Who We Are
Nordic Innovators has a strong team that sets the bar high! We value teamwork and an informal and friendly atmosphere. Here is room for everyone and this is what makes it unique working for Nordic Innovators. Despite being busy, we have lots of fun, e.g., table football and Friday bar.
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THE STORY BEHIND NORDIC INNOVATORS
Nordic Innovators was founded in September 2013 by Henrik & Kenneth. First, it was just the two of them working in their kitchen. 10 years later, we are a international consultancy with +65 dedicated employees who all make a difference every day.
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Collaboration
We are in it together! We strive to achieve the best cross-team collaboration for every project using best our knowledge, experience and skills while working closely with the client.

Dedication
We set high, realistic expectations to ourselves and our clients. We are the trusted advisor who builds long-term relationships and always gives honest feedback.

Diversity
More than 25 different nationalities and multiple professional backgrounds form our unique team that deals with every project in personal and unique way.
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Kenneth Junge Hermansen
Senior Partner, CEO Norway
MSc. Business and Administration
kjh@nordicinnovators.dk
Tel. +45 31 20 55 38
Kenneth leads the way with his high spirit and runs the office in Aarhus and Bergen with focus on business development and innovation.
Kenneth's many years of experience within innovation management and funding schemes have made a big difference to many companies and universities. He also has extended proposal writing skills and a profound knowledge of project administration in both EU and national context.
The few hours Kenneth does not work are spent with his family or his racing bike to clear his head.
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Henrik Kemp
Senior Partner, CEO
MSc. Management of Technology
hk@nordicinnovators.dk
Tel. +45 31 52 32 36
Henrik has got a real nose for discovering the great idea which is one of the focal points for Nordic Innovators - he always thinks of new ideas.
During Henrik’s entire career, he has focused on helping companies on their funding journey and has also developed many successful applications. However, as Nordic Innovators started to grow he uses all his energy on ensuring the continued growth of our company.
In his spare free time, Henrik enjoys paddle tennis and cross fit which give him new energy.
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Gabriel Morales Cid
Director of Operations
PhD Analytical Chemistry
gm@nordicinnovators.dk
Tel. +34 696 213 641
Gabriel has many years of experience with innovation management and soft funding programmes. He has a recognised scientific background with a strong industrial slant.
He was the founder and manager of an European Project Office and head of an industrial research group working with innovative SMEs and large industrial companies in the automotive, aerospace and food and packaging sectors.
Off work, Gabriel loves spending time with his family and not least his bass guitar.
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Kristoffer Riis
Partner, CCO
MSc. Management Research
kr@nordicinnovators.dk
Tel. +45 22 74 59 70
Kristoffer’s calm but sharp mindset makes him the perfect manager of the sales and marketing team.
His task is not only to head of sales, supervise and give our clients advice on innovation management, but also to tie sales and marketing together.
Outside of work, Kristoffer's background as business development engineer shines through as he always has several ongoing projects - he says, he just needs more time to finish them, we wonder...
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Jessica Pellarini
COO, Norway
MSc. Political Science and European Studies
jp@nordicinnovators.dk
Tel. +45 26 80 32 72
Jessica is the cornerstone for Nordic Innovators Norway being in charge of the daily operations including management of financial and HR tasks.
Also, Jessica has used her great experience to work successfully with different funding programmes, both national and EU.
Jessica moved from Italy to Denmark years ago. In her free time, she likes to read, cook and hike and to immerse herself in nature.
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Sébastien Allibe
Partner, Head of Innovation in Business
MSc. Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
sa@nordicinnovators.dk
Tel. +33 (0)6 35 26 22 48
From his office in Lyon, Sébastien ensures the collaboration among our offices across Europe runs on tracks. He is the master of EU Delivery programmes and provides operational support and quality control to our staff across Europe.
With more than 17 years’ experience within EU Framework programmes, Sébastien has successfully coordinated, negotiated and managed more than 80 EU proposals across different sectors and technology areas.
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Lise Nesgaard
Partner, Head of Science and Societal Challenges
PhD Science and Technology
ln@nordicinnovators.dk
Tel. +45 53 83 20 18
Lise has a strong intellectual and technical background in molecular biology and biotechnology as well as scientific programming. Before joining us, she was a fundraiser at Aarhus University.
With her personal emphasis on creative problem solving, knowledge generation and project management, Lise has taken on several tasks at Nordic Innovators. Lise is now head of Scientific Programmes & University Partnerships, a relatively new focus area for Nordic Innovators.
When Lise is not busy with work, she has a partiality to creative chores and needlework.
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Lana has a remarkably strong background in business leadership with focus on constructing solid business & marketing plans. Her career includes senior marketing and product management roles from large multinational companies.
She is an exceptional communicator and brings a wealth of knowledge regarding business and product development, consumer understanding, investor pitching and product innovation. Her broad experience with funding programmes is an excellent fit for successful proposals.
After living in 5 European countries, Lana feels like a true European but Spain is where her heart is!
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Filippo Maria Contenti
Business Development & Senior Consultant
MSc. Social Needs and Urban Areas Design, MSc. Marketing Research
fmc@nordicinnovators.dk
Filippo is hardworking, straightforward and sometimes impulsive. He runs the extra mile for clients and gives valuable support and insights on how to make your business shine!
Filippo is attracted to original ideas aiming at increasing people’s quality of life and reducing our environmental footprint.
After work, Filippo enjoys "wrestling" with his two kids, literature master-pieces before sleeping, as well as running with his dog along Malaga seafront. Filippo is a gourmet food & wine nerd, of course - he is Italian, and loves to explore new cities and landscapes.
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Darya Zavertalyuk
MA Psychology
Darya has many years of experience in proposal writing within many different programmes. Moreover, she has experience with business development, project acquisition, project management, as well as provision of advisory and research for public sector clients and international financial institutions.
Darya left her home country, Ukraine, years ago. She is very passionate about travelling and exploring new cultures. She speaks four languages and is eager to start learning Spanish. When time permits it, she enjoys figure skating!
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Jan Rezek
Head of Private Placement & Acquisition Advisory
MSc. Strategy, Organisation, Leadership
jr@nordicinnovators.dk
Jan's academic background is his true passion; business strategies and development. Moreover, he has an entrepreneurial background with focus on startups and new ventures.
His internationally-focused mindset enables him to see things around himself from many different perspectives - an attribute he first used in his approach to write successful applications and now as Head of our Capital Raising department.
Outside of work, Jan enjoys exploring all different aspects of Danish hygge.
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Pernille Barkholt Rask
Team Manager, Norway
Cand.scient Molecular Biology
pbr@nordicinnovators.dk
Pernille is a driving force as the Team Manager at the Aarhus office that mainly focusses on the many different Norwegian funding programmes.
Before joining Nordic Innovators, Pernille spent much time in the Laboratory doing research in aging and thereby developed a scientist mind. However, she enjoys expanding her knowledge, broaden her horizon as well as gaining new skills.
In her spare time, Pernille enjoys different outdoor activities with her family but also relaxing with board games or knitting.
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Michelle Jo Kirkeberg
Team Manager (Maternity leave)
MSc. Psychology of Language
mki@nordicinnovators.dk
Michelle started as an intern, was of course hired afterwards and is now a Team Manager.
Michelle is always eager to meet new challenges and you are not in doubt that she has a linguistic background.
Michelle has a sharp pen and an eye for details which no doubt benefit her as Team Manager of the InnoBooster team and the projects she is working on.
Off work, Michelle both enjoys the Copenhagen city life and not least long walks at the beach together with friends and family.
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Bernat González Llinares
Senior Consultant
PhD Experimental Neurosciences
bg@nordicinnovators.dk
Bernat is experienced in preparing feasibility studies, business plans and winning EU proposals.
He provides added-value services that involve a thorough search of the market, regulations and competitor landscape, as well as discussing prototype improvements and new features. Bernat has specialist knowledge of the linguistic, ICT, biological and medical sectors.
Bernat's nomadic lifestyle has taken him around the globe but is now settled down in Spain with his family. In his free time, he enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee - flipping the disc helps him turn ideas upside down.
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Félix Urbain
Senior Consultant
PhD Materials Science
feu@nordicinnovators.dk
Besides his PhD in the field of Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage, he earns a MSc in Business Management and Economics.
Félix is a world record holder. Together with his former research team, he improved the efficiency record for Solar-to-Hydrogen conversion for prototype devices based on cheap photovoltaic materials. Leaving the science community, he aims to support clients with his experience to propel their innovative ideas to pplications.
As a Luxembourger, Félix speaks five languages. He loves to live and work in warmer regions close to the sea.
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Senior Consultant
MSc. Biotechnology, PhD Plant Molecular Biology
bgs@nordicinnovators.dk
With a background in classical and molecular genetics of cultivated plants, plant breeding and forestry, he spent many years as a plant breeder and geneticist in the UK.
Bruce handles all manner of European and Danish projects, from mechanical engineering, IT, biomedicine, food science, water quality and fish farming, to mention just a few.
He moved to Spain with a secret ambition of restoring an abandoned farm and live the simple life in the mountains with mosquito bites and goats, being sunburnt in summer and frozen in winter.
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Ana Catarina Lima
Senior Consultant
PhD Bioengineering Systems
acl@nordicinnovators.dk
Her PhD focused on development of natural-based hydrogel complex particles for drugs and cells encapsulation to be used in tissue engineering applications.
After her PhD, she was a research scientist in a startup. She saw how SMEs struggle to get funding. Hence, she became a Innovation Consultant supporting and advising companies and universities on funding programmes and preparing applications.
Ana Catarina works remotely from Northern Portugal with two dogs sometimes interrupting her. After work she enjoys water sports.
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Daniel de la Flor Sánchez
Senior Consultant
PhD in Chemical Engineering, Executive MBA
Daniel is an innovation and R&D expert with 10 years of experience. Being a researcher, professor, process engineer, consultant and SAF Responsible allowed him to engage in different projects.
He has managed/written innovative EU and capital projects, led projects from energy or decarbonization to oil & gas or fertiliser sectors. He also managed strategic projects involving green technologies and business development in hydrogen and related technologies.
Off work Daniel enjoys an escape room activity or being with his friends playing board games.
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Ana-Marina Popescu
Senior Consultant (Maternity leave)
MSc. Urban Planning and Management
amp@nordicinnovators.dk
Marina graduated from Aalborg University in 2016 where she did research on livability, smart mobility planning, and citizen participation in Denmark, Romania, the UK and Poland.
Marina has a strong background in developing funding applications and project management within mainly international and sustainable development, active citizenship and youth engagement.
In her free time, Marina enjoys photography and being together with friends and family.
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Alejandro Varas Gálvez
Senior Consultant
MSc. Innovation Management
avg@nordicinnovators.dk
Alejandro has been involved in R&I since 2008 trying to find disruptive solutions for social demands and thinking about how to improve the world.
He was also an adviser to start-ups and participated in incubators and support programmes for Technology Based Enterprises. He loved brainstorming about new applications to their products.
When his two daughters don't occupy him, he enjoys DIY-projects related to electronics and rocketry, basketball or reading sci-fi books or biographies.
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Vera Pinheiro
Senior Consultant
PhD Neurosciences
vp@nordicinnovators.dk
Vera only needs a short brief and then she runs with the ball. This is shown in fact that she can work on all funding programmes and is very successful with her proposals.
Vera is not a typical Portuguese as she speaks five languages fluently: Portuguese, French, Spanish, Italian and English – pretty impressive. We wonder if Danish will be her sixth language.
Though Vera never experienced a really cold winter in her childhood, she enjoys winter swimming, however, she now lives in Italy with her family.
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Juan Jose Vazquez
Senior Consultant
EMBA
jjv@nordicinnovators.dk
Juan José is genuinely curious about entrepreneurship, innovation and technology which led him to work internationally in project management and operations in organization of all sizes in both Spain and Australia.
Based in Madrid, Juan José has assisted clients in developing and implementing technologically advanced products and/or services under Horizon Europe and Horizon2020 programmes.
With a background in Business Administration and Engineering, he also has an Executive MBA and a Master’s in Project Management.
Before work, Juan Jose hits the gym to start the day with a feeling of achievement.
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Sam Bobbino
Senior Consultant
MSc. Economics of Science and Innovation
Sam brings +11 years experience in innovation funding. Prior to Nordic Innovators, he worked for an IoT startup helping energy utilities and municipalities deploy smart grid and smart building technologies. He also managed various large EU grant proposals and projects.
Moreover, Sam worked as innovation consultant & lead proposal writer for startup and SME clients across a range of industries. He loves jumping into clients' projects and helping to mature their technologies and business models, with the goal of delivering massive improvements to human and planetary wellbeing.
Outside of work, Sam loves surfing and swimming with his family in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Natalia González
Senior Consultant
MSc. Chemistry
ngr@nordicinnovators.dk
Until she graduated, Natalia had only lived in Madrid. However, her career took her to the Netherlands and she dedicated 10 years to the pharmaceutical R&D industry working as a researcher.
Natalia is specialised in Medicinal Chemistry and vaccine formulation development.
Natalia moved back to Madrid in 2017 and changed the lab research into an Innovation Consultant position. working with proposals for EU programmes, mainly SME instrument and EIC Accelerator and specially for health and biotech related projects.
Hobbies... Natalia loves music and spending time with friends and family.
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Marta Coma
Senior Consultant
PhD Environmental Engineering Technology
mc@nordicinnovators.dk
Before joining Nordic Innovators, Marta worked for universities, teaching and doing research and development together with companies. However, she wanted a change and is now counselling and developing successful proposals for Norwegian funding programmes.
Marta is back living in the northeast part of Spain but has lived in several countries such as Portugal, Belgium, UK, Australia and Denmark.
She loves to cook savoury food, try new dishes from different countries and bake cakes!
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Senior Consultant
MSc. Computer Science
oso@nordicinnovators.dk
Olav is part of the Bergen office. He throws + 5 years of varied and strong experience with all Norwegian grant schemes of significance as well as all the major EU funding schemes.
Olav has a background in computer science and we sometimes make use of this when he is not too busy with helping our clients being successful with the Norwegian funding programmes.
Outside work, his interests range from the financial markets to exploring nature, hiking in the mountains and fishing when possible.
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Sondre Tystad
Senior Consultant
BA Economics
Sondre is part of the growing Norwegian office in Bergen and he is busy being the head of the SkatteFunn proposals.
He has been working with the Norwegian grants schemes for more than six years with a special focus on the SkatteFUNN and Innovation Norway funding programmes.
Besides work, Sondre has lots of interests that range from economical growth and history, brewing beer and cider to watching sports, especially football and biathlon or anything competitive in nature.
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Erik Ländström
Senior Consultant
PhD in Bioinformatics
egl@nordicinnovators.dk
After finishing his MSc. in Molecular Biology, he spent 4 years researching diabetes at Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich.
Erik has experience in applying statistical and data scientific methods to tackle problems in life science and this experience is also used when he develops successful funding applications for our many clients.
In his free time, Erik enjoys traveling, going to concerts and cooking recipes from all over the world.
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Rajat Pandey
Project Consultant
PhD Biochemical & Metabolic Engineering
rp@nordicinnovators.dk
Rajat has several years of experience writing successful funding applications for many different programmes and clients, especially the EIC Accelerator.
Prior to his PhD, Rajat worked as a research scientist at an Indian Drug Discovery Company where he worked in protein production and structural studies. Before moving to Denmark, he worked in 7 years in Portugal.
Off work Rajat's eyes are clued to books or other hobbies like traveling, gardening and singing.
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Satcha Jensen
Project Consultant
MSc. Business and Development Studies
sje@nordicinnovators.dk
Her academic background in Business, Language and Culture has been a good starting point for her success with the Innobooster programme.
Satcha has experience from teaching, working in start-ups and volunteer work around the world.
Now, she enjoys helping businesses on their funding journey and working with people from different backgrounds and different industries.
In her free time, Satcha enjoys the nature as well as dancing, hiking and cooking with friends.
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Veronika Zsuzsanna Bankó
Project Consultant
MSc. Industrial Engineering and Management
vzsb@nordicinnovators.dk
Veronika came to Denmark for her master degree and worked as a student assistant. Luckily, she accepted to stay after her studies as a consultant.
Veronika has a background in industrial product development, mechanical engineering, and graphical design, which is spiced up with business development and project management. She is certified in ISO 21500:2013 - Project management.
Off work, she enjoys spending time with her family in Hungary, cycling, yoga and be immersed in nature or a good book.
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Katharina Kreissig
Project Consultant (Maternity leave)
PhD in food science
kkr@nordicinnovators.dk
Her multidisciplinary background and hands-on experience from the aquaculture industry and laboratory in analytical chemistry, biochemistry and genetic techniques makes her a strong card.
It is no surprise that Katharina became a scientist specialized in food produced in marine and freshwater environments as her parents ran a salmonid fish farm in Germany.
Having lived in Germany, Scotland, the Netherlands and now Denmark makes her true European. In her free time, she enjoys outside activities.
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Tina Sondergaard Thorsen
Project Consultant
MSc. Food Policy
tst@nordicinnovators.dk
Her academic background gave Tina insight in to policies related to the food supply chain ie. agriculture, sustainability and climate change mitigation, health and social policies.
Tina worked in the Danish tech startup ecosystem for companies like Techsavvy and TechBBQ before being a a lead consultant to secure soft funding for innovative business projects from funds like Innobooster and EIC Accelerator.
Tina spends a lot of her free time being a yoga-geek and she loves gardening and being outdoors.

Arpita De
Project Consultant
PhD in Nanotechnology
ard@nordicinnovators.dk
After her MSc in Biomedical Engineering in India, her PhD and postdoc experiences took her to the Netherlands, then Germany and lastly, new career opportunities led her to Denmark.
Before joining Nordic Innovators and thereby changed seat to helping clients, she worked as Senior Scientist and Scientific Project Manager. Here she had her hands on several Danish grant proposals like Innobooster, Grand Solutions and Eureka projects.
When the children do not take all her free time, she is volunteering as a yoga and meditation teacher.
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Project Consultant
PhD in Biochemical Engineering
aly@nordicinnovators.dk
Anna has experience with research and development projects in the field of bioenergy production and agro-environmental technology.
Eager to keep learning about new technologies, having a broad view of where society is heading and wanting to help others led Anna to be a consultant.
She is a true globetrotter, originally from Greece, but lived in the US until she was 5 and has now lived abroad since 2009, first in Spain and then Denmark.
Off work, she enjoys cooking, theater, hanging out with family and friends and travelling.
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Project consultant
Dr. rer. nat.
Before joining Nordic Innovators, Vasco worked at various universities in Germany as researcher and research coordinator.
Vasco enjoys working across the offices developing both successful Danish and EU funding applications.
Vasco was the first Northern European to join the Malaga office and his heart already belongs to Andalusia.
In his free time, Vasco enjoys hiking, mountain biking and skiing as well as stand-up paddling in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Patricia Soto Ramos
Project Consultant
MA. Economic Social and Legal Management of the Environment
psr@nordicinnovators.dk
Her academic and professional background focuses on environmental issues. Patricia spent 11 years working for the former Spanish Ministry of Environment, specifically in the Environmental Risks and Environmental management schemes area.
She evaluated LIFE projects which made her a great proposal writer and gave her thorough expertise in many innovation areas like TIC’s or EUHT.
Patricia is passionate about languages, gastronomy, yoga, her vegetable garden as well as spending time with her daughter.
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Iwona Blaszczyk-Lezak
Project Consultant
MSc. Chemical Engineering & Environment, PhD in Chemistry
With her international experience, Iwona fits in perfectly having worked more than 15 years Spain.
Iwona has an extensive experience in Research, Development and Innovation. She is a true professional with a strong background in nanomaterials, chemistry and physics of polymers, including thin layers, plasma, nanostructured materials and environmental protection.
In her free time, Iwona enjoys cooking international dishes. She is passionate about history and loves going for hikes with her family.
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Sandra Storey Mancebo
Project Consultant
MBA
Sandra has an academic background in languages and business. She has relevant international experience from technology start-ups, vehicle-to-infrastructure communications, medical last mile cold chain logistics and consumer products. She knows the pains of raising funds and the challenges launching new technologies.
She is a good communicator with experience in writing business plans, pitch decks, etc.
Having travelled the world and worked in different places, she is back in Spain being also a busy mother and a passionate foodie!

Beatriz Riesco Garcia
Project Consultant
MSc. Chemical Engineering and Environment
brg@nordicinnovators.dk
Beatriz has a strong vocation for social impact projects and commitment to sustainability. She devoted +6 years as international cooperation project manager expatriated in Africa, Middle East, and Central America.
Beatriz has 18 years’ experience as innovation project manager of international projects for big consortiums and SMEs, mainly focused on sustainability, circular economy and climate change strategy. Also, she worked with many other EU and Spanish grant schemes.
After work, she loves running, cycling, the wild nature and arts. But her wonderful girl tops her list.
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Teodora Pados-Dibattista
Project Consultant
PhD, Natural Sciences
tpd@nordicinnovators.dk
Originally from Hungary, but Teodora has lived abroad for quite some time now - Austria, Germany and Spain before moving to Denmark in 2018.
Teodora is a multidisciplinary scientist with a background in marine biology, marine geology and climate science. She is very interested in sustainability and nature conservation and has a never-ending love for the oceans and for all creatures living in it.
She spends her free time with her little son and looks forward to introducing him to her biggest passions if life: Travelling scuba diving and underwater photography.
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Balamuralli Rajasakaren
Project Consultant
PhD Chemical Oceanography
br@nordicinnovators.dk
Bala is a highly motivated environmental professional, who is interested in addressing environmental impact issues. He promotes a sustainable future, renewable energy and new technology. Moreover, he provides research support and expertise for different innovation funding programmes.
Bala is originally from Singapore, however, moved to Germany for studies and later Norway, Iceland, Denmark and the Faroe Islands as a joint-Nordic Masters programme.
Off work, Bala likes to travel experiencing other cultures and he loves cooking.
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Project Consultant
Business Administration and Computer Science
Intensely curious, Ask spent years studying business & computer science. While studying, he also worked as an independent contractor, which included writing several successful funding applications for Norwegian SMBs.
This led him to Nordic Innovators where he applies his writing skills and broad knowledge for our clients, while constantly looking for areas of improvement.
When he is not working, you might find Ask in a hammock in the forest or behind a piano, together with friends or doing exercise.

Astrid Wachauer
Project Consultant
MSc. Material Science
aw@nordicinnovators.dk
Astrid, who is Austrian, moved to Spain for work and she is characterised by her constant eagerness to learn new things and to broaden her horizon.
She is specialised in materials for electronics and microscopy and has for years now worked as Project Consultant for EIC Accelerator projects.
Off work, you find Astrid hiking, probably behind her camera waiting for the perfect shot. She also enjoys to explore faraway countries.
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Miguel Narvaez
Project Consultant
University Expert in Air Traffic Management, Air Traffic Controller license by Global ATS Ltd.
mn@nordicinnovators.dk
Miguel has an academic background in photovoltaic solar energy systems and in Thermal & Photovoltaic systems design.
Before joining Nordic Innovators, Miguel was responsible for the technical department at Odin Importaciones. Moreover, he has had his own IT company.
Luckily, Miguel lives close to the sea. In his free time, Miguel enjoys doing almost any activity related to the sea, from sailing to diving or fishing.

Simone Vespa
Junior Consultant
PhD in Neuroscience
Originally from Italy, but Simone has lived abroad through the years of studies in Latvia, Wales and Brussels where he did his PhD.
In Belgium, Simone got to know the healthcare industry. He collaborated with two biotech startups in relation to his PhD but was also a freelance consultant and assisted national and MSCA grant proposal writing. Simone gained experience in medical writing and clinical trial design and implementation with a particular focus on medical devices.
Simone lives in Andalucía with his girlfriend, he enjoys the mountains and lots of sport.

Capital Raising Analyst
MSc Finance
Mats is part of the equity team working primarily from the office in Bergen where he assists with research and analysis of different investment cases. This fits him quite well as Mats has interest and experience from the financial markets and company valuation in general.
Mats finds it particularly interesting to see how businesses grow, and all the new ideas that come to life.
When Mats is not working, he enjoys having a good time with friends or going to the gym. He also enjoys skiing or going salmon fishing in the summer.
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Dyveke Bahrawy
Capital Raising Associate
B.S. Business Law
dba@nordicinnovators.dk
Dyveke’s background is perfect match in Nordic Innovators’ cultural diversity – She was born and raised in Bergen; however, her roots are a mix of Egyptian, Swedish and German.
Dyveke is a curious and knowledge thirsty soul! She has a bachelor’s degree in European studies and a master in Business Law. Dyveke is part of the Capital Raising team.
Her biggest passion is animals, especially dogs. Her goal is to put one of her two dogs through training to become a certified search and rescue dog.
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Anne-Luise Skov Jensen
Business Developer
MSc. Agriculture Science
Although Anne-Luise is originally educated as an agronomist, her career took a sidetrack early on. She focused more on general technology development and fundraising for the agricultural and food industry and later in a wide variety of technology domains.
Anne-Luise has +12 years of experience with project management and fundraising. She loves developing ideas from sketches on the back of a napkin to solid development projects in close cooperation with the customers.
In her spare time, Anne-Luise loves to knit and go hiking with the dog.
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Isabel Irurzun Lobato
Business Developer
MSc. Science & Innovation Management
Isabel is part of our growing team in Madrid.
Before joining Nordic Innovators, she worked +15 years in private and public entities at international level, mainly the energy sector (wind energy development, construction and operation; electric appliances manufacturing), the health sector (clinical trials) and R&D consultancy (public funding, technical & sales, SME-focused & collaborative programmes).
Isabel loves outdoor sports, rock music, photography and red wine although her spare time is almost non-existent with two small kids.

Emiliano Lepore
Business Development
PhD Structural Engineering
Emiliano is entrepreneurial and co-inventor of 7 patents, 5 have successfully been licensed out. He has +10 years of experience with innovation and business development in medtech and biotech in Europe, Japan and Singapore.
Emiliano has lots of experience with EU funding, initially as a writer but now on business development searching and identifying innovative companies across Europe with potential to be successful.
When he is not working, he likes long runs and exploring the world with his wife and daughter.
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Susanne Kemp
Communications Manager
MSc. International Business Communication
sk@nordicinnovators.dk
Susanne is shaping the internal and external communication of Nordic Innovators and helps planning and conveying our communication activities.
She has a history of working with marketing communication, mainly Business-to-Business and digital marketing in the media and hearing aid industry. She has also experience with organising big seminars and team events.
In her free time, Susanne loves running, tennis and skiing and not least her daily dip in the sea all year round.
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Hannibal Meldgaard
Media & Marketing Manager
MSc. Film and Media Science
His background in film and media has motivated Hannibal’s curiosity and great understanding of new and digital media. His many years of experience with communication in several fields has given him an all-round understanding of the power of channelling the right message through the right media.
Hannibal uses this experience to, e.g., write and produce compelling pitch videos for our clients in connection with the applications and to help strengthen our digital strategy.
Off work, he is active with spinning and running but also enjoys watching old films.

HR Responsible
BA. Law
ad@nordicinnovators.dk
Ana has a degree in Law and is specialized in Human Resources. She joined Nordic Innovators to help us recrute the right people to our dynamic team and not least develop our HR department.
She brings more than 10 years of experience in Human Resources departments of multinational companies, in technology and innovation projects.
She thinks that the best way to work is to create the best environment, be generous, flexible and never forget a smile.
Her passion is her family and the museums, calling herself "friki of them".
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Veronika Vinnytska
HR & Marketing Coordinator
MSc. English studies & intercultural comm.
vv@nordicinnovators.dk
Being raised between Spain and Ukraine, Veronika has a hybrid personality. Eventually, she moved to Spain and did a MSc in English studies, multilingual and intercultural communication. The ability of speaking multiple languages has opened doors for her at the field of HR and Marketing.
Veronika has experience as a Copywriter, Digital Marketing Assistant and Communication Specialist and now she is growing in this field of HR.
In her free time, she enjoys the good life at "Costa del Sol" hiking with her dog, going to the beach and reading.
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Gintarė Kicaitė
Office Manager & Accounting
BA. Business Administration
gk@nordicinnovators.dk
Gintare has many different tasks and is always prepared to help everyone who reaches out for help across our offices. However, luckily she is mostly busy with office management and accounting.
Gintare is from Lithuania but has lived in Denmark for many years with her family. We and her daughter try to get her to speak Danish - one day she will be fluent.
When Gintare is not busy at Nordic Innovators, she enjoys renovating her house, travel to her home country to visit family, but also outdoors activities or just relaxing with a good movie or book.
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Katerina Hanzalova
Associate Consultant
Stud. MSc. Engineering
Katerina is part our Sales & Marketing team. Before joining us, Katerina worked for a Danish startup environment with a background in biotechnology and chemistry. What fuels her are the exciting moments while bridging the business, technology & science worlds.
Having worked full time for some time, Katherina returned to her studies and is currently finishing degree in Technology-Based Business Development.
Leisure time is spent in nature, winter swimming and any movement ranging from calm yoga to lifting at the gym.
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