SARSIA SEED MANAGEMENT TEAM

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Sveinung Hole, Managing Partner (MBA) Sveinung brings 15 years of leadership and board experience from a variety of businesses. Including business entrepreneurial know-how from the health-care sector, regional MD and strategy director at the Berlitz corporation, general manager, marketing and strategy director positions within the Telenor corporation, and director at the joint departments of anesthesia, intensive care, and surgery, Haukeland University Hospital Bergen. sveinung@sarsiaseed.com |
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Erlend Skagseth, Partner BioLife Sciences & Financial Control (MBA) Erlend brings 20 years of experience from R&D based IPR, project- and business development from Christian Michelsen Research, Forinnova and Sarsia Innovation. Has managed several turnaround processes and negotiated a large number of international contracts, licenses and trade exits. Broad board experience. erlend@sarsiaseed.com |
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Jon Trygve Berg, Partner Energy OilGas & Investment (Siv. Ing., MBA, CEFA) Jon brings 15 years of oil/gas technology experience. Jon sits on the board of Weyland, WindSim, Sorbwater and EnSo. He has experience from Det norske Veritas and has been the manager of the early start ups GexCon AS (Christian Michelsen Research) and Petroleum Engineering & Consulting AS. He has been the CTO of IT/speech technology start-up NST. jon@sarsiaseed.com |
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Øivind Enger, Partner Investment Advisor (Ph.D in microbiology) Øivind has over 13 years of research experience in molecular biology and fish disease, and 5 years in commercialising research based projects in biology, aqua culture, medicine and biotechnology. He has several years of managerial and board experience from position with Sarsia Innovation AS. oivind@sarsiaseed.com |
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Farzaad Abdi-Dezfuli, Partner Investment Advisor (PhD in Pharmacology) Farzaad’s background is in preclinical and clinical research with 7 years of drug development experience from a leading pharmaceutical firm in the US and Norway. He has 4 years experience in commercializing medical/biotech projects from Sarsia Innovation AS. Farzaad is adoctor from the University of Edinburgh and has postdoctoral training at Haukeland University Hospital. farzaad@sarsiaseed.com |




