Bergen, Norway, 1 February 2024: Lifecare AS (LIFE), a clinical stage medical
sensor company developing the next generation Continuous Glucose Monitor
(CGM), has appointed Torsten Ernst as Production Manager effective 1 March
2024.
This appointment will strengthen our production team. Ernst is an industry
specialist with a track record in making new solutions manufacturable, and a
solid extensive background from companies such as Zeiss, Varex and Infineon.
Ernst also hold a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the
university of Braunschweig, Germany, says CEO Joacim Holter.
The Production Manager will oversee the construction and operation of
Lifecare's production facility in Mainz, managing a wide range of
responsibilities such as daily activities of employees, serial production of
Lifecare sensors, maintenance of machineries, qualification of supply, process
improvements and daily reporting of KPIs and metrics across the organization.
Lifecare's main goal is to establish automated production by the end of Q2
2024, representing a forerunner to the company's first volume production site
planned for 2025.
- The appointed Production Manager distinguished himself among the applicants
due to his long relevant background in the field of Lithography and excellent
letters of recommendations from previous employers. He has a thorough
knowledge of process, quality metrics and tools for managing the production
lines and employees and is further skilled in apprehending the affiliation
between essential metrics such as quality, delivery and cost, says Vice
President Manufacturing Ahmad Fazli.
As Lifecare is entering a new phase in the organizational development, the
management skills and experience of Ernst will enhance the company performance
at a crucial time for launching the first generation of the product in the
market.
The Production Manager will be located on site Mainz and report to VP
Manufacturing (Bergen, Norway). The establishment of the position of
Production Manager is expected to strongly accelerate Lifecare's preparations
and the establishment of forward-looking production capacity.
About us
Lifecare AS is a clinical stage medical sensor company developing technology
for sensing and monitoring of various body analytes. Lifecare's main focus is
to bring the next generation of Continuous Glucose Monitoring ("CGM") systems
to market. Lifecare enables osmotic pressure as sensing principle, combined
with the ability to manipulate Nano-granular Tunnelling Resistive sensors
("NTR") on the sensor body for read-out of pressure variations. Lifecare's
sensor technology is referred to as "Sencell" and is suitable for identifying
and monitoring the occurrence of a wide range of analytes and molecules in the
human body.
Contacts
For further information, please contact:
Joacim Holter, CEO, Lifecare AS, joacim.holter@lifecare.no, +47 40 05 90 40
Asle Wingsternes, Head of Communications & Public Affairs,
asle.wingsternes@lifecare.no, +47 41 61 42 52