Board of Directors

Viktor Drvota
Viktor Drvota
CEO and Chairman

CEO & Chairman (born 1965). CEO since 2025, Chairman since 2019. MD, PhD, Associate Professor (Karolinska Institutet). Circa 20 years of experience in venture capital focused on life science. Former Head of Life Science at SEB Venture Capital. Prior clinical and academic experience. Current assignments include CEO and board roles at Karolinska Development and Modus Therapeutics.

Anders Bladh
Anders Bladh
Non-executive Director

Non‑executive Director (born 1958). Board member since 2024. BSc Business Administration & Economics. Former CEO & founder of Intervalor; extensive financial‑sector experience

Torbjörn Bäckström
Torbjörn Bäckström
Founder & Non-executive Director

Founder & Non‑executive Director (born 1948). Board member since 2006. MD, PhD, Professor at Umeå University; >400 publications on neurosteroids.

Bruce F. Scharschmidt
Bruce F. Scharschmidt
Non-executive Director

Non‑executive Director (born 1946). Board member since 2016. Former senior roles at Chiron, Novartis, Hyperion Therapeutics; former UCSF Professor & Chief of Gastroenterology; >200 publications.

Thomas P. Blackburn
Thomas P. Blackburn
Non-executive Director

Non‑executive Director (born 1949). Board member since 2017. MPhil, PhD, DSc. >40 years in pharma & biotech; former senior roles at ICI, SmithKline Beecham; President Emeritus, British Pharmacological Society.

John Öhd
John Öhd
Non-executive Director

Non‑executive Director (born 1971). Board member since 2020. MD, PhD. Broad drug‑development experience (AstraZeneca, Shire, Medivir); current CEO of Modus Therapeutics; CSO at Karolinska Development.