Report on 6th International meeting on MS and related techniques in advanced analytical science.

The "6th International MS Symposium" held in Manchester, UK 12-14th April was the latest in an occasional series of scientific meetings initiated (by Micromass) in 1998. Sponsorship of the meetings has now been taken over by Waters MS  Technologies. The format is that of a legitimate scientific meeting, open to all, that typically attracts Ca 150+ delegates. The forward to the 1998 book of abstracts sums up the original vision, which remains true today - ‘a unique scientific forum focusing on high resolution MS and related techniques - that transcends the conventions of a vendor’s user meeting’.

Clearly since 1998 the world of MS and Associated Techniques has changed beyond all recognition with many application areas and enabling technologies not considered as suitable for MS thirteen years ago being common place or least tagged ‘emerging’. Delegates were invited to learn about the latest advances in High Resolution MS, Ultra Performance LC, Ion Mobility Separations and Advanced Informatics Tools for Industrial, Environmental, Pharmaceutical and Life Science Applications.