Peter Kootstra Co Owner of Lab-Q Academy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

With Peter Kootstra’s background in medical and analytical chemistry, laboratories can no longer have secrets. After more than 25 years working for the government, Peter is now a consultant on analytical chemistry and quality assurance. He is co-owner of Lab-QAcademy, a provider of training courses and workshops on the quality assurance in laboratories. Peter believes that, by following a practical approach, the quality of laboratories can be improved: “If analyst know why rules are necessary, quality will be improved”.