PU sensor was founded with support from Linköping University Holding AB (LiU Holding) by researchers Anna-Christina Ek and Margareta Lindgren. Through activities led by LiU Holding, such as Venture Arena and Sommarmatchen, the company’s current CEO, Johannes Walfridsson, and its CTO, Tova Persson, joined the company. When the company needed capital to get started and develop its first product, a device for assessing the risk of pressure ulcers, it was natural for LiU Invest to invest in PU sensor and to introduce PU sensor to LiU Invest’s network of co-investors. The company now has a CE-marked product and has commenced sales both nationally and internationally.
– The company has developed well, and we are now selling half of our holdings to use that capital to invest in other early spin-offs from Linköping University, says Jonas Nilsson, Investment Manager at LiU Invest.
