The Society for Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis (SMSB) is committed to promoting the development and applications of microscale separations. Microscale separations enable high-throughput and/or high-performance analyses at reduced costs and with a lower sample and solvent consumption, being therefore highly competitive analytical approaches in today's research, including fundamental studies, drug discovery and development, clinical and forensic toxicology, food analysis, and -omics approaches.

The Society, an independent and non-profit organization

The SMSB is an independent, non-profit organization, governed by a Board of Directors. It serves a community of researchers working in a large diversity of fields focusing on the development or the applications of microscale separation techniques, who gather once per year at the International Symposium of Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis (MSB).

Read more on our mission and our specific objectives here.

International Symposia of Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis (MSB)

The MSB symposia encourage stimulating presentations and vigorous scientific discussions among participants, guided by committed and engaged session Chairs, thanks to a specific philosophy that governs all symposia. Our motto?

"Anyone submitting a scientifically strong abstract may be accepted for oral presentation at an MSB symposium"

The symposia foster diversity and create a high-quality program by using a double-blind peer-review process of submitted abstracts while having a reduced number of invited speakers. They also offer an excellent podium to young scientists and students to present their results.

Are you a member of the MSB community? Have you already attended multiple MSB conferences or is this the first time you hear about MSB?

On this website, you will find the detailed mission of the SMSB, the vision and tasks of the Board of Directors, the philosophy behind each MSB symposium, a historical description of the MSB series, its evolution throughout the years, information on current and future MSB symposia, as well as the list of the last awardees for the Arnold O. Beckman and SCIEX Microscale Separations Innovation Medals.

Are you the Chair of a future MSB symposium? Contact the Board of Directors to have access to the Repository information.

You have a question or a comment? Feel free to contact the Board of Directors!