Nelson Labs is pleased to have multiple presentations at the 2026 SOT Annual Meeting & ToxExpo in San Diego, California March 22 – 25, 2026. New for 2026, the conference will feature only four days of Continuing Education courses, sessions, posters, and social events.

Join our Presentations:

Poster Session: Medical Devices I

Monday, March 23, 9:15 AM to 11:45 AM, Exhibit Hall B, Convention Center

Author Attended: 9:15 AM–11:45 AM |  Displayed: 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Abstract ##3057 Poster Board Number B160

How to use Retention Index information (NIST) to support Mass Spectral based
identifications in GC/MS.

P. Christiaens. Nelson Labs, Heverlee, Belgium. Sponsor: T. Rollins

Presenter:

Philippe Verlinde, Technical Advisor, Nelson Labs

Platform Session: New Horizons in E&L Methodologies for Medical Devices

Wednesday, March 25, 9:45 AM to 10:45 AM, Ballroom 6E, Convention Center

Abstract#2033: Approaches for the Biocompatibility and Toxicological Assessment of Absorbable-
Degradable Medical Devices with Extraction Vehicle Solvent Incompatibility.

C. Parker and S. Campbell. Nelson Labs, Salt Lake City, UT.

Presenter:

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Presenters:

Chris Parker, M.S., M.B.A.

Principal Biocompatibility Expert

Chris Parker is a biocompatibility expert with almost 20 years of experience working closely with medical device and combination product manufacturers to develop their biological planning and evaluation programs with global submission support.  His experience lends a unique perspective of both study conduct and modeling as well as biocompatibility advisory consulting. Chris actively speaks and...

Philippe Verlinde

Technical Advisor

Dr. Verlinde received his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at the University of Leuven (Belgium) in 2009. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Leuven (Bioscience Engineering), conducting research in the field of food technology and analytics. From 2010 to 2013 he joined the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre as a scientific support officer and was involved in several research projects in the field of method standardization (CEN, ISO), proficiency testing and regulatory aspects of environmental pollutants and food safety. Due to his background, he has gained strong expertise in analytical chemistry, especially in the field of structural elucidation techniques (NMR, MS), method development and validation, and trace analysis by chromatography (GC & LC) hyphenated to mass spectrometry (small molecules). In 2013 he joined Toxikon Europe as an analytical expert and study director at the Pharma Department, focusing on impurity identification projects. Since 2016 he is acting as a senior scientist in the R&D team at Nelson Labs Europe and is involved in automation projects and the development of state-of-the-art analytical services related to extractables and leachables studies for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.