Joel Riemer is the CEO of Testo bioAnalytics, a German subsidiary of the Testo Group, and an expert in lab on a chip technologies for rapid, on site bacterial detection. Over the past decade, he has served as a scientific liaison, translating emerging technologies into scalable industrial applications for the food industry. Previously, he designed microbiological assays at Forschungszentrum Juelich (one of Europe’s largest research centers) and Autodisplay Biotech in Duesseldorf. He holds a degree in Biology from the University of Duesseldorf and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Muenster. Joel brings ~15 years’ experience building advanced assay platforms, with peer reviewed publications and patent contribution in the field. He is active in several advisory committees and working groups, including with the AOAC and the AFFI."