Jeanette Edblad

Director of the Office for Life Sciences at Government Offices of Sweden

Speaker

Jeanette Edblad is Deputy Director-General at the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise and the Director of the Office for Life Sciences at the Government Offices of Sweden.

The Office coordinates policy between the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Research, and the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise. The government presented an updated national Life Sciences strategy 2024, named “A concerted effort for excellence, long-term competitiveness and increased patient benefit” that aims to make Sweden a leading life sciences nation. The strategy is now being implemented.

Prior to this position, Jeanette Edblad was the Head of Division for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation from 2018 to 2023. She has also served as Deputy Director at the Ministry of Enterprise and has extensive experience of working at regional and national level with EU Cohesion policy and regional policy.

Jeanette Edblad is active in strategic innovation policy development and implementation within health and life sciences on both national and international levels. Her network includes international innovation policy, entrepreneurship, and the health and life sciences ecosystem. Her educational background is in International Political Sciences, with a Master's degree from the University of Umeå.