Meet the Team
Co-Founder and CEO
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Mukund holds a PhD in Molecular Neuroscience from the Karolinska Institute and is the CEO of NEXUS Epigenomics. With a strong foundation in epigenomics and chromatin biology, he has a proven track record in developing innovative genome-profiling technologies. Mukund’s expertise spans cutting-edge methods in single-cell genomics, which has enabled deeper insights into gene regulation and its impact on disease. At NEXUS, he leads the strategic direction and drives technology development.
Co-Founder and COO/CTO
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Jana holds a PhD in Biomolecular Chemistry from Masaryk University and is the COO of NEXUS Epigenomics. With extensive biotech industry experience, she specialises in product development, quality control, kit production, and customer service management. Jana was instrumental in scaling operations at CARTANA AB, later driving technology development and early access programs as Project Manager at 10x Genomics following CARTANA’s acquisition.
Scientist R&D
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Jutta holds a PhD in Molecular Medicine from Karolinska Institutet, with expertise spanning spatial and single-cell transcriptomics, and method development across diverse and technically challenging biological materials, including primary human tissues and organoids. She has experience across academic, pharmaceutical, and biotech settings.
She is currently a Research Scientist at NEXUS Epigenomics, where she drives R&D programs by building reproducible and scalable experimental workflows in support of the company's technology development.
Research Assistant
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Akshaya holds a Master’s degree in Nanotechnology from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from India. She has worked across areas such as scaffold designing for tissue engineering, spatial proteomics and next-generation sequencing, including DNA-seq and single-cell RNA-seq. Her experience also includes method development. Akshaya is currently a Research Assistant at NEXUS Epigenomics, where she works in the R&D on method development, quality control, kit production, developing and improving experimental workflows.
Sales Strategy
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Basam is a pharmacist with over 25 years of experience in international pharmaceutical companies, specializing in sales, marketing, and market access strategy. He holds degrees in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and postgraduate studies in Food Chemistry. At NEXUS, he contributes to commercial strategy and business development. His expertise spans multiple therapeutic areas, including antibiotics, metabolic disease, type 2 diabetes, biologics, vaccines, rheumatology, and oncology.
Gonçalo Castelo-Branco, PhD (Scientific Advisor)
Gonçalo is a Distinguished Professor of Glial Cell Biology at the Karolinska Institute and a leading authority in single-cell and spatial epigenomics. With over 14,000 citations, publications in top-tier journals such as Science, Nature, and Cell, and the distinction of receiving multiple European Research Council grants, Gonçalo brings deep value as Scientific Advisor, guiding the development and application of our innovative technologies.
Marek Bartosovic, PhD (Scientific Advisor)
Marek holds a PhD in Biomolecular Chemistry from Masaryk University and is a group leader at Stockholm University, and Chair of the Board of Directors at NEXUS Epigenomics. In addition to being a co-inventor of MeTLAND, Marek has also developed cutting-edge single-cell, spatial, and multimodal technologies. As Scientific Advisor, he contributes to strategic discussions and fosters collaborations through his extensive network of KOLs.