Lovisa Afzelius

Founding CEO & Director @ Alltrna arrow icon

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  • Holds a Ph.D. in computational chemistry from Uppsala University
  • Earned a Master of Science in integrative pharmacology from Gothenburg University
  • Completed an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management
  • Previously built and led Pfizer's systems immunology function
  • Served as executive director of clinical programs at Pfizer, launching several Phase 2 studies across autoimmune indications
  • Co-founded Elsa.science, a digital health company in the rheumatoid arthritis space
  • Serves on the board of the Swedish New England Chamber of Commerce
  • Was CEO of BioChromix Pharma before moving to the US in 2013
  • Began her career at AstraZeneca as Project Director, Global In Vitro Metabolism Leader and Computational Chemist
  • Named to the PharmaVoice 100 list of life science industry leaders in 2023
  • Included in the top 100 'most influential persons under age 40 in Sweden' by Affärsvärlden
  • Received the Rosenön Award for best thesis of the year within the field of pharmacodynamics/pharmacokinetics in Sweden

About Alltrna

Alltrna is the world's first tRNA platform company, pioneering tRNA therapeutics to potentially treat thousands of diseases by targeting premature stop codons.

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