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We are delighted to invite you to join Thermo Fisher Scientific at ASMS 2026 in San Diego, California (May 31–June 4, 2026). Register now for an application specific experience tailored to your area of research—with sessions, reminders, and resources aligned to the work you do every day.
This year’s program is designed around 8 application tracks, each delivering one connected journey across the week—before, during, and after ASMS. Your selected track will be reflected across our Sunday annual users' meeting, breakfast workshops, hospitality suite experience, and post-event resources.
Your application track experience includes:
- Multiple application specific plenaries in parallel during the annual users’ meeting (Sunday)
- A dedicated breakfast workshop (Monday-Thursday)
- A dedicated application station in our hospitality suite (Monday-Wednesday)
- Track-aligned agenda details, calendar invites, and reminders
- A post-event recap with curated resources aligned to your workflow, including posters and on-demand viewing of presentations
Choose your application track
Select the application track that best matches your work. One track = one connected journey. You can also choose an optional secondary track to broaden what you see and receive.
Our scientists, subject matter experts, and partners will be on-site to share the latest innovations and answer your questions. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, network, and accelerate your science today.
Application tracks
De‑risk drug discovery with decision‑ready characterization workflows
Choose the BioPharma track to uncover new insight from today’s most complex therapeutic modalities—from antibody‑drug conjugates (ADCs) to oligonucleotides. Hear from end users on how they’re applying modern LC‑MS workflows to accelerate pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical discovery and development, with real‑world examples spanning comprehensive ADC characterization, disulfide bond mapping, and cell‑culture media analysis.
Ideal for:
- Biologics R&D
- CMC analytical development
- Characterization to QA/QC
- Multi‑attribute monitoring ADC
- Oligonucleotide
- GLP-1
- Nitrosamines
Understand the dynamics of biology through protein forms, functions and spatiotemporal interactions with deep proteomics by mass spectrometry
Select the Proteomics track for highlights at the frontier of impact in mass spectrometry-based proteomics. Learn how the community is pushing the boundaries of understanding biology through study of single cell proteomics, spatial proteomics, chemoproteomics and characterization of post-translational modifications.
Ideal for:
- Discovery & quantitative proteomics
- PTM studies
- Low‑input and small‑sample work
- Proteomics in Pharma Drug Discovery and Development
- Spatial Omics
- Glycosylation
- Single Cell Omics
Confident metabolite and lipid insight—from discovery to quantitation
Choose the Metabolomics track to focus on practical workflows that improve metabolite and lipid identification, annotation and quantitation across diverse matrices—helping you connect metabolite and lipid changes to pathways, exposure, and phenotype. Discover the most recent developments in comprehensive small molecule characterization and quantitation, including SQUAD (Simultaneous Quantitation and Discovery) analysis and the application of these methods to large cohort studies, natural products discovery and structural lipidomics.
Ideal for:
- Metabolomics & lipidomics
- Exposomics
- Pathway analysis
- Small molecule biomarker discovery
- Targeted metabolomics & lipidomics
- Microbiome
- Low input and single cell analysis
Translational insights: Scaling biomarker research from discovery to verification
Biomarker discovery can reveal important biological insights, but advancing promising candidates requires approaches that support both discovery and reliable results. This session explores how researchers move from early biomarker signals to verified findings while maintaining scalability and analytical precision, enabling reproducible, biologically meaningful data to guide confident next steps in research.
Ideal for:
- Biomarker discovery/verification
- Cohort studies
- Multi omics translation
- Decision support for programs
Structural biology beyond static snapshots: From proteoforms to structure to function relationships
Choose the Structural Biology track to engage with cutting-edge mass spectrometry driven structural biology research while gaining practical insight into experimental design and data interpretation. Explore how advanced MS approaches, including reveal molecular structure, interactions, and heterogeneity. These findings link molecular architecture to biological function and illuminate disease mechanisms, ultimately accelerating drug discovery.
Ideal for:
- Protein/RNA complexes
- Interaction and binding studies
- High order structure
- Interactomics
- Integrative structural biology
- Native MS
- HDX-MS
- XL-MS
Study ready quantitation with QC discipline for disease outcome insights
Select Clinical Research for study-ready solutions built to deliver consistent quantitative results under real world conditions. Learn how teams strengthen QC strategy, data integrity, and reproducible reporting so results remain trustworthy across time, sites, and sample—supporting studies in inherited disorders, cancer research, and the study of infectious diseases, while bringing the same rigor to forensic toxicology and anti-doping that confirm known/unknown drugs and find trace banned substances that answers real-world health questions.
Ideal for:
- Forensic toxicology
- Antidoping
- Clinical biomarker studies
- High throughput quantitation
Confident screening and quantitation for complex food and environmental matrices
Choose Environmental & Food Safety to focus on reliable workflows for screening and quantitation in challenging, real-world matrices. Explore approaches for contaminants, residues, and emerging analytes—designed to support high throughput monitoring and confident decision making.
Ideal for:
- Food and environmental testing
- PFAS in groundwater
- Residues and contaminants
- Emerging analytes
- Routine monitoring labs
- Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
MS software solutions: Accelerating data-driven decisions
Learn how our software solutions support acquisition, processing, identification, quantitation, structural elucidation, and reporting from research through regulated workflows. With advanced AI/ML-driven capabilities, we enhance scalability, automation, and productivity, helping laboratories move confidently and efficiently from samples to actionable insights.
Ideal for:
- Proteomics & protein characterization
- Biopharmaceutical characterization
- Small molecule identification & unknown analysis
- Quantitative analysis for GxP-compliant and research labs
- Data review, visualization & reporting
Schedule
Sunday, May 31, 2026 | Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego | Harbor Ballrooms
Kick off ASMS on Sunday, May 31 with 7 plenaries in parallel followed by application-specific talks. Start with breakfast and registration, and then visit the “What’s new” station to stay current on the latest new workflow solutions, products, and innovations.
BioPharma, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Translational, Structural Biology, Clinical Research, Environmental and Food Safety
7 - 8 a.m. PDT |
Registration & breakfast |
8 - 12 p.m. PDT |
Parallel tracks featuring application specific plenaries & talks |
Start your mornings with practical, application-led insights. Two workshops run in parallel each day, with a dedicated workshop for each application track across the week.
Monday, Jun 1, 2026 | 7 - 8:15 a.m., Marriott Marquis Grand Ballroom 10 & 12 |
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Proteomics |
Proteomics workflows for deeper coverage, faster throughput, and confident quantitation |
BioPharma |
BioPharma workflows that accelerate biologics characterization and development decisions |
Tuesday, Jun 2, 2026 | 7 - 8:15 a.m., Marriott Marquis Grand Ballroom 10 & 12 |
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Metabolomics |
Metabolomics & lipidomics at scale: confident identification and consistent quantitation with SQUAD |
Translational |
Translational insights: scalable biomarker discovery and verification for real world cohorts |
Wednesday, Jun 3, 2026 | 7 - 8:15 a.m, Marriott Marquis Grand Ballroom 10 & 12 |
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Structural Biology |
Structural biology: interrogating complexes, conformations, and interactions to understand function |
Clinical Research |
Clinical research: transforming biomarker analysis with the Stellar MS |
Thursday, Jun 4, 2026 | 7 - 8:15 a.m., Convention Center Room 31ABC & 32AB |
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Environmental Food Safety |
Real-world impact with robust end-to-end solutions for environmental, food safety, and industrial testing |
Software Solutions |
Software Solutions for MS: reproducible pipelines, scalable processing, AI acceleration, and integrated interpretation |
Visit us at Booth #801 in the San Diego Convention Center exhibit hall. Continue the conversation in our hospitality suite at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina (Grand Ballroom 10–13, Monday–Wednesday), where each application track has a dedicated station—so you can connect with experts, explore an end-to-end workflow solution, and get answers specific to your goals.
After ASMS
After the meeting, you’ll receive application-specific resources—including links to the same workflow content highlighted onsite and curated scientific materials aligned to your selected track(s).
Featured products
Thermo Scientific SurePac Oligo RP MDi columns are purpose-built for nucleic acid analysis across a wide size range—from small RNA constructs to intact mRNA—enabling consistent characterization of diverse oligonucleotide modalities. Their low-adsorption flow path minimizes secondary interactions, reducing analyte loss and carryover while delivering accurate impurity profiling, reliable quantitation, and high-resolution separations to support confident decisions from development through QC.
SurePac Protein RP MDi columns deliver high-resolution, reproducible separations for protein therapeutics and antibody-drug conjugates, enabling clear characterization of variants, subunits, and conjugation profiles despite structural complexity. Built for robustness under demanding conditions, they maintain consistent performance across runs and instruments, supporting reliable method transfer and generating high-quality data for confident decisions from development through QC.
The Thermo Scientific Vanquish Amplify UHPLC systems extend the Vanquish portfolio with an advanced low-adsorption flow path designed to deliver accurate, reproducible separations for today’s most challenging biomolecules. Engineered for oligonucleotides, mRNA, proteins, and ADCs under demanding conditions, the system minimizes secondary interactions to preserve sample integrity and improve recovery—so every chromatogram reflects true analyte behavior.
Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Excedion hybrid mass spectrometers are a decisive evolution in high-resolution, accurate-mass (HRAM) performance, leveraging eDR to expand detection of low-abundance and trace-level compounds.
From small molecules to complex biopharmaceuticals, Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Tribrid Apex mass spectrometers offer exceptional sensitivity, speed, and accuracy. Advanced acquisition and fragmentation technologies expand what's possible, while cross-application flexibility empowers you to solve today's and tomorrow's problems with clarity and confidence.
Designed for environmental and food safety laboratories analyzing dioxins and POPs, the Orbitrap Exploris GC S mass spectrometer modernizes dioxin workflows while expanding analytical scope.
The Thermo Scientific TSQ Certis triple quadrupole mass spectrometer is engineered for routine labs, it delivers rugged, high-sensitivity quantitation with the uptime, speed, and stability required to keep workflows running – day after day.
The Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris EFOX mass detector is this high-resolution accurate mass (HRAM) system designed for precise environmental and food safety testing, enabling targeted analysis, compliance-ready for quantitation of common contaminants.
Thermo Scientific Proteome Discoverer 3.4 software provides comprehensive proteomics analysis capabilities in one place, adding support for DIA-NN Enterprise, CHIMERYS 5, Data Completeness Mode, Smart Targeted TMT and infrared laser fragmentation support. This helps scientists handle more proteomics workflows with greater flexibility, speed and coverage.
Thermo Scientific Proteoform Studio software is a new solution that enables comprehensive intact protein and top-down proteoform characterization. The software delivers a streamlined, end-to-end workflow from data acquisition through reporting, simplifying complex analyses by integrating data processing directly with instrument control.
Thermo Scientific BioPharma Finder 5.5 software enhances data processing speed and extends support for processing top-down data collected from the latest Thermo Scientific mass spectrometers to streamline complex biotherapeutic characterization with automated workflows that deliver confident, high-quality results. Advanced algorithms and intuitive visualization tools help accelerate insights across proteins and oligonucleotides while improving data accuracy and efficiency.
Thermo Scientific Chromeleon 7.4.1 software built for mass spectrometry simplifies laboratory operations by integrating chromatography and MS workflows into a single, enterprise-ready platform. It provides comprehensive instrument control, automated data processing, and MS-specific visualization and reporting tools that reduce manual effort and improve throughput.
Thermo Scientific LipidSearch 5.2 software delivers major performance and workflow enhancements for large-scale lipidomics. Dramatically accelerate identification and alignment to make large-scale studies faster and easier to handle with enhancements including parallel processing, flexible reanalysis, automated grouping, improved exports and enhanced visualizations.
Thermo Scientific Mass Frontier 9.0 software accelerates small molecule identification with a new library builder module for easy creation of spectral libraries with highest quality data and structural annotation of fragments. With connection to the new on-line mzCloud, advanced spectral libraries, fragmentation tools, and algorithms it streamlines workflows while increasing identification confidence and throughput.
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.