1976 B.Sc., 1979 M.Sc. and 1986 Ph.D in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, on Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Ljubljana.
1976/1998 Higher research scientist on National Institute of Chemistry The Head of bioreactor engineering laboratory.
1996 Assistant Professor of Bioprocess Engineering Biotechnical Faculty , University of Ljubljana.
1998 Assistant Professor of Biotechnology on Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Dept.Chemical, Biochemical and Ecology Engineering University of Ljubljana.
1985,1987,1989 Establish and heading first International Bioreactor Engineering Courses.
1986 State representative in European Federation on Biotechnology (EFB) in Working Party on Bioreactor Performance.
1989 Establish European Federation on Biotechnology Bioreactor Engineering Course, doctoral/post doctoral engineering course, Head of Scientific and Organizing Committee, Islola di Albarella, Venice, Italy.
1996 European Section on Bioprocess Sciences (ESBES) Founding Member and Head of Task Force Bioprocess Engineering Courses.
1996 European Federation on Biotechnology Bioreactor Engineering Course, doctoral/post doctoral engineering course of EFB Working Party on Bioreactor Performance and Working Party on Measurement and Control, Stockholm, Member of Scientific Committee.
1998 - 2013 Organize and manage European Federation on Biotechnology Bioprocess Engineering Course, doctoral/post doctoral engineering course of EFB Working Party on Bioreactor Performance, Working Party on Measurement and Control Working Party on Downstream Processing, Supetar Island of Brac, Croatia, Head of Organising Committee, Member of Scientific Committee.
2001 Organize and manage European Federation on Biotechnology Bioprocess Engineering Course II, doctoral/post doctoral engineering course of EFB Working Party on Bioreactor Performance, Working Party on Measurement and Control Working Party on Downstream Processing, Supetar Island of Brac, Croatia, Head of Organising Committee, Member of Scientific Committee.
2002 Associated Professor of Microbial Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering on Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Dept.Chemical, Biochemical and Ecology Engineering University of Ljubljana.
2002 Vice-Chairman of International Organization on Biotechnology and Bioengineering ( World Association)
2005 Chairman of European Section on Biochemical Engineering Sciences Member of The Executive Board of European Federation on Biotechnology
2007 Full time Professor of Biotechnology and Bioengineering
His interest competences and relevant projects of research in Biotechnology:
Submerged technology.
Bioreactor Design and process operations
Bioprocess instrumentation control
Engineering Aspects of Solid State Cultivation technology and its benefits
Bioprocess rheology
Process Integrated Systems
Scale-up of industrial processes
Foam and foaming separation in bioprocess technology
Redox potential as a key physiology parameter in submerged fermentations
Pharmaceutically interesting mushrooms in submerged cultivation
Scientific Training
1977 Institut for Biochemische Technologie und Microbiologie, Technische Universitat Graz,Austria, (Bioprocess engineering)
1989/1990,Technical University Delft-Leiden,The Netherlands (Modelling in Biotechnology)
1993, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, Center for Process Biotechnology Department of Biotechnology (Morphologicaly Structured Models)
1993, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Great Britain, (Rheology of Filamentous Fungal Broths)
Co Editor of World Encyclopediae on Living Support Systems EOLLS Volume Biotechnology
Books: 10 text books EFB Bioprocess Engineering
Editor on: Biochemical Engineering : New Biotechnology, Journal Biotechnology Annual Review
Referee: Biotechnology Bioengineering, Journal of Biotechnology,Biochemical Engineering Journal, International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms
Member of Editorial Boards: Food Technology Biotechnology Chemical Biochemical Engineering Quaterly
Member: New York Academy of Sciences, International Organisation on Biotechnology, Society of Chemical Industry of Great Britain American Chemical Society European Association for Promotion of Science and Technology
His scientific bibliography: contents 456 various contributions from the field of biotechnology and bioreactor engineering.
Awards: four awards for his scientific and research work