Mário Barroso
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs
Mário leads AlphaBiolabs’ technical team on developing and improving testing methods.
Prior to joining AlphaBiolabs, Mário spent 20 years as a Forensic Toxicologist at the Portuguese National Institute of Forensic Medicine, where he developed and implemented hair testing services.
He also sits on the Administration Board of the Society of Hair Testing.
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs
Mário leads AlphaBiolabs’ technical team on developing and improving testing methods.
Prior to joining AlphaBiolabs, Mário spent 20 years as a Forensic Toxicologist at the Portuguese National Institute of Forensic Medicine, where he developed and implemented hair testing services.
He also sits on the Administration Board of the Society of Hair Testing.
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs, examines the forensic science underpinning hair drug testing and why it remains the gold standard for evidencing patterns of drug use in family proceedings
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