CHanalyis 2026
10th Meeting of Analytical Scientists
18.-19. March 2026, Dorint Resort Blüemlisalp Beatenberg
CHanalyis 2026
10th Meeting of Analytical Scientists
18.-19. March 2026, Dorint Resort Blüemlisalp Beatenberg
Program
Wed, March 18
12.15
Lunch
13.30
Welcome by DAS President
13.40
Prof. Davy Guillarme, University of Geneva and Dr. Pascal Miéville, EPFL Lausanne
«The Centre de compétences Chimie et Toxicologie Analytiques (ccCTA), 30 years of analytical chemistry and toxicology in Suisse romande»
Session 1 Analytical Technologies
Chair: Davide Bleiner
14.00
Prof. Koen Janssens, University of Antwerp
«Exploring the Chemistry of Artworks with X-ray eyes»
14.35
Naresh Kumar, ETH Zurich
«Nanoscale Visualization of Plasmon-Enhanced Hydrogen Activation on Pt(111) Surface using Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy»
14.50
Justine A. Rothen, University of Geneva
«Spatially Resolved Optical Ion Sensing with Voltammetric Ion Transfer Microscopy: Fundamentals and Applications»
15.05
Coffee Break and Networking
Session 2 Analytics for Life Science
Chair: Eric Bakker
16.05
Chan Cao, University of Geneva
«Identification of glycosaminoglycans with different sulfation degrees with a biological
nanopore»
16.30
Baptiste Clerc, METAS
«Large-scale biomonitoring of bisphenols in the Swiss population»
16.45
Kai Klopprogge, Roche
«Workflow Comparison of the Immunochemistry Analysers Snibe Maglumi X8 and Roche Cobas Pro e 801»
17.00
Yaotin Wu, University of Geneva
«Pulseometry: A Differential Readout to Compensate Signal Drift of Potentiometric Probes»
17.15
Poster Session & Poster Pitches
20.00
Conference Dinner
Thu, March 19
Session 3 Quantitative Analytics
Chair: Hanspeter Andres
08.30
METAS Award Lecture 2026
Dr. Una Trivanovic, METAS
«Synthesis and dynamics of carbonaceous nanoparticles during enclosed spray combustion»
08.55
Laura Kronlachner, ETH Zurich
«A robust sample preparation and calibration strategy for nanoparticle analysis using laser ablation single particle-ICP-MS»
09.10
Gunnar Schwarz, University of Bern
«From the Ordinary to the Exceptional: A Study of Quantitative Analyses in Lab Courses»
09.25
Dr. Christoph Jansen, Metrohm Schweiz AG, Zofingen
«Automatic NIR Model Development»
09.45
Coffee Break and Networking
Session 4: Chemistry and the Environment
Chair: Thomas Bucheli
10.50
Dr. Corinne Jud, Agroscope
«The Role of Analytical Chemistry in Agricultural Research»
11.25
Davide Staedler, University of Lausanne
«Between concentration and effect, exposure is the key»
11.40
Ricardo Silvestre, HEIA Fribourg
«OctoChemDB: An Integrated Platform for HRMS-Based Small Molecule Dereplication»
11.55
Sergio Cirelli, University of Bern
«Airborne pesticide dynamics: a spatiotemporal analysis using passive air sampling»
12.15
Lunch Break
13.30
Panel Discussion «From Detection to Decision: Challenges in Nitrosamine Testing»
Chair: Dr. Dennis Kucina, Novartis AG
14.30
Awards and Closing Remarks
14.45
End of the Meeting