Kristina (b.1976) has extensive international experience in all aspects of drug discovery, development and medical technology from over 20 years of collaborative research, with a particular interest in medicinal chemistry and infectious diseases. At Lygature she leads the Global Health project portfolio and has/had leading roles in a wide range of complex public-private partnerships. She holds a PhD in medicinal chemistry and a MSc Chemical Engineering with drug research specialization from Uppsala University, Sweden, as well as a Magistère de Physicochemie from École Normale Supériure de Lyon, France. Her professional experience includes Personal Chemistry, aka Biotage, Sweden, Mercachem, the Netherlands and VU University, the Netherlands. She joined Top Institute Pharma, the predecessor of Lygature, in 2014.