Board of directors

NIOM operates based on assignments from the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services, and from the Nordic Council of Ministers. Our mission and vision are presented in our strategy.

NIOM’s Nordic mandate is anchored in its Board through representatives from the Nordic countries. This ensures Nordic influence on the institute’s priorities and activities, and that NIOM delivers Nordic Added Value within oral health and biomaterials. This supports the goals of social sustainability in Vision 2030 of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Helge Tennebø
Chair of the board

Jon Harald Kaspersen
Vice Chair

Helga Ágústdóttir (Iceland)
Board member

Sebastian Schlafer (Denmark)
Board member

Ellen Berggren (Norway)
Board member

Pekka Vallittu (Finland)
Board member

Mariana Näslund Blixt (Sweden)
Board Member

Kristine Blanch
Board member

Pål Barkvoll
Board member

Stian Arnfinsen
Board member

Cato Kolseth
Board member

Aida Mulic
Employee representative NIOM