SETAC Europe 36^th Annual Meeting

We are delighted to welcome you to the 36^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

The SETAC Annual Meeting provides a unique opportunity for scientists, researchers, and practitioners to exchange insights on the latest developments in environmental toxicology and chemistry. 

The Bruker team is looking forward to meeting you and discuss our latest analysis solutions that are designed for the simultaneous detection and quantitation of multiple targets for fast, accurate results.

Stop by our booth (No.61) to see EVOQ DART-TQ⁺ and timsMetabo^™ instruments to learn more about:

PFAS screening and identification: Quickly screen and quantify targeted PFAS with sensitive triple quadrupoles, or use trapped ion mobility spectrometry (TIMS) separation technique and MetaboScape^® software for confident non‑targeted PFAS identification with rich 4‑dimensional data.

Dioxins and other POP analysis: Learn how recent advancements in GC‑APCI‑TIMS‑HRMS on timsTOF Pro 2 and the next‑generation timsMetabo™ platform deliver a powerful alternative to magnetic‑sector instruments, enabling selective, sensitive, and regulatory‑aligned analysis of dioxins, PCBs, and other POPs in food and environmental samples.

Multi‑residue rapid screening: Discover how the EVOQ DART‑TQ⁺ supports ultra‑fast, high‑throughput multi‑residue screening with up to 1,000 MRMs per second, even for complex and co‑eluting compounds.

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We are excited to meet you in Maastricht!

36^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

May 17 - 21, 2026

Maastricht, The Netherlands

Visit our Bruker booth No. 61

Join us at SETAC for a focused oral presentation with our collaboration partners from the University of Liège and the University of Athens:

“3.03.T‑03 Advancing GC‑APCI‑TIMS‑HRMS for Dioxins and POPs:
A Comparative Evaluation of timsTOF Pro 2 and timsMetabo™ as Alternatives to Magnetic‑Sector Instruments”

Dioxin and other POP analysis relies on magnetic‑sector GC‑HRMS as the regulatory reference, yet high cost and limited accessibility continue to challenge routine and broader implementation.

In this presentation, we will introduce a standardized GC‑APCI‑TIMS‑HRMS workflow evaluated on the established timsTOF Pro 2 and the next‑generation timsMetabo™ platform, assessing both quantitation and confident identification of dioxins, PCBs, and additional POPs.

Building on a validated, regulatory‑aligned baseline provided by timsTOF Pro 2, timsMetabo™ demonstrates enhanced sensitivity, expanded mass and mobility coverage, and added value for low‑abundance analytes in food and environmental matrices. Together, these results highlight GC‑APCI‑TIMS‑HRMS as a robust and practical alternative to magnetic‑sector MS, supporting both compliance‑focused and advanced analytical workflows.

• When: Thursday, 21 May 2026, 12:10 pm
• Where: Room 0.5 (Level 0, MECC Maastricht)

Attendees will gain a clear, application‑driven perspective on how GC‑APCI‑TIMS‑HRMS can support sensitive, compliant dioxin and POP analysis in real‑world workflows. To learn more about the session and access the full abstract, visit the presentation listing on the SETAC website.

Authors:

• Gauthier Eppe – CART‑National Reference Laboratory for Halogenated POPs and Food Process Contaminants, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège
• Hugo Muller – University of Liège
• Georges Scholl – MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège
• Dimitrios E. Damalas – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• Nikolaos S. Thomaidis – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• Carsten Baessmann – Bruker Daltonics 
• Birgit Schneider – Bruker Daltonics

Click on the poster title to go to the official SETAC webpage and read the abstracts for the posters.