Employees

Eirik Næss-Ulseth, M.Sc.

Chief Executive Officer

Eirik Næss Ulseth holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). He has the last 20 years been working with establishing and developing high technology companies within electronics, IT and biotechnology.

Professor Bjørn S. Skålhegg, Ph.D.

Chief Scientific Officer

Bjørn Steen Skålhegg holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Institute for Basic Medical Sciences at the University of Oslo. He did his postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA and has been a full professor at the University of Oslo Medical School since 2001.

Ken R. Rosendal, M.Sc.

Chief Research and Development Officer

Ken Rosendal is heading the research team at Spermatech AS and holds a Master of Science (M.Sc) in biochemistry from the University of Bergen. He has broad experience in biochemistry, cell biology and structure biology. A large part of his training he got from his 4 years stay at the EMBL Heidelberg.

Håvard Hildeng Hauge, Ph.D.

Business Development Manager

Håvard Hildeng Hauge is head of business management in Spermatech AS. He is CEO of PubGene AS and has previous corporate experience as managing director of Biomolex AS. He received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Oslo in 1999 followed by a postdoctoral position including a one year stint at EMBL, Heidelberg.

Tuva Holt Hereng, M.Sc.

Project Manager

Tuva Holt Hereng is part of the research team at Spermatech AS and holds a Master of Science (M.Sc) in cell biology from the University of Oslo. She performed her master thesis on cancer vaccine development at the Institute of Immunology at Rikshospitalet University Hospital.

Espen M. Gjems, M.Sc.

Office Manager

Espen Marcelius Gjems holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Economics and Resource Management from the University of Life Science at Ås, Norway. In Spermatech, Espen is the key person in administration.