IRDG 237 Sponsor Meeting 2026

Date: 
Thursday, 10 September 2026, 10.00am
Meeting number: 
237
Venue: 
Metrohm House, Evenwood Close, Daresbury Court, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1LZ
Programme: 

10:00  Registration, tea and coffee

10.30  Introduction from Metrohm UK Ltd & Neil Everall (IRDG)

11:00  Sulaf Assi, Molly Thompson & The Robot (Liverpool John Moores University), Non-destructive analysis of adulterated cocaine using near-infrared, infrared and Raman spectroscopy.

11:30  Donna Arnold, University of Kent, Handheld Raman spectroscopy for the analysis for biological materials

12:00  Abdullah Al Abdulghani (University College Dublin), Expanding the operando toolbox in catalysis with modulation excitation Raman spectroscopy

12:30  Richard Wilbraham (Lancaster University), The Application of Raman Spectroscopy to UK Nuclear Materials

13:00  Lunch & Tour of Onsite Laboratories

14:00  Sandra Potin (Metrohm Process Analytics), Applications for inline monitoring using process Raman Spectroscopy

14:30  Keith Paton (National Physical Laboratory), Raman as an in-line measurement tool for Graphene Analysis

15:00  Joe Stradling (University of Liverpool), Out of The Lab and Into the Field: Rapid On-site Raman Testing For Food Security.

15:30  David Tiemessen, (Unilever R&D), When Hair is Stretched: Raman Insights into Humidity-Dependent Keratin Transitions

16:00  Close, Tea and Coffee

Registration details: 

Registration will close Tuesday 1st September 2026. Places are limited, so you are advised to book early if you wish to attend this meeting.

Fees:

£35 for unemployed/retired delegates/bona fide students

£65 for employed delegates who are members of the IRDG

£80 for employed delegates who are not members of IRDG*

Please note that no registrations will be possible on the day of the meeting.

* £80 rate includes membership of the IRDG for 2026. Unless you opt-out (see below) you agree to be enrolled as a member, and to receive email notifications of upcoming IRDG events / business.

Registration and payment should be made online via the following link (link here).

Finding Metrohm UK Ltd

We are located Metrohm House, Evenwood Close, Daresbury Court, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1LZ. This is just off the M56 motorway. The nearest train station is Runcorn station, Station Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 5UB. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport, Manchester, M90 1QX

Accommodation

The nearest hotels are Daresbury Park hotel and Spa, Premier Inn and Holiday Inn.