After many heartfelt speeches the organizing team was rewarded with small gifts.
The ESAS organizing team would like to thank all the participants of the conference and look forward to the next conference, where we will all meet again in good health and good spirits.
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💡💡💡 <a href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/ESAS_2022_BOOK_OF_ABSTRACTS_a222376ad0/ESAS-2022-BOOK-OF-ABSTRACTS.pdf">BOOK OF ABSTRACTS ESAS-CSSC 2022</a>
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<h3>Programme friday 9th of September 2022</h3>
<h4>LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROMETRY</h4>
<ul>
<li>(Hall P31) CHAIR: GALBÁCS</li>
</ul>
<h5>9:00 – 9:30 Complementarity of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in cancer tissues analysis</h5>
<ul>
<li>IL 28: P. POŘÍZKA</li>
</ul>
It has been shown that cancerous tissues change the chemical composition of cells Error! Reference source not found. These changes in elemental composition can be observed using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) or Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), where imaging of biotic (e.g., C, P, Ca, Mg) and trace (e.g., Zn, Cu) elements provides information about the distribution of soft tissue elements and, consequently, the location of cancerous tissue.
This paper deals with a correlative study using LIBS and LA-ICP-MS in a sample of healthy human skin, four samples of malignant tumours (squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and epithelioid angiosarcoma), and one sample of a benign tumour (pigmented nevus). Analysis was performed using both techniques for all these samples, and spatial distributions of selected elements were constructed. This work aims to show the potential of correlation of data obtained from both analytical methods, which could be used for the possible diagnosis of cancer as a complementary technique to classical histological examination.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/SSJMM_Complementarity_of_laser_induced_breakdown_spectroscopy_and_laser_ablation_inductively_coupled_plasma_mass_spectrometry_in_cancer_tissues_analysis_P_PORIZKA_c2d66f4b01/SSJMM-Complementarity-of-laser-induced-breakdown-spectroscopy-and-laser-ablation-inductively-coupled-plasma-mass-spectrometry-in-cancer-tissues-analysis-(P.-PORIZKA).jpg" alt="SSJMM: Complementarity of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in cancer tissues analysis (P. POŘÍZKA)"/>
<h5>9:30 – 10:00 Understanding the correlation of LIBS and acoustic measurements of rock and soil found in the traverse of Perseverance rover across the Jezero crater, Mars</h5>
<ul>
<li>IL 29: J. LASERNA</li>
</ul>
The SuperCam instrument of the NASA MARS 2020 Perseverance rover combines a suite of atomic and molecular spectroscopies intended for an extensive description of rocks, soils and minerals in the surroundings of the landing site of the mission – the Jezero crater. The microphone installed on the SuperCam instrument allows the acquisition of acoustic signals resulting from the expansion of laser-induced plasmas towards the atmosphere. Apart from being affected by the propagation characteristics of the Mars atmosphere, the acoustic signal has an additional component related to the properties of the target including surface morphology, hardness, deformation parameters, and elasticity, among others. This information is currently being investigated as a complementary resource for characterization of the ablated material and may well supplement the LIBS data gathered from coincident laser shots. This talk will present SuperCam acoustic data of rocks and minerals found in the traverse of the Perseverance rover and will discuss its correlation with LIBS spectra.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/SSJMM_Understanding_the_correlation_of_LIBS_and_acoustic_measurements_of_rock_and_soil_found_in_the_traverse_of_Perseverance_rover_across_the_Jezero_crater_Mars_J_LASERNA_601a7a5b62/SSJMM-Understanding-the-correlation-of-LIBS-and-acoustic-measurements-of-rock-and-soil-found-in-the-traverse-of-Perseverance-rover-across-the-Jezero-crater-Mars-(J.-LASERNA).jpg" alt="SSJMM: Understanding the correlation of LIBS and acoustic measurements of rock and soil found in the traverse of Perseverance rover across the Jezero crater, Mars (J. LASERNA)"/>
<h5>10:00 – 10:20 Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy imaging of uranium ores</h5>
<ul>
<li>OL 61: K. NOVOTNÝ</li>
</ul>
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) was applied to create images revealing the distribution and possible migration of elements in samples of uranium ore. Compared to SEM or LA-ICP-MS, fast LIBS scanning made it possible to perform analysis across the big sample area containing different mineral phases of uranium ores including associated minerals. However, the imaging of some associated elements is due to rich spectra and low contents still challenging. Moreover, compromise conditions have to be often set to reach the required spatial resolution, speed of scanning and sensitivity. Generally, higher resolution is paid for by the loss of sensitivity and vice versa. Nevertheless, there are some possibilities for improvement in both instrumentation and spectral data processing. Different effects such as the role of the introduction of noble gas, influence of laser wavelength or double pulse methods will be discussed.
The investigated geological samples represent U-mineralisation from a former deep uranium mine. Obtained elemental images help to reveal and distinguish different phases such as massive uraninite and carbonate vein or metasomatite. Additionally, the signal correlation of some elements (correlation between different emission lines) helps with the identification of other associated minerals.
<h5>10:20 – 10:40 LIBS applications of online monitoring and 2D/3D mappings for advanced control of industrial processes</h5>
<ul>
<li>OL 62: Y. DEGUCHI</li>
</ul>
Advanced monitoring and control methods are significant in the industrial processes. Laserinduced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is an analytical detection technique based on atomic emission spectroscopy to measure the elemental composition, which has been widely applied in various fields (1). In this study, LIBS applications of online monitoring and 2D/3D mappings were demonstrated for advanced control of industrial processes.
A collinear long and short DP-LIBS method (LS-DP-LIBS) was developed to improve the detection ability and measurement accuracy by the control of the plasma cooling process using the long pulse-width laser radiation (2). The plasma generated by the short pulse-width laser is stabilized and maintained at high temperature during the plasma cooling process by long pulsewidth laser radiation. C, Al, Si, S, Ti, Cr, Ni, Cu, Nb, Mo, Mn, and B concentration measurements in molten steel samples were performed using LS-DP-LIBS. It demonstrates the feasibility of multi-element concentration measurements in iron and steel making processes and this will lead to the advanced monitoring and control methods in these processes.
The analysis of elemental composition distribution is indispensable to ensure the quality of various materials production. In this regard, 2D/3D mapping techniques using LIBS are widely used in various fields. In many LIBS studies, lasers with ns pulse widths are used, and the spatial resolution of 2D LIBS mapping is usually several to several tens of micrometers. In this study, a spatial resolution of 1 μm was achieved by using a laser with a pulse width of 9 ps. This LIBS mapping system consists of a picosecond laser, lens, spectrometer, ICMOS camera, and XYZ stage. The LIBS system was applied to steel and Li-ion battery electrodes for 2D elemental distribution analysis. The steel sample has a structure with Zn coating around the steel at the μm level, and this LIBS mapping system was able to detect the Zn distribution around the steel at the μm level. This result was in good agreement with the SEM-EDS measurement. LIBS has the advantage of elemental composition mapping without the need for high vacuum conditions and has many advantages when applied to industrial processes. In the future, the LIBS analysis speed is improved to 1 kHz and the LIBS system is utilized for elemental composition mapping in industrial processes.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/SSJMM_LIBS_applications_of_online_monitoring_and_2_D_3_D_mappings_for_advanced_control_of_industrial_processes_Y_DEGUCHI_267fd9abf7/SSJMM-LIBS-applications-of-online-monitoring-and-2D-3D-mappings-for-advanced-control-of-industrial-processes-(Y.-DEGUCHI).jpg" alt="SSJMM: LIBS applications of online monitoring and 2D-3D mappings for advanced control of industrial processes (Y. DEGUCHI)"/>
<h5>10:40 – 11:10 COFFEE BREAK</h5>
<ul>
<li>ATRIUM OF FACULTY OF SOCIAL STUDIES</li>
</ul>
<h4>LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROMETRY</h4>
<ul>
<li>(Hall P31) CHAIR: LASERNA</li>
</ul>
<h5>11:10 – 11:40 Nanoparticles in plasma spectroscopy: detection and signal enhancement in gaseous, liquid and solid samples</h5>
<ul>
<li>IL 30: G. GALBÁCS</li>
</ul>
Nanoscience has advanced greatly in the last two decades. Due to their special optical, mechanical, magnetic and energetic properties, nanoparticles (NPs) are nowadays exploited in many industrial, scientific and medical fields. The continuous development of nanomaterials as well as their increasing presence in the environment and biological systems also necessitates the development of such analytical methods that are capable of the sensitive detection and characterization of NPs in various sample matrices. Such methods often built on the application of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) or single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (spICP-MS). At the same time, plasma spectroscopy techniques – LIBS included – also can benefit from using NPs to enhance their analytical signals. Therefore the development of NPs and plasma spectroscopy are strongly intertwined fields.
In this contribution, some recent results of the research group of the author obtained using LIBS and spICP-MS methods will be presented. It will be demonstrated, how various characteristics (composition, concentration, structure, size distribution, porosity, aspect ratio, etc.) of inorganic NPs and nanocomposites dispersed in aqueous liquid samples can be assessed using novel spICP-MS methodologies. The LIBS detection and characterization of NPs suspended in a gas medium and occurring in plant samples will also be described. Results on LIBS signal enhancement effectuated with the application of NPs for gas, liquid and solid samples via the exploitation of plasmonic and electron field- or thermoemission mechanisms will also be presented.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/SSJMM_Nanoparticles_in_plasma_spectroscopy_detection_and_signal_enhancement_in_gaseous_liquid_and_solid_samples_G_GALBACS_ee291fadbe/SSJMM-Nanoparticles-in-plasma-spectroscopy-detection-and-signal-enhancement-in-gaseous-liquid-and-solid-samples-(G.-GALBACS).jpg" alt="SSJMM: Nanoparticles in plasma spectroscopy - detection and signal enhancement in gaseous, liquid and solid samples (G. GALBÁCS)"/>
<h5>11:40 – 12:10 Enhancing the sensitivity of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for the detection of nanoparticle-labeled cancerous tissues</h5>
<ul>
<li>IL 31: J. KAISER</li>
</ul>
Fluorescent labels, based on conjugates of antibodies with various nanoparticles, are popular because of their broad detection posibilities (plate readers, microscopes). However, fluorescence is a limiting factor in e.g. multiplexing; only a limited number of dyes can be detected due to the overlaps of dye spectra or optical filters. Thus, novel readout methods are necessary to overcome such limitations. Laser spectroscopy – namely Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) – is a prospective option in nanoparticle detection (1). LIBS provides superior performance in terms of throughput and repetition rate enabling large-scale elemental imaging in combination with high lateral resolution. In this talk, we will demonstrate the feasibility of LIBS as a readout method in immunochemical assays and imaging of cancer tissues (breast cancer) through the indirect detection of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) (2). The LIBS scanning enabled detecting the characteristic elemental signature of yttrium as a principal constituent of UCNP, thus indirectly providing a reliable way to differentiate between HER2-positive BT-474 cells and HER2-negative MDA-MB-231 cells. The comparison of results with upconversion optical microscopy and luminescence intensity scanning confirmed that LIBS is a promising alternative for the readout of immunohistochemical samples. Moreover, we have deployed the collinear double-pulse arrangement for enhanced sensitivity and detection capability, Fig. 1.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/SSJMM_Fig_1_Signal_of_Y_II_437_49_nm_spectral_line_enhanced_by_collinear_DP_arrangement_797a0de7ba/SSJMM-Fig.-1.-Signal-of-Y-II-437.49-nm-spectral-line-enhanced-by-collinear-DP-arrangement.jpg" alt="SSJMM: Fig. 1. Signal of Y II 437.49 nm spectral line enhanced by collinear DP arrangement"/>
<h5>12:10 – 12:30 Polychromator ORCA ( Optimized Rowland Circle Alignment )</h5>
<ul>
<li>OL 63: P. KOLEČKÁŘ</li>
</ul>
The lecture will discuss a spectrometer that is competitive in ICP spectrometers to ECHELLE type spectrometers. The ECHELLE optical system is very often used in ICP spectrometers, which has its advantages (in particular, it is small in size), but also a number of disadvantages, especially the very variable spectral resolution.
The company SPECTRO A.I. Kleve, Germany uses Paschen-Runge type spectrometers in their manufactured instruments. This lecture discusses these spectrometers. Paschen-Runge spectrometers use the Rowland circle system. They are generally larger in size than ECHELLE spectrometers, but they have a number of advantages, among which the main ones include constant and uniform spectral resolution and smaller (weaker) scattered light than in ECHELLE spectrometers.
The Optimized Roland Circle Alignment Concept (ORCA), as SPECTRO AI calls its patented spectrometer system, is based on the Paschen-Runge spectrometer system.
In this system, the spectral resolution is determined only by the diameter of the Rowland circle and the dispersion of the grating used (number of scratches/1mm). The larger the diameter of the Rowland circle and the number of scratches of the dispersion grating, the better the spectral resolution. But this cannot be increased to infinity because the light intensity decreases with the square of the distance. At twice the distance, there is a fourfold decrease in light. Therefore, a reasonable compromise must be chosen.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/SSJMM_Polychromator_ORCA_Optimized_Rowland_Circle_Alignment_P_KOLECKAR_9733685e45/SSJMM-Polychromator-ORCA-(-Optimized-Rowland-Circle-Alignment-)-(P.-KOLECKAR).jpg" alt="SSJMM: Polychromator ORCA ( Optimized Rowland Circle Alignment ) (P. KOLEČKÁŘ)"/>
<h5>12:30 – 12:50 Aerosol analysis with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: Sampling approaches and recent applications</h5>
<ul>
<li>OL 64: D. HAHN</li>
</ul>
This talk describes how laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) became a viable analytical tool for aerosol analysis through advances in sampling and data analysis strategies, as well as deployment applications. The analysis of aerosols is a challenging task due to the wide variation of aerosol particles characteristics (e.g., source, size, chemical composition) and measurements requirements (e.g., chemical determination, sizing, number density), however, LIBS has demonstrated to perform well analyzing both the aerosol particles and the gaseous phase, specially, in harsh conditions where other techniques are simply not applicable. By coupling the point-to-point sampling nature of laser-induced plasmas with the discrete nature of aerosols particles and selective spectra analysis (i.e., Conditional Analysis) a considerable increase in LIBS sensitivity can be achieved. Finally, an overview of aerosol LIBS applications in industrial and laboratory setting are presented to showcase the versatility and in situ applicability of LIBS with recent data, including the applications of heavy metals high temperature effluents, gas and particulate emissions from battery cells at high temperature, and vapors and aerosols from molten salts.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/SSJMM_Aerosol_analysis_with_laser_induced_breakdown_spectroscopy_Sampling_approaches_and_recent_applications_D_HAHN_6361ad3f57/SSJMM-Aerosol-analysis-with-laser-induced-breakdown-spectroscopy-Sampling-approaches-and-recent-applications-(D.-HAHN).jpg" alt="SSJMM: Aerosol analysis with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy - Sampling approaches and recent applications (D. HAHN)"/>
<h5>12:50 – 13:10 ESAS-CSSC 2022 CLOSING CEREMONY</h5>
<h5>13:10 – 14:30 LUNCH</h5>
<ul>
<li>MU RECTORATE</li>
</ul>

ESAS-CSSC 2022 (Day 5)

Thirteenth annual Conference of the Czech Society for Mass Spectrometry will take place together with the eleventh Informal Proteomic Meeting from November 19 – November 21, 2025 in České Budějovice.<h3>Registration</h3><blockquote><ul><li>Registration is only possible on site.&nbsp;</li><li>Registration fee: CZK 2500.</li></ul></blockquote><h3>Program</h3><blockquote>The complete program, including links to lecture abstracts, can be found HERE:<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/article/6384">Program of the 13th Conference of Czech Mass Spectrometry together with 11th Informal proteomic meeting</a></li></ul></blockquote><h3>List of posters (including links to their abstracts):</h3><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=4124815">WeS-01:</a> Quantification of Oxoacids of the Human Metabolome using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry<ul><li>Philipp Hebesberger</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=9840543">WeS-02</a>: Analyses of human scent samples<ul><li>Veronika Škeříková</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=5983681">WeS-03</a>: rDUVLAESCI-MS/MSI: a novel approach for direct analysis of biological surfaces<ul><li>Jakub Grepl</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=8595826">WeS-04</a>: Investigation of phenolic compounds in grape pomace through UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS<ul><li>Michal Jágr</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=7046316">WeS-05</a>: Mass Spectral Library Network (MERLIN) to streamline the generation of public spectral libraries<ul><li>Federico Brigante</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=5455392">WeS-06</a>: A comprehensive timsTOF MS/MS spectral library for improving metabolite annotation in non-targeted metabolomics<ul><li>Aninda Mazumdar</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=3643222">ThS-07</a>: Propionic acid boosts sensitivity in high-flow RPLC-MS proteomics compared to formic and acetic acid<ul><li>Juraj Lenčo</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=8104565">ThS-08</a>: Towards biomarker discovery: Multiomics analysis of endometriosis<ul><li>Tomáš Oždian</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=6375703">ThS-09</a>: Integrated proteogenomic analysis identifies synuclein gamma as a key target of the mesenchymal stem-like subtype of triple negative breast cancer<ul><li>Jan Šimoník</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=5382082">ThS-10</a>: Human IMPs: A tool for comparing outputs of different tools for transmembrane segment predictions in the human proteome<ul><li>Ondřej Vít</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=6248138">ThS-11</a>: LC-MS/MS-based terminomics unravels role of carboxypeptidase B1 in luminal A breast cancer<ul><li>Petr Lapcik</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=9618906">ThS-12</a>: Mass spectrometry in hands of experimental biology: Impaired nucleotide salvage affects de novo synthesis in Drosophila melanogaster<ul><li>Jakub Sysel</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=5574795">ThS-13</a>: Bioaccumulation of pharmaceuticals in herbivorous fish: The role of aquatic plants as a dietary source<ul><li>Helena Hinterholzová</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=8545306">ThS-14</a>: LC-HRMS for large-scale chemical exposure studies<ul><li>Štěpán Koudelka</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=7597199">ThP-01</a>: Complexome profiling workflow elucidates mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase biogenesis<ul><li>Marek Vrbacky</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=2382300">ThP-02</a>: Amino acid profiling across diverse biological matrices using the MetAmino® LC-MS Kit: Applications in free and peptide-bound amino acid analysis<ul><li>Stanislav Opekar</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=8863587">ThP-03</a>: Ambient MS for rapid screening of pharmaceutically active compounds: Off-the-shelf and lab-made ion sources<ul><li>Alžběta Němeškalová</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=3765372">ThP-04</a>: Adaptive proteome underpins drought tolerance in bread wheat during flowering<ul><li>Olha Lakhneko</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=1069383">ThP-05</a>: Transition from natural dyestuffs to synthetic colorants depicted by ion mobility-aided mass spectrometry<ul><li>Volodymyr Pauk</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=3752972">ThP-06</a>: Off-line GC–GC×GC-MS focusing on scent samples<ul><li>Ulrika Malá</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=7593891">ThP-07</a>: Ambient soft landing voltammetry: Tool for electrode modification and molecular redox characterization<ul><li>Adam Neuman</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=7978669">ThP-08</a>: Translational research aimed at improving heatstroke diagnosis<ul><li>Andrej Kovac</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=2838864">ThP-09</a>: Tracing the Gravettian stone paths<ul><li>Filip Gregar</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=4304936">ThP-10</a>: Leaf discs as a suitable alternative for cell cultures in plant omics analyses<ul><li>Petr Čičmanec</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=4353606">ThP-11</a>: Characterization of nanoparticles in mixtures by Taylor dispersion analysis hyphenated to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry<ul><li>Tomáš Pluháček</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=6271919">ThP-12</a>: Sub-cellular interacting partners of the tick-borne encephalitis virus capsid protein<ul><li>Kateřina Kubátová</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=7486753">ThP-13</a>: Mass spectrometry-based proteomic profiling of Sugiyamaella lignohabitans adaptation to xylose as carbon source<ul><li>Jana Bellová</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=3044553">ThP-14</a>: Proteomic analysis of acetylsalicylic acid-induced changes in the cellular, secreted, and extracellular vesicle proteome of malignant melanocytes<ul><li>Jakub Červenka</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=1444237">ThP-15</a>: Apparatus for protein footprinting by singlet oxygen<ul><li>Lada Fialová</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=7301517">ThP-16</a>: Insight into hemoglobin digestion pathways of Sphaerospora molnari by functional proteomics<ul><li>Filip Dyčka</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=4960125">ThP-17</a>: High-flow HESI interface with point-focusing and enhanced desolvation<ul><li>Jana Knytlová</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=6499455">ThP-18</a>: Proteomics identifies the landmark protein expression difference among mutation-based clusters of human pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma<ul><li>Tereza Hrdinová</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=3701074">ThP-19</a>: Application of LC–MS/MS and fluorescence-based assays in the evaluation of novel carbonic anhydrase inhibitors<ul><li>Mária Dobšovičová</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=4121623">ThP-20</a>: Production of sialylated glycoproteins in Ixodes ricinus ticks and tick cell lines<ul><li>Jarmila Štěrbová</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=7502272">ThP-21</a>: Application of LC–MS-based “polaromics” in biochemistry, pharmacology, and biomedicine<ul><li>Jaroslav Galba</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=2719813">ThP-22</a>: Development of software for LC-MS data processing of oligonucleotides<ul><li>Evgeniya Biryukova</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=7174479">ThP-23</a>: Enhanced bottom-up proteomics for histone peptidoform profiling<ul><li>Palina Ryzhaya</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=2072360">ThP-24</a>: Detection of deoxynivalenol in grain products by LC-MS<ul><li>Daniel Smíšek</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=7139436">ThP-25</a>: FAmOS versus Percoll: Advancing organelle isolation efficiency and proteomic compatibility in plant research<ul><li>Ivo Chamrád</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=6175084">ThP-26</a>: Quantification of monoclonal antibodies by middle-up capillary electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry<ul><li>Jana Havlíková</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=7843229">ThP-27</a>: Integrative proteomic and hormonomic analysis of barley chloroplast mutant chlorina f2f2<ul><li>Natálie Zemánková</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=9933055">ThP-28</a>: Microplastics and the blood–brain barrier: Mechanisms of transport and endothelial response<ul><li>Petra Majerová</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=1637886">ThP-29</a>: Reactivity of singlet oxygen toward amino acid side chains<ul><li>Marta Cruz</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=5725330">ThP-30</a>: Applied and residual: Assessment of pesticide residues and transformation products in irrigated Czech agricultural fields<ul><li>Alina Sadchenko</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=5136513">ThP-31</a>: Expanding the FFAP protocol for structural characterization of membrane proteins<ul><li>Michael Karpíšek</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=1961961">ThP-32</a>: DigDig: Streamlining digestion analysis for proteomics and HDX-MS<ul><li>Zuzana Kalaninová</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=5856285">ThP-33</a>: Illuminating proteins: Dual UV/IR photodissociation in a custom FT-ICR system<ul><li>Ezgi Gurler</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=9770654">ThP-34</a>: Decoding therapy-induced protein subcellular relocalization in leukemia<ul><li>Michaela Myšáková</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=5337771">ThP-35</a>: Advancing AI/ML-based post-translational modification assignment using a verified FPOP dataset<ul><li>Dmitry Loginov</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=2599017">ThP-36</a>: Analysis of glycerophospholipids using the method of direct infusion into a tribrid mass spectrometer with high mass resolution<ul><li>Petr Zacek</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=1028179">ThP-37</a>: In situ comparison of hormonomics changes in different biotic stresses using mass spectrometry imaging<ul><li>Chao Zhang</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=6619097">ThP-38</a>: Large-scale metabolomics screening of understudied plant lineages<ul><li>Kateřina Kučerová</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=9282171">ThP-39</a>: Quantitative and redox proteomics identify signaling networks shaping leukemia survival and resistance<ul><li>Dušan Nemes</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=6336342">ThP-40</a>: Deciphering phlebotomine sand fly taxonomy using MALDI-TOF MS protein profiling<ul><li>Petr Halada</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czechms.org/cz/events/cmsc/abstract.php?code=7924365">ThP-41</a>: Metabolomics analysis of type 1 diabetes mellitus among Qatari children using LC-MS<ul><li>Haya Alsulaiti</li></ul>

Poster section of the 13th Conference of Czech Mass Spectrometry together with 11th Informal proteomic meeting

The 13th Conference of Czech Society for Mass Spectrometry & 11th Informal proteomic meeting - Day 1

The 13th Conference of Czech Society for Mass Spectrometry & 11th Informal proteomic meeting - Day 2

It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend and contribute to the 19th International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatograph and Separation Technology (HTC-19), which will take place from May 26 to 29 in Leuven, Belgium.The HTC symposium series started in 1990 and is the ideal meeting place for scientists and practitioners from academia and industry and vendors to discuss and gather new insights in emerging technologies, instrumentation, workflows, and applications. Organized under the auspices of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Ghent University (UGhent), and the Separation Science Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), HTC-19 is expected to gather over 300 participants.<h3>Registration</h3><blockquote>👉<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.kuleuven.be/register/en/htc-19-19th-international-symposium-on-hyphenated-techniques-in-chromatography-and-separation-technology/step1">Register HERE</a></blockquote><h4>Registration Fee</h4><h5>Regular (From 14 March 2026)</h5><ul><li>Industry / Academic: € 775</li><li>Student: € 425</li></ul><h5>Conference dinner / Tasting Event</h5><ul><li>Participants: € 95 / € 50</li><li>Accompanying persons: € 110 / € 60</li></ul><h5>Short courses (CE, GC and GCxGC, NANOLC-MS, 2D-LC)</h5><ul><li>Academic: € 500</li><li>Industry: € 500</li><li>Students: € 350</li></ul><h5>Short course (AI MD Development)</h5><ul><li>Academic: € 250</li><li>Industry: € 250</li><li>Students: € 125</li></ul><h3>Programme</h3><h4>Plenary Spekares</h4><h5>Under pressure: bringing supercritical fluids to multi-dimensional analysis systems</h5><ul><li>Caroline West, Université d’Orléans, France<ul><li>Caroline West is a full professor in analytical chemistry at the University of Orleans, France, where she is teaching separation science. Her main scientific interests lie in fundamentals of chromatographic selectivity, both in the achiral and chiral modes, in SFC and LC. She is also applying these methods, with or without hyphenation to extraction methods and/or MS, to samples of pharmaceutical interest and natural products. She has authored about 120 papers in international peer‐reviewed journals and has presented about 120 lectures in conferences. In 2015, she received the “LC‐GC Emerging Leader in Chromatography” award. She was ranked several times among the most influential people in analytical chemistry by “The Analytical Scientist” magazine (“Top 40 under 40” 2014 &amp; 2018, “The Power List” 2019, 2020 &amp; 2021), received the Jubilee medal from the Chromatographic Society (2021) and JFK Huber Lecture award from the Austrian Society of Analytical Sciences (2025). She is also an advisory board member for several journals in separation science.</li></ul></li></ul><h5>Open Science Cheminformatics Resources Supporting Hyphenated Non-target Screening Efforts</h5><ul><li>Emma Schymanski, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg<ul><li>Professor Emma Schymanski is head of the Environmental Cheminformatics (ECI) group, FNR ATTRACT Fellow and special advisor to the rector for Open Science and Research Data Management. She has a double degree in Chemistry/Environmental Engineering from UWA, Perth, completed her PhD at UFZ Leipzig and postdoc at Eawag, Switzerland. Her research combines cheminformatics and computational (high resolution) mass spectrometry approaches to elucidate the unknowns in complex samples, primarily with non-target screening, and relate these to environmental causes of disease. She is involved in many collaborative efforts, with &gt;16,000 citations, &gt;100 publications and a book. An advocate for FAIR and open science, she is involved in several European and worldwide activities to improve the exchange of data, information and ideas between scientists, including the NORMAN Suspect List Exchange, MassBank, MetFrag, PubChemLite for Exposomics, the PubChem PFAS Tree, patRoon, ShinyTPs and the Chemical Stripes.</li></ul></li></ul><h5>The challenges of scale for meaningful environmental research</h5><ul><li>Leon Barron, Imperial College London, United Kingdom<ul><li>Professor Leon Barron leads the Emerging Chemical Contaminants group at Imperial College London. His research aims to further our understanding of complex chemical exposures on environmental and public health. He gained his PhD in 2005 from Dublin City University and in 2009 moved to King’s College London as an academic in Forensic Science until 2020. He moved to Imperial in 2020 and was recently promoted to full professor of Analytical and Environmental Sciences in 2025. He has pioneered several (bio)analytical methodologies especially the development and integration novel passive sampling tools, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry methods and predictive machine learning for contaminant identification, monitoring and risk assessment. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and is the current Chair of its Separation Science Interest Group. His work has been recognised particularly for its large-scale applicability including in national and international monitoring campaigns in partnership with academia, government, industry and the general public.</li></ul></li></ul><h5>Hyphenated methods in chromatography: Innovations realised and challenges remaining</h5><ul><li>Hans-Gerd Janssen, Unilever, The Netherlands<ul><li>Prof. Hans-Gerd Janssen obtained his MSc and PhD degree in analytical chemistry from the Eindhoven University of Technology. After having worked at this university for another 8 years as an assistant/associate professor, he moved to Unilever R&amp;D in 1999 and currently holds the position of science leader Food Compositional Analysis. From 2004 to 2019 he was a part-time professor at the University of Amsterdam at the chair ‘(bio-)macromolecular separations’. In 2019 he moved to Wageningen University where he now holds a part-time professor position in ‘recognition-based analytical chemistry’. Prof. Janssen has published more than 230 papers including six patents and seven book chapters. He is a member of the editorial advisory board of several scientific journals. He has been, or is, a member of the board of the Analytical Chemistry division of the Dutch Chemical Society and of the working group Separation Methods. He also is a member of the scientific or organizing committee of several symposia. Prof. Janssen was awarded the 2020 GC×GC scientific achievement award in recognition of his contribution to the field. In 2023 he was awarded the H.J. Dutton Award from the American Oil Chemist’s Society. In his research he focuses on the development of chromatographic methods and theories for the reliable, rapid and automated analysis of complex samples. Much of his work was on edible oils and fats, but also other food related samples including packaging materials and food processing got his attention. More recently his work focusses on food flavour analysis and understanding sensory perception from detailed chemical analysis.</li></ul></li></ul><h5>Delicious Science: A Chemical Journey Through the Kitchen</h5><ul><li>Peter Van Broeck, WM-Lightning B.V., Belgium<ul><li>Dr. Peter Van Broeck has more than 30 years of experience in analytical chemistry, process control, and technological innovation within the pharmaceutical and chemical industry. Since 2023, he has been Managing Director of WM-Lightning B.V., a consultancy firm specialized in innovation, interim management, and strategic support. He spent a significant part of his career at Johnson &amp; Johnson, where he held leadership roles in Analytical Development and Chemical Process Control. As Scientific Director, he was end-to-end responsible for the analytical strategy within continuous manufacturing, the implementation of Process Analytical Technology (PAT), and the introduction of new analytical technologies. He developed extensive international academic and industry networks and represented the organization in various innovation programs and conferences. Earlier, Dr. Van Broeck led the Chemical Process Control Lab, where he drove the global adoption of PAT. At Amylum NV and BetzDearborn Inc., he focused on analytical method development, laboratory setup, and the introduction of advanced techniques such as HT-GPC, NIR and hyphenated GC and HPLC techniques. He also served as a Guest Professor at Hasselt University, teaching Industrial Chemistry to Business Engineering students. Beyond his scientific career, Dr. Van Broeck has a long-standing passion for wine, gastronomy, and the chemistry of flavor. Building on early academic and R&amp;D experience in food analytics, he actively explores the intersection of taste, chemistry, and sensory experience, and is frequently invited as a speaker on topics such as food pairing and the science of brewing and winemaking.</li></ul></li></ul><h5>Shaken, not stirred – James Bond in the spotlight of physics</h5><ul><li>Metin Tolan, Faculty of Physics, TU Dortmund University, Germany<ul><li>Main areas of research: Investigation of the interfacial behavior of so-called “soft matter” (polymers, liquids, biomaterials), phase diagrams and stability of proteins, use of synchrotron radiation for materials research in general and further development of investigation methods, more than 200 publications in refereed journalsProfessional career: Since April 2025: Professor of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, TU Dortmund University 2021–2025: President of Georg August University of Göttingen (on leave from TU Dortmund University) 2008–2020: Vice Rector for Research (3 years), for Studies (5 years), for Finance (4 years) at TU Dortmund University, permanent representative of the Rector 2003: Admitted as a full member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences and Arts Since 2001: full professorship (C4) for experimental physics at TU Dortmund University. Chair of Experimental Physics I 1998 – 2001 Habilitation in experimental physics. Lecturer at Christian Albrechts University of Kiel 1994 – 1998: Research stays in the USA at Brookhaven National Laboratory (1994), Exxon Research Laboratories (1994), State University of New York at Stony Brook (1995 and 1998) and Argonne National Laboratory (1996 and 1997) 1990–1993: Research assistant, Institute for Experimental Physics, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel. Doctorate in physics (dissertation: “X-ray scattering on laterally structured surfaces – experiment and theory”) 1984–1989: Studied physics with a minor in mathematics, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel. Diploma in mathematical physics Awards: 2024 Culture Prize of the Eduard Rhein Foundation 2018 Awarded the Badge of Honor of the German Physical Society 2017 Robert Wichard Pohl Prize of the German Physical Society for outstanding contributions to physics 2013 Communicator Prize of the DFG and the Stifterverband der Deutschen Wissenschaft 2010 Awarded the Silver Badge of Honor for special services to the DESY Research Center in Hamburg 2010 Professor of the Year elected by magazine “UNICUM Beruf” in the field of natural sciences and medicinePopular Books: 5 books published, among them “Shaken, not stirred! – James Bond in the Spotlight of Physics” Springer (2020) (in German: “Geschüttelt, nicht gerührt! – James Bond im Visier der Physik”, Piper 2008)</li></ul></li></ul>

Plenary speakers at the 19th International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology (HTC-19)

The countdown is on for one of the world’s leading conferences dedicated to food analysis. The 12th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA 2026), taking place in Prague from 3–6 November 2026, is approaching two important milestones: the Early Bird registration deadline and the deadline for oral abstract submissions, both ending on 30 June 2026. Researchers, analysts, industry professionals, regulators, and students are encouraged to secure their participation at a reduced registration rate and take advantage of the opportunity to present their latest scientific results to the international food analysis community.RAFA 2026 will once again bring together leading experts from academia, industry, and regulatory organizations to discuss the latest developments in food safety, authenticity, contaminants, non-target screening, PFAS, microplastics, food contact materials, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytical technologies. The preliminary program already features an outstanding lineup of internationally recognized speakers addressing some of the most pressing challenges in modern food analysis and food safety.<h3>Registration</h3><blockquote>👉<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://rafa.easyevent.eu/tickets/">Register to attend RAFA 2026!</a>Early-bird registration until 30 June, 2026</blockquote>After successful submission of your registration, you will receive by e-mail (i) an automatic confirmation of receipt indicating the total amount of payment due (either for bank transfer or for on-line payment by card), (ii) login to Member section where you can administrate your profile, submit your abstracts, and from September 2026 register for satellite events, workshops and seminars. If it will not be delivered within a few minutes after submission of your registration please contact us at RAFA2026@vscht.cz.As soon as payment of registration fee is processed, you will also receive by e-mail (iii) confirmation of payment.<h4>Registration Fees</h4><ul><li>Smart rate (Until 30 June, 2026): € 655</li><li>Regular registration (Until 30 September, 2026): € 855</li><li>Late registration (From 1 October, 2026): € 955</li><li>Student rate*&nbsp;<ul><li>Until 30 June, 2026: € 465</li><li>From 1 July, 2026: € 605</li></ul></li></ul>* The proof of student status (e.g. copy of a student identify card) is requested as an attachment of the registration form.<h5>The regular registration fee will include:</h5><ul><li>Attendance at all scientific sessions, workshops, seminars, vendor seminars and other satellite events</li><li>Access to the poster and exhibition area</li><li>Conference kit (name badge, conference bag, conference documents, certificate of participation, certificate of presentation on request)</li><li>Final programme</li><li>E-Book of Abstracts</li><li>Coffee breaks</li><li>Buffet luncheons</li><li>Welcome drink</li></ul>In the registration form you can register free of charge for the welcome drink and you can also order ticket(s) for the conference dinner (€ 85).Please note that your registration is firm when your payment has been received.<h3>Abstract submission</h3><blockquote>👉<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://rafa.easyevent.eu/tickets/">Submit your ABSTRACT HERE!</a>In order to submit an abstract, you must first register to attend RAFA 2026. After registration you will receive an access to the Member section where you can submit your abstract(s).</blockquote>&nbsp;After successful submission of your abstract you will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt of submitted abstract via e-mail. If it will not be delivered within a few minutes after submission of your abstract please check at first your spam box-mail and then contact us at RAFA2026@vscht.cz.Please ensure that your abstract does not contain spelling, grammatical or scientific errors. Even though modifications of your submitted abstract will be allowed in the Abstract section of the Member section until the deadline for the abstract submission, please be confident on the lack of errors in your final version prior to starting the submission process.The abstract will be reproduced exactly as submitted. No proofreading will be done, although some corrections may be requested by the reviewers.If you need to withdraw your abstract, a written statement reflecting the reasons for this decision must be sent to RAFA2026@vscht.cz no later than September 30, 2026.<h4>Important notice:</h4><blockquote>1 registered participant can submit no more than 2 abstracts.</blockquote>To apply for a young scientist’s oral presentation, as an indication please respect the rule that you should be born in 1991 or later.The text of the abstract should be limited to 3000 characters including spaces. Tables and pictures are not allowed.Abstracts of oral presentations and posters will be included into the "e-Book of Abstracts" only after receipt of the conference registration fee. Any payment of the registration fee has to be received until September 30, 2026, otherwise contribution(s) will not be included into the e-Book of Abstracts and the Conference programme.<h3>Program</h3><h4>Invited Speakers</h4><h5>Food allergen risk assessment: Past, present, future</h5><ul><li>Ben Remington from Remington Consulting Group B.V., Utrecht, the Netherlands &amp; University of Nebraska, USA</li></ul>Food allergy and allergen management are global public health issues, and consumer protection depends on transparent and trustworthy labelling. While 30 years of scientific advances show that low level exposures, or reference doses, are unlikely to trigger reactions in most allergic individuals, harmonized and globally aligned regulations are still needed to promote consistent allergen risk assessment and labelling decisions. This presentation will discuss the landscape of allergen risk assessment, global policy developments, current research and future needs in the area.<h5>Unmasking hidden adulteration in honey: Strategies for detecting and characterizing honeys produced from sugar-fed colonies</h5><ul><li>Oscar Nuñez Burcio from University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain</li></ul>From hive to jar, not all honey tells the same story. This presentation addresses hidden adulteration associated with sugar-fed bee colonies, highlighting implications for authenticity, production practices, and the need for a more precise characterization of honey to ensure consumer trust.<h5>Analytical and toxicological methods for safety of food contact materials</h5><ul><li>Erich Leitner from Graz University of Technology, Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Graz, Austria</li></ul>Food packaging plays a critical role in protecting and preserving food throughout the supply chain. All packaging materials intended to come into contact with food must comply with strict EU safety rules. Due to increased complexity of packaging solutions, lowering legal limits and increasing numbers of target compounds, we also have to adapt the strategies used to verify and guarantee the safety of these materials.<h5>Data-driven strategies to reduce complexity in non-target HRMS analysis of food samples</h5><ul><li>Anneli Kruve from Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden</li></ul>LC/HRMS based non-target screening can detect hundreds to thousands of chemical features in complex food and environmental samples. Investigating all of these in detail is practically impossible, so which ones to focus on? Novel computational tools developed in computational mass spectrometry allow predicting the toxicity and concentration of the detected chemical features even if these have not yet been fully structurally elucidated. Combining these predictions enables us to focus on the chemical features possessing high risk.<h5>Role of AI in the identification of emerging food systems risks</h5><ul><li>Ákos Bernard Jóźwiak from Syreon Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary</li></ul>AI-assisted evidence synthesis – spanning curated scientific evidence, exposome data, and network analysis – is the backbone of next-generation emerging chemical food safety risk identification, enabling earlier signals and more resilient surveillance systems.<h5>Challenges of microplastics analysis in the context of food safety</h5><ul><li>Dorte Herzke from Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway</li></ul>Food and food packaging are major sources of micro- and nanoplastic exposure. Plastics used in processing, storage, and packaging can release particles through heat, abrasion, and degradation. Small particles below 2 µm may cross gut barriers and carry chemicals, highlighting the need for robust and sensitive measurement methods.<h5>Never-ending analytical challenges in PFAS analysis of food</h5><ul><li>Darina Dvořáková from University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague, Czechia</li></ul>Exploring and monitoring PFAS in food requires advanced strategies. Combining targeted, suspect, and non-target HRMS analysis, determination of total fluorine and sum parameters, and novel sensors provides new insights into PFAS occurrence and supports food safety monitoring.<h5>An overview of the latest scientific knowledge on process contaminants in food for appropriate risk management measures</h5><ul><li>Thierry Delatour from Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland.</li></ul>Recent scientific findings related to acrylamide and furans formation, occurrence and analytical methods in food provide important insights for risk management.

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Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA)

je mezinárodní společné vědecké setkání pro sdílení nejnovějších pokroků, výměně nápadů, zkoumání nových směrů a vytváření možné spolupráce v oblasti analytické spektrometrie.

ESAS

The relatively new tradition of the Czech mass spectrometry conferences was established only in 2011, the very first event took place in Hradec Králové. Since then, the conference was organized every year except for 2020, the year of the pandemic.

Czech Mass Spectrometry Conferences

Cílem společnosti je napomáhat rozvoji hmotnostní spektrometrie v České republice, poskytovat svým členům a dalším osobám se zájmem o hmotnostní spektrometrii podporu v získávání znalostí v oboru, prezentovat dosažené pokroky a rozšiřovat obecné povědomí o hmotnostní spektrometrii ve společnosti. ČSHS bude spolupracovat se zahraničními společnostmi zaměřenými na hmotnostní spektrometrii, přispívat ke zvyšování odborné úrovně svých členů, organizovat semináře, konference a vědecká setkání.

Česká společnost pro hmotnostní spektrometrii

Série sympozií HTC byla zahájena v roce 1990 a je ideálním místem pro setkání vědců a odborníků z akademické sféry, průmyslu a dodavatelů, kde mohou diskutovat a získávat nové poznatky o nových technologiích, přístrojovém vybavení, pracovních postupech a aplikacích. Na sympoziu HTC-19, které je organizováno pod záštitou Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Katolické univerzity v Lovani (KU Leuven), Univerzity v Gentu (UGhent) a Skupiny pro separační vědu Královské chemické společnosti (RSC), se očekává účast více než 300 účastníků.

International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology

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