Leadership team

Chief Executive Officer

  • Valentin did his PhD in Neuroscience at the Kavli Institute for System Neuroscience and conducted research in the Moser Lab. He has a strong background both in biology and mathematical modeling. He is responsible for steering the company’s overall strategy, day-to-day operations, and scientific direction.

Head of R&D

  • Irantzu holds a PhD degree in bioinformatic from University of Oslo. Irantzu has a strong background in personalized immunotherapy and more than 9 years of commercial experience developing bioinformatic pipelines for NGS data analysis. She is behind our bioinformatics core, curating the data required for AI models

Chief Technology Officer

  • David did his PhD in Statistics at NTNU. He is the former AI lead in the research department of DNV GL, and a Senior AI consultant. David focuses on data security, platform development and quality statistics associated with our predictions, along leading other data scientists and software developers.

Team

AI Lead

  • With a PhD in Trustworthy AI and a background in medical physics, Alise is behind the AI rending our predictions possible. She is developing innovative algorithms to predict risks of complexe diseases by integrating multi-omics data together, with a special focus on uncertainty and explainability.

QA Engineer

  • Maria earned her PhD from the Pharmacy department at the University of Oslo. She has expertise in patient safety, quality assurance, and quality management systems. Maria is responsible for overseeing the proper development of our products, supervising clinical trials, and obtaining the necessary certifications.

AI Sr. Scientist

  • During his PhD, Severin worked on developing data-driven algorithms for personalized cancer risk prediction. Later, he transitioned into biomedical applications of Generative AI and Federated Learning. His expertise includes data analytics, AI engineering and software development.

UX Designer

  • Alexandra is a talented and experienced service designer, UX designer, and front-end developer who is currently delving into the world of FemTech and AI technology with a specific focus on Endometriosis. With over 12 years of experience in online media and broadcast technology, Alexandra has recently obtained a new degree in Informatics that has expanded her skills with new technologies and formal methodologies.

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PhD Candidate

  • Chiara has a MSc in Bioinformatics from Uppsala University in Sweden, and a background in Biotechnology from the University of Trieste, Italy. Chiara has experience in machine learning & data science and a fascination for software development and medical innovation.

Software Engineer

  • Akos is a Senior Platform Architect for modern Data, Edge and AI domains.
    His background is from top rated firms like DNV, BaseFarm and Crayon and 25 years working with computer science.

    Akos is the kind that will engineer anything and thinking out of the box, “hack” the basics of almost any technology. At the same time being an expert software engineer, means that when Intellectual Labs are building solid foundations for a company, or smart IoT applications driven by science, Akos’s skills and pleasent nature gets the job done, and the teams we are working with all the more happy. 

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Board

  • Chairman, co-founder, CEO Intellectual Labs

    With more than 30 years of experience from Entrepreneurship, developing and commecialising advanced tech solutions and leadership within AI & Analytics, Inge is supporting Ambr in its overall development, marketing and growth, by leading our board.


  • Board member

    Jan Olav sits in the board of several established companies and start-ups, and has strong experience in analytic leadership. He is the chairman of Digital Insight, a business angel network helping Ambr on its path to success.


  • Board member

    A seasoned leader with a 30-year record in healthcare, merging economic objectives with employee engagement and sound medical practices. A former CEO of health industry Kjersti’s experience spans negotiation, marketing, business planning, strategy, sales and influencing the pharmacy sector.

  • Co-founder of Intellectual Labs, CTO of Ambr Institute.

    Everybody loves David. That is just the way it is, and we are the luckiest team to have him as a colleague.

Advisory board

  • Professor, Olso University

    Hilde’s research focuses, among other things, on the quality control mechanisms that maintain function of DNA and RNA during aging and throughout the lifetime of cells and organisms.


  • Surgeon, Associate Professor

    Rune investigates the role of reversible RNA modifications in bladder cancer. He provides Ambr with clinical advice and experience, and leads our project on Cancer Surgery Prehabilitation.


  • MD, Clinic leader

    Dr. Rivelsrud is a senior General Specialist with an extensive experience in strategic and operational leadership, start-ups, financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions. Dr. Rivelsrud excels in both the clinical and business realms of healthcare.

  • Hilde is the founder of Humentor AS, a company screening and analysing biomarkers for health and job stress, with the goal of increasing health quality and productivity in individuals and organisations.


  • Former CEO of Telenor Norge and board member of many companies, Hilde has a great experience in company development and management, and supports our team on these domains.