Benelux Metabolomics Days 2025

27 August 2025

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

S1 - Novel Technologies

Chairs: Thomas Hankemeier & Adriana Carvalho de Souza from BMC

9:30	NMC becomes BMC	Welcome to the Benelux Metabolomics Days
9:45	Lauren Ford, Imperial College London, UK	Real-time metabolomics by ambient mass spectrometry – from point-of-care microbiome profiling to cancer diagnostics
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

S2 - Lipidomics & Tracer Based Metabolomics

Chair: Michel van Weeghel, Amsterdam UMC

11:30	Marcel Kwiatkowski, University of Innsbruck, AT	Functional tracer proteo-metabolomics: a toolbox to study cellular metabolism and the regulatory interplay between hub molecules and protein modifications.
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	Go with the Flow: Shear Stress as a Metabolic Switch in Endothelial Cells

12:50 to 14:15 Lunch + poster session

13:15-14:15: Postersession 1 -> odd poster ID [P-01;P-03,...]

S3 - Computational metabolomics and AI

Chair: Juan Sebastian Piedrahita Giraldo, University of Antwerp, BE

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	Ashley Sage, 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, FR	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

**S4 - Environmental Metabolomics & in vitro models**

Chair: Pim Leonards, VU Amsterdam

16:20	Jonathan Martin, University of Stockholm & SciLifelab, SE	New Tools in Chemical Exposomics and their Applications for Planetary Health.
16:50	Morten Danielsen, Cmbio, DK	Integrated Metabolomics and Metaproteomics of Fermented Fecal Samples Enables Species-Level Functional Insights
17:05	Mitja Zdouc, Wageningen University & Research, NL	FERMO: a Dashboard for Automated Prioritization of Molecular Features from Mass Spectral Data
17:20	Paul Vulto, Mimetas, NL	Organ on a chip, translation of science research results to industry

17:40-20:15 Drinks, dinner + poster session

18:00-19:00 Postersession 2 -> even poster ID [P-02;P-04,...]

28 August 2025

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

S5 - Metabolomics in Biomedical Applications-1

Chair: Nathalie Legrave, Luxembourg Institute of Health, LU

9:00	Sarah-Maria Fendt, VIB Cancer metabolism, KU Leuven, 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	James Waddington, Agilent Technologies, UK	Accelerate your research with the Agilent metabolomics workflow, your partner for QQQ and QToF analysis

10:30 to 11:00 Coffee break

S6 - Food, Nutrition & Microbiome, Plant Metabolomics

Chair: Adriana Carvalho de Souza dsm-firmenich, NL

11:00	Alexandra (Sasha) Zhernakova, University Medical Center Groningen, NL	Microbiome and metabolomic dynamics during pregnancy and early life in the LLNEXT cohort
11:30	Federico Padilla Gonzalez, WFSR, Wageningen University & Research, NL	Historical collections of Claviceps sp. sclerotia: an untapped resource of unknown Ergot alkaloids
11:45	Alessio Ciurli, dsm-firmenich, NL	Fast-Track Metabolic Profiling to Boost Biosynthetic Performance
12:00	Felicia Wolters, Wageningen University & Research, NL	A Paired Omics Data Resource for Plant Natural Product Discovery-Bioactive compunds

12:15 to 13:30 Lunch + poster session

12:30-13:00 Postersession 3 -> odd poster ID [P-01;P-03,...]

13:00-13:30 Postersession 4 -> even poster ID [P-02;P-04,...]

S7 - Metabolomics in Biomedical Applications 2

Chair: Esther Zaal, University Utrecht, NL

13:30	Sofia Moco, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL	Studying dynamics of cellular metabolism by metabolomics
13:50	Jildau Bouwman, LACDR, Leiden Univeristy & TNO	How to combine clinical data with preclinical knowledge?
14:10	Erik Schultes & Amy Harms, LACDR, Leiden University, NL	FAIRify your metabolomics data: achieving convergence on standards for reuse-ready data and workflows.
14:25	Hans Aerts, Leiden University, NL	Lysosomal storage disorders, from biomarkers to treatment
14:55	Thomas Hankemeier & Adriana Carvalho de Souza	BEST POSTER 2025 & Announcement of BMD-2026!

15:10 End of BMD-2025

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