Background
Liljestrand, Åke was born on March 30, 1917 in Stockholm. Son of Göran and Elsa (Wretlind) Liljestrand.
Liljestrand, Åke was born on March 30, 1917 in Stockholm. Son of Göran and Elsa (Wretlind) Liljestrand.
Doctor of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, Karolinska Institute, 1954.
Assistant biological division, National Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Stockholm, 1944-1947; assistant physician, Karolinska Hospital and South Hospital, both Stockholm, 1948-1965; professor pharmacotherapy division, National Pharmaceutical Laboratory, 1966-1970; director division drug control, National Health Organisation, Uppsala, Sweden, 1971-1982; director board biomaterials, Board Technology Development, Stockholm, 1987-1989; board directors, Kabi Vitrum, Stockholm, 1982-1987.
Member Royal Society Academy Engineering Science, European Society Drug Toxicity, Swedish Society Clinical Pharmacology.
Married Main Turid Bengtsson, March 21,1981. Children by previous marriage: Åsa, Jerker, Petra.