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Programme overview

Themes

Fundamentals, Instrumentation and Data

Software Innovations and Data Science in Mass Spectrometry
Gas-phase Ion Spectroscopies
Automation and High Throughput
Multi-modal MS approaches
High Resolution MS
Next-generation Acquisition Workflows
Activation/Dissociation methods
Ion Mobility Separation
Mass Analysers & Charge Detection
Ionisation Methods
MS imaging
Lab-on-chip, miniaturisation, portable instrumentation

Life Sciences, Health, Food and Pharmaceuticals

Oligonucleotides
Proteomics
Exposome
Biomarkers
Spatial Omics
Interactomics and Chemproteomics
Biopharmaceuticals and small molecules
Biomolecular and non-covalent complexes
Lipidomics
Single Cell and Sub-cell Analysis
Forensics, Sport doping and security
Metabolomics
Glycomics and Glycoproteomics
Large ions and soft landing
Clinical Applications of Mass Spectrometry

Chemistry and Materials

Ion structure, Chirality, Isomery, symmetry
Cross-linking & Derivatisation
Ion Chemistry and Reactivity
Analysis of Polymers and Polymer Surfaces
Supramolecular chemistry
MS for Chemical Synthesis and in-operando analysis
Ionization Mechanisms
de Novo Structural Identification
Nanomaterials

Environment, Resources and Energy

Food Quality, Safety and Authenticity
Art & cultural heritage
Atmospheric Chemistry: aerosols, nanoparticles, air quality
Natural Products
Origins of life, Archeology & paleontology
Earth, Ocean, astrochemistry and planetary sciences, exobiology
Energy
Contamination, Microplastics and Polymer degradation in Environment and Water

Grand Challenges and Opportunities

New frontiers - emerging and breakthrough trends, innovations and challenges across all areas of mass spectrometry
Accessibility, teaching and outreach
Sustainability
Metrology and standards
Global cooperation and industry-academia collaborations
Applications of AI

Plenary speakers

Gustavo Martos - Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) - France

Olga Vitek - Northeastern University - United States of America

Anouk Rijs - Vrije University of Amsterdam - Netherlands

Thalappil Pradeep - Indian Institute of Technology of Madras - India

August 2026 – IMSC Planning

Time
Sat 22
Sun 23
Mon 24
Tue 25
Wed 26
Thu 27
Fri 28
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
08:00 - 18:00 Short Courses 1 to 10 part.1
10:00 - 13:00 Short Courses 1 to 10 part.2
16:30 - 17:15 Opening Ceremony
17:15 - 18:15 Plenary Opening
18:15 - 20:00 Welcome reception
08:30 - 19:30 Innovation lab Talks 1
08:30 - 09:30 Plenary 1
09:30 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 12:30 Sessions 1 to 5
12:30 - 15:30 Lunch break
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch symposium 1 and 2
15:30 - 17:30 Sessions 1 to 5
17:30 - 17:45 Break
17:45 - 19:30 Workshops 1 to 3
08:30 - 19:30 Innovation lab Talks 2
08:30 - 09:30 Plenary 2
09:30 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 12:30 Sessions 1 to 5
12:30 - 15:30 Lunch break
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch symposium 3 and 4
15:30 - 17:30 Sessions 1 to 5
17:30 - 17:45 Break
17:45 - 19:30 Workshops 4 to 6
08:30 - 19:30 Innovation lab Talks 3
08:30 - 09:30 Plenary 3
09:30 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 12:30 Sessions 1 to 5
12:30 - 15:30 Lunch break
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch symposium 5 and 6
15:30 - 17:30 Sessions 1 to 5
17:30 - 17:45 Break
17:45 - 19:30 Workshops 7 to 9
08:30 - 19:30 Innovation lab Talks 4
08:30 - 09:30 Curt Brunee Awards
09:30 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 12:30 Sessions 1 to 5
12:30 - 15:30 Lunch break
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch symposium 7 and 8
15:30 - 16:30 Plenary – Jochen Franzen and other awards
08:30 - 19:30 Innovation lab Talks 5
08:30 - 09:30 Thomson Awards
09:30 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 12:30 Sessions 1 to 5
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 - 15:00 Plenary closing
15:00 - 16:00 Closing ceremony

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