Under the motto “Science meets industry”, the analytica conference covers the broad spectrum of analytical chemistry and bioanalytics. From March 24 to 26, researchers from all over the world will present their latest findings in Munich, parallel to analytica, the world’s leading trade fair for laboratory technology, analytics and biotechnology.

With around 190 lectures in 45 sessions, award ceremonies and a poster show, the analytica conference will provide information on new developments and trends in the analytical sciences. Digitization runs like a red thread through the program, this year clearly expanded to include AI methods. “The progress is remarkable and the industry is looking forward to the update,” says Susanne Grödl, analytica Exhibition Director, and emphasizes: “The analytica conference combines scientific expertise with practical knowledge and thus accelerates the transfer from research to application.”

More AI in the lab

The sessions “Digital analytical sciences” (25.03., 09:30-11:30) and “The next generation (analytical) laboratory” (26.03., 09:30-11:30), for example, make it clear that autonomous laboratories are no longer a bold vision. At the same time, this is a challenge, because in view of increasing digitization and automation, throughput and data flood are growing steadily. How can the amount of information be managed, evaluated and protected from external attacks? Such questions will be answered by the lecture series “Laboratory data – the hidden treasure” (24.03., 12:30-14:30), “Use cases in data science” (26.03., 12:30-14:30) and “Open source and data security” (26.03., 15:00-17:00). The latter provides a special insight: Niklas Beierl from Attacking-Lab, a company with a focus on cyber security, looks at digital sovereignty from the perspective of a hacker.

Food laboratories are also changing. In the session “Food analysis and science supported by AI and digital innovations” (24.03., 09:30-11:30), Prof. Dr. Christian Krupitzer from the University of Hohenheim will explain the benefits of digital food twins. Prof. Dr. Katharina Scherf from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology in Freising, on the other hand, describes how proteomics methods predict the baking quality of wheat.

In terms of nutrition, the analytica conference has a lot to offer anyway. The spectrum ranges from fat analysis in archaeological food residues to microplastics in drinking water and botanical analysis of the origin of honey. Even unknown ingredients that cannot be specifically searched for can now be characterized. British chemist Dr. James Marshall from the food company Mars will address so-called non-target analysis in the session “Behind foodomics” (24.03., 12:30-14:30).

In the service of health

Refined analytical methods are also essential for the early detection of diseases. Clinical mass spectrometry (25.03., 12:30-14:30), for example, helps with newborn screening, while flow cytometry ensures precise diagnosis of blood cancer (26.03., 15:00-17:00). In addition, modern bioanalytics deciphers our metabolism. Under the title “Metabolomics/Lipidomics” (26.03., 09:30-17:00), researchers from China, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, Poland, Spain and Switzerland will present their findings. Prof. Dr. Víctor González-Ruiz from the University of CEU-San Pablo in Madrid explains the connection between metabolites and infertility.

It will be particularly exciting in the sessions of the Society for Toxicological and Forensic Chemistry (25.03., 09:30-17:00). Among other things, this involves the detection of lethal insulin dosages, the opioid situation in Europe and nitazens, designer opioids that are 500 times more potent than morphine. In addition, there will be news on special methods of instrumental analysis – such as chromatography (24.03., 10:00-17:00) and spectroscopy (26.03., 12.30-17:00) – as well as a series on the green laboratory of the future (25.03., 15:00-17:00) and numerous other lectures that provide inspiration for daily work in the research or routine laboratory.

The variety and high scientific level of the lectures are due to the three professional societies – the German Chemical Society (GDCh), the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM) and the German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL) – which organized the program. A congress planner is on gdch.de/analyticaconf2026. The analytica conference will take place directly next to the exhibition halls in the ICM. Access is included in both visitor and exhibitor tickets.

Editor: X-Press Journalistenbüro GbR

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