Board of Directors
Q-linea’s BoD consist of a combination of entrepreneurs, inventors and industrial experienced persons representing the major owners of the company, and providing active support to the management.
Holdings as of June 26, 2025.
Johan Bygge
Director since 2025, chairman of the board since 2025
Johan Bygge has a solid background of leading and developing prominent global companies, including as CFO at Investor, Head of Asia for EQT and senior executive at both Electrolux and Husqvarna.
Born: 1956
Education: MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics.
Other current assignments: Johan currently sits on several boards, including: Tredje AP-fonden, Getinge AB (publ), Lantmännen ek för, CapMan Oyj, Scandi Standard AB (publ), and Guard Therapeutics International AB (publ).
Holdings in the Company: Johan Bygge owns 1,363,033 shares in the Company and holds 40,000,000 call options entitling him to acquire shares from the shareholder Investment AB Öresund in four years.
Johan is independent in relation to the company, its management, and its major shareholders.
Mario Gualano
Director since 2020
Mario Gualano has more than 25 years of commercial, technical and operational experience in the microbiology and diagnostics industry, including 15 years in international leadership roles with Thermo Fisher Scientific. During his time with Thermo Fisher Scientific, he led Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Specialty Diagnostics Group in APAC and, most recently, was the President of the Microbiology division.
Born: 1969
Education: PhD in Microbiology and Immunodiagnostics and a MBA from Henley Management College.
Other ongoing assignments: Strategic Advisor, BBI Solutions Ltd.
Holdings in the Company: Mario Gualano does not own any shares in the Company.
He is independent in relation to the company and its management and in relation to major shareholders.
Sebastian Backlund
Director since 2025
Sebastian Backlund is currently employed as an investment manager at Investment AB Öresund and is expected to contribute to the work of the board and the company with his strong knowledge of financial and commercial analysis, internal structural and process improvement, capital markets, as well as M&A experience from his previous employers: MedCap AB (publ) and EY Corporate Finance.
Born: 1990
Education: MSc in Finance, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg. BSc in Economics, Francis Marion University, USA.
Other current assignments: Sebastian is a member of the board of Scandi Standard AB.
Holdings in the Company: Sebastian Backlund owns, directly and indirectly, 91,500,000 shares in the Company.
Sebastian is independent in relation to the company and its management, but dependent in relation to the company’s major shareholder (Investment AB Öresund).
Erika Kjellberg Eriksson
Director since 2012, chairman of the board between 2018 – 2025
Erika Kjellberg Eriksson has held board assignments and senior positions in pharmaceutical, biotech and medtech companies for more than 25 years. She has extensive experience from working in both listed and unlisted companies and vast board experience.
Born: 1962
Education: BSc in Economics, Uppsala University (1985).
Other current assignments: Erika Kjellberg Eriksson is CEO of Nexttobe AB, chairman of the board of directors of Linum AB, Brixton Medical AB, Lumina Adhesives AB, Lokon Pharma AB, and Tanea Medical AB, Director of Findolon AB.
Holdings in the Company: Erika Kjellberg Eriksson owns 10,199,000 shares and 5,000,000 warrants (TO1) in the Company.
She is independent in relation to the company and its management, but not in relation to major shareholders.
Karin Fischer
Director since 2023
Karin Fischer has more than 15 years of global commercial experience from both strategic and operative positions. She has also been stationed in the US. Karin has worked for companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Getinge, Xvivo Perfusion and RLS Global. She was CEO for more than four years at RLS Global, listed at Nasdaq First North.
Born: 1976
Education: BSc in Business administration and Economics, University of Aberdeen.
Other ongoing assignments: Karin Fischer is currently CEO at Biolin Scientific AB, a company within the AddLife group.
Holdings in the Company: Karin Fischer does not own any shares in the Company.
She is independent in relation to the company and its management and in relation to major shareholders.
Jonas Jarvius
Director since 2024
Jonas Jarvius has over 20 years of experience in research and development in molecular medicine and molecular biology detection. He has co-founded several companies and is one of the founders of Q-linea. He served as CEO of the company from 2008 to 2024. For many years, he has been active in leading positions in various biotech companies and has been responsible for projects concerning e.g. molecular identification for security applications as well as manufacturing and development of medical devices. He also has experience in certification according to ISO-13485, a standard for quality management intended for medical devices. He has also been involved in a number of biotech startups.
Born: 1971
Education: PhD in Molecular Medicine and a Master’s degree in Medicine, Uppsala University.
Other ongoing assignments: President, CEO and Director of Bifrost Biosystems, Inc. Member of the board of directors of Umbrella Science AB.
Holdings in the Company: Jonas Jarvius owns 6,326,978 shares in the Company.
He is independent in relation to the company and its management and in relation to major shareholders.