Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens Facility in Switzerland
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, Massachusetts) has opened a new facility in Reinach, Switzerland, near Basel, to support pharmaceutical and chemical companies in Switzerland near the French and German borders.
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, Massachusetts) has opened a new facility in Reinach, Switzerland, near Basel, to support pharmaceutical and chemical companies in Switzerland near the French and German borders. The facility houses the company’s analytical instrument operations. The 12,000-ft2 facility features a 3200-ft2 demonstration laboratory containing new mass spectrometers and other laboratory instruments and consumables. According to the company, customers will be able to work with the company’s technical experts to gain hands-on experience with the instrumentation.
Best of the Week: Food Analysis, Chemical Migration in Plastic Bottles, STEM Researcher of the Year
December 20th 2024Top articles published this week include the launch of our “From Lab to Table” content series, a Q&A interview about using liquid chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC–HRMS) to assess chemical hazards in plastic bottles, and a piece recognizing Brett Paull for being named Tasmanian STEM Researcher of the Year.
Using LC-MS/MS to Measure Testosterone in Dried Blood Spots
December 19th 2024Testosterone measurements are typically performed using serum or plasma, but this presents several logistical challenges, especially for sample collection, storage, and transport. In a recently published article, Yehudah Gruenstein of the University of Miami explored key insights gained from dried blood spot assay validation for testosterone measurement.
Determination of Pharmaceuticals by Capillary HPLC-MS/MS (Dec 2024)
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