Business Developers

Vice President, Business Development

Rune Vestermark, MSc, mMBA

Rune Vestermark joined Nordic Bioscience in January 2016 and became Director of Sales in July 2023 following his successful track record. Rune holds a BSc in Medicine with Industrial Specialization from Aalborg University, a MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Copenhagen, and an mMBA from AROS Business Academy.

He serves as the vital link between our collaborators and all our scientific groups. Rune is currently dedicating a significant portion of his time to providing support to our collaborators within the fields of organ fibrosis and oncology. 

You can reach out to Rune at bd@nordicbioscience.com for general business inquiries.

Associate Director of Business Development, ImmunoScience

Mayuur Bajaj, MSc

After completing his master’s in Life Science and Business studies at Leiden University, Mayuur joined Nordic Bioscience. He has extensive experience in business development and scientific alliances in the areas of renal, cardiovascular, respiratory and hepatic fibrosis and is versed in rheumatology and oncology. Mayuur thrives on creating long-term collaborations and alliances utilizing Nordic’s unique ECM remodeling biomarkers that ultimately lead to precision medicine.

You can reach out to Mayuur at bd@nordicbioscience.com for general business inquiries.

Business Development Manager, Gastroenterology, Dermatology

Elijah Aighobahi, MSc

Elijah joined Nordic Bioscience in 2021 after successfully completing his master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. He started as a research assistant and now leads our scientific alliances and business development effort for our Gastrointestinal team. Elijah has extensive knowledge and experience in business development. During his time at the university, he successfully started his own service company. Since then, Elijah has been an asset in leading our customer relations and leveraging his extensive business knowledge to grow our partnership with stakeholders and sponsors in the GI space.

You can reach out to Elijah at bd@nordicbioscience.com for general business inquiries.

Business Development Manager, CVD, CVR, Neurology

Signe Larsen, MSc

Signe holds a dual Master’s degree in Biotechnology and Business Administration and serves as Scientific Alliance Manager at Nordic Bioscience. She is responsible for business development and strategic partnerships within the cardiovascular, renal, obesity, and neuroscience areas. With experience supporting both large pharmaceutical companies and smaller biotech firms, Signe focuses on finding tailored solutions that align with each partner’s goals.

Working closely with Nordic Bioscience’s scientific teams, she helps translate extracellular matrix biomarker insights into impactful collaborations. Signe is passionate about creating long-lasting collaborations that generate value, support drug development, and ultimately benefit patients.

You can reach out to Signe at bd@nordicbioscience.com for general business inquiries.

Business Development Manager, Respiratory and Preclinical

Martin Pehrsson, PhD

Martin joined Nordic Bioscience in 2018 as a Master’s student. After obtaining his doctoral degree in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease in 2022, he continued his work with extracellular matrix remodeling in fibrotic diseases at Nordic.

Having worked for two years as a senior scientist focused on developing and applying biomarkers in clinical and preclinical projects, he recently joined the Business Development group. Here, he uses his years of experience in the biomarker space to drive the business efforts in the Respiratory and Preclinical space. 

You can reach out to Martin at bd@nordicbioscience.com for general business inquiries.

Business Development Associate, Oncology

Marco Pannone, PhD

Marco Pannone joined Nordic Bioscience in February 2025. He holds a Ph.D. in Medicine and Health Sciences, with a specialization in Genomics, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), as well as an M.Sc. in Molecular Biology from the University of Oslo.

Marco supports commercial and strategic initiatives in the oncology and hepatic fibrosis areas, leveraging his scientific expertise to bridge science and business. He focuses on identifying growth opportunities and delivering biomarker-based solutions to support and advance collaborations with partners.

You can reach out to Marco at bd@nordicbioscience.com for general business inquiries.

Business Development Associate

Alexandra Reker

Alexandra holds a master’s degree in Business Administration and Bioentrepreneurship from Copenhagen Business School and a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from the University of Washington.

She is part of the Business Development team at Nordic Bioscience, where she manages projects across multiple therapeutic areas. She focuses on creating collaborative opportunities that drive innovation, build long-term value, and support the advancement of precision medicine.

You can reach out to Alexandra at bd@nordicbioscience.com for general business inquiries.

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