The 2^nd annual conference and EXPO of AnalytiX2013, held in Suzhou International Conference Center on March 21-23, achieved a consummation. The foras hosted by Information Research Center of International Talents, SAFEA, Suzhou Personnel Work Leading Group Office, Suzhou Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, and China Medicinal Biotech Association under the theme of "Frontiers of Analytical Technology and Instruments". The conference sessions focused on Mass Spectroscopy, Chromatography, Spectroscopy, NMR and MRI, Electrophoresis, Microarray, LabChips, ImagingTech & Microscopy and Biosensors. It provided a brilliant information platform for domestic and international experts and pushed forward the analysis technology and instrument development in the field of bioscience, biomedical, drug discovery, material science, food and environment science, etc.

Over 200 honored guests presented at the ceremony and gave brilliant speeches on invitation, among them are Dr. Helmut Schwarz, President of the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation, Trustee of Max-Planck-Institute of Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Board of Trustees: Einstein Foundation Berlin, Board Member of "Journal of the American Chemical Society", Professor of Technical University Berlin, Germany; Dr. Norbert Jakubowski, Member of the Editorial Board and Review Editor of the "Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectroscopy”, Head of Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany; Dr. Zhongfu Zhou, Professor of Aberystwyth University, UK; Dr. Yinfa Ma, Professor of Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA; Mr. Lin Zhu, Senior Market Development Specialist, AB SCIEX, China. More than 300 world-renowned experts, professors, laboratory principals, project leaders and representatives of well-known enterprises attended the conference.

Depending on the warmly support and good suggestions from all of the participants, we cordially hope that more cooperation could be realized in AnalytiX2014.