Erik Von Schenck
vice president
CPR Products
physio-control
Austria
Biography
Erik von Schenck joined Physio-Control as Vice President of CPR Products in February, 2011 following the acquisition of Jolife AB, developer of the LUCAS™ Chest Compression System. He had served as CEO at Jolife AB for over six years. Erik spearheads design and development of new products for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Previously, Erik was the CEO of Jostra AB, developer and manufacturer of heart-lung machines, and managed its integration into Getinge AB when the company was acquired. He has been working in the life science segment since 1991. Erik is also active as Chairman of LNC (a non-profit that advises start-ups) and as board member of Captera Medtech AB, a start-up company developing a new patient alarm system. Erik holds a master’s of science degree in mechanical engineering from the Technology University of Lund and an executive masters’ in business administration from the Executive Foundation Lund.
Research Interest
Erik von Schenck joined Physio-Control as Vice President of CPR Products in February, 2011 following the acquisition of Jolife AB, developer of the LUCAS™ Chest Compression System. He had served as CEO at Jolife AB for over six years. Erik spearheads design and development of new products for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Previously, Erik was the CEO of Jostra AB, developer and manufacturer of heart-lung machines, and managed its integration into Getinge AB when the company was acquired. He has been working in the life science segment since 1991. Erik is also active as Chairman of LNC (a non-profit that advises start-ups) and as board member of Captera Medtech AB, a start-up company developing a new patient alarm system. Erik holds a master’s of science degree in mechanical engineering from the Technology University of Lund and an executive masters’ in business administration from the Executive Foundation Lund.
