Press Kit

About the founders:

Name: Erik Gatenholm Position: CEO/Co-Founder

Bio : Erik Gatenholm is a serial entrepreneur and CEO/Co-Founder of CELLINK. Gatenholm started his first biomedical device company known as BC Genesis at age 18 in Blacksburg, Virginia in 2008 to commercialize a licensed university technology. BC Genesis focused on developing cellulose based medical implants for applications such as meniscus/cartilage repair as well as surgical meshes. Erik went to Virginia Tech for undergrad. In 2014 he moved to Sweden to complete his MBA at Gothenburg University , focusing on the commercialization of biotechnology startups. After meeting Hector Martinez at Chalmers University in late 2014, they begun to work to commercialize the biomaterial innovation behind CELLINK. Gatenholm and Martinez realized the potential for the new biomaterial as a printable material and founded the company CELLINK to provide bioinks to the 3D printing field

Name: Hector Martinez, PhD Position: Chief Technology Officer/Co-Founder

Bio : Dr. Hector Martinez is the Chief Technology Officer/ Co-Founder of CELLINK. Martinez received his doctorate in Cartilage Tissue Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology and has 7 years of experience in biomaterials, tissue engineering and 3D bioprinting technologies. He obtained a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington and M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Hector's dream is to translate his skills in engineering, bioink development, blueprint design and 3D bioprinting to the clinic – to bring better healthcare treatments to patients in need.

Notable Awards:

- Forbes 30 under 30 (Erik Gatenholm) - Business Insider’s List of Sweden’s Top Tech Stars List (Erik Gatenholm and Hector Martinez) - Nordic Startup Award Best Healthcare/Lifestyle Startup Sweden 2017 - Nordic Startup Award Best Healthcare/Lifestyle Startup in the Nordics 2017 - Anders Wall Exceptional Entrepreneurship Award 2017 - Arvid Carlsson Award 2017 - Winner "Swedish Exponential Startup of the Year" 2016 - Nordic startup awards - Winner "Diamond of the Year Award" 2016 – Fourier Transform - Winner "Innovator of the Year 2016" (Erik Gatenholm) - Universum and Danske Bank - Winner "Young Entrepreneur of the Year (west Sweden) (Erik Gatenholm)" – Founders Alliance - Startup of the Year 2016 - Almedalen (This would give CELLINK the title of “Swedish Startup of the Year” as this is the most prestigious business event in Sweden) - Business Insider’s List of Sweden’s Top Tech Stars List (Erik Gatenholm and Hector Martinez)

- Nordic Startup Award Best Healthcare/Lifestyle Startup Sweden 2017 - Nordic Startup Award Best Healthcare/Lifestyle Startup in the Nordics 2017 - Anders Wall Exceptional Entrepreneurship Award 2017 - Arvid Carlsson Award 2017