Thorsten Teutenberg, PhD, is the head of the Research Analytics & Miniaturization Department at the Institut für Umwelt & Energie, Technik & Analytik e. V. (IUTA). His scientific work focuses on the development of novel detection and coupling systems based on liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry and vibrational spectroscopy. He is also involved in the establishment of a fully digitalized laboratory of the future (FutureLab NRW).