He has been actively involved in the implementation and development of new technologies like real-time amplification and automation within clinical virology. He has been focussing of molecular diagnostics and its use in a transplant setting as well in monitoring treatment of hepatitis viruses.
He is active as a board member in several national and international societies . Since 2000, he is scientific advisor and chair of the executive board of QCMD (Quality Control of Molecular Diagnostics). He is also an auditor for the Council of Accreditation, and adviser to the expert panel in the field of medical devices by the European Commission. Furthermore, he is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Virology.

He is an (co)-author of more than 340 peer reviewed papers and reviews. H-index= 82 (2023).