MSBM bring together world class faculty from a mix of academia and industry. Our industrial faculty give exceptional teaching and insight into the latest developments in cutting-edge mass spectrometry instruments, software and applications to our students. MSBM also serves as an opportunity for attendees to grow their networks, exchange their Read more
In 2025, the Croatian Mass Spectrometry Society (CMSS) was founded. Led by Dr. Mario Cindrić, Head of the Laboratory for Bioanalytics at the Ruđer Bošković Institute in Zagreb, CMSS aims to promote the development and application of mass spectrometry in the Republic of Croatia. The association brings together scientists, researchers Read more
MSBM is please to release the first draft of our 2026 Program, which is once again packed full of highlights. We’re very fortunate to have another brilliant line up of faculty. You can read the full line up here, and you can read more about our invited faculty for 2026 Read more
Every year, MSBM is hosted in a location that offers not only a fantastic academic setting, but also an unforgettable experience outside of the lecture theatre. In 2026, we return to the historic city of Dubrovnik for the 18th time. Set just along the Adriatic Coast, MSBM is hosted at Read more
Whilst MSBM is proud to have a great mix of faculty with roles in academia and industry, we are also very fortunate to have a number of faculty members whose research has “crossed the boundary” and into start up businesses. This is another great way that research can have impact, Read more
Each year, MSBM invite an MSBM Alumni to return to the Summer School, to act as an ambassador for our Alumni network, and to document the week through images & our social media channels. This year, we are joined by Leah Amod. When she attended MSBM in 2025, she was Read more
MSBM cohorts have been very fortunate over the years to benefit from hearing from some of the world leaders in Mass Spectrometry fields, and 2026 is proving to be no exception, as we have confirmed much of our line up. Prof. Ryan Kelly Ryan is a professor in the Department Read more
Registration for the 18th Mass Spectrometry in Biotechnology & Medicine (MSBM) is now open. MSBM is once again hosted at the Centre for Advanced Academic Studies, in the beautiful city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The venue is just a stone’s throw away from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Dubrovnik’s Old Read more
All good things must come to an end, but not before a series of morning research and didactic lectures from Ron Heeren (Imaging), Joe Loo (Top Down Proteomics), and Harry Taylor (Protein Footprinting). After coffee, it was time to hear more from some of our students. On the Sunday evening Read more
The cohort of students attending MSBM every year brings a variety of people from academia and industry. Increasingly, students want to hear directly from industry the kinds of skills that industry value. MSBM is fortunate enough to benefit from a number of faculty working in industry (AstraZeneca, Bruker, Shimadzu, Vibrat-Ion, Read more
Some sleepy heads were jolted awake on Day 3 with a one and a half hour crash course in ICR and Orbitrap Mass Analyzers by Dr. David Kilgour. In 2025, the inventor of the ICR Mass Analyzer, Alan Marshall, sadly passed away. We were fortunate enough to have Alan join Read more
Day 2 of MSBM begun with back to back lectures from Prof. Joe Loo and Dr. Rachel Loo (UCLA), with Joe taking our students through myriad fragmentation techniques and Rachel introducing hybrid instruments. After a coffee break, we entered our first application lecture of the week by Dr. Harry Taylor (University of Nottingham), talking Read more
The 17th Edition of MSBM is now underway, our students and faculty being greeted by the Croatian sunshine over the weekend as they arrived. Sunday evening kicked off with a welcome from Prof. David Goodlett (University of Victoria) and Prof. Ron Heeren (M4i, Maastricht), giving students an overview on the Read more
We are delighted to announce that Altium, a leading provider of scientific instrumentation and laboratory solutions in Croatia, will be supporting MSBM at our 2025 event. With over 30 years of experience serving the scientific community, Altium is well known for supplying advanced analytical instruments, supporting laboratory infrastructure, and providing Read more
We’re delighted to share that Brechbühler AG will once again be sponsoring MSBM 2025. Brechbühler has been a consistent and valued supporter of MSBM, and we’re grateful for their continued partnership in helping us deliver high-quality mass spectrometry education to early-career scientists. Their support enables us to offer an engaging Read more
We are delighted to announce that Shimadzu will once again support MSBM at our 2025 event. Last year, Andreas Baumeister, MALDI Product Specialist from Shimadzu, joined us for the week. Alongside helping students tackle mass spectrometry problems, Andreas gave a talk on Shimadzu’s MALDImini system and gave fascinating insights into Read more
We are thrilled to announce that Thermo Fisher Scientific, are once again supporting MSBM at the 2025 event. Click to read more about how Thermo Fisher are supporting MSBM.
The Journal of the American Society of Mass Spectrometry (JASMS) recently featured an interview with our very own Ljiljana Paša-Tolić. In the interview, Lily talks about her first experiences with mass spectrometry, her distinguished career at the Pacific Northwest National Lab, what new developments excite her in the field, and Read more
MSBM is not the only scientific meeting in Croatia in July! Our sister meeting, Frontiers in drug discovery, is being held in the same week, up on the island of Cres, near Rijeka. We are collecting information about other relevant meetings, particularly those in Croatia, here.
Students at the 2025 Mass Spectrometry and Biotechnology in Medicine Summer School will be set to benefit from Dr. Ian Anthony, Assistant Professor at the M4i Institute at Maastricht University. Dr. Anthony joined us for the first time at our 2024 event, where he delivered lectures and workshops to our Read more