Conference report: ‘Large Meets Small’: connecting the bioanalytical community around peptide and protein bioanalysis with LC–MS(/MS)

This conference report provides an overview of the discussions at the 2nd European Bioanalysis Forum (EBF) Focus Meeting ‘Large Meets Small’ held on 20 and 21 June 2011 in Brussels. The meeting discussed scientific progress in the bioanalysis of peptides and proteins with MS-based techniques. Bioanalytical experts in ligand-binding assays (LBAs) and MS from industry and academia presented at the meeting or joined the discussion. The conference hosted sessions on technology developments, validation requirements, cutting edge (bio)analytical approaches for both proteins and peptides and discussions on the analytical challenge presented by the metabolism of peptides or proteins. The engagement of...