Andrzej Benkowski

Andrzej Benkowski

Technical Manager, Probiotics & Dietary Supplements

As the Technical Manager at Eurofins Center of Excellence for Probiotics, Andrzej Benkowski brings over 18 years of expertise in biotics quality management, testing, and technology. With a strong technical background in food microbiology, Andrzej specializes in contract R&D, method development, and pioneering technologies for probiotic evaluation.

Since 2019, Andrzej has chaired the International Probiotic Association (IPA) Technical Committee and has been a member of the IPA Board of Directors since early 2024. He also contributes to the IPA Postbiotics Committee and has served as the IPA expert liaison with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) TC34/SC9 Working Group 11 since 2022, co-convening their Enumeration Subgroup.

Andrzej is dedicated to advancing the biotics industry by setting rigorous standards and driving innovation with a focus on quality.

Outside of his professional and scientific achievements, Andrzej is a member of the Eurofins Madison Site Employee Engagement Team and manages the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program for the site. A founding member of the funk band Steez, he also plays saxophone, synthesizers, and vocals. Andrzej enjoys the outdoors, spending time with his family, and pretending to be a coffee aficionado. Additionally, he has a passion for collecting sneakers and fitted hats.

Below are resources from Andrzej:

Vitamin K3 Analysis in Animal Feed by Supercritical Fluid Chromatography

This poster discusses the method development of Menadione analysis by Supercritical Fluid Chromatography.

Keywords: Scientific Research Nutritional Animal Health Vitamins

Plant-Based Vitamin Sources: Challenges and Innovations

While many vitamins are traditionally sourced from animal products, plant-based vitamin sources are a growing trend. Learn more about this new trend and what this means in regard to testing your products.

Keywords: Blog Nutritional Food Supplements Ingredients Potency Vitamins

Vitamin K Analysis: Eurofins Offers K-1 and K-2 Testing for Food and Supplements

Eurofins Craft Technologies Offers Vitamin K-1 & K-2 Testing to Support Trending Immunity Foods & Supplements.

Keywords: News Nutritional Ingredients Supplements Vitamins

Helping a Client Troubleshoot Their Analytical Test Results For an OOS Vitamin D Product

A major manufacturer of vitamins and nutritional supplements was preparing to release a hair, skin and nails product. They tested the product’s Vitamin D levels both internally and with Eurofins.

Keywords: Case Study Supplements Vitamins Nutritional

Vitamin A Analysis in Foods and Supplements

This poster describes the method development of Retinyl Acetate and Retinyl Palmitate by Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Chromatography.

Keywords: Scientific Research Nutritional Food Supplements Vitamins

Improved Method for Vitamin C Analysis in Serum

This scientific poster demonstrates the importance of appropriate HPLC columns when analyzing Vitamin C in serums.

Keywords: Scientific Research Nutritional Ingredients Supplements Vitamins

Factors Affecting Vitamin K Analysis in Serum, Food, and Dietary Supplements

This scientific poster discusses the influence of various modes of detection and sample preparation for Vitamin K analysis.

Keywords: Scientific Research Nutritional Food Supplements Vitamins

Determination of Active Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) in Dietary Supplements and Ingredients by Reverse-phase Liquid Chromatography: Single-laboratory Validation

This study seeks to develop and validate a method for identifying and quantifying four bioactive forms of vitamin B12 (adenosylcobalamin, cyanocobalamin, hydroxocobalamin, and methylcobalamin) from dietary ingredients and supplements, as a consensus quality control protocol for dietary supplement labeling and manufacturing.

Keywords: Scientific Research Nutritional Ingredients Supplements Vitamins