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Hans Maurer

Full professor, Toxicology and Pharmacology; Head, Department of Experimental & Clinical Toxicology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.

Most important lesson If you have a new scientific idea, don’t wait for funding – start directly with your available resources.

Most unexpected outcome I received a fax the day before Christmas 2006, informing me that the Rector of the University of Ghent in Belgium would present an Honorary Doctorate to me.

Eye on the horizon Thanks to great novel mass spectrometer types and the increasing number of so-called New Psychoactive Substances, I’m sure that my field has a great future...

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100 reasons to be proud

Welcome to The Power List 2015 – our second foray into the Top 100 most influential people in the world of analytical science. Though we realize our list can (and should) never be definitive, who can argue that the faces within – both familiar and new – do not beautifully highlight the brilliance and diversity found within our sometimes undervalued field?

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