Bo Mattiasson is Professor Emeritus in Biotechnology at Lund University, Sweden. He has supervised more than 75 PhD students. He has published more than 750 papers in peer-reviewed journals concerning enzyme technology, bioseparation, microbiology, bioanalysis and environmental technology, with a focus on the production of biogas from surplus biomass, the treatment of industrial wastewater, and most recently, monitoring and capturing trace pollutants from wastewater. He is Editor in Chief of Biotechnology Reports. He has started biotech companies dealing with biosensors (CapSenze Biosystems AB), biorefinery, and environmental biotechnology (Indienz AB).