Meet our experts
Management
With Arex, you have a full suite of expertise at your fingertips.
With Arex, you have a full suite of expertise at your fingertips.
Erik Hedner
Founding Partner
Head of Regulatory Affairs & CMC
MBA, PhD in Medicinal Chemistry
Linda Thunell
Founding partner
CEO
MSc Tox
During her 25 years in the pharmaceutical industry Linda has held various executive positions, and between 2002 and 2019 she was the founder and CEO of Sofus Regulatory Affairs AB. She has also worked as Head of Regulatory Affairs in pharma companies and as assessor at the Swedish Medical Products Agency.
Staffan Thunell
Founding partner
BSc Economics and BA
Staffan has a long background in entrepreneurship within the life science industry. He has 20+ years experience from positions as Founder, Chairman, CEO and CFO within medical affairs consulting and small pharma. Previously Staffan worked in executive positions in big pharma and specialty pharma companies.
Lovisa Rosenquist
Founding partner
COO
BSc Mol Cell Biol
Lovisa is a senior regulatory project manager with extensive experience from leading positions at consultancies, managing Nordic as well as global projects. She specialises in assisting companies with market entry and product launch activities. Lovisa started her career at the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Erik Hedner
Founding partner
Head of Regulatory Affairs & CMC
MBA, PhD in Medicinal Chemistry
Erik specialises in areas related to drug development and regulatory CMC. After a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry he worked as a CMC assessor at the Swedish Medicinal Products Agency. He has since held various expert positions within pharma consulting, primarily with a focus on CMC in phase I-III projects.
Delphine Guérin
Business Development Director
PhD in Neuroscience
Delphine specializes in building long term business relationships and adding value to complex projects in international life science environments. Her multifaceted experience offers a unique blend of scientific insight and strategic acumen. Prior to joining Arex, Delphine worked as Director of Business Development at SFL Regulatory Affairs & Scientific Communication and Veristat. She holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Université Claude Bernard in Lyon.
Nelly Fransén
Partner
Head of Development & QA
PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nelly specialises in formulation development, regulatory CMC and quality assurance. Her expertise includes formulation technologies and drug absorption from development to tech transfer, scale up and production support. Nelly supports our clients with expert advice on CMC documentation, regulatory strategies, product and process improvements, QA assignments within both GDP and GMP such as QMS set-up, acting responsible person, qualified person or performing audits. She is a Pharmacist with a Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Uppsala University, and has previously worked as Director R&D and Responsible Person GDP in a smaller pharmaceutical company. Nelly is based in Lund, Sweden.
Susanne Schuurman
Partner
Head of Market Specific Services
MSc Health Economics
Susanne specializes in strategic market access and HTA. Her expertise includes strategic landscape assessments, development of reimbursement dossiers and stakeholder interactions. She has experience as project manager for a variety of strategic market access projects, from phase II to post-marketing. She has previously worked at a global consultancy firm.
Emelie Terenius
Partner
CFO
BSc Business and Economics
Emelie joined Arex after working at KPMG, where her most recent position was Project Coordinator International Tax. Emelie has also worked as a tax officer at the Swedish Tax Agency and as Head of Tax and Legal at a non-profit organisation.
Ann Kjellgren
Communications Director
MSc Media & Communication
Ann is a professional in branding and communication with strong experience of leading teams and developing effective strategies. Previously, she worked as Client Service Director at the global agency Up There, Everywhere. She is a graduate of Uppsala University.
Katarina Alheim
Partner
Chief Quality Officer
PhD in Neurochemistry and Neurotoxicology
Katarina specialises in quality assurance and pharmacovigilance. She has specific experience in quality management systems, both for GDP and for pharmacovigilance work. Katarina has held the position of Responsible Person for many years and has experience from inspections by most of the Nordic Competent Authorities for medicine. She holds a PhD in Neurochemistry and Neurotoxicology from Stockholm University.
