Thomas Letschka

I studied Microbiology at the University of Innsbruck.

I‘ve been working at Laimburg Research Centre since 2006 and since 2021 I am the head of the Institute for Agricultural Chemistry and Food Quality. At the same time, in the „Breeding Genomics“ working group, I am concerned with molecular-biological methods of breeding varieties.

For me, the special highlights of the 2020/2021 season were the establishment of the new laboratory for NMR Spectroscopy, the expansion of our portfolio of accredited analyses, the award for „Scientific Article of the Year,“ and – for me personally – my appointment
as new head of the institute in 2021.

I am especially proud of the fact that – despite two difficult years due to the Corona pandemic – we succeeded in maintaining the high standard of our research activities and our range of services.

The one aspect of my work at Laimburg Research Centre which I most appreciate is that we have the opportunity to deal with practice-oriented issues using cutting-edge technologies in state-of-the-art labs.