Zoltan Takats

Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK.

Biggest game changer
I think it was the development of MALDI 2 by Klaus Dreisewerd’s group. This technology has the true potential to change the entire MS imaging and high-throughput MS fields.

Nominator comment: “The invention of DESI and the iKnife puts him right at the cutting edge.”

Other categories: Inventors

Part of the Power List 2017

The Magnificent Tens
After 2016’s celebration of women in analytical science, we return to the Top 100 for 2017.
But there’s a twist. This summer, we asked you to nominate scientists in ten categories – from the stars of separation science, to omics explorers, to the mentors training the next generation.

Go to The Power List 2017