
Christian Kersten, MD PhD
Clinical Oncologist, Researcher, Inventor and Founder.
Christian’s research education and continued research interest stems from translational lab work within cancer immunology. This led to his establishing research facilities and networks within this area. He has been involved in more than 50 clinical trials and has headed research, including clinical trial units focusing on translational clinical trials, at Sørlandet Hospital and Akershus University Hospital.
He has always been intrigued by the Biotech industry and has experience from Big Pharma (Roche).

Marte Cameron, MD PhD
Clinical Oncologist, Researcher, Inventor and Founder.
Marte's clinical practice and research interests converge upon symptom management, where pain is central. She built her PhD project from the ground up, creating a national network of radiation oncologists which expanded her pilot to a multicenter study investigating the effects of palliative radiotherapy of prostate and rectal cancers throughout Norway.
Since 2020, she has been Medical Head of Research at the Center for Cancer Treatment at Sørlandet Hospital.

Stig Nordal, LLM, MoM, MTM.
Partner at DLA Piper's Intellectual Property and Technology-group (IPT).
Stig works primarily with commercialization of R&D and growth companies in various parts of the technology segment (incl. SW, SW/HW, Deep Tech, Health Tech and Biotech/Life Science).
He assists startups and mature companies at various stages of their development, and continuously works with technology investors, business angel funds and venture funds, as well as their portfolio-companies. Stig holds formal competence from the MIT Sloan School of Management and NTNU (Institute for Industrial Economics), and practical experience related to entrepreneurship, business modelling, innovation and strategy.

Gunnar Evensen
Top Business Executive
Gunnar Evensen is currently Board member and investor in a number of technology companies. He has a degree in business administration and has worked as a top executive in Norwegian business and industry for many years.

Morten Kompen
Chief Financial Officer
Morten has a strong track record in company financing, structural change and planning processes. He has a particular emphasis on financing research, development and innovation projects. In addition, he has hands-on experience in facilitating, structuring and leading the implementation of joint industry projects (JIPs).
He has served as CFO and/or COO and has board experience from several venture-backed companies.

Gry Stensrud
Chief Technical (CTO) and Chief Organizational Officer (COO)
Gry holds a PhD in pharmaceutical technology and a Master of management. She has served in leading positions within Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) development in several Biotech companies and has in these role contributed beyond the tasks of CMC, including regulatory and management functions.

Gerard Akkerhuis, MD
Business Development Advisor
After obtaining his medical degree he started working as clinical research associate. In 34 years he developed to an experienced commercial senior Vice President with a demonstrated history of working in the pharmaceutical industry. He has skilled leadership in life sciences and experience in marketing and business development in areas of cardiovascular, oncology and neurology.
After his retirement he was offered the opportunity to support AKIGAI in their ambition to bring effective treatment to patients suffering from unbearable pain. “I am thrilled that they enable me to contribute to their plans and to realize their dream to relieve the neuropathic pain of their patients.”

Paula Bousquet, PhD
Scientist Officer
Paula Bousquet is a meticulous scientist with experience within drug development, both as a scientist and on the leadership level from both industry and public sector. Most importantly, she has extensive methodological experience from public and private drug development initiatives targeting the EGFR.

Arne Hjertholm
Senior Economist
Arne Hjertholm has extensive experience in financial due diligence processes, international transactions, mergers and cross boarder taxation issues.
Scientific Advisory Board
We consider our advisory board to be part of the A-team of the worlds neuropathic pain experts.

Nanna Finnerup, Ph.D.
Professor, Director, Danish Pain Research Centre, Aarhus University
Denmark

Stephen Bruehl, Ph.D.
Professor of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
USA

Robert H. Dworkin, Ph.D.
Professor - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Research (SMD) Professor - Department of Neurology University of Rochester Medical Center
USA

Claudia Sommer, MD
Professor of Neurology University Hospital Würzburg
Germany
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