Thermo Fisher Scientific Omics User Meeting 2026

Join us this September in Kassel, Germany, for two days dedicated to advancing omics research and fostering scientific collaboration.

The Omics User Meeting brings together researchers, innovators, and mass spectrometry experts to exchange ideas, discuss emerging applications, and explore the latest developments in the field.

Whether your work focuses on discovery research, translational science, or analytical innovation, this meeting offers a unique opportunity to connect with peers, share experiences, and gain new insights. 

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Agenda

Thursday 10 September, 2026

12:00 - 13:00 Arrival, Registration and Refreshments

13:00 - 13:15 Begrüßung und Vorstellung des anwesenden Thermo Teams & Partner 

• Marc Wiesmann, Thermo Fisher Scientific

13:15 - 13:45 Mass Spectrometry based Proteo-Metabolomics of altered mTOR signaling in cells and patients 

• Kathrin Thediek, Research Center One Health Ruhr & University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen 

13:45 - 14:15 A Fully Automated End-to-End Multi-Omics LC-MS Platform for Proteomics, Metabolomics, and Lipidomics of Biofluids at Scale 

• Oleksandr Boychenko, Bayer 

14:15 -14:45 De Novo Protein Sequencing without Reference Sequence. 

• Jörg Döllinger, Robert Koch Institut Berlin 

14:45 - 15:30 Coffee break & Networking 

15:30 - 16:00 ASMS-News & 21 Years of Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry as a Mainstream Technology for High-Resolution Accurate Mass 

• Sophia Steigerwald, Thermo Fisher Scientific 

16:00 - 16:30 Industrialized Omics Powering Data-Driven Drug Discovery 

• Andreas Tebbe, Evotec

16:30 - 17:00 Single-Shot Quantitative Immunopeptidomics for Low-Input and Spatially Resolved Applications 

• Daniel Kowalewski, Immatics 

17:00 - 17:30 From Cross-link Identification to Structural Insights: Validation of PLINK Software and Astral Zoom Method Development

• Pu Ke, FMP Berlin 

19:00 – 22:00 Dinner

Friday 11 September, 2026

09:00 - 09:30 Sharpening the Signal: High-Resolution Crosslink Searches with Orbitrap Astral “RAPTor” 

• Juri Rappsilber, TU Berlin 

09:30 - 10:00  Biomarker Discovery in Biofluids and Tissues with the Orbitrap Astral 

• Sebastian Virreira-Winter, IonsBio

10:00 - 10:30 Laser-Based Tissue Sampling Enables Spatially Resolved Omics 

•  Bente Siebels, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf 

10:30 - 11:00  High-Resolution Matrix Proteomics: Characterization of collagen and elastin using Orbitrap Astral 

• Adrian Hautmann, Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS

11:00 - 11:45 Coffee break & Networking 

11:45 - 12:15 High-Throughput Drug Target Identification by Chaotrope-Based Denaturation using an Orbitrap Astral 

• Dominik Steinbrunn, Momentum Biotechnologies 

12:15 - 12:45  Joining the (latest) Hybrid Hype: Diversified MSI Applications featuring AP-SMALDI5 AF 

• Carolin Morawitz, Transmit

12:45 - 13:05 Metabolites in serum with eDR, like : we see metabolite which are associated with cancer only with eDR Ab 

• Michal Kacmarek, Thermo Fisher Scientific 

13:05 Lunch, Networking & Farewell