She is a former member of the Swedish parliament and served as Sweden's Minister for Trade between 2007-2014 and for a period also as Minister for Nordic Cooperation. Moreover, she has been employed at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet in Solna. Ewa Björling has previous engagements as a Board member of Essity AB, BioGaia AB and Mobilaris AB among others. Ewa Björling is independent in relation to the company, its management and Karolinska Developments major shareholders.