The Team
Jan Eirik Ellingsen
Co-founder, Chairman of the Board
Professor and Chairman at Department of Prosthetics and Oral Function, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo.
Co-inventor of Osseospeed™ dental implant, Solidox Hvite Tenner, Solidox Frisk Pust toothpastes and Solidox Frisk Pust mouthwash (now SB12).
Member of Scientific advisory board Astra Tech Implants.
William R. Laney award 2006.
University of Oslo – Birkeland Innovation Award 2009.
Hans Jacob Rønold
Clinical studies
2007- Associate Professor at Department of Periodontolgy, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo.
2003 Specialist Oral prosthodontics
2003 PhD, University of Oslo, Faculty of Dentistry
1995 Cand.odont. University of Oslo, 1995.
Staale Petter Lyngstadaas
Co-founder, CEO
Professor and Chairman at Department of Biomaterials, and Dean of Research at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo.
Previous research director Biora AB (1997-2001).
Co-inventor of Emdogain, Emdogain Gel and PrefGel
for the dental market and Xelma for cronic wound care market.
University of Oslo – Birkeland Innovation Award 2009.
His Majesty King Olav V gold medal for excellence in science 1997
Richard Wolff
Business development/IPR
Master of Laws (LL.M.) from University of Lund
Richard has extensive experionce within the field of intellectual property rights and commercialisation of intellectual property rights.
Richard has previously worked as Vice President, Corporate Strategy at Wyless PLC and has more than 10 years of experience of business development and IPR commercialisation.
Håvard J. Haugen
Chief Research Officer (CRO)
Professor at Department of Biomaterials, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo.
PhD in Biomaterials from Technishce Universität München.
Master of Engineering from Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
President of Scandinavian Society for Biomaterials.
German Innovation Award (Bioregion) 2009.
Johan Caspar Wohlfahrt
Clinical studies
Associate Professor at Department of Periodontolgy, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo.
PhD, University of Oslo, Faculty of Dentistry
Master of Science in Dentistry and Certificate in Periodontics 2004:Faculty of Dentistry, Graduate school, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
DDS: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden (1991-1996)