Jörg P. Kutter

Jörg P. Kutter is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Copenhagen, where he leads the Microscale Analytical Systems research group. His work focuses on the design and development of lab-on-a-chip devices and microfluidic systems for analytical applications across biomedical, pharmaceutical, environmental and industrial fields.

Professor Kutter's research expertise spans multiple areas of microfluidics and analytical chemistry. He specializes in chemical separation techniques including chromatography and electrophoresis, as well as FIA-based systems and integration of optical detection elements. His current work emphasizes microfabricated lab-on-a-chip systems with focus on separation and sample preparation techniques, and advanced micro and nano liquid handling. His research group has developed numerous applications using thiol-ene based microfluidic platforms, which have become a signature technology in his laboratory.

Analysis of Professor Kutter's recent publications (2022-2024) reveals a strong progression from fundamental microfluidic techniques toward increasingly complex biological applications. His work now prominently features DNA analysis (particularly extrachromosomal circular DNA), olfactory mucus analysis using humanized yeast biosensors, pulmonary delivery of siRNA-loaded nanoparticles, glycopeptide enrichment for inflammation-related protein analysis, and microfluidic steroidogenesis assays. This evolution demonstrates the maturation of microfluidics technology and its growing impact on biomedical research and clinical diagnostics.

Professor Kutter has secured several millions of Euros in funding support for national and international (EU) projects. He served as coordinator for a European STREP project (2007-2010) with seven partners and a European IP (2010-2015) with 16 partners. He has supervised 14 post-doctoral fellows, 20 PhD students, and 12 master's theses, demonstrating a strong commitment to academic mentoring and research training.

He serves as Deputy editor for Electrophoresis and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society. He participates in technical program committees for major conferences including µ-TAS, MEMS, MSB and Transducers. Additionally, he acts as a scientific advisor for the Institute for Microtechnology in Mainz, Germany, and evaluates proposals for national and international funding agencies as well as educational accrediting agencies.