Benelux Metabolomics Days 2025

8:45-9:30 Arrivals + registration to the conference

Chairs: Thomas Hankemeier & Adriana Carvalho de Souza from BMC

9:30	NMC becomes BMC	Welcome to the Benelux Metabolomics Days
9:45	Zoltan Takats, Imperial College London, UK	t.ba
10:15	Dirk Wevers, Leiden University, NL	Smashing barriers in single-cell metabolomics
10:30	Shauni Loopmans, KU Leuven , BE	Comprehensive Molecular Profiling Using the AstralTM Mass Spectrometer: A Single-Sample Workflow for Metabolomics, Lipidomics and Proteomics
10:45	Laura Hetzel, Leiden University, NL	Discovering the metabolomic wonderland of 3D models: a mass spectrometry adventure to single-cell resolution

11:00 to 11:30 coffee break

Chair: Michel van Weeghel, Amsterdam UMC

11:30	Marcel Kwiatkowski, University of Innsbruck, AT	t.b.a.
12:00	Tiffany De Troyer , Ghent University, BE	Integrated Fecal Metabolomics and Lipidomics via 2D-UHPLC-HRMS: A Design of Experiments Approach
12:15	Lidiia Rumiantseva, VIB & KU Leuven, BE	Navigating the Metabolic Maze: Unveiling the Impact of Cell Sorting Techniques on Metabolic Profiles
12:30	Bart Ghesquiere, KU Leuven, BE	t.b.a.
12:45

12:50 to 14:15 Lunch + poster session

Chair: t.b.a.

14:15	Justin van der Hooft, Wageningen University & Research, NL	Boosting Mass Spectrometry-based Metabolomics with Machine-Learning Powered Analogue Search, Substructure Discovery, and Cross-Ion Mode Matching.
14:35	Lee Gethings, Waters, UK	Optimising the single cell pipeline using the Xevo™ MRT Mass Spectrometer
14:50	Janne Heirman, University of Antwerp, BE	Enhanced spectrum clustering for interpretable molecular networking
15:05	Pablo Vangeenderhuysen, Ghent University, BE	Towards automated integration and quality assessment of chromatographic peaks in targeted LC-MS data with TARDIS
15:20	Heather Chassaing, Sciex, Luisant, France	Latest SCIEX Advances in Metabolomics and Lipidomics: Unleashing the Power of the ZenoTOF 8600
15:35	Elham Memarian, Leiden University, NL	Decoding Hypertension: Machine-Assisted Analysis of Clinical Patterns and Molecular Insights

15:50 to 16:20 Coffee break

Chair: Michel van Weeghel, Amsterdam UMC

17:45-20:15 Drinks, dinner + poster session

8:15-9:00 Arrivals + registration day 2

Chair: Nathalie Legrave, Luxembourg Institute of Health, LU

9:00	Sarah-Maria Fendt, VIB Cancer metabolism, BE	Metabolic Rewiring Driving Metastasis Formation
9:30	Lieke Lamont, Leiden University, NL	Valorization in MS-based Metabolomics: Targeted lipid signaling applied to the ageing population and patients with COVID-19
9:45	Ellen De Paepe, Ghent University, BE	Metabolomics-Based Evaluation of Murine Models of Cow’s Milk Allergy
10:00	Thi Tran Ngoc Minh, Utrecht University, NL	Distinct Metabolic Signatures in Breast Cancer Extracellular Vesicles: Implications for Tumor Progression and Biomarker Discovery
10:15	t.b.a.

10:30 to 11:00 Coffee break

Chair: Sofia Moco, VU Amsterdam, NL

11:00	Keynote tba
11:25	Federico Padilla Gonzalez, Wageningen University & Research, NL	Historical collections of Claviceps sp. sclerotia: an untapped resource of unknown Ergot alkaloids
11:25	Alessio Ciurli, dsm-firmenich, NL	Fast-Track Metabolic Profiling to Boost Biosynthetic Performance
11:55	t.b.a.

12:10 to 13:30 Lunch + poster session

Chair: Celia Berkers, University Utrecht, NL

13:30	Sofia Moco, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL	Learning From Repository-Scale Untargeted Metabolomics Data
13:50	t.b.a.
14:15	t.b.a.
14:35	t.b.a.
15:00	t.b.a.

15:30 BEST POSTER 2025, BMD-2026 + Closure of BMD-2025

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