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CEO, M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Sciences

Bo has a background in product development and project management in the pharma industry. He is behind several successful start-ups in the pharmaceutical industry and has been hired as an advisor to, among others, Goldman Sachs and McKinsey in processes related to acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry. Bo holds a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Royal Danish School of Pharmacy.

Competent Person / Quality Assurance

Nina is holding the regulatory title of the «Competent Person» and is responsible for Balancial's QMS system. She has extensive experience as a pharmacist and manager within Quality Assurance as Qualified Person and Quality Control and has worked at Novo Nordisk and AlfaNordic among other companies. Nina holds a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Royal Danish School of Pharmacy.

GMP Technician

Carla Ferrao first joined Balancial as GMP Technician but quickly advanced and assumed responsibility for Regulatory Affairs. Prior to joining Balancial Carla worked at the National Food Institute at the Technical University of Denmark. Carla holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southern Denmark.

Board Member, Balancial Danmark ApS

Leif has more than 30 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical industry as well as the petrochemical industry. He has, through a varied portfolio of assignments, developed extensive knowledge and experience within consultancy, business development, line management and project management.

Matthias Filkorn

Managing Director (a.l.), Balancial Gmbh

Matthias is the managing director of our German subsidiary. He has worked for 15 years in several medical technology & pharmaceutical companies in leading positions. His main focus is on sales & business development. Matthias holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Health Economics from the Universities of Cologne and Bremen.

Christine Abraham

COO & Head of Quality Management

Christine comes from the position as General Manager for Medizinalcannabis Vertriebs GmbH in Austria where she was involved from and early stage and were instrumental in establishing their Quality Management System and obtaining the necessary certifications to operate within the European medicinal cannabis industry. Her strategic vision combined with experience from quality management and specialized training in cannabinoids and regulatory affairs, brings a wealth of knowledge to her role as COO for Balancial GmbH. Christine hold university degrees in Chemistry, French and Pedagogy.

Lars Erik Råen

CEO, Balancial AS. & Chairperson, Balancial ApS and Balancial Gmbh

Background from banking and finance, business development, and as an investor. Has in recent years been involved in development, and financing for several start-ups in Norway and internationally. Co-founder of Balancial and has been a full-time working chairman of the board since 2020. Lars holds a Bachelor of Finance degree from Norwegian School of Business.

Daniel Petter Lunde

COO, Balancial AS & Boardmember, Balancial AS.

Daniel is a co-founder of Balancial. Until august 2022, he held the position of CFO. Daniel is strongly committed to grow the company, and is engaged in supporting the team on an overall level. He holds a BSc in Economics and & Administration from BI Norwegian Business School.

Ørnulf Samdal

Chairperson, Balancial AS

Ørnulf is a lawyer with his own practice in Bergen, Norway. He has extensive and international experience from several listed companies in roles such as CEO and Legal Director. He also has extensive strategic experience from numerous board positions. He is educated Cand. Jur.

Trine Teigland

Board Member, Balancial AS

International experience in shipping, marketing, and sales, as well as strategy development and market analysis. Portfolio manager and investor through Teigland Eiendom AS and holds board positions in listed Lifecare.Trine holds an MBA degree.

Bjarte Askeland

Board Member, Balancial AS

Bjarte Askeland is a Consultant Anesthesiologist at Haukeland University Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Services. He graduated as a Medical Doctor at University of Bergen in 1985 and qualified as Specialist Anesthesiologist in 1995. He has practiced as an Assistant Doctor at Larvik Hospital and Fredrikstad Hospital, as Consultant Anesthesiologist at Hagavik Hospital and Haukeland University Hospital and as Head of Department at Haukeland University Hospital. He served as Military Doctor for the Norwegian Armed Forces in Afghanistan from 2008 – 2012 and is currently Senior Medical Officer (SMO) for Norwegian Emergency Medical Team (NOR EMT) with missions to Samoa, Bergamo, Lesvos and Haiti 2019-2021. He is a board member in the Norwegian Day Surgery Association (Nordaf) and Chariman of the Board in the Medical Society of Bergen (DMSB). He has a special interest in Chronical Pain and the development of new methods for the treatment of this condition.