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The Team

As a leading digital health company with global operations, we bring together experienced and talented leaders from all around the world who share our vision: a new, fundamental way of thinking about health. We provide knowledge to the medical community so that every individual can become — and stay — healthy. With such knowledge, we can altogether confront global health challenges, providing more targeted therapeutics and assist in diagnosis.

At AMRA Medical we believe the knowledge, skills, and competencies of our team are our strongest asset.

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Eric Converse
Chief Executive Officer
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Eric Converse

Chief Executive Officer

Eric Converse is AMRA’s Chief Executive Officer. Before joining AMRA, Eric spent three years as President and CEO of VirtualScopics, an Imaging Contract Research Organization (iCRO), which under his direction grew exponentially before being acquired by the leading imaging and cardiac core laboratory, BioTelemetry Research. Most recently, Eric has been working with large pharmaceutical companies on potential and current investments and projects focused on real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE). In addition to a specialty in uniting international teams to meet and exceed customer requirements, Eric has over 15 years of further experience holding multiple CEO roles and Board positions across a variety of companies and industries in the US and Europe.

Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard
PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, Co-Founder
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Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard

PhD

Chief Scientific Officer, Co-Founder

Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard is the Chief Scientific Officer, responsible for AMRA’s technical vision, for leading the execution of technology platforms and partnership strategies, and for overseeing all technology research and product development. Olof is also a Founder and Member of the Board.

Since 2012, Olof has performed as a Senior University Lecturer in Magnetic Resonance (MR) Physics at Linköping University (LiU), within the Department of Medicine and Health (IMH) / Division of Radiological Sciences (RAD). His position has included the PhD supervision of five PhD candidates, as well as the student supervision of over 20 individuals within MR Physics and Radiology. From 2010 to 2014, Olof also served as the Director of Doctoral Studies at the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV).

Renowned within the field of MR Physics, Olof has over 45 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles, as well as over 90 peer-reviewed conference abstracts to his name. Olof earned a PhD in Medical Radiation Physics at LiU in 2010, following a Licentiate Degree in Medicine in 2008, and a Master of Science in Physics in 2004.

Olof currently holds the following assignments:

  • Member of the Scientific Council of CMIV
  • Member of the Board of SMIL, a network for SMEs in Linköping
  • Examiner / Course Coordinator for Molecular Imaging 7.5 Hp, Advanced Level
  • Member of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • Reviewer for European Radiology and European Journal of Radiology
Magnus Borga
PhD
Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder
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Magnus Borga

PhD

Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder

Magnus Borga operates as AMRA’s Chief Technology Officer, concentrating on national and international strategic research collaborations, publication and grant policy, coordination of collaborative AMRA-CMIV research, and medical image analysis implementation into AMRA.

Magnus is also a Founder and Member of the Board.

Magnus serves as Professor in Medical Informatics within the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and as Associate Dean at the Faculty of Science and Engineering (Institute of Technology), Linköping University (LiU), Sweden.

Over the course of two decades, Magnus has developed his career at LiU, earning a M.Sc. in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering in 1991, a Ph.D. in Image Processing in 1998, and a Docent in Medical Informatics in 2005. He began as a Research Assistant within the Department of Electrical Engineering at LiU in 1998, transitioning into the Department of Biomedical Engineering, where he was later appointed Head of the Department.

Magnus holds the following national and international assignments:

  • Member of the Board, Swedish Society for Automated Image Analysis, 2000 - 2015
  • Member of the Scientific Council of the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV), 2004 - current
  • Member of the Governing Board of The International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR), 2006 - 2014
  • General Chair for the International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) 2014
  • President, Swedish Society for Automated Image Analysis (SSBA), 2006 - 2010
Jens Knudsen
Chief Financial Officer
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Jens Knudsen

Chief Financial Officer

Jens Erik Knudsen is AMRA’s Chief Financial Officer. Before joining AMRA, Jens was the Chief Financial Officer for Allarity Therapeutics Inc, a Biotech company listed on Nasdaq New York, with offices in Denmark and US. Jens started his career as a public auditor in Denmark and the US working at regional firms and transitioned to the Biotech industry early in his career. He has over 20 years of experience building and leading international finance and operations teams at different stages of company development. Additionally, Jens completed multiple forms of financings including: IPO, PIPES, Rights Issue, Bank Financing and Debt Financing raising over $100 million. His global perspective gained from work experiences with European, Chinese and US Companies is an incredibly valuable asset Jens brings to AMRA.

Klas Themner
PhD
Chief Information Security Officer
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Klas Themner

PhD

Chief Information Security Officer

Klas Themner has, as AMRA’s Chief Information Security Officer, overall responsibility for the management of the company’s information security. Klas has been at AMRA since 2017, mostly in the role of COO, also keeping the role of deputy CEO. Before joining AMRA Medical he had 20+ years of experience as COO & CFO in a number of different listed medical device companies within advanced medical image processing and across all imaging modalities. Previously to Life Science, Klas spent 10 years with the Swedish defense industry. He has an engineering background and holds a PhD in Nuclear Physics from Lund University.

Nicole Shugrue
SVP Commercialization
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Nicole Shugrue

SVP Commercialization

In her role, Nicole Shugrue will lead our efforts in commercializing AMRA’s Clinical Services for MRI Muscle Health Assessment used to diagnosis metabolic diseases. Nicole Shugrue is an accomplished Senior Executive with more than 25 years of success across the healthcare, medical device, medical tech, and biotech industries. Her broad areas of expertise include go-to-market strategy planning and execution. Throughout her career, Nicole has held various sales and marketing leadership positions at notable Boston Scientific, Datex-Ohmeda/GE Healthcare, and Ciba-Corning/Siemens Medical, and worked for several startup medical device companies that included Interlace Medical which was acquired by Hologic. She was most recently the Vice President of Marketing at Solace Therapeutics.

Nicole received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing from Bridgewater State University and her Master of Business Administration from Nichols College. She resides in the United States and lives with her husband Peter and has two daughters Maegan and Hailey.

Camilla Hahn
SVP Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs
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Camilla Hahn

SVP Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs

As AMRA's SVP Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs, Camilla Hahn is responsible for the company quality including the quality management system, as well as national and international regulatory compliance and approvals. Camilla has 25 years of experience within the area of quality, and has previously worked seven years as the Quality Director at SAAB Aeronautics, after five years as Quality Manager within the automotive business. She has more than ten years of experience as a management consultant, with focus on continuous improvement, quality assurance, management and organizational effectiveness, performed mainly on the software industry. Camilla has a Bachelor in Computer Science and Engineering at Linköping University.

Leanna Kellerman
RN, BSN, MBA
VP Business Development
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Leanna Kellerman

RN, BSN, MBA

VP Business Development

As AMRA’s Vice President of Business Development, Leanna S. Kellerman is responsible for the company Business Development strategy and Sales operations. Leanna comes with a career history of successful Global Development and Sales Management in startup, expansion, and Fortune 500 environments. Her areas of expertise include territory development and implementation of business infrastructure, sales strategy, operations, analytics, accountability, and tactical execution that propels revenue and profit in highly competitive markets. She holds Master of Business Administration degree from Lindenwood University, St. Charles.

Ola Petersson
MSc
VP Product Development
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Ola Petersson

MSc

VP Product Development

Ola Petersson, as AMRA’s VP of Product Development, holds the overall responsibility for the development and evolution of the company’s product. In his role, Ola is responsible for the product road map, planning of product implementation and service provision. He has over 20 years of experience of systems and software development in mixed applications and various industries. Before transitioning to Life Science, Ola managed development of machine vision systems for industrial robotics applications for about 10 years. He received an MSc in Computer Science & Engineering at Linköping University.

Helene Molin
Director of HR & Finance
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Helene Molin

Director of HR & Finance

Helene Molin operates as AMRA’s Director of Finance and HR. She is responsible for the company’s finance reporting structure and systems, AMRA's human resource management as well as regulatory compliance within HR. Helen is passionate about sustaining AMRA's team spirit, focused on maintaining a great relationship with our customers and suppliers, and tireless about developing AMRA's employees.

Prior to joining AMRA in 2016, she worked as CFO for Ides AB for 13 years. As part of her role, she developed and implemented company processes within Finance from company inception. Later she was responsible for the Finance operations for the group of subsidiaries in Sweden, Finland, Hong Kong and China. She also held responsibility for the company's HR related questions.

André Ahlgren
PhD
Director of Imaging
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André Ahlgren

PhD

Director of Imaging

André Ahlgren is AMRA's Director of Imaging, responsible for the technical aspects of MRI imaging and quantification. In this role, he ensures that AMRA's MRI protocols can be used on a wide array of platforms, and that the measurements produced by AMRA's algorithms are validated and reliable. The Imaging department is also part of AMRA's research and development efforts.

André is an MRI physicist with over 10 years of experience in MRI method development, research and applications. He holds a PhD in MRI Physics from Lund University in Sweden, where he focused on methodological improvements in quantitative brain imaging. Before joining AMRA he was working with method development in CEST-MRI as a postdoctoral researcher at CMIV in Linköping.

Peter Karlsson Zetterberg
Director of DevOps
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Peter Karlsson Zetterberg

Director of DevOps

As AMRA's Director of DevOps, Peter Karlsson Zetterberg is responsible for all software development activities including IT infrastructure, IT security and IT operations. He has 20 years of software development experience in various domains with a keen interest in agile software development practices. He received his M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from Linköping University in 2001.

Jonas Lindqvist
Director of Operations
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Jonas Lindqvist

Director of Operations

Jonas Lindqvist, as AMRA's Director of Operations, oversees customer support, production and deliveries, and the company's customer project management office. Prior to joining AMRA, Jonas was working in the Healthcare Industry for a leading orthopedic company. He was responsible for process development and strategic projects for companies operating in the Nordic and the Benelux countries.

Prior to six years in Healthcare, Jonas worked for many years in various senior positions, as an Engineering Manager, Plant Manager and Senior Production Unit Manager for leading global companies mainly in the Automotive Industry. The diverse experience he brings to the company is driving AMRA's never-ending journey for Operational Excellence.

Jonas has an engineering background and holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Linköping University.

Scientific Advisory Board

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Claude Sirlin
MD
UCSan Diego
San Diego, USA
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Claude Sirlin

MD

UCSan Diego
San Diego, USA

Claude B. Sirlin, MD, is Professor and Vice Chair (Translational Research) of Radiology at the University of California, San Diego. He is an NIH-funded clinician scientist, whose research focuses on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and quantitative ultrasound of liver cancer and chronic liver disease. Dr. Sirlin founded and directs UC San Diego Health’s Liver Imaging Group, which actively collaborates with hepatologists, surgeons, pathologists and statisticians to advance screening, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of individuals with liver disease. He is also the co-director of the Cancer Imaging Program at Moores Cancer Center, chair of the Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System Committee for the American College of Radiology, and co-director of the Radiologist Clinician-Scientist Training Program in his university. He has published more than 200 manuscripts, 30 book chapters, 200 scientific abstracts, and 100 educational exhibits. A dedicated teacher and mentor, Dr Sirlin has supervised over 150 undergraduates, medical students, residents, and fellows in clinical imaging research.

Mattias Ekstedt
MD, PhD
Linköping University
Linköping, Sweden
Mohammad S. Siddiqui
MD
VCU Health
Richmond, USA
Michael Charlton
MD
Transplant Institute, University of Chicago
Chicago, USA
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Michael Charlton

MD

Transplant Institute, University of Chicago
Chicago, USA

Dr. Michael Charlton is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He serves as Chief of Hepatology, Director of the Center for Liver Diseases and Medical Director of the Transplant Institute at the University of Chicago. He is Past President of the International Liver Transplant Society. Dr. Charlton previously served as Director of Hepatology and Medical Director of Liver Transplantation at the Mayo Clinic. He has held editorial roles for leading journals, including, associate editor for Hepatology, Transplantation, American Journal of Transplantation, and Liver Transplantation, and was a founding Associate Editor for Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He has served as principal investigator on grants from and been a study section member for the National Institutes of Health. He is a lead investigator for national and international clinical trials in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and viral hepatitis. He serves as an investigator, Chair and Member for Data Safety Monitoring Boards for major pharmaceutical trials and has analyzed drug safety profiles for the Food and Drug Administration. He serves as a panel member and writer of AASLD Guidelines for the management of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and has also served as a panel member and writer of AASLD Guidelines for the management of HCV. He has also served as a panel member and writer of American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (Nutrition in Liver Disease) and for the International Liver Transplantation Society (Immunosuppression).

Board of Directors

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Kevin John Dean
Chairman of the Board
Smart Health Science Limited
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Kevin John Dean

Chairman of the Board
Smart Health Science Limited

Kevin is the Founder and Managing Director of Smart Health Science Limited, providing support on healthcare innovation, research, and informatics to private, public, and third-sector organisations, and to their funders.

An engineer by training, Kevin has broad industry experience over the last 30 years working at the transition of inventions from research to market deployment. Kevin led Cisco’s Global Open Innovation team in health, care and life sciences for over 14 years, working with organisations at national, regional, and local levels, including the NHS, European Commission, and WHO. Prior to Cisco, Kevin worked on innovations in the Healthcare, Life Sciences, Energy, Airline, and Automotive sectors. He has worked with companies such as GKN, General Motors, British Telecom, BP, Shell, British Airways, Ericsson, Samsung, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Merck as an engineer, manager, and consultant, developing and implementing new technologies and information systems.

Kevin is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. Since 2009, Kevin has been an Honorary Research Fellow at City University, London. Kevin is also a Member of the Advisory Board of Patient@Home, Denmark's largest welfare-technological research and innovation initiative, with a focus on new technologies aimed at patient rehabilitation and monitoring activities within the Danish public health sector. Since 2012, Kevin has been Visiting Professor in Telehealth & Assistive Living at the Maersk Institute, University of Southern Denmark. In November 2013, the UK’s Health Services Journal (HSJ) named Kevin as one of the 50 Top Innovators in healthcare.

Kevin’s current appointments also include:

  • Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Data Advisory Committee for Genomics England Limited, a company (2013–May 2016).
Barbara J. Dalton
PhD
Board Member
Pfizer Inc
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Barbara J. Dalton

PhD

Board Member
Pfizer Inc

Barbara is a Senior Managing Partner at Pfizer Ventures, and Vice President Worldwide Business Development at Pfizer Inc.

Barbara has led the Pfizer Ventures since joining Pfizer in 2007.  The venture team has invested in over 100 companies and approximately 20 funds pursuing products, technologies and services, relevant to all aspects of Pfizer’s business, since inception in 2004. The team has been successful in fulfilling their goal of providing financial and strategic returns to Pfizer.  Barbara has overall responsibility for Pfizer Ventures and directly manages investments in all funds and the portfolio companies: AMRA, Artios, Cydan, Imara, Ixchelsis, Levicept, Ravenna, Second Genome and Simcha.  She also chairs the Healthcare Advisory Board of the Partnership Fund for NYC.

Barbara’s pharmaceutical career started in the Immunology Division of Smith Kline & French Research Laboratories.  She moved to venture investing in 1993 when she joined their venture capital group, S.R. One, Limited. In 2000 Barbara became a General Partner in the private venture fund, EuclidSR Partners, that was supported by GSK (then SB) as a sister fund to S.R. One, Limited.

Barbara received her undergraduate degree from Penn State and Ph.D. from the Medical College of Pennsylvania (now Drexel University School of Medicine.)

Søren Møller
Board Member
Novo Seeds
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Søren Møller

Board Member
Novo Seeds

Søren joined Novo A/S in October 2011 as Managing Investment Director of Novo Seeds.

Søren obtained his MSc degree from the Technical University of Denmark in 1993 and his PhD degree in molecular biology in 1997 from the Technical University of Denmark. In addition, Søren has academic training as postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Prior to joining Novo Seeds, Søren served as global manager of Bioinformatics and Genomics at Novozymes. Before Novozymes, Søren was CSO and Vice President of R&D at Exiqon A/S where he was responsible for development of microRNA based products for life science research, pharma services and diagnostics. Previously, Søren worked in cancer drug development as head of Lead Identification at BioImage and as research scientist at Novo Nordisk.

Søren's current appointments also include:

Søren serves on the Board of Directors of Affinicon, Biosyntia, Reapplix A/S and RSPR Pharma. And since 2008, Søren has been board member of Danish Biotech (the Association of Biotechnology Industries in Denmark).

Patrik Sobocki
Board Member
Industrifonden
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Patrik Sobocki

Board Member
Industrifonden

Patrik is an investment manager at Industrifonden and is leading the investment initiatives in Digital Health.

Before Patrik Sobocki joined Industrifonden in 2016 he held several senior level positions in the digital health and pharmaceutical industries, within both startups and global brands. In his role, Patrik will support the entire investment area of Life Science with a particular focus on growing Industrifonden’s footprint in the digital health domain.

Patrik is extremely passionate about identifying and working closely with promising start-ups to help unleash their global potential by leveraging equally passionate people.

Patrik has a PhD in Medicine and is an Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet. Patrik also holds a Masters in Economics and Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics and an International Master in International Management from the Community of European Management Schools (CEMS).

Patrik’s current appointments also include:
Member of Board of Directors at Medtentia
Member of Board of Directors at Trialbee

Magnus Borga
PhD
Board Member, AMRA
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Magnus Borga

PhD

Board Member, AMRA

Magnus Borga operates as AMRA’s Chief Technology Officer, concentrating on national and international strategic research collaborations, publication and grant policy, coordination of collaborative AMRA-CMIV research, and medical image analysis implementation into AMRA.

Magnus is also a Founder and Member of the Board.

Magnus serves as Professor in Medical Informatics within the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and as Associate Dean at the Faculty of Science and Engineering (Institute of Technology), Linköping University (LiU), Sweden.

Over the course of two decades, Magnus has developed his career at LiU, earning a M.Sc. in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering in 1991, a Ph.D. in Image Processing in 1998, and a Docent in Medical Informatics in 2005. He began as a Research Assistant within the Department of Electrical Engineering at LiU in 1998, transitioning into the Department of Biomedical Engineering, where he was later appointed Head of the Department.

Magnus holds the following national and international assignments:

  • Member of the Board, Swedish Society for Automated Image Analysis, 2000 - 2015
  • Member of the Scientific Council of the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV), 2004 - current
  • Member of the Governing Board of The International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR), 2006 - 2014
  • General Chair for the International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) 2014
  • President, Swedish Society for Automated Image Analysis (SSBA), 2006 - 2010
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