We are Uman Sense
Our mission
Uman Sense is a MedTech innovation company, a spin-off from Lund University. We work to improve the lives of people through modern mobile solutions to medical challenges. With the patient in focus, we create innovative solutions at the intersection of medicine, mathematics, and mobile technology. We believe that our strategy creates new opportunities for healthcare to offer the best possible health care.
Stroke is often detected too late
Stroke is the most common cause of permanent disability in adults, and the second most common cause of death in the Western world. Today, people who suffer a stroke can be cured if they receive the right treatment in time. Unfortunately, most arrive too late. We hope to change that with Stroke Alarm.
The Stroke Alarm journey
The first thoughts of a mobile stroke alarm were born in 2014 out of the frustration of having an effective treatment for severe stroke, but not being able to offer it to the majority of stroke patients. This led Johan Wassélius, associate professor at Lund University and interventional neuroradiologist at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, to look for a way to make it possible for stroke patients to get help even when they are unable to call for it themselves.
The rapid development of wearable technology such as small, lightweight and energy efficient sensors available has enabled continuous detailed monitoring of the arm movement. Arm movement varies with everyday activities, making it sometimes challenging to distinguish normal variation in arm movement from unilateral arm paralysis. By applying machine learning and neural networks, we have developed an algorithm to distinguish stroke-affected arms from healthy ones even during everyday activities and during sleep.
In 2020, Stroke Alarm was CE-certified for patients with an elevated risk for stroke. Read more about the research and development behind Stroke Alarm.
Our team
Behind the development of Stroke Alarm and the research that underlies it is a close-knit team of cutting-edge expertise and collaborations. Meet Uman Sense, the people behind Stroke Alarm.
CECILIA BELFRAGE
CEO AND CO-FOUNDER
CECILIA.BELFRAGE@UMANSENSE.COM
TEL: +46 (0)703-377789
JOHAN WASSÉLIUS
CSO AND CO-FOUNDER.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGIST
PETTER ERICSON
CTO AND CO-FOUNDER
JOAKIM JEHLBO
VICE PRESIDENT COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
JOAKIM.JEHLBO@UMANSENSE.COM
TEL: +46 (0)733-701744
FREDRIK SILOW
DESIGN, BRANDING
AND COMMUNICATION
ELLA WILHELMSSON
QUALITY ASSURANCE
KARL HAGSTRÖM
PRRC / REGULATORY ASSURANCE
KALLE ÅSTRÖM
PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS
SCIENTIFIC ADVISER
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Our Board of Directors
ERIC N.G. WAHLBERG
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
MD, PhD, Adjunct professor of Vascular Surgery and MBA. Currently serving as chairman and board member of several life science companies, as well as acting as an industrial advisor to VC funds. Previous roles include leading global positions at AstraZeneca and Novartis and as university hospital CEO in Sweden.
MAGNUS ERIKSSON
BOARD MEMBER
General Partner STOAF. Previously leading positions at Gartner and Swedish Technical Attaché in San Francisco. Great experience in business development and establishing businesses in several countries in Europe, Asia Africa and North America. MSc in Physics Major, Lund University.
CECILIA BELFRAGE
CEO, BOARD MEMBER
CEO and co-founder of Uman Sense. Extensive experience in business development and project management. MSc in Mechanical engineering, MSc in Business and Administration, Lund University.
ADAM MORELL
BOARD MEMBER
VP Device and Software at Cellavision including overall responsibility for development and production as well as quality assurance, regulatory and clinical affairs. MSc in Engineering Physics, Lic. of Engineering Mathematics, BSc in Medicine.
STEFAN VLACHOS
BOARD MEMBER
Head of Health Works at AstraZeneca. Previously Head of the Center for Innovation at Karolinska University Hospital. MBA INSEAD, MSc in Engineering Physics, Lund Institute of Technology.
JOHAN WASSÉLIUS
CSO, BOARD MEMBER
Co-founder of Uman Sense. Associate professor in radiology at Lund University and senior interventional neuroradiologist at Skåne University Hospital. His research and clinical experience of endovascular thrombectomy, inspired him to the invention of Stroke Alarm.
