MSc in Chemistry (Civil engineer) and PhD from Technical University of Denmark, as well as Doctor of Medicine from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Thomas is professor in Biofilms and chronic infections and a specialist in Infection Medicine and his work is focusing on bacterial, viral and fungal biofilms in chronic and acute infections with more than 220 peer-reviewed publications. He is a member of the Global Wound Biofilm Expert Panel, and is among the most cited researchers in the world according to the list based on Web of Science and the number 1 biofilm researcher worldwide according to ExpertScape.