Infotrieve gains academic support
June 1st 2006Infotrieve has announced that the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Acacia Research's CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics (CMD) group have each adopted the company's electronic laboratory notebook (ELN). This software solution is said to be the first enterprise-wide ELN to receive the full endorsement of the collaborative electronic notebook systems association (CENSA).
HPLC Microfluidic Chip Advances Nanospray LC-MS Performance in Proteomic and Pharmaceutical Analysis
May 31st 2006A new nanospray LC-MS microfluidic chip has been developed that avoids the operational problems that have hindered the broad application of conventional nanocolumn systems. The chip incorporates all of the traditional nanospray LC components on an inert substrate smaller than a credit card.
Waters and Bruker announce collaboration
May 1st 2006Waters Corporation (Milford, Massachusetts) and Bruker BioSciences Corporation (Billerica, Massachusetts) recently entered into a collaboration agreement to provide greater integration and connectivity between Waters? ACQUITY Ultra Performance LC (UPLC) system and Bruker?s mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) products.
Recent Developments in Column Technologies for the Analysis of Proteins and Peptides
April 28th 2006Column developments in HPLC have benefited protein aqnd peptide separations in a number of ways. More silica based phases and column formats have become available, expanding the use of HPLC for the separation of proteins by different modes of chromatography as well as improving resolution and throughput. Hydrophobic interaction chromatography, immobilized metal affinity chromatography as well as ion Exchange and size exclusion are now practical analytical tools for proteins and peptides. New enrichment columns are benefiting proteomic research.
Updates in the Technology and Application of Chiral Stationary Phases
April 28th 2006Chiral separations remain high on the priority list of drug developers. Liquid chromatography and supercritical fluid chromatography continue to vie for dominance in the chiral separation market but might be reaching the state of complementary methodologies. New separation technologies and new advances in current products continue to elevate the state of the art of chiral separations. Automation in both screening for chiral selectivity and preparative purifications has helped make significant gains in productivity in this area.