The Company
Timesulin is a brand of Patients Pending Ltd, a UK registered company established in 2011 to create solutions that will alleviate daily issues faced by people living with chronic conditions. Through a series of innovative products, the company is contributing towards building a new standard of care on a global scale. The company currently has a number of products in the pipeline that will reduce complexity for medical devices.
Timesulin, the first product from Patients Pending, was created in 2011 based on the need of one of the co-founders, John Sjölund, who has been living with Type 1 diabetes since age four.
Operating on a global scale, Timesulin aims to help anyone living with insulin-dependent diabetes avoid low or high blood sugar symptoms and lead a better, safer and more balanced life. The Timesulin ‘smart cap’ fits onto all major insulin pen brands and has a built-in timer to show how long it’s been since the user administered the last injection. Timesulin was designed and produced in Germany. Timesulin was launched to consumers in Europe in 2011 through a network of independent distributors. A global distribution network is underway for 2012.
The Timesulin founding team is comprised of CEO John Sjölund (currently using Kwikpen™ and Solostar™ insulin pens), a co-creator of Skype and an engineer from the MIT Media Lab - three entrepreneurs with a passion for making life for people living with diabetes just a little easier.
Founders
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John Sjölund - CEO & Co-founderJohn has been living with Type 1 diabetes since age three, but this has not kept him from completing business school at the University of Jönköping in Sweden, relocating to South Africa to finish his Master’s thesis on entrepreneurship in the townships, completing the world’s longest ski race, Sweden’s Vasaloppet, the world’s largest cycling race, held annually in South Africa, The Cape Argus, or, most recently, the London Triathlon - which he did in aid of Diabetes UK. He has great control over his blood sugar levels, but often finds himself unsure of whether he’s administered his insulin shot or not. Because of this, Timesulin lies very close to his heart. It has changed John’s life and he knows that it will change the lives of other people living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes too. John holds a MSc in International Business from the University of Jönköping and lives in London with his wife and many, many Apple products. |
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Marcel Botha - Co-founderMarcel studied Architecture at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in his native South Africa before moving to the US where he completed his SMArchS in Computation at the MiT Media Lab in Boston. His motto in general is to keep things modern, sleek and simple - be it in design, travel, networking or cooking. Marcel currently resides in the heart of all things trendy, Berlin. |
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Andreas Sjölund - Co-founder & Board MemberAndreas loves to work with smart people on fun projects that enhance the way we use technology and in Timesulin he’s hit the jackpot. In 2001, Andreas joined Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis at KaZaA and was part of the founding team that went on to create Skype. Andreas served as Skype’s first product manager and was responsible for launching Skype across Windows, OSX and mobile platforms. He loved the challenge and brings that same enthusiasm and experience to the Timesulin team. Andreas has a B.S in Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon and an MBA from Chalmers. Andreas lives with his wife and young son, Thorbjörn, in Stockholm. |
Chairman of the Board
Anna Tenstam Lundvall
A powerhouse in the Scandinavian medical field, Anna brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Timesulin team, not to mention energy, passion and drive like few others. Anna’s resumé reads like the social pages of the medical field and includes brands like Contura International, Nordic Aesthetics, ColBar LifeScience Ltd, Q-Med AB and Bristol-Myers Squibb. She divides her time between her family in Stockholm and an office in Copenhagen.
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Advisory Board
Paul Madden
A veteran in diabetes industry, education and diabetes care. Paul lives with Type 1 diabetes himself. He has focused his energy on educating professionals and patients, raising millions of dollars supporting clinical and research programs and awareness of diabetes throughout the world. Most recently, Paul was Director of Advocacy, Education & Empowerment at PepsiCo, increasing healthier choices and actions to help consumers lead more balanced, healthier lives. Prior to that, Paul worked with Johnson & Johnson and Joslin Diabetes Center affiliated with Harvard Medical School to help educate, train and support those living with diabetes. John originally met Paul when he attended Joslin’s summer camps as a child in the 1980’s where Paul spent in excess of 25 years helping kids and families living with diabetes to be empowered and learn to live more balanced lives. Paul jumped at the opportunity to assist Timesulin with our goal of making life easier, less stressful and safer for those living with the disease. Paul simply can’t stop networking in and advocating for people living with diabetes. We love that.
Communications
Susan Moolman
Namibian-bred Susan studied Public Relations at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa and spent the next seven years working in Communications in Cape Town before relocating for three years to New York. There she was appointed Director of Public Relations for a leading interior design firm before starting her own communications consultancy in London in 2010. Susan currently lives with her husband in London, from where she manages the global communications for Timesulin.
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