Professor Jens Nielsen Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden Tel: +46 (0)31 772 3804 Fax: +46(0)31 772 3801 E-mail: nielsenj [at] chalmers.se     Education and degrees 1986 M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Dept. of Biotechnology, DTU, Denmark 1989 Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering, DTU, Denmark 1995 dr.techn., DTU, Denmark Employments 1986 Research Assistant, School of Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Canada 1987-1989 PhD student, Department of Biotechnology, DTU, Denmark 1989 Post doc, Institut für Technische Chemie, Universität Hannover, Germany 1990-1995 Group Leader, Department of Biotechnology, DTU, Denmark 1995-1996 Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT, USA 1996-1998 Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, DTU, Denmark 1998-2008 Professor, BioCentrum, DTU, Denmark 2008- Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers Academic Experience 1994-1999 Founding Chairman, Danish Biotechnological Forum, Denmark 1995-2000 Deputy Director, Center for Process Biotechnology, DTU, Denmark 1995-1998 Co-ordinator, Physiological Engineering, Nordic Industrial Fund 1997- Member of the Academy of Technical Sciences, Denmark 1998-2002 Co-ordinator, NordPhys, Nordic Industrial Fund 2001-2003 Director, Center for Process Biotechnology, DTU, Denmark 2001-2003 Board Member, Center for BioProcess Technology, KTH, Sweden 2002-2007 SAB Member, Kluywer Center for Genomics of Industrial Fermentations, TU Delft, The Netherlands 2002-2008 SAB Member, Max-Planck Institute for Dynamic of Complex Technical Systems, Germany 2004-2007 Founding Director, Center for Microbial Biotechnology, DTU, Denmark 2004-2007 Member of Integrative and Systems Biology Panel, BBSRC, UK (50 million GPD) 2005 Chairman of Evaluation Committee, HepatoSys, Germany 2005- Adjunct Professor, Department of Biotechnology, NTNU, Norway 2005-2008 Co-ordinator, Yeast Systems Biology Network, EU Framework VI 2006-2007 Founder and Member, Danish Biotechnological Society, Denmark 2008- Member of Review Panel of SystemsX.ch, Switzerland (100 million CHF) 2008- Co-ordinator, Systems Biology as a Driver for Industrial Biotechnology, EU Framework VII 2010- Director Area of Advance Life Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Publications, Patents & Presentations 305 Peer Reviewed Papers 34 Book Contributions 3 Text books: Bioreaction Engineering (1994,2003) (English & Chineese), Metabolic Engineering (1998) (English, Chineese & Japaneese), Metabolome Analysis (2007) 1 Monograph 3 Edited books 32 Issue patents (12 patent families) 104 Invited oral presentations at international conferences 58 Invited seminars at universities and companies Editorial Activities 1996 Chemical Engineering Science, Guest editor of special volume 1999- Metabolic Engineering, Editorial Board (1999-2002), Associate Editor (2003-) 1999- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Editorial Board 2000- Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Associate Editor (2000-2007), Editorial Board(2007-) 2001- Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Associate Editor 2001- FEMS Yeast Research, Editorial Board (2001-2007), Associate Editor (2007-) 2004- Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Editorial Board 2004- Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, Editorial Board 2010- Biotechnology Journal, Editorial Board Teaching Experience Has organized more than 15 advanced courses on metabolic engineering and systems biology in Denmark, Sweden, Thailand, China and Chile Has been teaching in several different courses at all levels in the area of biotechnology, fermentation technology, bioreaction engineering, metabolic engineering and systems biology. Have extensive experience with setting up, organizing and running new courses. Have been actively involved in the design of new teaching programs at both the BSc and MSc level in the field of biotechnology and systems biology. Tutoring Experience Main supervisor of graduated PhD students 47 Co-supervisor of graduated PhD students 19 Current main supervisor of PhD students 15 Current co-supervisor of PhD students 2 Former affiliated post docs 35 Current affiliated post docs 12 Key Grants 1993-1996 Nordic Project on Physiological Engineering, Nordic Industrial Fund (>20 million DKK) 1995-2002 4 Projects, EU Framework VI (about 8 million DKK) 1996-1999 Center for Process Biotechnology, Danish Technical Research Council (20 million DKK) 1997-2000 Nordic network NordPhys, Nordic Industrial Fund (>4 million DKK) 2000-2007 6 Projects, EU Framework V (about 15 million DKK) 2003-2007 Heterologous production of polyketides, Danish Technical Research Council (2.8 million DKK) 2004-2008 Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Danish Technical Research Council (36 million DKK) 2005-2009 3 Projects, EU Framework VI (about 8.5 million DKK) 2005-2008 Genome sequencing of A. balhamycina, Lundbech Foundation (1.2 million DKK) 2005-2008 Yeast Systems Biology Network, EU Framework VI (1.3 million €) 2006-2008 Yeast in No Gravity, European Space Agency (2.7 million DKK) 2007-2009 Systems Biology: From model organisms to application, NORDFORSK (0.8 million €) 2008-2011 Systems Biology as a Driver for Industrial Biotechnolog, EU Framework VII (1 million €) 2008-2013 UNICELLSYS, EU Framework VII (5.4 million SEK) 2009-2011 Regulation of lipid metabolism in eukaryotic cells, Vetenskapsrådet (3 million SEK) 2010-2014 Industrial Systems Biology, European Research Council (2.5 million €) Awards 1989 Direktør Gorm Petersen’s Mindelegat, Denmark 1994 Ulrik Brinch og Hustru Marie Brinch’s legat, Denmark 1995 Fullbright Fellow, USA 1996 STVFs Jubilæumspris, Denmark 2001 Aksel Tovborg Jensens Legat/Bjerrum-Brøndsted-Lang Lecture, Denmark 2002 Villum Kann Rasmussen’s Årslegat, Denmark 2002 Sunner Memorial Lecture, Lund University, Sweden 2004 Merck Award for Metabolic Engineering, USA 2004 Hough Memorial Lecture, Birmingham University, UK 2010 Elected member of the National Academy of Engineering, USA 2010 Elected member of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters, Denmark Business Experience 1996- Consultant for several internationally leading biotech and pharmaceutical companies 1997 GeneCare ApS, Denmark, Founder 1997-2001 N&N Biotechn ApS, Denmark, Founder and CEO 2001-2004 Symbion Venture Capital, Denmark, Member of Scientific Advisory Board 2002- Fluxome Sciences A/S, Denmark, Founder, CEO (2002-2004), CSO (2002-2008), Memberof BOD, Chairman of SAB (2008-) (has raised more than 7 million € in capital) 2002-2007 Gothia Yeast Solutions, Sweden, Member of SAB 2006- MycoTeQ A/S, Denmark, Founder and Chairman of BOD (has raised about 1 million € in capital) 2008- GlycoFi, Inc., USA, Member of SAB 2008- Genomatica, Inc., USA, Member of SAB 2008- Promethegen, Inc., USA, Member of SAB Organization of Conferences 2000- Member of organizing and scientific committee of more than 25 conferences 2000 ESBES3, Denmark, Chairman (~300 delegates) 2002 Analysis of Microbial Cells at the Single Cell Level, Denmark, Co-Chair (~100 delegates) 2002 Metabolic Engineering IV, Italy, Chairman (~250 delegates) 2004 European Conference on Fungal Genetics VI, Denmark, Co-Chair (~800 delegates) 2005 ECB12, Denmark, Chairman of Scientific Committee (~1200 delegates)