Prof. Junginger studied pharmacy at the University of Munich (1964 – 1967) and received his Ph. D. at the University of Saarland (Germany). He was appointed as Full Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Leiden University, The Netherlands, in 1980. 
Prof. Junginger retired from Leiden University in 2004 (early retirement) and is currently  a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University in Phitsanulok, Thailand, at the Faculty of Pharmacy in Ljubljana in Slovenia and at the German University in Cairo, Egypt.
His current research areas are Mucosal Barrier Modulation and Drug Absorption Control including mucosal vaccine delivery, Skin Barrier Modulation and Drug Absorption Control.  Prof. Junginger co-authored more than 300 publications in peer reviewed journals, 50 book chapters, 3 books and 8 patents.
Until now 55 Ph.D. students of all over the world have graduated under his supervision and more than 30 postdocs visited his department at the Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research.
Prof. Junginger received many awards due to his outstanding research He holds honorary doctorates form the University of Gent (Belgium), University of Potchefstroom (South Africa) and University of London (UK),   
Prof. Junginger is also a consultant to several international pharmaceutical companies.  In the last 5 years Prof. Junginger has accepted more than 200 invited (plenary) lectures around the world.
He loves travelling and got therefore the nickname “Flying Dutchman”. In his free time he loves swimming, to read criminal stories and to play piano.