The conference aims to share knowledge and strengthen collaboration on NPS among multidisciplinary professionals at the international level.

It is jointly organised by the International Society for the Study of Emerging Drugs (ISSED), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), University of Hertfordshire (UH), The Center for Forensic Science Research & Education and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).