
Programme overview
Themes
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
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
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
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
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
Gustavo Martos - Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) - France
Olga Vitek - Purdue 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
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08:30Plenary session
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08:30Awards : Thomson
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09:30
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09:30 Coffee break
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09:30 Coffee break
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09:30 Coffee break
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09:30 Coffee break
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09:30 Coffee break
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10:30
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10:30Session 1 to 5
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12:00
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12:30
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12:30Lunch break, Exhibition, Posters A, Coffee break
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12:30Lunch break, Exhibition, Posters A, Coffee break
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12:30Lunch break, Exhibition, Posters B, Coffee break
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12:30Lunch break, Exhibition, Posters B, Coffee break
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12:30Lunch break, Exhibition
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14:00
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14:00Plenary Closing
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14:30
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14:30Welcome Desk
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15:00
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15:00Session 1 to 5
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15:00Awards lectures
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15:00Closing ceremony
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15:30
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16:30
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16:30Opening ceremony
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17:15
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17:15Plenary session
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17:45
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17:45Workshops
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17:45Workshops
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17:45Workshops
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18:00
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18:00Welcome reception
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18:00Conference Dinner
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20:00
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