Heidi Stensmyren

Why are you here?

Medicine is a fascinating field filled with groundbreaking research, continuously renewing itself. Advanced cell therapy is developing quickly and has vast, untapped potential. Together with the strong team at Cellcolabs, I get to be at the forefront of cutting-edge treatments.  Cellcolabs has the vision to bring novel stem cell research from the laboratory to advanced clinical therapy.

What is your background?

I am Norwegian by birth and hold an MD degree from Würzburg University in Germany, specialist training certification from Gothenburg University Hospital, and an MBA from Stockholm School of Economics.  I believe that health is an essential part of society and is interdependent with a thriving economy.  As a former department chief at Karolinska University Hospital and having spent many years in international assignments as president of Sweden’s Medical Association and The World Medical Association, I see my field of work as global – just as medicine is global.

Is there something else that we should know about you?

As only an anesthesiologist can, I am patient and persistent in my vocation and avocations.  I enjoy the freedom and challenges of long-distance running, having completed marathons in Stockholm, Chicago, Paris and Berlin.  I hope to run the New York Marathon in the not-so-distant future.  Growing up in the countryside of Norway, I can handle a chainsaw and weld.

Contact information

Heidi Stensmyren
Chief Medical Officer

E-mail: heidi.stensmyren@cellcolabs.com