Technical Expert, TESTEX AG, Zurich, Switzerland

Anika Maier is a Technical Expert at TESTEX AG in Zurich, Switzerland, an international testing and certification institute specializing in textile and leather testing, product safety, sustainability, and OEKO-TEX certifications.

Building on her background as a laboratory technician, with previous roles at Celerion and SGS Institut Fresenius, and her studies in Chemical Engineering, Anika has developed extensive expertise in gas chromatography, VOC method development, thermal desorption, and emissions testing. She is highly experienced with a wide range of instrumentation, including TD, GC-MS/MS, LC-MS/MS, HRMS, and ICP-MS.

Her current work focuses on laboratory optimization, troubleshooting analytical workflows, and driving automation and innovation projects. Notably, this includes the development and validation of analytical methods for textiles, consumer products, and chemical emissions, as well as successfully implementing hydrogen as a carrier gas for routine TD-GC-MS, GC-MS and GC-MS/MS applications.