Background
Svensson, Leif Åke was born on March 31, 1941 in Hässleholm, Skåne, Sweden. Son of Herman Nils and Ruth Olivia (Wiberg) Svensson.
Svensson, Leif Åke was born on March 31, 1941 in Hässleholm, Skåne, Sweden. Son of Herman Nils and Ruth Olivia (Wiberg) Svensson.
Doctor of Philosophy, U. Lund, 1972.
Associate director organic chemistry, Astra Draco, Lund, 1965-1989; science adviser department medicinal chemistry, Astra Draco, Lund, since 1989; associate director medicinal chemistry, Astra Draco, Lund, since 1994; associate professor organic chemistry, U. Lund, 1974-1989; Adjunct Professor, U. Lund, since 1987.
Member Swedish Chemical Society, Swedish Pharmaceutical Association, American Chemical Society, American Association Pharmaceutical Scientists.
Married Berit Kristina Eskilsson, 1966 (divorced 1977). Children: Hanna-Kerstin, Per-Åke, Nils-Petter. Married Birgitta Hanna Kalm, 1981.