Our Team

Emma Garatea

Founder and CEO for Cocoon Airbag Protection. She is an international award-winning industrial designer with extensive experience in developing successful campaigns, both in Sweden and internationally. She is an expert in marketing strategies and has also worked as business advisor. Her educational background is in Product Design, studying in Lunds University, Malmö University and in the renowned academy of fine arts in Milan, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera.

Helmuth Kristen

Helmuth has a background in a number of different cutting edge technology companies including Precise Biometrics where he was the Advanced Research Specialist. Helmuth holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering Physics from the Royal Institute of Technology and a PhD in Astrophysics from Stockholm University. Helmuth’s doctoral studies were financed by the ESA/NASA Hubble Space Telescope. Following his doctoral studies Helmuth was a post doctoral affiliate at Harvard University.

Jonas Källmén

Jonas has a background in finance and administration. He served as CFO of a number of listed technology and life science companies. Jonas holds a Master of Science degree in International Economics and Business Administration from Linköping University.

Simon Bjerkborn

Simon creates scientific software and algorithms in close cooperation with the user. Simon holds a Master of Science degree in Physics from Lund University.

Lotta Åstrand

Lotta has a background as freelance reporter for Swedish National Radio, holds a degree in Political Science from Stockholm University, and has studied political science at Harvard Extension School in Boston. Lotta has also studied andragogy (adult education) at Malmö University and has worked as an adult educator and project leader within municipalities and organisations.