Mikkel Fougt Hansen was born in 1971 and obtained his M.Sc.degree in physics from University of Copenhagen in 1995 and his Ph.D.degree in physics in 1998 from the Technical University of Denmark.He then pursued post-doctoral positions at Uppsala University and at the Centre for Magnetic Recording Research at the University of California, San Diego.Since 2002 he has been associate professor at DTU Nanotech,Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology.His present research interests include magnetic lab-on-a-chip systems,magnetic nanoparticles,magnetic biosensors and applications there of.

Bioseparation and detection in lab-on-a-chip systems. Magnetic biosensor systems. His research aims at employing magnetic methods to form simple and highly integrated lab-on-a-chip systems. Sample extraction/preparation techniques involving the capture of the target sample on magnetic beads as well as the active manipulation of the beads, which are also central for the present application, are of key importance in his ongoing research.