IMA 09—6th International Conference on Instrumental Methods of Analysis: Modern Trends and Applications.

The article discusses the highlights of the IMA 2009, Instrumental Methods of Analysis: Modern Trends and Applications, held on October 4 to 8 in Athens, Greece. Among the organizers of the event were the National Technical University of Athens and the Kapodistrian University. Topics discussed include modern tools and trends in analytical technology, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and biomedical analysis, among others. Keynote speakers were Freddy Adams, Bo Karlberg and Wolfgang Lindner, among others.