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What is your educational background?

"I have a PhD in Biochemistry."
 
Do you have any experience from industry?

"I have not worked in an industry, but I collaborate with several companies in my research projects and I have myself co-founded five start-ups so far. One of the start-ups has recently become a public company."
 
What drew you to a career in academia?

"I enjoy research and the freedom to think and try out my own ideas."
 
What are your research interests?

"I'm interested in doing research that contributes towards a sustainable society. Some examples are to use biotechnology as a tool to decouple production from fossil feedstock and make carbon-neutral products, and to develop alternatives to antibiotics to reduce the growing problem of antibiotic resistance."

 
What is your driving force as a teacher?

"To share my knowledge and inspire students to use what they learn to be creative and follow their interests."
 
Is there any cutting-edge research going on in the department that the students benefit from? If yes, how?

"There are lot of good researchers at ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ doing highly interesting biotechnology-related research in the areas of environment, food, medicine, etc. Moreover, there are possibilities to do cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in collaboration with researchers from other fields."