About
Dr. med. Torsten Binscheck-Domaß
Senior Consultant – Pharmacology & Toxicology
Medical doctor and experienced consultant with over two decades of expertise in clinical pharmacology, toxicology, and the development of mass spectrometry-based diagnostic methods. My career bridges clinical practice in maximum-care settings with industrial research and development at an international level.
As Principal Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, I played a key role in developing and internationally launching the Cascadion SM Clinical Analyzer – the first fully automated IVD-certified LC-MS/MS system for clinical use. Prior to this, I led clinical toxicology laboratories in Berlin, including the Berlin Poison Information Center.
Doctorate: Magna Cum Laude, Hannover Medical School. Certified expert in laboratory medicine and forensic toxicology. Patent holder for toxicological emergency analysis.
Career
Consultant for IVD Development
Andromedica Consulting, Berlin
Scientific, regulatory, and clinical consulting for IVD and pharmaceutical companies. CDx strategy consulting, assay development, and medical affairs.
Principal Scientist
Thermo Fisher Scientific, international (remote)
Scientific leadership for assay and platform development on the Cascadion SM Clinical Analyzer. Leading international teams of over 200 members. Successful market launch in EU and USA.
Head of Laboratory for Clinical Toxicology & Pharmacology
Labor Berlin GmbH
Analytical coverage of ~23,000 hospital beds. Budget management of ~EUR 2M. Development and certification of mass spectrometry-based assays for over 400 substances.
Head of Laboratory & Berlin Poison Information Center
BBGes GmbH, Berlin
Leadership of the toxicological laboratory and Poison Information Center handling over 40,000 consultation calls annually. Implementation of mass spectrometry for clinical routine use.