The Hellenic Mass Spectrometry Society (HMSS) is an exclusively non-profit entity in it scope and mission. Its principle objectives is to enhance and support the utilization of mass spectrometry (MS) as a discipline for basic and applied research including, but not limited to, analytical chemistry, biomedical studies and biotechnology (analysis of peptides/proteins, sugars, oligonucleotides, fatty acids, etc.), the exploitation of natural products and synthesized species in the discovery and development of pharmaceutical agents, food chemistry, environmental chemistry, clinical chemistry and the characterization and extension of ionization techniques and instrumental platforms, etc.

An additional scope is the transfer and dissemination of MS technologies to research institutes in Greece along with training those scientists desiring to expand their MS knowledge base through workshops, demonstrations, lectures, dedicated conferences and laboratory apprenticeships. Also, the society assists

scientists to find and participate in research programs in the areas of expertise described in paragraph one (1) of the HMSS constitution along with associated scientific disciplines that are funded from national and private funding sources and International agencies. Furthermore, the society supports the collaboration between national and international institutes and organizations with the participation of Greek and non-Greek scientists. Also, the society organizes educational seminars and conferences with the participation of Greek and non-Greek scientists, undergraduate and graduate students towards the effective promotion of the HMSS’s scopes and mission, or any other activity that supports directly or indirectly research progress in analytical chemistry, biology, pharmaceutical and medicinal science, food chemistry and environmental conservation. Encompassed in the society’s basic scope, are fund raising efforts that will support its activities as stated above.