Elke Anklam

Director European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre, Directorate D- Institiute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Geel, Belgium
Elke Anklam is a chemist by education with specialisation in food, organic and radiation chemistry. After having obtained her PhD from the University Hamburg, Germany, she worked in various European Research Institutions and was teaching as Professor in the Applied University of Fulda, Germany.
Since 1991 she has been working in the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC-EC). From 2006-2012 she was Director of the Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (JRC-IHCP) in Ispra, Italy and since January 2013 she is Director of the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (JRC-IRMM) in Geel, Belgium.
Working areas of JRC-IRMM: Quality assurance tools such as validated methods and reference materials and data in the area of food safety and quality, clinical measurements, nuclear safeguards and advanced materials, aviation security.
Working areas of JRC-IHCP: Risk assessment and validated analytical methods in the area of chemicals, genetically modified organisms, food contact materials, indoor air pollution, nanotechnology, alternatives-to-animal testing.