18th International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology (HTC-18)
It is my great pleasure to invite you to attend and contribute to the 18th International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology (HTC-18) that will be held from May 28th to 31st, 2024 in Leuven, Belgium.
The HTC symposium series started in 1990 and is firmly established as a unique meeting place for scientists and practitioners from academia and industry to exchange state-of-the-art knowledge and to gather new insights and ideas covering all aspects of chromatography & separation techniques, sample preparation, detection, and data handling. Organized under the auspices of the Ghent University (UGhent), the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven), the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), HTC-18 is expected to gather over 300 participants.
As always, we will ensure abundant networking opportunities during the conference, with an informal tasting event organized and a conference dinner, which will be held in the beautiful beguinage of Leuven.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I look forward to welcoming you to HTC-18 in the historic city of Leuven!
Frédéric Lynen (HTC-18 Conference chair)
Topics
Techniques to be covered include the fundamental and practical aspects of liquid-phase (LC) and gas chromatography (GC), including multidimensional LC, multidimensional GC, supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), LC–mass spectrometry (MS), and GC–MS. The programme will also include topics such as automated sample preparation, online analyzers and sensors, electro-driven separations, ion-mobility and native mass spectrometry, emerging detectors and separation modes, method development and artificial intelligence, column technology and stationary-phase developments, system design and optimization, miniaturization, lab-on-a-chip, 3D printing, and data processing, mining, and curation. The symposium will also address bottlenecks and describe trends and new technologies for a wide range of applications, including (bio-) pharmaceuticals, medical diagnostics and clinical applications, forensic analysis and doping control, food analysis and safety, environmental analysis, energy, green approaches, high-throughput analysis, -omics (lipidomics, metabolomics, proteomics), and biomarker discovery, as well as modern industrial applications and natural products.
Programme
Keynote Spekares
Quantitative non-target screening of environmental samples - endless possibilities but with caution
- Jan Christensen, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences University of Copenhagen
Detailed investigation of cannabis phenolics using 1- and 2-dimensional liquid chromatography hyphenated to ion mobility spectrometry and high resolution MS
- André de Villiers, Stellenbosch University South Africa
Sustainability in separation science – focussing on the ‘How?’
- Paul Ferguson, New Modalities & Parenteral Development Pharmaceutical Technology & Development Operations AstraZeneca
Novel approaches based on electro-driven separation for the control of emerging risks in food and environmental samples
- Ana M. García-Campaña, Dpt. Analytical Chemistry Faculty of Sciences University of Granada Spain
Peak forecasting: the power of predictive models in analytics
- Lennart Martens, Universiteit Gent Belgium
Comprehensive Analysis of Organic Micropollutants in Industrial Wastewater: a Tool Towards Net Zero Emissions
- Torsten C. Schmidt, University of Duisburg-Essen Instrumental Analytical Chemistry and Centre of Water and Environmental Research Germany
Experiments with Online Pyrolysis GC-HR/AM Orbitrap MS to assist in the identification of Biological Warfare Agents
- Joeri Vercammen, Ghent University INCAT
Sponsors
HTC-18: Sponsors
HTC-18: Partners
