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Erik Gatenholm is an American entrepreneur. He is credited with creating the world's first universal bio-ink.

Biography
Gatenholm was raised mostly in Blacksburg, Virginia. He attended Blacksburg High School and studied Business Management at Virginia Tech University. He attended the Innovation and Industrial Management Master's program at the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law, and received his Master's of Science in June 2016.

Early work
At age 18, Gatenholm started his first venture as a freshman at Virginia Tech. BC Genesis focused on developing surgical meshes for hernia repair and cartilage implants by commercializing Virginia Tech-owned intellectual property. Within three years of its founding, BC Genesis received two National Science Foundation grants for $600,000. The company also received a $700,000 grant from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission, and was slated to help revive Floyd County's economy through the introduction of more job opportunities in biotech.

Gatenholm has had his own research published in line with his work. His abstract titled "Innovative bacterial nanocellulose medical devices: From incubator to human body" was published in 2013.

Current work
Gatenholm was introduced to 3D bioprinting in 2014. At that time, academics and pharmaceutical companies mixed their own bio-inks in-house, and Gatenholm recognized a gap in the market. He co-founded CELLINK in 2016 when he was 25 years old. CELLINK was listed on Nasdaq First North within ten months of its founding, and sales totaled $1 million in its first year.

Awards

 * West Sweden's Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2016.
 * Sweden's Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2016.
 * Danske Bank's Innovator of the Year, 2016.
 * Swedbank's Future Award, 2016.
 * Anders Wall Award for Exceptional Entrepreneurship, 2017.
 * Forbes 30 Under 30, 2018.