About Us
About
REBBLS creates real connections between ambitious professionals who are in the Danish life science innovation space.
We challenge the convention and inspire entrepreneurial mindsets by facilitating rebellious events.
Purpose
To strengthen and grow the Danish life science ecosystem by connecting and inspiring.
Background
Rising: ambitious individuals with the mindset to develop themselves and others
Entrepreneurs: to create innovation under conditions of uncertainty be it academia, start-ups, or an established company
BioBusiness: exploring the symBIOsis between science and business
Life Science: includes every color of life science
– Together makes REBBLS – Rising Entreprenuers in BioBusiness & Life Science
REBBLS is the catalyst for creating valuable interdisciplinary connections that today’s talents need for building tomorrow’s life science successes
What we do
REBBLS bring the life science and bio-entreprenuerial community together by co-creating a number of networking and dissemination activities. If you would like REBBLS to host or organise an event for you, reach out to us!
Here is what we do…
- Thematic Events (Beers with Peers)
- Workshops
- Mentorship programs
- Hack-a-thons
- BioTech Tours
- Original articles
- Podcasts
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Meet the REBBLS

Jeroen Bakker
Core Team
Senior Associate at Novo Holdings
Analysis, debate and communication of great science.
“I enjoy exploring the Danish Biotech scene and see REBBLS as a community of peers who all want to accelerate new technologies”.

Tina Koutouleas
Core Team & Head of Communication
Ph.D Student at København Universitet
Screening new coffee hybrids in the tropics for resilience to climate change.
“I am in my element when the sun is shining in the coffee fields, I am with my equipment (which is working) and the insects are not biting (too much). I would like to harness the power of biotech for the restoration of biodiversity of plants and animals on this planet”.

Peter Mouritzen
Core Team and Head of Fundraising
Research Scientist for ImmuMap Services
Implementing and optimising immune monitoring assays on multiflow cytometers.
“ I have three passions: the pursuit for new knowledge, coffee (especially the effect of it) and the clean canal waters of Copenhagen where you can find me bathing all year round (yes – even in the biting cold of the winter)”.

Keenan Pinto
Core Team
CEO of Nordetect
Management, Pitching of hard and software development.
“I love making electronic gadgets that support biological systems such as plant growth sensors or lamps that optimise algae growth. Once I have hacked these gadgets I like to share them in peer learning workshops – lifelong learning is the key to aging sexily.”

Annechiene Rosenkrands
Core Team
Management Consultant at Deloitte
Hardcore project management – pushing things along.
“In my role, I get to talk to lots of people daily. I love the challenges and occasionally mishaps that come with working 100% in your 3rd language. But at the end of the day we understand each other and get project done”.

Daniel Vik
Core Team & Head of Events
Information Scientist at Leo Pharma
Funneling new information to everyone from the researcher to the business developer to aid drug discovery.
“I want to grapple with new ideas and concepts that draw me out of my comfort zone. Hopefully by doing this I can create a lasting impact on the Danish Biotech scene.”

Christian Code
Core Team & Head of Talent
Innovation Fund Post Doctoral Researcher at AAK A/S, University of Southern Denmark and Københavns Universitet
Creating new knowledge through experimental lab science.
“I like to tell people that the reason that I became a researcher was because as a child I really wanted to be a superhero. I think this is dream is edging closer to reality each day that I am in the lab and I don’t even work with radioactive spiders or gamma radiation (well not usually).”

Christina Milbo
Core Team
Senior Venture Analyst at Accelerace Management A/S
Early start-up development and mapping of the Danish start-up ecosystem.
“My daily motivation is my morning run through Copenhagen city and seeing how the life science ecosystem in Denmark is flourishing”.

Venkat Narayanan
Core Team
Product developer – Ingredients division, Harboe brewery
Ingredients creator for fermented ingredients and beverages.
“There are not many jobs which start the day with tasting 6 – 8 different varieties of beer! Talk about god arbejdslyst!

Christine Ritter
Core Team
NOME Project Manager at Accelerace
Connecting life science start-ups with experienced mentors through pan-Nordic matchmaking initiatives.
“I am a long way from the mountains but when I get back to nature I love to ski or exploring the Alps with my scout friends”.

Julie Serritslev
Core Team & Executive Board
Global Project Director at LEO Pharma (US Based)
Working across the pharmaceutical value chain to create amazing therapeutic products that help people with skin disease.
“I love following and supporting early innovations and ideas that have a positive impact on people and the planet. This is the reason I co-founded REBBLS more than 8 years ago. REBBLS is a fantastic platform for young life science professionals to be exposed to and utilize”.

William Wright
Core Team & Executive Board
Accelerator and Investment Manager at Accelerace, Events officer at NOME, Ambassador at iGEM, External Associate Professor at CBS and Curator at Hello Tomorrow.
Enabling researchers to catapult their new products or service
“My motivation is to help create solutions through biotechnologies to global challenges such as the shrinking biodiversity, water scarcity and climate change”.

Alexander Junge
Core Team
Data Scientist at Novo Nordisk
Interpreting and managing data to solve complex problems in a variety of data niches.
“My previous research was dedicated to finding the gaps in research and encouraging others to fill them. Today I do this in my free time through REBBLS which boasts a mash up of the business and academic world to facilitate new technologies.”

Alexander Moldt Nielsen
Core Team & Executive Board
New Business Development Specialist at Novozymes
Developing new business opportunities scoping the application of new technologies, business models and innovation systems.
“Adventure is my weakness. Whether it be finding a hidden jazz bar, stumbling through some street kitchens or exploring the mountain tops and forest floors, I am always up for something new”.

Lasse Nørregaard
Core Team
Consultant at Aconsil ApS & Project Coordinator at Chr. Hansen A/S
Primarily project management of large scale biotech projects, as well as valuation of drug development projects.
“I have a true love for windblown mountains, new-fallen snow and dogs. I’m also a big fan of good cheese, exciting adventures and dogs. And then I also like dogs a lot.”

Candela Lagunas Rodríguez-Villa
Core Team & Executive Board
Submission Manager for LEO Pharma A/S
Project planning, execution and compliance of new dermatological products.
“I thrive on simplifying the complex and making things happen – I also believe that a motivating unicorn email goes a long way for team spirit”.

Rafel Simó Vicens
Core Team
PhD student at Acesion Pharma & København Universitet
Drug discovery and maintenance of the heartbeat through innovative in vitro research – more powerful and safer than before.
“ For me the heart of a city lies in the food and dancing. When I am not in the lab you will find me either cooking, salsa-ing or swinging somewhere in Copenhagen”.