International, high-caliber and application oriented: that is the slogan of this year's Analytica Conference, a permanent part of the Analytica concept which will accompany Analytica again in 2006
Renowned scientists and researchers from around the world attend the fair to gather information on the entire range of analysis solutions, from pharmacogenetics to polymer analysis.
Analytica visitors can participate in the conference free of charge.
The German Chemical Society (GDCh), the Association for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM) and the German Association for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL) invite trade representatives to attend the Analytica Conference at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre from 25-27 April 2006.
The fact that the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS), an umbrella organisation for nearly 50 chemical associations in more than 30 countries in Europe, and its Division of Analytical Chemistry are participating in the conference for the first time ever confirms its high international significance.
Approximately half of all the speakers at this year's Analytica Conference come from foreign countries including Austria, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.
There will be a good 100 lectures dealing on this year's three main themes: Analytical Sciences in Consumer Protection and for Building Confidence; Analytical Tools and New Challenges; From Gene to Life.
The conference will focus on bridging the gap between science and industry.
Approximately one-third of the speakers work in the field of applied research.
Their lectures are intended to make scientists and practitioners in laboratories more familiar with the diversity of analysis methods and techniques and help them to make decisions when purchasing equipment.
That is also the objective of a poster show in which predominantly young scientists will present their research and application findings.
Opening with high-calibre plenary lectures Each morning the conference will open with two plenary lectures.
The first day will feature the first highpoint on the agenda, ie, a keynote by this year's winner of the Molecular Bioanalytics Award.
The award is being presented by GBM and Roche Diagnostics at Analytica, and the winner receives a cash prize of 50,000 euros.
On Wednesday Leslie Benet from San Francisco will speak about the interaction between metabolic enzymes and medicinal treatments.
After that Danish chemometrician Kim Esbensen from Esbjerk will discuss the theoretical aspects of sample-taking in analysis, process monitoring and quality control.
On Thursday Francesco Baldini from Florence will report on the use of optical fibers for in-vivo monitoring when diagnosing internal diseases.
And in a plenary lecture by Klaus Albert from Tubingen, conference participants will find out all about the latest developments in the field of NMR spectroscopy.
Three blocks of topics to cover the entire range of modern analysis The sessions being organized by the GDCh revolve around the questions of analysis and quality assurance in the fields of consumer protection, food chemistry, clinical and forensic toxicology and water and environmental analysis.
"These presentations will clearly demonstrate that chemical analysis is much more than just a technical discipline in university research and the chemical-production industry, and that it is anchored in the middle of our lives," explains Wolfram Koch, managing director of the GDCh.
The agenda includes topics such as the use of high-speed microarrays to detect antibiotics in milk, identifying mold mycotoxins, the capabilities and limits of diagnosing BSE and testing the quality of water in swimming pools.
The clinical and forensic toxicology lectures will revolve around identifying traces of other types, such as drugs, after an organism has died.
The second conference block will allow participants to gather information about select analysis methods in the life sciences and in material analysis.
Topics will include chemometrics, bioanalysis techniques and biosensors, the use of spectroscopic studies to examine how metals circulate in the environment and various methods of polymer analysis, an important technology for modern material research.
Other symposia will deal with the development of increasingly precise and reliable modern analysis methods.
The GDCh's Bunsen Kirchhoff Award will also be presented within the scope of these events.
The symposia on the life sciences will focus on the topics of bioanalysis and disciplines in post-genome research such as proteomics and glycomics.
Some 60 lectures will inform participants about chromatography and mass-spectrometry methods, about RNA interference and new assay systems being used to search for active ingredients.
Topics such as drug monitoring and the opportunities and potential associated with nanotechnology are also on the agenda.
The DGKL's symposium on pharmacogenetics also promises to be a popular event.
New in 2006: Analytica Conference moves closer to Analytica.
This year's Analytica Conference will be even more closely intermeshed with Analytica, which is why it is being moved from the International Congress Center Munich (ICM) to the conference rooms above halls B1 and B2.
"We are moving the conference to this new location at the request of the associations and the exhibitors, who want the Analytica Conference to be integrated more closely into the rest of the exhibition," explains Klaus Dittrich, managing director at Munich International Trade Fairs.
The head of Analytica continues: "Analytica visitors who want to expand their knowledge in the areas of analysis and the life sciences can also expect a very attractive programme of events including prominent international personalities."
