About
Alexandra Gylfe is a Founding Partner and investor who serves as a Board Member at CubaseBio. Her background includes academic research, leadership of a team at a US-based health intelligence company, and participation in public-private research initiatives, with work spanning commercialization, business model innovation, market analysis, and life sciences, including genomics, oncology, and diagnostics. She has lived in Switzerland, Finland, France, Australia, and the United States, and holds a background associated with Stanford.
Experience
- CubaseBioBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- AIATELLABoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Diamanten i Finland r.f.Membercurrent2025 — present
- SampleFactsBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Solid IOBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- pixlbioBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSweden
- ThestraBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Nordic Science InvestmentsFounding Partnercurrent2024 — present
- NADMED Ltd.Board Member2025 — 2026
- Helsinki Innovation Services (HIS)Business Development Director2022 — 2023Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- iCAN - Digital Precision Cancer MedicineBusiness Development Director2022 — 2023Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Human Longevity, Inc.Senior Manager2015 — 2018Greater San Diego Area
- University of HelsinkiPostdoctoral Fellow2014 — 2015Tumor Genomics Lab headed by Academy Professor Lauri Aaltonen
- University of HelsinkiPhD2008 — 2014Tumor Genomics Lab headed by Academy Professor Lauri Aaltonen
- ScienceSLAM HelsinkiCo-founder2011 — 2013
- Stanford University School of MedicineVisiting Researcher2007
- Institut CurieGraduate Researcher2006
- University of HelsinkiGraduate Research Assistant2004
- University of HelsinkiLaboratory Assistant2003
Education
- Stanford, University of HelsinkiMSc, Genetics
- Aalto University Executive Education and Professional DevelopmentMBA, Candidate
- University of HelsinkiPhD, Medical Genetics
- UNSWMolecular Genetics
- Stanford, Aalto Executive Education Ltd
Skills & more
Medical Genetics3DNA sequencing3Sequencing5Science9Cell Biology10Molecular Biology9Cancer Biology4Cancer Genomics3Cancer Research8Genomics20DNA Sequencing4Biochemistry1
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CancerGeneticsLife SciencesMarket ResearchProduct DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipLanguages English · Finnish · French · German · Swedish
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Same school
Also attended Aalto University Executive Education and Professional Development5
Sara KangaspeskaInvestment Director, Innovestor Life Science at Innovestor VenturesManuel HeckmannVenture Partner at Greencode VenturesVladimir GlasinovicProspection and New Business Director; and Eleva Program Director (CCM-Eleva Alliance) at Fundación ChileYoshiyuki ObaBusiness Angel at REDangelsAki LuukkainenInvestor at VNT Management
Also attended UNSW189
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupDanny GilliganInvestor at Reinventure GroupLeah MitchellChief of Staff at Differential VenturesGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpCharles WongCo-Founder & Managing Partner at TNBAura
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Shared employers
Also worked at CubaseBio1
Also worked at Stanford University School of Medicine87
Josephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalJeffrey FinerVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesAlejandraChief of Staff, Investment Team at Hummingbird VenturesFrancisco GimenezInvestment Team at 8VCLan JiangPartner at Lux CapitalJeffrey DeFlavio, MDEntrepreneur in Residence at AlleyCorp
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Also worked at Institut Curie7
Elena BattistelloAnalyst at Novartis Venture FundVincent BrichardVenture Partner at EQT Life SciencesCatherine BouleManaging Partner at KaristaAlena IvashenkaLife Sciences Investor at Venture Capital World SummitLouise-Marie RakotoarisonAnalyst at Kurma PartnersClaire CatherinetSenior Associate, Crossover Strategy at Sofinnova Partners
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Colleagues at Nordic Science Investments
Anssi Uimonen
Founding Partner at Nordic Science Investments
Dr Alexandra Gylfe
Founding Partner at Nordic Science Investments
Gerard de Bourbon
Venture Parter at Nordic Science Investments
Hanna Hämäläinen
Analyst at Nordic Science Investments
Jari Strandman
Founding Partner at Nordic Science Investments
Mart Maasik
Parter at Nordic Science Investments
Matti Hautsalo
Founding Partner at Nordic Science Investments

























