John Sjölund

John Sjölund is the co-founder and former CEO of Patients Pending LTD - a company that has helped hundreds of thousands of people with diabetes live simpler, safer and more balanced lives with its smart cap for insulin pens, Timesulin. Patients Pending was acquired by Bigfoot Biomedical in June 2017 as part of its entrance into the connected insulin pen arena. Diagnosed with T1D just before his fourth birthday, John is an international speaker on the topic of living with diabetes and was recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the Year 2012 in Sweden and a finalist for Novo Nordisk & Lyfebulb Patient Entrepreneur award in 2017. John is on a mission to make life with chronic diseaase a little simpler, a little safer and to promote enhanced life balance through smart design. John currently lives in Silicon Valley with his wife and identical twin boys.