Andrea Krumm studied biotechnology before gaining a Ph.D. in cancer biology. After four years as an applications specialist for optical analytical devices used in life science research, she joined Tosoh Bioscience GmbH in 2020 as a product manager for analytical columns. She is responsible for gathering customer requirements, application areas, and addressing these with new and existing products of the analytical columns line. Direct correspondence to: andrea.krumm@tosoh.com