Abstract Submission

May 30 – June 2, 2027 · Montepríncipe Campus, Madrid

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Key dates

Opens Dec 14, 2026 Opening of registration and abstract submission
Until Feb 25, 2027 Abstracts – oral presentations
Until Apr 22, 2027 Abstracts – poster presentation
Until May 13, 2027 Poster submission (for those requesting the printing service)

All abstract submissions to the 43rd International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis should be entered through the submission portal below.

Step 1

Register first

Before abstract submission, register first please.

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Step 2

Submit your abstract

If you are already registered, you can submit your abstract.

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Double-blind

Peer review

Submitted abstracts will be assessed by the MSB 2027 Scientific Committee in a double-blind manner. Reviewers will not have access to your name, institution, or position status. The review will be based solely on the scientific information presented in the abstract.

Four evaluation criteria
01Originality of the work
02Quality of the abstract / technical description
03Relevance to the symposium topics
04Relevance to the field of microscale separations and bioanalysis
Before you submit

Abstract requirements

  • Researchers with new results in areas relevant to the meeting are encouraged to submit an abstract online for oral or poster presentation consideration.
  • One abstract may be submitted per attendee as presenting author.
  • The presenting author must be registered as a delegate and pay the required fee by the registration deadline.
  • All presenters of an oral presentation who are graduate students or postdoctoral fellows at the end date of the meeting are eligible for Young Scientist Award, depending on availability.
  • All abstracts must be written exclusively in English (including the title, abstract text, author names, and affiliations).
  • Kindly see Key dates and please review and select the session topic on the registration form, for more information about topic areas and abstract submission deadlines.
  • If you cannot submit the abstract prior to receiving company approval by the date abstracts are due (see Key Dates), please submit a placeholder with the title, authors, and a brief description of the kind of material that you would like to present, and indicate when approval is expected. This material will be kept confidential. It is your responsibility to revise the abstract to the final version upon approval.
  • Authors will be notified whether the submitted abstract has been accepted for oral or poster presentation, or was not selected for presentation.
How to submit

Abstract submission

300words maximum for the summary paragraph
1page maximum, graphics included
1abstract per registered participant
  1. First, please register your participation on the conference.
  2. Use the web form using your unique registration code (received within registration) to submit an abstract.
  3. It is allowed to submit one abstract per registered participant.
  4. The summary paragraph of the abstract should be no more than 300 words and contain a summary of the work presented. Title, Authors, Affiliations, References (optional) and Acknowledgments do not count towards this limit. If you add any graphics, shorten the text so that the total maximum length of the abstract is 1 page.
  5. Abstract Title: Every word in the abstract title should be capitalized (with the usual exceptions). The use of CAPITAL LETTERS should be limited to abbreviations.
  6. Include author names, affiliations, or self-references within the abstract; nevertheless, they will be temporarily removed for a double-blind review by Scientific Committee.
  7. References, if presented, should be numbered sequentially in the order in which they are cited in the text. The numbers should be set in brackets, thus [1, 8]. References are to be collected in numerical order at the end of the abstract under the heading "References". Please format the references according to the Analytica Chimica Acta journal style (see the basic examples below). Titles of journals should be abbreviated.
Reference examples

Journal publication[1] J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, The art of writing a scientific article, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2010) 51-59.

Book[2] W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, fourth ed., Longman, New York, 2000.

Chapter in an edited book[3] G.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing Inc., New York, 2009, pp. 281-304.

  1. Please note that it is your responsibility to fill in all data correctly and completely. Any spelling, grammatical or scientific errors will be reproduced as written by the author.
  2. If your abstract cannot be accepted as an oral presentation, it will be considered for a poster presentation.
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Important: poster printing service

The organization provides only the printing service and is not responsible for the content, layout, font size, image quality, or any other aspect of the submitted poster. If you are interested, please select the service on the registration form. Placement and removal are not included, so we kindly ask you to collect it upon your arrival at the venue.

AT THE SYMPOSIUM

Presentation instructions

ORAL

Oral presenter information

1/3of the time reserved for questions
16:9slides on Windows + PowerPoint
  • There will be several kinds of lectures: Invited (Plenary and Keynote), Contributed and Junior (given by Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral fellows) lectures. Time slots will be specified in the final program.

  • 1/3 of the presentation time is reserved for questions.

  • Please plan to use the computer at the podium (a Windows computer running PowerPoint) and use a 16:9 resolution for your slides.

  • There will be breaks before each session, so please arrive in your meeting room on time to check that your presentation is working. You will have a presenter with a laser pointer at your disposal.

POSTER

Poster presenter information

A0preferred size, portrait
100×120cm maximum, vertical
  • The preferred poster size is A0 (portrait). Nevertheless, the maximum poster size is 100 × 120 cm in vertical (portrait) orientation. The poster does not necessarily have to fill the entire board area.

  • The boards and pushpins to mount the poster will be provided.

  • Posters will be assigned a number that will be attached to the board; authors should mount their posters only on the assigned board.

  • Posters are to be displayed during the whole meeting.

  • Poster presenters are asked to be available during the poster session according to the conference program.

PH.D. CANDIDATES & POSTDOCS

Young researcher awards

AWARD

Best Poster

(Young Researcher)
AWARD

Best Oral Communication

(Young Researcher)