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The 28th International Symposium on Separation Sciences (ISSS24) was held in Messina, Italy, from 22nd to 25th September 2024. The conference was organized by the University of Messina and focused on fundamental and practical aspects of separation and detection methods, as well as hyphenated, multidimensional, and miniaturized separation techniques applied for analytical, preparative, and industrial purposes, including new horizons and challenges in separation sciences. Two oral presentations and two poster communications showcasing the results of the FUNPRO Project were presented by Mirjana Pešić, Danijel Milinčić, Slađana Stanojević, and Aleksandar Kostić. Milica Pešić also presented research results utilizing an HPLC-MS-Q-ToF instrument, acquired as part of the FUNPRO Project (https://www.sepscisoc.com/isss2024).

The book of abstracts is available at: https://www.sepscisoc.com/useful-information/book-of-abstracts