The University of Technology, Jamaica Receives Multi-million Dollar Equipment
The University of Technology (St. Andrew, Jamaica) has received a multi-million dollar donation of lab equipment from Johnson & Johnson (Canada).
The University of Technology (St. Andrew, Jamaica) has received a multi-million dollar donation of lab equipment from Johnson & Johnson (Canada). The donation consists of lab equipment, including fraction collectors, desiccators, digital density meters, spectrophotometer, analytical balances, pipettes, beakers, grinders, separatory flask, rotary evaporator, gas chromatography, microscopes, sonicators, and books. The gas chromatograph, in particular, will help the school maintain its ability to identify counterfeit medicines and conduct other scientific research.
RAFA 2024 Highlights: Contemporary Food Contamination Analysis Using Chromatography
November 18th 2024A series of lectures focusing on emerging analytical techniques used to analyse food contamination took place on Wednesday 6 November 2024 at RAFA 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic. The session included new approaches for analysing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), polychlorinated alkanes (PCAS), Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons (MOH), and short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs and MCCPs).
Pharmaceutical excipients, such as polyethylene glycol-based polymers, must be tested for the presence of ethylene oxide (EtO) and 1,4-dioxane as part of a safety assessment, according to USP Chapter <228>.
