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Elisabeth Björk, M.D.

Director

Dr. Bjӧrk has been a director since December 2021. Dr. Bjӧrk was Senior Vice President, Late-stage Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D at AstraZeneca and led the global development of medicines within this area for over 10 years. Throughout her career at AstraZeneca which began in 2002, she has gained broad drug development experience covering clinical development phase I-IV, large outcomes programs, major global filings and health authority interactions, and commercial strategy/implementation. Dr. Bjӧrk is an endocrinologist by training and an associate professor of medicine at Uppsala University, Sweden. She is also a board member of Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Vicore Pharma AB, Camurus AB, Betula Consulting AB, and NodThera.