CAMAG DBS-MS 500 - FULLY AUTOMATED HIGH-THROUGHPUT DRIED BLOOD SPOT EXTRACTION SYSTEM FOR LC–MS
December 12th 2013Fully automated Dried Blood Spot (DBS) Extraction System for MS. On-card IS application module for extraction efficiencies and matrix effect correction. Wash station for minimized carry-over effects.
Biotage Open New Manufacturing Plant in South Wales
December 12th 2013Biotage (Uppsala, Sweden) has opened a new manufacturing unit in Ystrad Mynach, South Wales, with the support of the Welsh Government. As part of the expansion at the South Wales site, an instrument-manufacturing unit has been moved from Boston, USA. Thanks to a grant from the Welsh Government, the company secured the use of a 825 square metre facility near to their existing premises and converted the area into a manufacturing line and offices.
Q&A: Miniaturizing Military Detectors
December 11th 2013Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are thinking smaller in the development of detectors for military use - from the detection of explosives and chemical weapons to humans. Scientist Ron Manginell from the laboratories spoke to The Column about the on-going research in this area.
Tips & Tricks GPC/SEC: Select the Right Columns for Your Molar Mass Range
December 11th 2013Shoulders in gel permeation/size-exclusion chromatograms (GPC/SEC) can be a result of sample characteristics or down to the wrong choice of columns or column combinations. Proper selection helps to measure true results.
Therapure Biopharma Acquire Plasma Protein Purification Technology from Upfront Chromatography
December 5th 2013Therapure Biopharma (Ontario, Canada) has entered into an agreement with Upfront Chromatography (Copenhagen, Denmark) to acquire assets and associated business related to human plasma fractionation from Upfront. As part of the deal Therapure will acquire proprietary protein purification technology based on expanded bed chromatography, along with exclusive rights to commercialize the technology.
Trace level quantitation of multiple compounds
December 5th 2013Shimadzu?s new LCMS-8050 triple quadrupole LC-MS/MS meets the growing demand for trace-level quantitation in clinical research and other markets. It incorporates proprietary ultrafast technologies as well as a newly developed ion source and collision cell technology.
Novel Sorbents for Solid–Liquid Extraction
December 1st 2013In this instalment Ron Majors discusses new sample preparation media that could result in improved or even "breakaway" performance for solid–liquid extractions. Some of these sorbents are based on new novel bonded phases to existing media while others are based on new extraction phases, such as carbon on silica, other metal oxides, or polymeric media. With resulting new selectivities, sample preparation could be performed more quickly in fewer steps than typical of usual adsorbents
Agilent Technologies Target Oral Cancer with New Collaboration
November 28th 2013Agilent Technologies (California, USA) is to collaborate with the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (Brisbane, Australia) to further understanding of the genomic differences governing oral cancer. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, oral cancer is the sixth most prevalent cancer worldwide.
Agilent Technologies Target Oral Cancer with New Collaboration
November 28th 2013Agilent Technologies (California, USA) is to collaborate with the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (Brisbane, Australia) to further understanding of the genomic differences governing oral cancer. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, oral cancer is the sixth most prevalent cancer worldwide.
PerkinElmer Appoint Jon DiVincenzo as President, Environmental Health and Senior VP
November 28th 2013PerkinElmer (Massachusetts, USA) has appointed Jon DiVincenzo as President, Environmental Health and Senior Vice President. DiVincenzo will take responsibility for the company?s environmental health business, which focuses on ensuring safer food and a cleaner environment.