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Erik Steffensen

Investor

Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

About

Director of R&D, Manufacturing and Quality at Novo Nordisk with over 20 years of leadership experience and degrees from Harvard, IMD, and London Business School.

Experience

  1. Spot-on Pharma ConsultingPrincipal Consultant within Drug Development, Manufacturing and Qualitycurrent2023 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  2. Ascendis PharmaExternal Consultant CMC and Combination Productscurrent2024 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  3. Innovation Fund DenmarkMember of Committee for Grand Solutions within Life Sciences, Health and Welfare Technologycurrent2025 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  4. PharmakonExternal teachercurrent2023 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  5. Fuse VectorsExternal Consultant CMC, Manufacturing and Regulatory Affairs2024 — 2025Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  6. LundbeckExternal Consultant CMC and Manufacturing2024Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  7. GenmabExternal Consultant CMC and Quality2024Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  8. Novo NordiskGlobal Project Director2021 — 2023Denmark
  9. Novo NordiskDirector Site Quality2019 — 2021
  10. Novo NordiskVice President Corporate Quality2010 — 2019Copenhagen Area, Denmark
  11. Novo NordiskDirector CMC Development2005 — 2010
  12. Novo NordiskManager Site Quality2003 — 2005
  13. Novo NordiskCMC Project Manager2002 — 2003
  14. Novo NordiskResearch Scientist2000 — 2002
  15. NovozymesProduction Engineer1998 — 2000

Skills & more

Project Management1ManufacturingQuality Management11GMP1AuditsDue diligenceProduct Development2Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)Regulatory AffairsCombination ProductsSupply Chain Management3Lean Management
+12 moreChange ManagementFDA GMPProcess DesignPharmacovigilanceCorrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)Change ControlDigital HealthDigital ManufacturingCMCRegulatory CMCFDA InspectionsUpscaling
  • Qualified Person (QP) — Lægemiddelstyrelsen (Danish Medicines Agency)

From Erik's professional profile.

Colleagues at VÅR Ventures

Anne Malberg Horsager
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Anne-Louise Thon
Managing General Partner at VÅR Ventures
Anne-Louise Thon-Jensen
Partner at VÅR Ventures
Annemarie Meisling
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Brian Valbjørn Sørensen
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Camilla Bredholt
Partner at VÅR Ventures
Edward Pollard
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Geoff Lane
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Erik Steffensen?
Director of R&D, Manufacturing and Quality at Novo Nordisk with over 20 years of leadership experience and degrees from Harvard, IMD, and London Business School.
Where does Erik Steffensen work?
Erik Steffensen is Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures.
Where did Erik Steffensen go to school?
Erik Steffensen studied at DTU - Technical University of Denmark (M.Sc., Chemical Engineering); Copenhagen Business School (Boardwork and Corporate Governance for Life Science Startups); DTU - Technical University of Denmark (DTU Board Education).

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Also attended DTU - Technical University of Denmark66

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Also attended Copenhagen Business School310

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Also attended IMD172

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Also attended University of Cambridge896

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Shared employers

Also worked at Lundbeck4

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Also worked at Genmab3

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Also worked at Novo Nordisk22

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Also worked at Novozymes9

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