Mats Sundgren

Senior Industry Scientific Director

Mats Sundgren, PhD, MSc, is a distinguished authority in Health Data Strategy, serving both industry and academia. With an impressive career spanning over 37 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Mats has made significant contributions across various domains, including Discovery, Development, Manufacturing, IT R&D, Patents, Clinical Science, and Data Science & AI. His work places him at the forefront of technological innovation in the field.

 In 2022, following an illustrious 12-year tenure as the global integration lead for Electronic Health Records (EHR) services at AstraZeneca, Mats expanded his professional endeavors. He now holds several key roles: Senior Industry Scientific Director and co-founder of the i~HD (European Institute for Innovation through Health Data), Executive Strategic Advisor for IgniteData, which develops a system-agnostic EHR-to-EDC solution for clinical trials, and Chairman of the Board of the Research Foundation IMIT (Institute of Managing Innovation and Technology). IMIT includes prominent institutions such as Chalmers University of Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Lund University of Technology, and Stockholm School of Business. Additionally, he serves as a Board Member of the Center for Health Governance at Gothenburg University. In July 2024, Mats assumed the role of Scientific Adviser for IOMED, a company specializing in AI-powered technology for healthcare data activation. In March 2025, assumed the role of R&D Strategy Advisor for ZS Associates.

 Mats has an extensive portfolio of work, including over 80 publications, books, and patents in Life Science, Economics, and Social Science. His areas of expertise encompass Health Data Science & AI, Clinical Science, Clinical Trials Management, Business Modelling, Innovation & Creativity Management, and Device Development.