Chief Scientist Nils Hoem was educated M.Sc. Pharmacy at University of Oslo, Norway, in 1983 and finished a Dr. Philos. in Pharmacology at University of Oslo in 1991. He worked was Associate Professor at University of Oslo until 2000. After working as a visiting scientist at University of Southern California from 2000-2001, he has held director positions at MDS Pharma Services Europe, Pronova Biopharma Norway and finally joined Aker Biomarine as a Chief Scientist in 2008.