technology
magnus.gafvert@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 15 05, +46 73 567 97 51
Patent & Legal advisors

Fredrik Edman
Patent Advisor
fredrik.edman@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 12 86, +46 70 511 73 55

Göran Asketorp
Patent Advisor (available Wednesdays)
goran [dot] asketorp [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se

Per Mercke
Patent Advisor
per.mercke@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 12 67, +46 72 210 16 44

Fredrik Engfeldt
Legal advisor
fredrik.engfeldt@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 12 81, +46 70 387 49 46
Funding, communication & administration

Johan Alling
Funding & financial tools
johan.alling@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 12 71, +46 70 355 83 23

Adila Malik
Incubator Manager VentureLab
adila.malik@venturelab.lu.se
+46 46 222 62 48, +46 73 505 70 27

Lina Törnquist
Communication strategist
lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se
+46 46 222 12 84, +46 70 695 88 48

Savannah Gillblad
Event Coordinator
savannah [dot] gillblad [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (savannah[dot]gillblad[at]innovation[dot]lu[dot]se)
+46 222 44 20, +46 727 272 206

Christina Rothman
Administration
christina.rothman@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 15 87, +46 70 305 45 79
Head of Office

Niclas Nilsson
Director of Innovation
niclas.nilsson@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 15 51
LU Ventures AB

Christine Widstrand
CEO LU Ventures
christine.widstrand@innovation.lu.se
+46 46 222 12 95, +46 70 928 63 78

Alma Dupovac
Finance Manager LU Ventures
alma [dot] dupovac [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se
+46 708 892 477

Eddie Thordarson
Portfolio Manager LU Ventures
eddie.thordarson@innovation.lu.se

Patrik Persson
Portfolio Manager LU Ventures
patrik [dot] persson [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (patrik[dot]persson[at]innovation[dot]lu[dot]se)
+46 76 700 02 04

Emma Renman
Marketing Manager LU Ventures
emma.renman@innovation.lu.se
+46 731555755

Per Antonsson
Portfolio Manager LU Ventures
per [dot] antonsson [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se
+46708728717

Lars Persson
Senior Advisor LU Ventures
lars.persson@innovation.lu.se
+46 70 575 99 75

Rickard Sjöström
Portfolio Manager LU Ventures
rickard.sjostrom@innovation.lu.se
+46 768 42 03 95