The 19th International PhD Seminar on Chromatographic Separation Science

SoCSS is a seminar for presentation and discussion of research in the field of chromatography and allied techniques. Participants will have the opportunity to present their work and build their professional network in a relaxed and casual environment. It is anticipated to attract young researchers from all over the world in the relevant field. The exchange with fellows and the established network will be beneficial to shape their future development as next-generation experts. Seminar participation is however not limited to PhD students. Master students, postdocs and alumni from industry are also very welcome to share their scientific contributions and provide valuable feedback.

Presentations will cover a wide range of topics relevant to cutting-edge research, new technologies, and emerging areas in the following fields:

• Fundamentals of chromatography / Process engineering 
  • Process development, intensification and scale-up
  • High-throughput (HTP) approaches and solutions
  • Continuous processing
• Computational methods 
  • Chromatography modeling, simulation and optimization
  • Model-based process design and control
  • Machine learning
• Alternative separation methods and modifications 
  • Liquid-liquid chromatography (LLC)
  • 3D printed stationary phases
  • Novel separation/interaction techniques
• Analytical techniques 
  • Method development
  • Process analytical technology (PAT)

Call for abstracts and Registration

The SoCSS seminar has been established as a forum for current PhD students from the area of chromatography to share their work and connect with peers. Every PhD student is invited to give a presentation about their work (approx. 15 min talk + 5 min questions and discussion). The organizing committee highly encourages all registrants to submit an abstract for a conference talk.

Sign up for the SoCSS 2024 seminar on the registration page. The participation fees are 800 SEK for PhD students (academia, industry & private), 1300 SEK for other participants from academia and 3500 SEK for other participants from industry. All prices are excluding VAT. This participation fee does not include accommodation. With your registration confirmation you will receive a code for a discounted room in Elite hotel Ideon (valid until four weeks before event). 

The last day of registration is March 31^st. The deadline for abstract submission is April 14^th.

If you have any questions regarding the seminar or the presentation format, please direct your questions to daniel [dot] espinoza [at] chemeng [dot] lth [dot] se (daniel[dot]espinoza[at]chemeng[dot]lth[dot]se). 

We are looking forward to seeing you in Lund!

Schedule At-A-Glance

Monday

Arrival

13-17: Sessions 1 & 2, coffee break

19: Dinner at hotel 

Tuesday

9-12: Sessions 3 & 4, coffee break

12-13: Lunch at hotel 

13-17: Session 5 and workshop, coffee break

17-19: Social activity

19: Conference dinner

Wednesday

9-12: Sessions 6 & 7, coffee break

12-13: Lunch at hotel

Departure

Workshops

This year, we will offer workshops to all SoCSS participants. The exact topics and more information will be available on our website in April 2024.

We thank our sponsors

Boehringer Ingelheim - Conference dinner

Tosoh - Gold

Bayer - Gold 

Cytiva - Gold

Novo Nordisk - Gold

BioInvent - Bronze

SoCSS in the past

The seminar was founded by Prof. Henner Schmidt-Traub (University of Dortmund), Prof. Klaus Unger (Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz), and Dr. Reinhard Ditz (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt) in 2001 and initially named as “PhD Seminar Preparative Chromatography”. Prof. Massimo Morbidelli (ETH Zürich) and Prof. Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern (MPI Magdeburg) have been showing great dedication to the seminar organization and it has been eventually renamed as International PhD Seminar on Chromatographic Separation Science (SoCSS). Currently, the seminar is organized annually throughout Europe.