June 2023 News in Brief
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Agilent and Metrohm Join Forces
Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, California, USA) and Metrohm (Herisau, Switzerland) have announced that they have entered into a non‑exclusive agreement that means that Metrohm are a value-added reseller for Agilent single- and triple-quadrupole mass spectrometers as well as inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) products, software, and services in France, Spain, Switzerland, UK, and Ireland. This partnership expands the ion chromatography (IC) capabilities of Metrohm. For more information, please visit: www.agilent.com
Waters Corporation Completes Acquisition of Wyatt Technology
Waters Corporation (Milford, Massachusetts, USA) has announced it has completed its acquisition of Wyatt Technology (Santa Barbara, California, USA). “We are pleased to complete the acquisition of Wyatt, which is a significant milestone for Waters as we advance our strategy to accelerate value creation and generate faster growth,” said Dr. Udit Batra, President and CEO, Waters Corporation. “With Wyatt, we are even better positioned to solve our customers’ critical challenges with differentiated bioanalytical characterization techniques. We welcome the Wyatt team to Waters and look forward to facilitating a smooth integration process and working together to deliver an unmatched set of bioanalytical characterization solutions to our global customers.” For more information, please visit: www.waters.com
Next Generation Peak Fitting for Separations
December 11th 2024Separation scientists frequently encounter critical pairs that are difficult to separate in a complex mixture. To save time and expensive solvents, an effective alternative to conventional screening protocols or mathematical peak width reduction is called iterative curve fitting.
Overcoming Common Challenges to Determine Residual Impurities Using IC in APIs with Limited Water
December 10th 2024Organic solvents are generally not compatible with ion chromatography (IC) systems. The approach presented here assists the use of organic solvents for sample preparation and provides a mechanism for the removal of the organic solvents from the chromatographic flow path.
Investigating the Influence of Packaging on the Volatile Profile of Oats
December 10th 2024In the testing of six different oat brands, headspace sorptive extraction and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC–TOF-MS) reveal how various packaging types can affect and alter the oats’ volatile profile, underscoring the potential impact of packaging on food quality.
The Chromatographic Society 2025 Martin and Jubilee Award Winners
December 6th 2024The Chromatographic Society (ChromSoc) has announced the winners of the Martin Medal and the Silver Jubilee Medal for 2025. Professor Bogusław Buszewski of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland, has been awarded the prestigious Martin Medal, and the 2025 Silver Jubilee Medal has been awarded to Elia Psillakis of the Technical University of Crete in Greece.
