Below are listed engagements I have been involved with and positions held, the most recent first.
Consultant
Marine Biotech & Seafood consultancy
January 2016 onwards. Key scientific competence within marine biotechnology and seafood science, and general competence within food technology, processing and production. Services included management and administration, evaluation of research applications for funding, supervision of ongoing projects, evaluation of project reports, membership of boards and societies, editorial drafting and scientific presentations.
Senior Executive Officer
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
January 2014 – December
2015 (2 years)Copenhagen Area, Denmark
Primary responsibility working with ERA NETs and other EU supported actions contracted by Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, and Innovation Fund Denmark. Member of Management Board of Joint Programming
Initiative 'Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans' (JPI Oceans).
Senior Executive Officer
National
Food Institute
July 2013 – December 2013 (6 months) Mørkhøj, Denmark
Main responsibility EU fundraising and stimulating university-industry collaboration.
Research Director
DTU Aqua and DTU Food
January 2007 – June 2013 (6 years, 6 months) Lyngby,
Denmark
Corporate management of Division, focusing on food technology and seafood science, targeting the food industry. Responsibility for management of Division personnel and facilities, which included laboratories, pilot plant and a brewery. International
collaboration with main emphasis on EU research collaboration. Innovation experience obtained by handling inventions, patents and spin-outs. Responsible for this activity while at DTU Food.
Coordinator
SEAFOODplus
January 2004 - December 2008 (4 years) Copenhagen, Denmark
One of the larger Integrated
Projects supported by the European Commission under the 6th Framework Programme. The consortium consisted of 70 partners from universities, research institutes and industries, particularly SMEs. The total budget was 26 million euros. RTD collaboration was
organised in 20 specific project areas covering nutrition, consumer studies, seafood products, aquaculture and traceability. Industry take-up, training, demonstration, IPR and communication was organised as supporting activities. For full documentation see
SEAFOODplus.
Professor HC
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
January 1999 - December 2006 (8 years) Copenhagen, Denmark
Development
of food technology research with main emphasis on meat processing and education of undergraduate and graduate students for the meat industry.
Research Director
Danish Institute for Fisheries Research
January 1995 - December 2006 (12 years) Lyngby, Denmark
Corporate management of Division of Seafood Research.
Director
Technological Laboratory, Danish Ministry of Fisheries
April 1988 -
December 1994 (6 years, 9 months) Lyngby, Denmark
Corporate management of institute with major focus on seafood research and innovation for the seafood industry.
Center Leader
Center for Marine Biotechnology
January 1987 - December 1989 (3 years) Copenhagen Area, Denmark
Management of a virtual research center with collaboration between universities and industry.
Senior Researcher
Technological Laboratory, Danish Ministry of Fisheries
September 1983 - March 1988 (4 years, 8 months) Lyngby, Denmark
Research and teaching within seafood technology.
Senior Researcher
Norwegian Institute of Fishery Technology Research
May 1978 - August 1983 (5 years, 4 months) Tromsø, Norway
Research and teaching within seafood technology.
Post doc
University of California, Davis, CA, USA
January
1977 - April 1978 (1 year, 4 months) Davis, California
Basic research within chemical modification of food proteins for studying structure and function relationships.