Lasse Højlund Eklund Thamdrup

Lasse Højlund Eklund Thamdrup is a Senior consultant at the Department of Health Technology within the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). His research focuses on advanced drug delivery systems and sensing technologies with significant contributions to pharmaceutical science and microfabrication.

His primary research interests include:

• Drug Release mechanisms and kinetics
• Oral Drug Delivery systems
• Microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip technologies
• Microdevice fabrication and applications
• Drug Bioavailability enhancement
• Drug Absorption processes
• Advanced Lithography techniques
• Microparticle engineering for pharmaceutical applications

Dr. Thamdrup's research integrates engineering solutions with pharmaceutical challenges, particularly focusing on overcoming biological barriers to drug delivery. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to good health and well-being through innovative drug delivery technologies.

As an active supervisor, Dr. Thamdrup mentors multiple PhD students across various drug delivery projects:

• Self-Configurable Devices for Oral Drug Delivery (Kim, S., 2024-2027)
• Externally Triggered Drug Delivery/Sampling Devices (Nisula, C., 2023-2026)
• Materials for Advanced Devices used for Drug Delivery and Sampling (Tollemeto, M., 2022-2025)
• Design and Realization of Advanced Devices for Oral Vaccine Delivery (Vittorio, L. D., 2022-2025)
• Materials for advanced devices used for drug delivery and sampling (McCabe, R., 2022-2025)

His recent work demonstrates strong translational potential, including a 2024 patent for microparticle preparation methods and multiple high-impact publications in advanced drug delivery systems.