mzML—a Community Standard for Mass Spectrometry Data

Mass spectrometry is a fundamental tool for discovery and analysis in the life sciences. With the rapid advances in mass spectrometry technology and methods, it has become imperative to provide a standard output format for mass spectrometry data that will facilitate data sharing and analysis. Initially, the efforts to develop a standard format for mass spectrometry data resulted in multiple formats, each designed with a different underlying philosophy. To resolve the issues associated with having multiple formats, vendors, researchers, and software developers convened under the banner of the HUPO PSI to develop a single standard. The new data format incorporated many of the desirable technical attributes from…

• WT
  Wellcome Trust
• EC
  European Commission

  Award: LSHG-CT-2006-036814
• NI
  National Institutes of Health

  Award: N01-HV-28179
• NH
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  Award: N01-HV-28179