19-05-2021
Johan Olsson has been promoted to Head of R&D and Supply Chain at Smartfish
Johan Olsson has been promoted to Head of R&D and Supply Chain at Smartfish. In his new broader role, Johan takes over the responsibility of Mozhgan Dorkhan, CSO, who will be leaving Smartfish at the end of the month.
Johan Olsson has been promoted to Head of R&D and Supply Chain at Smartfish. Johan joined Smartfish in 2016 and has been responsible for Regulatory Affairs, QA/QC and Product Development. In his new broader role, Johan takes over the responsibility of Mozhgan Dorkhan, CSO, who will be leaving Smartfish at the end of the month. Johan reports to Geir Harstad, CEO, and is part of the management team.
Johan holds a M.Sc. in Agriculture with a major in food science and a PhD in Microbiology from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. He has a broad and deep experience in clinical research. He has been a principal investigator in 46 clinical food trials within the areas of gut health and immunity, nutrigenomics, cardiovascular diseases, lipid-, glucose- and insulin metabolism and blood pressure. In earlier roles, Johan has been the CEO at Foodfiles, a CRO company specialized in clinical trials of foods and regulatory affairs and Scientific Advisor at TFS – Trial Form Support a CRO company specialized in clinical trials and regulatory services. He has also evaluated research- and innovation grant applications both in Sweden and internationally during the last 10 years.
“This is an important step in our efforts to bring evidence based nutritional solutions to the market and to meet the needs of our strategic partners and other stakeholders.” concludes Geir Harstad, CEO.
