Experience

StemSight - Vision Unlimited

• Finland
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of R&D and CMC

  • Nov 2023 - Present

  Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland

• R&D and CMC Manager

  • Nov 2021 - Nov 2023

  Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland Managing and working hands-on with process and analytical development of iPSC-derived limbal stem cells to treat limbal stem cell deficiency. Initiating CMC operations for the pre-clinical stage ATMP drug product.



Procella Therapeutics AB

• Sweden
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2021

  Stockholm, Sweden Working hands-on to take the company’s first cellular product candidate, cardiac progenitor cells differentiated from human embryonic stem cells, from pre-clinical stage to first-in-human studies to treat heart failure. Focusing in analytical development, including genomic stability and sterility assays, and flow cytometry based assays for identity, purity and safety.



Karolinska Institutet

• Sweden
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jun 2015 - Apr 2019

  Dr. Fredrik Lanner lab, CLINTEC, Stockholm, Sweden Large scale cell surface antibody screening by flow cytometry for identifying novel markers of naive and primed pluripotency and development of multi-color FACS antibody panel for cell sorting. Studying human embryo development at peri/post-implantation stage by single cell RNA-sequencing and smRNA FISH.

• Graduate Student

  • Apr 2012 - May 2015

  Dr. Outi Hovatta lab, CLINTEC, Stockholm, Sweden Studying the function of germ cell specific genes by over-expression in human pluripotent stem cells using piggyBac vectors, RNA sequencing, and in vivo transplantation into mice seminiferous tubules. Derivation of integration-free Klinefelter patient specific iPSC lines for the study of infertility. Exploring the existence of germline stem cells in the human adult ovary by FACS and single cell RNA-sequencing.



Kyoto University

• Japan
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher

  • Apr 2010 - Mar 2012

  Dr. Shinya Yamanaka lab, CiRA, Kyoto, Japan Optimizing germ cell differentiation and isolation methods for human pluripotent stem cells. Reprogramming of naive state iPSCs.



Stanford University School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Manager

  • May 2007 - Mar 2010

  Dr. Renee A. Reijo Pera lab, ISCBRM, Stanford, CA, USA Assessing the differentiation potential of human iPSCs towards germ cells Overseeing project budgets, and ordering equipment and supplies Writing and updating ethical applications for research projects Supervising two research technicians



University of California, San Francisco

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Manager

  • Jul 2006 - Apr 2007

  Dr. Renee A. Reijo Pera lab, Department of ObGyn, San Francisco, CA, USA Organizing and teaching the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Training Program course Overseeing project budgets, and ordering equipment and supplies Coordinating laboratory move



University of Tampere 1925-2018

• Finland
• Research Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Masters Student

  • Jun 2005 - May 2006

  Regea, Institute of Biomedial Technology, Tampere, Finland Optimizing xeno-free culture conditions for human embryonic stem cells to correspond GMP-quality standards



University of Tampere 1925-2018

• Finland
• Research Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Assistant Researcher

  • Jun 2004 - Aug 2004

  Dr. Kalle Saksela lab, Institute for Biomedical Technology, Tampere, Finland Screening of ligand proteins for human SH3-domains by yeast two-hybrid method