SCIEX at SOFT/TIAFT

Join us at SOFT-TIAFT this September to discover new approaches in forensic toxicology designed to help you do more with less. Discover solutions that can help you increase confidence, efficiency, overcome throughput limitations, and stay ahead of analytical demand.

Join us for a lunch and learn session where leading experts in forensic toxicology will share their latest research, practical applications, and emerging technologies that are shaping the future of the field.

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Lunch and learn session:

Monday, September 21 

• 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. 
• Salon A-3-4

Protein analysis in forensic toxicology: Method development, evaluation and application of a low-flow LC-MS/MS-based untargeted bottom-up proteomics workflow

• Dr. Lana Brockbals - Forensic Toxicologist, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine

Although proteomics is widely used for biomarker discovery in clinical research, its adoption in forensic applications has been limited by the need for specialized nano-flow LC systems. To address this, an untargeted low-flow bottom-up proteomics workflow using a conventional analytical-flow LC coupled to a SCIEX ZenoTOF 7600 system was developed, demonstrating its applicability to forensic matrices including whole blood, plasma, and urine.

Leveraging HRMS for emerging substance screening and quantitation

• Dr. Alex Krotulski - Director of Toxicology & Chemistry, Center for Forensic Science Research & Education; Program Manager, NPS Discovery

This presentation will demonstrate how the X500R QTOF system can be used to rapidly identify and quantify novel psychoactive substances (NPS) alongside traditional drugs, leveraging accurate mass, isotopic pattern, and high-resolution MS/MS library matching. It also compares broad-spectrum TOF-MS screening with targeted MRM-HR quantitation workflows to help laboratories balance sensitivity, selectivity, and method development effort.

At the speed of quality: Application of a novel mass spectrometer to highly multiplexed urine drug analysis

• Brian Rappold - Director of Mass Spectrometry, LabCorp

This presentation will highlight how the novus V55 system enhances performance in highly multiplexed urine drug testing, using a ~200-analyte LC-MS/MS panel transferred from a SCIEX 5500 system. Results will demonstrate how faster MRM acquisition and signal summing improve data sampling, precision, and automated peak integration while maintaining qualitative agreement across samples.

We look forward to seeing you at SOFT-TIAFT!