Ulf Jönsson

Dr. Ulf Jönsson has a distinguished career spanning more than 20 years as an executive in the life science supply industry. Most notably, he was one of the three founders of Biacore AB, which began in 1984 as a research department within Pharmacia Fine Chemicals. In 1987 this research was transferred into a wholly owned subsidiary, Pharmacia Biosensor AB, which became Biacore AB in 1996. Biacore was subsequently acquired by GE Healthcare in 2006. Dr. Jönsson was CEO at Biacore from 2000 until 2004. He holds a Ph.D. in applied physics from the University of Linköping in Sweden.