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Emeritus Professor Klaus Biemann has received the 2007 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry for developing the chemical analysis tool of mass spectrometry and using it to determine the structure of complex molecules of chemical, biological and medical interest.

A new study by Frost & Sullivan shows that the liquid chromatography (LC) market in the U.S. will grow from an estimated $596.3 million in 2006 to $1.018 billion by 2013, thanks to increasing interest and use from both the commercial and research communities.

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reports on Swedish findings of using GC-MS to measure serum and urine levels of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in young adult men and elderly men.

Nanostream (Pasadena, Calif.) has launched a portal for its customers to deliver real-time access to company and product information. The portal will also act as a way to facilitate troubleshooting for the company's micro parallel liquid chromatography (uPLC) products and provide product updates.

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has recently published Mass Spectrometry in the Clinical Laboratory: General Principles and Guidance; Approved Guideline (C50-A) for the appropriate use of MS in the clinical laboratory.

Assay results from a porphyry copper project were obtained by fire assay prep and an MS technique by ACME Labs in Vancouver, Canada.

Anatune, a suppler of chromatography-based instrumentation, is constructing a website for gas chromatographers. Research and application information regarding GC and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) will be available.

Time reports that Colin Pillinger and his colleague Geraint Morgan have developed a mini GC-MS capable of detecting tuberculosis.

This month's Technology Forum looks at the topic of publishing and the trends and issues surrounding it. Joining us for this discussion is the LCGC staff of David Walsh, Steve Brown, and Patrick Kempf.

Q&A: High Maintenance Andrew Attwood, European service business leader of PerkinElmer's Laboratory Services division, talks about the help on offer with OneSource. Rapid Column Characterization using Complex Samples and Automated LC-MS Data Analysis Craig Aurand, David S. Bell, Michael McBrien and Margaret Antler Trace Analysis of Perchlorate: Analytical Method and Removal Efficiency of Purification Technologies Elodie Castillo, Estelle Riche, Ichiro Kano and Stephane Mabic Tips & Tricks: GPC/SEC Thorsten Hofe and Gunter Reinhold News All the news from December 2007 Zosimus This month Zosimus wonders if streamlining workloads would help innovation in separation science.

Millipore Corporation (Billerica, Massachusetts) announced the availability of the new Milli-Q Integral water purification system, which uses tap water to supply constant-quality Type II (pure) and Type I (ultrapure) water from a single water production unit.

The various surface characteristics have different capacities and equilibration rates, which can affect the appearance of the chromatograms.

Solid-phase extraction (SPE) has been commercially available for over twenty years and is still finding new applications. Growth of this technique seems to be largely a function the vendors? capability to provide specific application support, especially in clinical sciences, pharmaceuticals, toxicology, pesticides and residues analysis.

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Generally, nanoLC columns with internal diameters less than 0.1 mm are mainly used in proteomic studies where sample amount is often limited and high sensitivity is required, usually via mass spectrometry (MS).

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A look at the activities of some of the leading research institutes in the Nordic region.

The Tenth International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Chromatographic Analysers (HTC-10) will be held in Bruges, Belgium, from 30 January to 1 February. The event commemorates 20 years of dissemination of scientific knowledge in the field.

Q&A: Food for Thought Dipankar Ghosh, of Thermo Fisher Scientific, talks about the work being done to meet new challenges in the analysis of pesticides in foods. Meeting Review: 12th Desty Memorial Lecture A report from this year's event which recognizes innovation and invention in the world of chromatography. Separation and Purification of Chiral Compounds by Two-Dimensional Supercritical Fluid Chromatography Keijin Iwaya, Masao Bounoshita, Takeshi Kanomata and Muneo Saito Highly Selective Trace Level Extraction using Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Solid-Phase Extraction Christine Widstrand, Brian Boyd, Olga Shimelis, An Trinh and Hillel Brandes News All the news from November 2007 Zosimus This month Zosimus tackles the fall in skills in basic maths. Market Trends and Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on how clinical, pharmaceutical and food testing industries affect thin layer chromatography markets.

LCGC's inaugural symposium for separation scientists in pharma and biopharm; Phenomenex ranks in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50; Shimadzu and Groton Biosystems collaborate on ethanol analysis; Gilson offers direct customer support in United States; Pittcon announces 2008 grant award program

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Thin layer chromatography (TLC) is a planar chromatographic technique introduced in the 1950s as a fast, easy and inexpensive method for qualitative analysis.

Today's ion traps use advanced scanning techniques such as automatic gain control, axial modulation, and triple resonance scanning, resulting in efficient control of both ionization and optimal storage of ions in the trap during analysis. These instruments provide excellent sensitivity and quantitative data, even in "dirty" samples.

Assay Depot, an Internet marketplace for drug discovery services, today announced that Nanostream, provider of chromatography products and services to increase productivity in analytical laboratories at pharmaceutical and biotech companies, will join the company?s service provider network.

Phenomenex, Inc. (Torrance, California), a leader in the chromatography and separation sciences business, has been named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program for Los Angeles.

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Columbia, Maryland) and Groton Biosystems (Boxborough, Massachusetts) recently announced a collaboration effort to interface Groton’s online sampling monitors with Shimadzu’s high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system to form a closed-loop solution for online analysis.

Gilson, Inc. (Middleton, Wisconsin), an industry leader in purification systems for high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), solid phase extraction (SPE), and gel permetation chromatography (GPC) clean-up, now offers direct support and sales in the United States.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a leader in the separation sciences and chromatography industries, announces the launch of its enhanced partner program. The program is designed to support the expansion of the companies' informatics activity via its partners around the globe, the world class program will utilize business partners to better meet customer needs in multiple industries. Thermo Scientific?s informatics offerings include laboratory information management systems, chromatography data systems, and spectroscopy software.

Time to Blow the Budget on Chromatography Research This month Zosimus wonders if companies should plough more money into external academic research in their search for innovation and product invention. Tips & Tricks: GPC/SEC Daniela Held and Gunter Reinhold Improving Injection Consistency Using N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone as a GC Syringe Wash Bryan E. Bell Meeting Preview: Extech-10 and HTC-10 A look at waht to expect at next year's event being held in Bruges, Belgium Q&A: Boosting Biological Analysis Benedikt Kessler, from the Ubiquitin Proteolysis Group at Oxford University, talks about the advantages of nano-ultra performance liquid chromatography. News All the news from October 2007 Market Trends and Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on how healthcare funding is having a positive impact on the clinical flow cytometry markets.

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