The Karolinska Institutet Mafia
23 people came through Karolinska Institutet and went on to found or lead other companies.
Iván RodríguezData Warehousing AnalystFounded Vivla +2Ingmar VeinbergDoctor of Medicine - MDFounded Zymego +1Ola SpjuthGuest ResearcherFounded Pixl +1Jordi Carreras-PuigvertMarie Curie Postdoctoral FellowFounded Pixl +1Natalie WisniewskiGuest ResearcherFounded ProfusaJakob LovenPhD in Medical SciencesFounded Relay TherapeuticsPadideh Kamali-ZareResearch AssistantFounded DarmiyanNicolas WertheimerInternshipFounded WaterplanKerstin JedingForskningsassistent vid Karolinska Institutet och IPMFounded PeakPathGabriel Ocana SanteroResearch InternFounded Exin TherapeuticsGunilla EkströmMD and PhDFounded Gesynta PharmaSanttu VekkeliJunior Research AssistantFounded SuperGroundIvan Alex Priela LazarteVisiting ResearcherFounded Exin TherapeuticsLars OddssonPhDFounded RxFunctionEziz KuliyevAmgen ScholarFounded ReprogrambioToon VerheyenPostdoctoral ResearcherFounded Cubase BioSoheil DamangirProject manager (work package leader)Founded HeptaJeremiah SchollSenior ResearcherFounded AESOPCharles M. PerouDoctor of Medicine Honorary (MDhc)Founded GeneCentricKristian TryggvasonDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded BioLaminaTiia TurunenPost-doctoral researcherFounded RnativesCoen MaasPostdocFounded TargED BiopharmaceuticalsJoachim WerrDoctor of Medicine (MD)Founded Utfallsfonden
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Karolinska Institutet mafia?
- The Karolinska Institutet mafia is the network of 23 people who came through Karolinska Institutet and went on to found or lead other companies, including Vivla, Zymego, Pixl, Profusa, Relay Therapeutics.
- Who is in the Karolinska Institutet mafia?
- Notable members include Iván Rodríguez (Vivla), Ingmar Veinberg (Zymego), Ola Spjuth (Pixl), Jordi Carreras-Puigvert (Pixl), Natalie Wisniewski (Profusa), Jakob Loven (Relay Therapeutics), Padideh Kamali-Zare (Darmiyan), Nicolas Wertheimer (Waterplan), among 23 tracked members.
- What companies did Karolinska Institutet alumni found?
- Companies founded by Karolinska Institutet alumni include Vivla, Zymego, Pixl, Profusa, Relay Therapeutics, Darmiyan, Waterplan, PeakPath, Exin Therapeutics, Gesynta Pharma.