Mattias Tan studied at Lund University (Sweden), where he received his M.Sc. degree in the field of inorganic chemistry with a focus on catalysis with bio-organic molecules. He now works as a doctoral candidate at Lund University, where he joined the Anders Reinholdt research group. His focus is on the field of small molecule activation with group 15 elements stabilized by transition metals, to enable effective synthesis of exotic molecules.