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Meet our team

Our leadership and scientific advisors combine world-class expertise in quantum computing, drug discovery, and science-driven innovation. Meet the rest of our team on LinkedIn

Leadership

Allan Grønlund
Allan Grønlund

Co-Founder & CTO

Leading expert in machine learning and applied algorithms. Allan holds a PhD in computer science from Aarhus University and has 15 years of academic and industry experience, pioneering applications of mathematical models and algorithms.

Casper Kirkegaard
Casper Kirkegaard

Head of Engineering

Applied-science software professional, experienced across multiple domains and functions. Casper holds a PhD in geophysics from Aarhus University and combines technical depth with big-picture thinking and leadership.

Christina Krogsgård Nielsen
Christina Krogsgård Nielsen

COO

An experienced leader with a background of 7 years in McKinsey where she was an Engagement Manager before joining Kvantify. Christina holds a PhD in nanoscience from Aarhus University. She is very experienced in managing complex processes and working across disciplines.

Jörg Weiser
Jörg Weiser

Executive Chairperson

25+ years of experience in starting, building, and running companies in Europe and Asia in the fields of computational molecular research and high-performance computing. Jörg holds a doctorate in organic chemistry from University of Göttingen.

Nikolaj Thomas Zinner
Nikolaj Thomas Zinner

Co-Founder & CSO

Nikolaj holds a PhD in physics and is a professor of physics at Aarhus University. He is an expert in quantum technology, quantum information, and physics-based modeling. He has extensive experience heading large-scale innovation projects and research consortia.

Tobias Holm Jerichow
Tobias Holm Jerichow

CFO

Tobias drives financial strategy and planning and supports fundraising efforts. With a strong finance and consultancy background, he builds financial infrastructure to enable scalable growth and ensure alignment with company goals.

Scientific Advisory Board

Albert J. Kooistra
Albert J. Kooistra

Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen

Associate professor in data science for drug design at University of Copenhagen. Albert holds a PhD in computational medicinal chemistry from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and specializes in the discovery of drug molecules through computational approaches.

Caterina Vigliar
Caterina Vigliar

Assistant Professor, Danish Technical University

Assistant professor at the Technical University of Denmark. Caterina holds a PhD from Bristol University, with a background in large-scale integrated quantum photonics. She specializes in high-dimensional encodings, measurement-based quantum computing, and boson sampling.

David Gloriam
David Gloriam

Professor, University of Copenhagen

Professor at University of Copenhagen. David holds a PhD in pharmacology and bioinformatics from Uppsala University and specializes in computational receptor biology, focusing on G protein-coupled receptors, and computational methods driving interdisciplinary drug design.

Frank Jensen
Frank Jensen

Associate Professor, Aarhus University

Associate professor at Aarhus University. Frank holds a PhD in chemistry from UCLA and is an expert in quantum mechanics, molecular modeling, and computational chemistry. He has extensive experience implementing scientific methods in computational software.

Kasper G. Larsen
Kasper G. Larsen

Professor, Aarhus University

Professor and Head of Section on Algorithms, Data and Artificial Intelligence at Aarhus University. Kasper holds a PhD in computer science from Aarhus University and is an expert in theoretical computer science, including theory of machine learning and algorithms.

Martin Ulmschneider
Martin Ulmschneider

Professor, King's College London

Martin Ulmschneider is professor of computational chemistry at King's College London. He holds a DPhil in membrane protein simulations and is an expert on how peptides and proteins interact with cellular membranes and carry out their biological functions.

Morten Kjærgaard
Morten Kjærgaard

Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen

Associate Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute. Morten holds a PhD in quantum device physics from University of Copenhagen and he specializes in the interplay between quantum information physics, quantum devices, and experimental quantum computing.

Niels Pørksen
Niels Pørksen

Founder of LeanBio

Founder of LeanBio. Niels holds a MD and PhD in medicine from Aarhus University and has held several corporate senior leadership roles at Sanofi and Eli Lilly, heading innovation and development of therapeutics within diabetes and obesity.

Ove Christiansen
Ove Christiansen

Professor, Aarhus University

Professor at Aarhus University. Ove holds a PhD in theoretical chemistry from Aarhus University and is an expert in theoretical, quantum, and computational chemistry. His research focuses on predicting the behavior of molecules based on physics and mathematics.

Søren Galatius
Søren Galatius

Professor, Columbia University

Professor of mathematics at Columbia University. Søren holds a PhD in mathematics from Aarhus University and he has received multiple honors for his expertise in mathematics, algebraic topology, and geometry.