Prof. Tomas Albrektsson was recruited by Prof. Per-Ingvar Brånemark in 1967 to study osseointegrated implants at Gothenburg University. He completed his MD in 1973 and his doctorate in 1979, publishing his thesis on the healing of bone grafts (with Brånemark as faculty supervisor). He has since authored several published studies on osseointegration, has been the editor of ten scientific books, and has served on eight editorial boards of international scientific journals.

Currently, Prof. Albrektsson is professor emeritus of the Department of Biomaterials at Gothenburg University, visiting professor at the Prosthodontics Department of Malmö Dental School, and affiliated with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.