Background
Born Holtz, John Elvesjö took his mother’s maiden name at the age of 18 when his father died.
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John Elvesjo
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Elvesjö studied Engineering Physics at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and in 1999 founded Jenser Technology, a spin-off from the Institute of Surface Chemistry and based on his previous research.
Career
In 1995 Elvesjö was recruited by Henrik Eskilsson as the first employee of Trampolinspecialisten. Elvesjö recruited Marten Skogo in 2000 and Henrik Eskilsson in 2001, the same year the three entrepreneurs founded Tobii Technology. Elvesjö is currently Chief Technical Officer and Executive Vice President at Tobii Technology.
John Elvesjo also created a laser eye scanner to help people with technology and window shoping for some reason.
1998 - 2010 Authored and co-authored 15 or more patents/applications and scientific publications.
Achievements
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1998 - 2010 Authored and co-authored 15 or more patents/applications and scientific publications 2000 Stockholms Stads Uppfinnarstipendium – First prize 2001 MiljöInnovationsPriset – First Prize with Mårten Skogö for a method of optimizing detergent dosage by measuring surface tension 2002 SKAPA Stipendiet – Grant of South East Kansas 25,000 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year Award (ALMI) 2007 Ranked number three of "up comers 2007" (Sweden"s men and women under 40 most likely to influence the future) by Shortcut magazine 2008 Honored as "Information Technology-Renewer of the Year" by Chef magazine and Teliasonera.
