He is an internationally renowned expert in experimental NMR spectroscopy and in quantitative spectral analysis. He has over 15 years of experience in chemical and biological applications of quantitative proton NMR spectroscopy. Dr Soininen's research interests are in the development of high-throughput quantitative NMR metabolic profiling methodologies for various biofluids and their translation into biological and medical research. He has published over 100 articles in international peer-reviewed journals.