The rise of clean technologies is demanding faster, more specialised lab innovation. In the attached article, Dr Raymond Wong, Technical Manager at Shimadzu, outlines how manufacturers are stepping up as key innovation partners, helping researchers meet today’s complex challenges with custom-built analytical systems...

Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. announces its new EchoTherm™ HPLC Column Oven Model CO20. The temperature range is from room temperature to 90.0°C readable and settable to 0.1°C. The PID temperature control software regulates temperatures to ±0.1°C. Temperature accuracy and stability are ±0.1ºC with a stable temperature indicator lamp on the front panel...

Takara Bio Europe is pleased to announce it has entered into a distribution agreement with MACHEREY-NAGEL (MN), a leading global provider of analytical and bioanalytical products. Under this agreement, Takara Bio Europe will distribute MN’s Bioanalysis portfolio in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxemburg, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom...

Biotech Fluidics announces the mikron 91 - a compact pH probe for inline analytical or preparative chromatography and continuous bioprocessing applications. This robust flow-through sensor delivers accurate, temperature-compensated pH measurements of liquids flowing through either of its two flow cell design options. Both the analytical and preparative versions of the mikron 91 allow a flow rate of up to 1,000 ml/min without building up more than 1 bar (14.5 psi) back pressure...

TESTA Analytical announces its high-performance viscometer is now available to chromatography manufacturers interested in expanding their GPC/SEC capabilities and serving the most demanding clients with the pinnacle of technology. Incorporating a viscometer detector as part of your GPC/SEC system is a go-to method for providing a detailed insight into the physical structure of a wide range of macromolecules...

GenNext® Technologies, Inc., a pioneer in protein footprinting, is collaborating with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, to provide a simplified structural biology workflow designed to improve biotherapeutic development. The organizations are combining GenNext’s AutoFox® Protein Footprinting System with Thermo Fisher’s industry-leading liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) solutions...

Waters Corporation and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has announced a definitive agreement to combine BD's Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions business with Waters, creating an innovative life science and diagnostics leader with pioneering technologies and an industry-leading financial outlook. The agreement is structured as a tax-efficient Reverse Morris Trust transaction valued at approximately $17.5 billion...

Alphalyse, a fast-growing Danish specialist contract research organization (CRO) that has developed GMP‑validated liquid‑chromatography mass‑spectrometry (LC‑MS) assays for host‑cell‑protein (HCP) impurity testing in biologic drugs, announces that Fidelio Capital has acquired a majority stake in the company. Alphalyse’s founders will retain a significant shareholding, establishing an ambitious partnership aimed at expanding capacity, accelerating international growth...

In pharmaceutical quality control, deviations are not an option. This is why a LC column that delivers consistently reliable results, regardless of the measurement series or production batch, is needed. This requirement is exactly met by YMC-Triart UHPLC columns: a precisely controlled manufacturing process with tight specifications ensures consistent performance and minimises unwanted variances. The result is stable retention times, consistent peak shapes, and documentable quality, day after day...

Agilent Technologies Inc.,  announces the latest enhancements to the Agilent 8850 Gas Chromatograph (GC), including compatibility with single and triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (MS) systems and related tools and technologies to improve laboratory productivity. The unique design and compact size of the 8850 GC make it one of the fastest and smallest benchtop GC/MS available...

Ecolab Life Sciences has just launched Purolite™ AP+50, a next-generation affinity chromatography resin designed to dramatically enhance productivity and reduce costs in antibody manufacturing. Unveiled at BIO 2025 in Boston, this new resin offers the highest dynamic binding capacity of the Purolite AP platform and leverages Ecolab’s proprietary Jetted bead technology for exceptional lot-to-lot consistency and shorter lead times...

Waters Corporation has announced the release of the Alliance iS HPLC System Software version 2.0, a significant advancement that delivers comprehensive, end-to-end traceability and enhanced data security for the pharmaceutical industry. Bringing the same secure architecture synonymous with Empower Software to the Alliance iS HPLC System touchscreen will enhance compliant monitoring and intuitive traceability for customers...

Low-pressure GC-MS (LPGC-MS) is a chromatography technique that uses the MS vacuum system, along with a specially designed column setup, to lower pressure inside the entire column, thereby significantly speeding up analysis. In addition to the speed benefit, LPGC-MS can also provide a cost savings by dramatically reducing helium consumption...

The Solvent Line Monitor from TESTA Analytical is a valuable addition to any HPLC system designed to detect any problems caused by undissolved gas microbubbles and automatically close down the system. The presence of undissolved gas microbubbles can result in changes in retention time, pulsating baseline, unexpected changes to peak area, irregular peak shape, pump outage and excessively high back pressure...

Proteins and peptides can’t hide—not in the baseline, not under the peak. Multi-angle light scattering (MALS) enables identification and impurity detection through calibration-free molecular weight determination and polydispersity analysis. The DAWN™ MALS instrument helps detect and identify oligomeric states, aggregates and lot-to-lot variations with high sensitivity. Integration with Empower™ software equips GxP and QC laboratories with essential capabilities that keep pace with evolving regulatory and scientific demands...

Setting new standards for intelligent mass detection, sensitivity, and sustainability, Agilent Technologies Inc., has announced the launch of its latest innovation in liquid chromatography (LC)-mass detection: the Agilent InfinityLab Pro iQ Series. This groundbreaking series includes the InfinityLab Pro iQ and the InfinityLab Pro iQ Plus, each tailored with distinct features and capabilities to meet the diverse analytical needs of modern laboratories...

Markes International, a specialist in sample automation and concentration technologies for gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), has announced the availability of automated HiSorb™ high-capacity sorptive extraction on its Centri® 90 platform. Previously only available in manual form on Centri 90, HiSorb can now be operated fully automatically – delivering hands-free high-capacity sorptive extraction for trace-level analysis...

TESTA Analytical announce the LS Assistant - a new accessory for Multiangle Light Scattering (MALS) instruments that delivers accurate and reliable specific refractive index (dn/dc) values - a key parameter for precise molecular weight determination of macromolecules. Designed with user convenience in mind, operating the LS Assistant is highly intuitive with minimal training required...

Analysis of PFAS in human serum using a YMC-Triart C18 column in combination with an online SPE column-switching method. A highly sensitive LC-MS/MS method for the analysis of 28 PFAS in human serum is demonstrated in this Application Note. By combining online SPE and the robust YMC-Triart C18 column, this setup ensures excellent separation, high throughput and reliable quantification...