Barbara Bislawska Axnäs

Head of Strategic Partnerships at Elsa Science

Barbara Bislawska Axnäs has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Barbara currently holds the position of Head of Strategic Partnerships at Elsa Science, a role they started in January 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Chief Product Officer at Elsa Science from November 2020 to May 2022. Before joining Elsa Science, Barbara worked as a Business Developer at the same company from November 2019 to November 2020.

Earlier in their career, Barbara worked as an Account Manager at Bio-Rad Antibodies from September 2018 to November 2019. Barbara also held positions at Atlas Antibodies, where they were a Team Leader Sales from April 2018 to September 2018, and a Channel Partner Manager from November 2016 to March 2018.

Barbara's career started at Thermo Fisher Scientific in February 2015, where they served as a Marketing Manager for Diagnostics Partnering until October 2016. Prior to that, they worked as a Project Manager at ÅF AB from January 2013 to February 2015. Barbara also gained experience in project management at Epsilon.nu from October 2012 to January 2013.

Barbara's academic background includes a role as a Postdoc Researcher at KTH from February 2012 to October 2012. Barbara also completed their Ph.D. at the Royal Institute of Technology, where they conducted research from April 2007 to January 2012.

Barbara Bislawska Axnäs holds a solid educational background with various degrees and certifications. Barbara pursued their Ph.D. in Biotechnology from 2007 to 2012 at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Prior to that, from 2001 to 2007, they completed their MSc Engineer degree in Biotechnology at the same institution. Barbara also acquired knowledge in Business Economics and Leadership by attending Företagsekonomi och Ledarskap courses at Företagarnas Folkhögskola from 2004 to 2005. Barbara further expanded their education at Kungsholmens Gymnasium from 1998 to 2001, specializing in Music and Science.

In addition to their academic achievements, Barbara Bislawska Axnäs obtained the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute, PMI, in June 2013. This certification demonstrates their expertise in project management.

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Timeline

  • Head of Strategic Partnerships

    January, 2022 - present

  • Chief Product Officer

    November, 2020

  • Business Developer

    November, 2019