Founder of Nanoference ApS and LevOss ApS, Flemming Besenbacher is a businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies and presently is Chairman-Supervisory Board at Carlsberg A, Chairman-Supervisory Board for Carlsberg Breweries An and Chairman of The Carlsberg Laboratory (both are subsidiaries of Carlsberg A) and Chairman for Aarhus Vand A. Dr. Besenbacher is also Chairman of The Carlsbergfondet Foundation and Manager for Besenbacher Consulting ApS and on the board of 5 other companies.

In the past Dr. Besenbacher was Director at Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Professor at Chongqing University, Director at Nanoference ApS and Director at LevOss ApS.

He received an undergraduate degree and a doctorate from the University of Aarhus.