CMS Satellite Meeting - Program

BIo21 Institute, 30 Flemington Road, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria

Friday 18 September 2026

0830Welcome
0845-0945Session 1: Opening Plenary - Dr Rachel Carling "The AI revolution and its impact on clinical mass spectrometry"
0945-1015Morning Tea, Industry Displays & Posters                                           
1015-1200Session 2: What's New in Mass Spectrometry?
  1. Daniella Hock - Bio21 Institute - Proteomics
  2. Matthew Dirago - Vic Institute of Forensic Medicine - Toxicology
  3. Rohan Steel - Proteomics for Peptide based Drugs
  4. Rachel Carling - What's new in Mass Spectrometry
1200-1300Lunch, Industry Displays & Posters
1300-1430Session 3: Selected Oral Presentations
1430-1445Power Break - Afternoon Tea, Industry Displays & Posters
1445-1630Session 4: Transitioning from Laboratory Developed Tests (LDT) to In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) kits
  1. Dr Chung Shun (CS) Ho - Opportunities of IVD kits
  2. Avis McWhinney - Limitations of IVD kits
  3. Dr Gus Koerbin - Validation versus verification
  4. Andrew Griffin - The NATA perspective
1630-1800Networking Drinks
1930-2200Optional Dinner, venue Universita Bar Ristorante, 257 Lygon Street, Carlton

Saturday 19 September 2026

0900-0905                       Welcome to Day 2
0905-1000Session 5: Automation of Mass Spectrometry
Keynote speaker Dr Russell Grant
1000-1030Morning Tea, Industry Displays & Posters                                           
1030-1200Session 6: Next Generation Clinical Mass Spectrometry Interactive Panel Discussion
- Dr Chung Shun (CS) Ho
1200-1300Lunch, Industry Displays & Posters
1300-1500Session 7:  Next Generation Clinical Mass Spectrometry - the Vendors Perspective
1500-1530Afternoon Tea, Industry Displays
1530-1630Session 8: Interactive Sessions Summary and Closing
1630-1640Presentation of Prizes and Close of Proceedings


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