SOFT-TIAFT 2026

A global approach to toxicology testing and mass spectrometry in forensic science
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 | 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. CDT

The Congress Plaza Hotel | Windsor room
520 S. Michigan Ave | Chicago, IL | 60605

Speakers

• José Luiz da Costa, Ph.D. (University of Campinas)
  Untargeted Discovery of Emerging Nitazenes using Molecular Networking and LC-Orbitrap-HRAM
• Szabolcs Sofalvi, MSChE, D-ABFT-FT (Cuyahoga County)
  Python-Accelerated Processing of Thermo Scientific TraceFinder Software Method Validation Data per ANSI/ASB Standard 036
• Justin Grodnitzky Ph. D., F-ABFT (Iowa State DPS)
  First Coffee, Then Criteria: Implementing Iowa's High-Res Blood Toxicology

*This workshop is separate from the conference program. Breakfast will be served.

Young Forensic Toxicologists Symposium & Professional Development Fair
Saturday, September 19, 2026 | 5:30 – 10:30 p.m. CDT

International Ballroom North | Hilton Chicago | Chicago, IL

Thermo Fisher Scientific looks forward to connecting with attendees at the Young Forensic Toxicologists Symposium and Professional Development Fair. This event offers emerging forensic toxicology professionals an opportunity to expand their networks, exchange ideas, and engage with peers and experienced professionals from across the field.

Join us for an evening focused on professional development, meaningful connections, and the future of forensic toxicology.

A ready-to-run workflow for quantitating 80 drugs of abuse in whole blood with the TSQ Certis
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. CDT | Salon Lobby

Presenter: Courtney Patterson

Thermo Scientific TSQ Certis Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

Built to perform, the advanced Thermo Scientific TSQ Certis Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (MS) helps deliver streamlined, connected, and ready-to-run triple quadrupole workflows that keep your lab productive, profitable, and worry-free—no matter who’s at the bench.

With latest hardware for higher sensitivity and software for a compliant-ready solution, TSQ Certis Mass Spectrometer delivers greater uptime and improved performance for routine biopharmaceutical, clinical research, toxicology, environmental, and food safety testing laboratories.

Thermo Scientific Tox Explorer Collection
The Thermo Scientific Tox Explorer Collection is an all-in-one LC-MS/MS solution that provides confident answers to scientists in forensic toxicology, clinical research toxicology, employee drug testing, and sports anti-doping. It is now available in HRAM and QQQ MS platforms.

Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris 120 mass spectrometer
The Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris 120 mass spectrometer sets the new standard in instrument productivity and ruggedness, delivering high confidence results for a broad range of toxicology compounds.

Thermo Scientific VeriSpray PaperSpray ion source
Improve turnaround time, reduce cost per test and minimize sample preparation with the Thermo Scientific VeriSpray PaperSpray ion source, a fully automated, high-throughput, direct ionization technique used with our newest Thermo Scientific TSQ triple quadrupole mass spectrometers.

Thermo Scientific TSQ Altis Plus triple quadrupole mass spectrometer
With superior acquisition speeds, enhanced sensitivity, and exceptional robustness, the TSQ Altis Plus mass spectrometer delivers accuracy and precision for low-level compound detection and quantitation in complex matrices.

Thermo Scientific Stellar Mass Spectrometer
A new paradigm for targeted quantitation. Move biomarker candidates from discovery to validation more efficiently, confidently, and at lower cost with breakthroughs in extended scale, massive throughput, higher sensitivity, greater specificity, and unrivaled productivity. The Stellar Mass Spectrometer introduces revolutionary technology combining robust quantitation with the specificity of rapid full scan MSⁿ acquisition creating unrivaled improvements in laboratory productivity.