Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Hradec Králové, Czechia
Dr Kjell Eriksson, owner and senior consultant of RnK Biotech Consulting with 35 years’ experience in the biotech field from academia and industry. He received his PhD in Biochemistry from Uppsala University, Sweden. After joining industry, he worked for JT Baker, GE Healthcare (currently known as Cytiva) and Gozo Biotech Consulting. His primarily responsibilities were developing downstream processes, often together with industrial partners. Managed several downstream purification projects; i.e. developing purification processes for monoclonal antibody, insulin and an interferon. Partners varied from small start-up companies to large biopharmaceutical companies. He has cooperated with companies like Amgen, Pfizer, Genentech, Alexion, Sumitomo and Biomm among others. He also regularly lectured at conferences and courses. He has authored numerous scientific papers and book chapters as well holding several patents.