Mikael Akke is Professor of Biophysical chemistry at Lund University in Sweden, and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. His research on how protein dynamics contribute to biological function has provided unique insights showing how conformational entropy can contribute significantly to ligand binding and allostery, which has future applications in the field of drug design. In 2007, Professor Akke has received The Göran Gustafsson Prize in Chemistry (2007), The Arrhenius Medal (2004) and The Wallmark Prize (1999).