katharina@smileincubator.life
Katharina Björnek
Business Coach
Katharina Björnek has extensive experience of product development, quality management, regulatory affairs, and business development in the Life Science sector. Her career started out at R&D Astra Zeneca and then she moved on to marketing and commercial. Katharina has held leading positions at management team level as Director of Regulatory & NPD at Midsona Sverige AB and Director of R&D at Hardford AB. Prior to joining SmiLe, Katharina worked as a global product quality manager at IKEA Food.
Expertise:
Communication / Networking / Relation building
Process management
Leadership / Strategy / Change Management
Foodtech / Regulatory
Experience:
- 35+ years of experience in the Life Science field
- 20+ years of leadership/ management experience
- 20+ years of experience of working in a global environment
- 15+ years of experience in regulatory within life science, foodtech, and cosmetics
- 15+ years of experience in foodtech
Education
M.Sc. Pharmacy, University of Uppsala
Nationality
Swedish
Fun fact
Passionate sour dough baker