Johan Hyllner PhD

Johan was appointed Chief Scientific Officer of the Cell Therapy Catapult in May 2013. As Chief Scientific Officer, he is responsible for external scientific relations, assessment of candidate projects and technical oversight of preclinical programmes. He has extensive experience of the life sciences industry, having worked in cell and tissue companies in Europe and the US for over 15 years. Johan has been involved in numerous transactions and collaborations, establishment of scientific facilities, and the management of scientific programmes in industry and academia. Johan has a PhD from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and is currently adjunct professor at Linköping University in Sweden.