Overview:

Our mission is to sponsor and sustain educational and charitable activities for the advancement and benefit of scientific endeavor.

Pittcon is the world’s largest annual premier conference and exposition on laboratory science. It is organized by The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a Pennsylvania not-for-profit educational corporation which is comprised of the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP).

Pittcon attracts more than 17,000 attendees from industry, academia and government from 90 countries worldwide and is managed by a committee of volunteers and a 11-person staff. Proceeds from Pittcon fund science education and outreach at all levels, kindergarten through adult.

Pittcon donates more than a million dollars a year to provide financial and administrative support for various science outreach activities including science equipment grants, research grants, scholarships and internships for students, awards to teachers and professors, and grants to public science centers, libraries and museums.

Exhibitors:

Pittcon is the leading showcase for scientific and technical innovation with a singular focus on laboratory science. Thousands of conferees from 90 countries visit Pittcon each year to evaluate new products and technologies, formulate purchase decisions, and form valuable business connections. There is no better place to pursue laboratory business opportunities.

Product Profile of Pittcon Exhibitors

• Instrumentation Laboratory Equipment

• Lab Automation

• Life Science Techniques & Applications

• Reagents and Consumables

• Environmental Techniques & Applications

• Laboratory Design

• Laboratory Furnishings

• Electroanalytical Techniques & Applications

• Specialized Analytical Testing Services

• Nanotechnology Techniques & Applications

• Laboratory Personnel Services

• Biopharma/Research and Clinical Diagnostics

• Laboratory Information Management Systems

• Food Analysis Techniques & Applications

Pittcon is made up of the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP).

Both societies are non-profit organizations dedicated to furthering science education in the Western Pennsylvania region.