57th annual conference of the DGMS & ICP-MS User´s Meeting

We look forward to welcoming you next year to a city that stands for scientific curiosity, cultural diversity and historical dynamism like no other. Leipzig, the birthplace of great personalities in music, literature and science, from Bach and Mendelssohn to Goethe and Schiller, Leibniz, Ostwald and Heisenberg, is a place of new beginnings: politically, musically and scientifically. The city combines tradition and innovation, making it the perfect setting for our conference.

The event will take place in the modern, spacious and light-flooded rooms of the German University of Physical Education (DHfK) not far from the city center. Its clear architecture, good accessibility and functional equipment create optimal conditions for concentrated lectures, scientific exchange and lively discussions.

DGMS 2026 is dedicated to the diversity and innovative potential of mass spectrometry – from the latest developments in instrumentation and advanced analytical strategies to interdisciplinary applications in chemistry, life sciences, environmental analysis and medicine. This range reflects not only the multifaceted nature of our discipline, but also its central importance for current scientific issues.

Young scientists, postdocs, established experts – anyone interested in MS – are equally welcome to present their research, network and learn from each other. Especially in the spirit of change and innovation, we are focusing on a new concept for the poster presentations in 2026, with the aim of offering young scientists an even more lively forum for exchange, visibility and discussion at eye level.

We cordially invite you to actively participate in the conference – through your scientific contributions, through inspiring discussions and through your curiosity. Let‘s celebrate the diversity and future viability of mass spectrometry together – in a city that not only knows change, but shapes it.

We look forward to hearing from you, your ideas, your results and your perspectives.

Best regards,
The DGMS 2026 organization team

👉ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM

Registration fees

Regular Registration (from February 9, 2026)

• Member DGMS: 315 EUR
• Non Member: 365 EUR
• Student Member DGMS: 80 EUR
• Student Non Member: 110 EUR
• Workshops: 20 EUR

The registration fee includes the following services:

• Participation in the scientific sessions
• Conference documents (name tag, programme, etc.)
• 19 % value added tax

Abstract submission

Thank you all for submitting more than 200 abstracts!

Abstract Submission is closed!

In each topic area, three abstracts will be selected for oral presentations, while all other accepted contributions will be presented as posters. Corresponding authors will be notified in at the end of January 2026. Further organizational details will be communicated directly to presenting authors.

Abstract topics

• Proteomics
• Environmental Analysis
• Lipidomics
• Fundamentals & Instrumentation
• Ionization Mechanisms
• Clinical Application
• (U)HR MS & Spatial MS
• ICP-MS
  Single Cell MS
• Metabolomics
• Structural Biology
• Natural Products
• Ion Mobility
• Gas Phase Ion Chemistry
• Gas Phase Ion Spectroscopy
• Computational Mass Spectrometry and AI 

Programme

Speakers

• Thorsten Benter (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (Faculty 4), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Wuppertal)
• Martin Beyer (Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics (IAP), University of Innsbruck)
• Mark Brönstrup (Chemische Biologie (CBIO), HZI – Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH)
• Eva Cuypers (Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute,
  Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht University)
• Martin Elsner (Institute of Hydrochemistry, Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry, Technical University of Munich)
• Madeleine Ernst (Danish Center for Neonatal Screening, Department of Congenital Disorders, Statens Serum Institut)
• Alexander Gaudl (Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, Leipzig University Medical Center)
• Detlef Günther (Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich)
• Karin Hain (Isotope Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna)
• Mourad Harir (Helmholtz Munich, German Research Centre for Health and Environment)
• Uwe Karst (Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster)
• Brian Keevil (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital)
• Manuel Liebeke (Institute for Human Nutrition and Food Science, Kiel University)
• Klaus Metzeler (Department of Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Hemostaseology, Leipzig University)
• Kevin Pagel (Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin)
• Paola Picotti (Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich)
• Michael Roukes (Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, & Bioengineering
  Frank J. Roshek Chair, California Institute of Technology)
• Christopher Rüger (Institute of Chemistry, Division of Analytical and Technical Chemistry, Department Life Light & Matter, University of Rostock)
• Florian Stengel (Deparment of Biology, University of Konstanz)
• Albert Stickmann (ISAS, Chairman of the Board, Department Head)
• Regina Verena Taudte (Institute for Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, Molecular Diagnostics)
• Einar Uggerud (Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo)

Venue

The congress will take place at Campus Jahnallee of Leipzig University. Its central location and excellent transport links make it easily accessible by public transport, car, or from the nearby airport.

Universität Leipzig

• Sportwissenschaftliche Fakultät
• Jahnallee 59
• Haus 1
• 04109 Leipzig

Sponsors

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