This is Tascon!
The management
Dr Birgit Hagenhoff began her professional career at Philips in Eindhoven after completing her studies in physics and her doctorate in the field of material analysis using mass spectrometry on surfaces (ToF-SIMS). After three years in Philips’ central analytical department, she co-founded tascon GmbH. Over the following 25 years, she has developed the company into one of the leading service providers in the field of surface analysis. She also passes on her many years of experience as a lecturer at the University of Münster. In an honorary capacity, she heads the German DIN’s ISO mirror committee NA 062-08-16 AA ‘Chemical surface analysis and scanning probe microscopy’.

Since 2021, Dr Hagenhoff has shared the management of the company with Dr Danica Heller-Krippendorf. Dr Heller-Krippendorf, also a physicist, completed her doctorate in the field of multivariate data analysis and worked at Infineon for three years before returning to Münster to contribute her expertise to tascon GmbH. She is particularly interested in the development and application of statistical methods for data analysis, including Artificial Intelligence methods.
The team
Our success as a specialised laboratory for analytics and consulting in the field of surfaces and interfaces is based on the commitment, experience, and expertise of our team. Get to know our talented minds, who will work with you to develop precise and customised analysis strategies and support with the implementation of suited solutions at your site . We look forward to meeting the challenges surrounding your materials together. Not found the right contact person? Then simply write to us using our contact form.
In Münster

Asel Akhmetova
Chemist

Wolfgang Brock
Geologist

Dr. Daniel Breitenstein
Biochemist |
Head of Research and Development

Dr. Michael Fartmann
Physicist | Head of Quality Management

Dr. Birgit Hagenhoff
Managing Director | Laboratory Manager XPS

Leif Heeren
Laboratory Technician

Dr. Danica Heller-Krippendorf
Managing Director | Laboratory Manager XPS

Anne Hüntemann
Laboratory Technician

Dr. Reinhard Kersting
Physicist

Renate Kock
Laboratory Technician

Andrea Köhler
Secretariat

Dr. Karsten Lamann
Chemist | Laboratory Manager ToF-SIMS

Kathrin Röhrich
Laboratory Technician

Rik ter Veen, PhD
Chemical Engineer

Elke Tallarek
Food Chemist | Laboratory Manager ToF-SIMS

Jan Tröger
PhD Student Physics

Guido Winkler
Laboratory Technician
In Wiesbaden
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