about us

History

Vitroscope was started in 2019 based on years of research at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in collaboration with the University of Zurich. Our passion lies in creating user-friendly products that accelerate discoveries at the interface between engineering and life. We are an international and inclusive team with a passion for technology, biology, and creating impactful solutions. Some of us met through PhD studies, others through serendipity, others out of pure interest in technology - and we all connect through a deeply rooted interest in solving massive challenges.

Vision

Our vision is to push biology to the point where we can predict in the laboratory how a drug will work in a human patient.
We are convinced that complex cell models hold the key to replacing animal tests, to providing valuable predictions during pre-clinical studies, and to finding the perfect, patient specific treatment.

However, while there is tremendous progress on the biology side, the engineering part of the problem is lagging behind. It is limited to marvel at the complexity and sensitivity of human cells without catering them the equally complex and accurate environment. It is limited to build powerful AI models based on incomplete information about what the environment a cell actually experienced.
This is why we build the complete, digitally integrated microenvironment control. To easily control complexity.

Team

Arpenik Kroyan

is finishing her PhD on thermodynamic description of small size molecular machines. At Vitroscope, she focuses on developing bioinformatics tools in the cloud.

Carlo Kriesi

has a passion for biomedical engineering where life and materials meet in a symbiotic relationship to create knowledge. He holds a MSc in mechanical engineering from ETH Zurich and a PhD from NTNU Trondheim.

Heikki Sjöman

is an expert when it comes to embedding user needs into IoT applications that create value. He holds a MSc in mechanical engineering from Aalto University and a PhD from NTNU Trondheim.

Tor Henry Dyer

is VItroscope's operational guru managing and designing our global supply-chain. He holds MSc in Mechanical engineer from NTNU Trondheim.

Vendela Schjetne

joined Vitroscope in 2020. Experiencing chronic health issues, she joined Vitroscope with a mission: to leverage our technology to better understand her own body and to discover health treatments that promote high life quality and longevity. She holds a MSc in Biotechnology from NTNU Trondheim.

Martin Steinert

R&D advisor

Marco Fritzsche

Scientific Advisor

Lars Lydersen

Strategy Advisor

Julia Schüler

Industry Advisor

Gayle Lee

Biomedical industry Advisor

Darryl Kirsh

Commercial Advisor