Axel Semrau

Thomas studied at the University of Applied Science Steinfurt with a focus on Instrumental Analysis. After his Graduation as Engineer in Analytical Chemistry, he worked for 2 years at the quality control laboratory of the Pharma Labor GmbH in Herdecke (Germany).

Then he changed working field and worked at the chemical and veterinary institute Münsterland Emsche Lippe (CVUA-MEL) in Muenster in the field of consumer products; esp. food contact materials (FCM) and cosmetic products. There he worked in research and development on method development and application creation and was technical manager of the department.

Thomas Funke has experience in chromatography, sample preparation and automation technology.

Since the end of 2017, he is working as a Freelance consultant and provider. In practice, he has a special focus on mineral oil analysis (MOSH, MOAH, POSH, PAO, MORE) and in the field of NIAS (Non Intentionally Added Substances) which is why he can now offer you advice and training. With a team of young scientists, he developed the Software Chrolibri. The software was developed for the evaluation of MOSH/MOAH chromatograms because these poses a number of challenges for users in the analysis of MOSH/MOAH. The software is distributed by the company Axel Semrau GmbH (Germany).