Magnus Persson
Director
Medicine
Gyros Protein Technologies
Sweden
Biography
Magnus Persson, M.D. Ph.D., has 15 years of partner level experience in venture capital and has been a partner in two life sciences venture capital firms, one with its base in Sweden and with global reach and one in the Bay Area in California. Magnus has extensive experience in medicine, life sciences and biotech financing. He has led development teams of Phase II and III programs in the pharmaceutical industry. He has founded, and led private as well as public biotech and medtech companies as Chairman of the Board and Director in the Nordic Countries, Europe and USA. All in all, he has more than 90 Board years in the life science industry. Magnus has led audit and remuneration committees and several successful recruitment processes for senior management positions.
Research Interest
medicine