The Karolinska Institutet Mafia
26 people came through Karolinska Institutet and went on to found or lead other companies.
Iván RodríguezData Warehousing AnalystFounded Vivla +2Ola SpjuthPost-docFounded Pixl +1Jordi Carreras-PuigvertAssistant ProfessorFounded Pixl +1Natalie WisniewskiGuest ResearcherFounded ProfusaCarl-Johan DalsgaardDoctor of Medicine - MDFounded Vicore PharmaEugen SteinerVisiting LecturerFounded Affibody ABPadideh Kamali-ZareResearch AssistantFounded DarmiyanNicolas WertheimerInternshipFounded WaterplanKerstin JedingForskningsassistent vid Karolinska Institutet och IPMFounded PeakPathGabriel Ocana SanteroResearch InternFounded Exin TherapeuticsGunilla EkströmAssoc ProfFounded 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 AESOPIngmar VeinbergDoctor of Medicine - MDFounded ZymegoCharles M. PerouDoctor of Medicine Honorary (MDhc)Founded GeneCentricKristian TryggvasonDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded BioLaminaTiia TurunenPost-doctoral researcherFounded RnativesCoen MaasPostdocFounded TargED BiopharmaceuticalsJoachim WerrDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded UtfallsfondenStefan JohanssonAssociate ProfessorFounded NeobiomicsLeta NuttPostdoctoral FellowFounded Nuttbio
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Karolinska Institutet mafia?
- The Karolinska Institutet mafia is the network of 26 people who came through Karolinska Institutet and went on to found or lead other companies, including Vivla, Pixl, Profusa, Vicore Pharma, Affibody AB.
- Who is in the Karolinska Institutet mafia?
- Notable members include Iván Rodríguez (Vivla), Ola Spjuth (Pixl), Jordi Carreras-Puigvert (Pixl), Natalie Wisniewski (Profusa), Carl-Johan Dalsgaard (Vicore Pharma), Eugen Steiner (Affibody AB), Padideh Kamali-Zare (Darmiyan), Nicolas Wertheimer (Waterplan), among 26 tracked members.
- What companies did Karolinska Institutet alumni found?
- Companies founded by Karolinska Institutet alumni include Vivla, Pixl, Profusa, Vicore Pharma, Affibody AB, Darmiyan, Waterplan, PeakPath, Exin Therapeutics, Gesynta Pharma.


























