About the IMSS
What is the IMSS?
The Irish Mass Spectrometry Society, IMSS, is a voluntary society with the aim of providing a forum for practitioners of Mass Spectrometry in Ireland. The Society is run by a committee elected every two years and aims to hold one full-day scientific meeting in May each year.
The first meeting of Irish mass spectrometry users was in 1987 when a very successful meeting was held on May 28th in UCD, Belfield. In September 1993, an MS users group was set up. An inaugural meeting was held in May 1994, a Society was formed and a committee put in place. The name "The Irish Mass Spectrometry Society" was adopted at the 1996 AGM.
The Society was re-activated in 2007 following a few years of dormancy after the AGM of 2003. The Society is an Institutional Affiliate of the International Mass Spectrometry Foundation (IMSF), organisers of the biennial IMSSc meeting.
IMSS 2026
One Day of Mass Spectrometry Talks
UCC Western Gate Building
Date: 20.05.2026
The Irish Mass Spectrometry Society (IMSS) is a voluntary society with the aim of providing a forum for practitioners of Mass Spectrometry in Ireland. The Society is run by a diverse committee with backgrounds in industry, academia, forensics and food testing. The 2026 conference is a face-to-face meeting. We look forward to meeting you all in person.
Important Dates:
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Registration deadline: Coming Soon
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Student/Post-doc poster submissions: Open
Irish Mass Spectrometry Society Annual Conference
20th May 2026, Western Gateway Building G.05, University College Cork
Registration Fee: €50 + small booking fee
Register & Purchase tickets via Eventbrite at www.imss.ie
08:30 – 09:20 Registration and Tea/Coffee
09:20 – 09:30 Opening of Conference - Chair
09:30 – 10:20 Keynote Speaker – Professor Valerie Gabelica, University of Geneva: Talk Title: Mass spectrometry of nucleic acids: from sequence to structure
10:20 – 10:40 Break, networking with sponsors/stands, posters (20 min)
10:40 – 11:00 Sponsored Talk - TBC
11:00 – 11:15 Student Talk 1 - TBC
11:15 – 11:45 Speaker 1 – Dr. Stephan Kamrad, MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge. Talk Title: Mass- spectrometry approaches discover therapeutic opportunities for PFAS removal through gut bacteria
11:45 – 12:00 Student Talk 2 - TBC
12:00 – 12:30 Speaker 2 - Dr. John Cormican, Frankfurt University Clinic. Talk Title: Clinical Mass Spectrometry & Bioinformatics on Patient Datasets
12:30 – 12:50 Sponsored Talk - TBC
12:50 – 13:45 Lunch, networking with sponsors/stands, posters (55 min)
13:45 – 14:00 Student Talk 3 - TBC
14:00 – 14:30 Speaker 3 - Dr Fiona McGillicuddy, UCD. Talk Title: Harnessing the HDL proteome to aid risk stratification in Cardiometabolic Diseases
14:30 – 15:00 Speaker 4 – Vincent O’ Brien, Pfizer. Talk Title: The role of Mass Spectrometry in 2nd generation drug development
15:00 – 15:20 Sponsored Talk - TBC
15:20 – 15:40 Sponsored Talk - TBC
15:40 – 16:10 Closing Lecture – Prof Ger Clarke, APC Microbiome Ireland, UCC. Talk Title: Decoding Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis Signals with Mass Spectrometry: Towards Mechanisms, Biomarkers and New Therapeutic Targets
16:10 – 16:20 Bursary Winners/Presentation of Certificates
16:20 – 16:30 Closing Comments (Chair)
17:00 – 20:00 Networking & Wine Reception Venue to be Confirmed
Sponsors - 2026
Thank you to all our sponsors for helping us deliver this conference online. Selected Mass Spectrometry manufacturers are available for a Q&A session as part of this event. Don't miss your chance to talk to the experts.
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