Knud J. Jensen holds degrees in Organic Chemistry and Philosophy from the University of Copenhagen. He obtained a Ph. D. degree in synthetic bioorganic chemistry with professor Morten Meldal in 1992, after which he did postdoctoral research with professor George Barany, University of Minnesota. He became assistant professor at the Technical University of Denmark in ’97 and associate professor at KVL in Copenhagen, which in 2007 became part of the University of Copenhagen. The same year he was promoted to full professor in nanobioscience. He is now a full professor at the Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen. He is the co-author of > 100 peer-reviewed publications, as well as numerous book chapters and proceedings. In 2010, he was the co-chair, together with Thomas Hoeg-Jensen and Morten Meldal, of the 31st European Peptide Symposium, which was held in Copenhagen. His research covers a broad range of topics at the interface between synthetic chemistry, biology, biophysics, medicinal chemistry, and nanobioscience. A starting point is often provided by the development of new synthetic methodology, including reagents for SPPS, especially linkers, and systematic studies on microwave heating in SPPS. Other recent examples from his research include the use of abiotic ligands to control self-assembly of peptides and proteins, to control their quaternary structure. He has developed the concept of carbohydrates as templates in de novo design of proteins. This also formed the background for an entry into peptide medicinal chemistry. Outside of peptide science, he has an interest in the chemistry and chemical biology of glycans as well as in glyconanotechnology. He was awarded the Zervas Award of the European Peptide Society in 2012.