Johan Börjesson

Dr Johan Börjesson is the Head of group Innovation system at RISE for the unit RISE Processum AB.  Johan is tasked with leading the Processum biorefinery cluster activities that is hosted by RISE. RISE Bioeconomy Arena holds the collective capacity of RISE biorefinery testbeds to support the Swedish industry in scaling up the bioeconomy. RISE Bioeconomy Arena is centered in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden within the High Coast Innovation Park at the heart of the Swedish forest industry. The combination of a world class infrastructure with a strong regional, national, and international network provides the right conditions for bioeconomy companies to grow and establish in the region. 

Having received his degree in and PhD at Lund University, Johan spent 9 years as an enzyme application development scientist at Novozymes A/S in Denmark and US working on scaling up enzyme technology for biomass hydrolysis into fermentable sugars. With a background in Biotechnology and biorefinery development Johan joined IBioIC in Scotland 2017 – 2020 where he was responsible for growing the biotechnology network and link cluster members to European funding opportunities.