To coincide with the 7th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA), which took place on 3rd - 6th November 2015 in Prague, Advanced Chromatography Technologies (ACT) have published a new Food and Beverage LC Applications Guide.
This new guide brings together 90 of the latest and hottest food & beverage LC and LC-MS related applications from chocolate analysis to pesticide analysis, from preservatives to vitamins and from steroids to caffeine. Please contact us for your free copy. Advanced Chromatography Technologies also offer a comprehensive range HPLC and UHPLC Method Development Kits. These Kits are convenient and extremely cost effective providing up to 3 columns for the cost of a single column.
Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) has announced the release of a new brochure describing its Micro-Chamber/Thermal Extractor™ (µ-CTE™), for sampling volatile and semi-volatile chemicals from materials and foods.
The new brochure concisely outlines the operation and functions of the product, which in its regular mode of operation collects chemical vapours released from samples onto sorbent-packed tubes, for analysis by thermal desorption (TD) and gas chromatography (GC). It also describes the three modes of operation of the Micro-Chamber/Thermal Extractor, which make it applicable to the analysis of bulk samples, for surface emissions...
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) have announced a formal agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific to exchange instrument controls to improve the productivity and user experience of customers using software and instruments from both companies.
Under the new agreement, Agilent and Thermo Fisher are exchanging instrument-control driver documentation and software for liquid chromatographs, gas chromatographs, capillary electrophoresis and ion chromatographs. The companies are also providing technical assistance to each other's software development groups for full and reliable control of Agilent instruments in the Thermo Scientific Chromeleon software and Thermo Scientific instruments in the Agilent OpenLAB CDS software....
Novel Approach is Enhancing the Sensitivity of Bioanalytical, Biomarker Validation, Pharmacokinetic and Food Research LC/MS Analyses
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today announced that the Waters® ionKey/MS™ System has received an R&D Magazine R&D 100 Award as one of the 100 most technologically innovative products to be introduced over the past year. “I’d like to thank the publisher and editors of R&D Magazine and the judges for choosing our ionKey/MS System for this award,” said Ian King, Vice President – Separations Science, Waters Division....
Chromatography is an analytical technique, a method of separating and identifying the component of a complex mixture by differential movement through a two phase system.
Over the decades the scientists have considered chromatography as an esoteric art, which mainly involves instruments and reagents. The instrumentation includes all the traditional methods of TLC (Thin-Layer Chromatography) to the advanced UHPLC (Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography) instruments. The sub components of the instruments include columns, filters, peristaltic pumps, a fraction collector, a fixed wavelength UV...
The John Innes Centre (JIC) is located on the Norwich Research Park in the heart of East Anglia, supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Its mission is to generate knowledge of plants and microbes through innovative research and to apply knowledge of nature’s diversity to benefit agriculture, the environment and human health & well-being.
The BBSRC, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and HGCA, the cereals and oilseeds division of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) are funding a LINK project “A ‘breeder’s tool kit’ to improve Hagberg Falling Number1 for the economic and environmental sustainability of UK wheat” in collaboration with four breeding companies in the UK and Europe to genetically map and understand the mechanisms of six previously identified QTL segregating in UK germplasm....
The first installation of a new Orbitrap-based GC-MS/MS instrument, designed to bring the highest levels of detection and identification capabilities to GC-MS studies, has taken place at the Muenster Electrochemical Energy Technology (MEET) Battery Research Center, University of Muenster, Germany.
Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Martin Winter, the MEET focuses on the research and development of innovative electrochemical energy storage devices with a high energy density, longer durability, and maximum safety. Dr. Nowak, Head of Division, Analytics and Environmental Aspects, will be the first to use the new Thermo Scientific Q Exactive GC hybrid quadrupole-Orbitrap GC-MS/MS instrument for his lab, with the aim to...
The objective of this report is to cover the definition, scope, description, and forecast of the Asian chromatography solvents market.
It involves a deep dive analysis of the market segmentation, which is based on solvent type, grade, application and end-user. The report also offers insights into the competitive landscape of the market through a strategic analysis of the key players of the market. The chromatography solvents market, in terms of solvent type has been segmented into polar solvents and non-polar solvents. The market is further segmented based on solvent...
DataApex announced the release of the control driver for Microsaic 4000 MiD mass detector.
This new control driver expands the portfolio of instruments managed by a single point control software platform: Clarity The Microsaic 4000 MiD control module includes both digital control and data acquisition for the detector l. It includes MiDas compact interface module controls and allows performing detector calibration, maintenance and service operations from the Device Monitor software window. Clarity Chromatography...
CAMAG, the world’s leading manufacturer of HPTLC equipment, today announced the worldwide availability of the new CAMAG TLC-MS Interface 2, the second generation of its module for the pioneering concept of hyphenating HPTLC with mass spectrometry.
While the visual appearance remains virtually unchanged, the CAMAG TLC-MS Interface 2 features a modified elution head and an easily accessible, exchangeable filter, arranged in front of the valve. Cleaning is facilitated as compared to the previous version, making it highly efficient. By pushing a button, the elution path is cleaned of matrix particles with compressed air, increasing the lifetime of the filter and preventing the system...
Herolab Gmbh, the German based life science manufacturer, has recently enjoyed further success with Spot Hunter which is a robotic system integrated with a fluorescence detection unit of the automatic extraction of selected protein spots after 2d electrophoresis. This new generation of proteomic workstation offers greater flexibility than other systems, improved accuracy and reliability all within a minimal footprint. Three sizes are available including a high throughput model for gels up to 340mm x 290mm.....
Thermo Scientific NanoDrop One spectrophotometers designed to identify contaminants, providing accurate concentrations
Life scientists who work with DNA, RNA and proteins can make educated decisions about sample suitability in experiments using a standalone, microvolume spectrophotometer for accurate quantitation and purity measurements to ensure downstream application success. The Thermo Scientific NanoDrop One and NanoDrop OneC UV-Vis microvolume spectrophotometers are designed to help life science researchers gain a more complete...
With its unrivalled sensitivity, the PlasmaQuant ® MS Elite delivers the lowest detection limits of any ICP-MS when measuring both organic and inorganic species of arsenic in food and beverages. The high toxicity of inorganic arsenic means regular monitoring of food products is important. Various seafoods for example contain high levels of the less toxic organic arsenic species. Therefore, the dangers of arsenic depend not only on the total concentration, but also its chemical forms which vary in terms of toxicity and bioavailability....
Read MoreMichigan Researchers Use Raman Spectroscopy to Study Various Childhood DiseasesOct 28, 2015
Michigan researchers use Raman spectroscopy to study various childhood diseases
Renishaw, a world leader in metrology and spectroscopy, reports on the use of its inVia confocal Raman microscope in the study of various diseases–with a major focus on childhood diseases–at the Children's Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University. Dr Michael Klein is a surgeon with the Children's Hospital of Michigan–a part of the Detroit Medical Center (DMC)–and a researcher with the Department of Surgery at Wayne...
HALO BioClass columns from Advanced Materials Technology
Researchers today are keenly interested in both fast and high resolution separations of numerous biomolecules to support the development of novel therapeutic proteins and peptides in pharmaceutical drug development, to advance understanding in modern university laboratories, to characterise protein post-translational modifications and to fully assess subtle differences in biosimilars and other products of bioengineering and manufacture.
Pittcon and its sponsoring society, The Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) are pleased to announce Sanford Asher as the recipient of the 2016 SACP Award.
Asher will accept this prestigious award at Pittcon 2016 which takes place March 6-10, in Atlanta, Georgia. His session, “Photonic Crystal Hydrogel and Organogel Sensors for Chemical and Biological Analytes,” will include a discussion of sensing motifs that utilize 2-D and 3-D arrays and monolayers of particles embedded onto a molecular recognition polymer hydrogel networks. The SACP Analytical Chemistry Award, established in 1957, is presented annually to recognize outstanding...
The Pittcon 2016 Program Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of 13 prestigious awards honoring scientists who have made outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy.
Each award will be presented during a symposium during Pittcon 2016, March 6-10, 2016. Atlanta, Georgia. Presentations will include topics in applications such as bioanalytical, environmental, nanotechnology, material science, polymers/plastics, pharmaceutical, biomedical and homeland security. Methodologies include near infrared spectroscopy, molecular and vibrational spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; electrochemistry; liquid chromatography...
Asynt has developed DrySyn NMR Heating Blocks to enable safe, effective and uniform heating of up to 10 NMR tubes on a conventional hotplate stirrer.
This new DrySyn unit allows you to use standard NMR tubes as a reaction vessel for applications including catalyst screening experiments and reaction monitoring as well as studying broad peaks, temperature dependent solubility issues and conformational changes. Unlike heating in problematic oil baths, using a DrySyn NMR Heating Blocks allows you to analyse the contents of your NMR tube almost immediately without removal of residual oil on the outside...
Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, report on the use of their Spinsolve Benchtop NMR spectrometer in the Chemistry Department of Durham University.
It is being applied to general NMR research, reaction monitoring and teaching at the undergraduate level. Dr Alan Kenwright is Reader in Spectroscopy and Manager of the solution-state NMR facility in the Chemistry Department at Durham University. His personal research is focussed on developing and using NMR techniques to solve a range of chemical problems, but in addition to that (and growing out of it), he works in collaboration with a number of other...
Genevac, specialists in solvent removal, have developed a suite of proprietary technological solutions to facilitate post purification sample handling, including reformatting.
For labs undertaking purification using Normal Phase HPLC, SFC or Flash chromatography – removal of organic solvents can be simply, productively and safely carried out in a Genevac centrifugal evaporator (EZ-2, ROCKET, Rocket Synergy or HT Series III). Where the nature of the sample being concentrated can lead to solvent bumping (e.g. natural products) - Genevac's DriPure® technology is proven to completely eliminate this troublesome and...
Designed and preconfigured for straightforward, state-of-the-art separations
Proteomics laboratories can benefit from a for liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The new Thermo Scientific EASY-nLC 1200 system with a pressure capacity of 1200 bar is designed to provide effortless separation performance and high-throughput capacity. The Thermo Scientific EASY-nLC 1200 system and the Thermo Scientific Acclaim PepMap nanoLC columns made their debut at the Human Proteome Organization’s 14th Annual World...
Independent committee recognizes significant contributions in plasma spectrochemistry
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the winners of the 2016 Winter Conference Awards in Plasma Spectrochemistry. Selected by an independent awards committee, these industry leading scientists have made noteworthy contributions over time or through a single, significant breakthrough in the field of plasma spectrochemistry. Award winners will be honored during the Winter Plasma Conference in...
This new guide brings together 90 of the latest and hottest food & beverage LC and LC-MS related applications from chocolate analysis to pesticide analysis, from preservatives to vitamins and from steroids to caffeine. Please contact us for your free copy. Advanced Chromatography Technologies also offer a comprehensive range HPLC and UHPLC Method Development Kits. These Kits are convenient and extremely cost effective providing up to 3 columns for the cost of a single column.
The new brochure concisely outlines the operation and functions of the product, which in its regular mode of operation collects chemical vapours released from samples onto sorbent-packed tubes, for analysis by thermal desorption (TD) and gas chromatography (GC). 
Under the new agreement, Agilent and Thermo Fisher are exchanging instrument-control driver documentation and software for liquid chromatographs, gas chromatographs, capillary electrophoresis and ion chromatographs. The companies are also providing technical assistance to each other's software development groups for full and reliable control of Agilent instruments in the Thermo Scientific Chromeleon software and Thermo Scientific instruments in the Agilent OpenLAB CDS software....
Over the decades the scientists have considered chromatography as an esoteric art, which mainly involves instruments and reagents. The instrumentation includes all the traditional methods of TLC (Thin-Layer Chromatography) to the advanced UHPLC (Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography) instruments. The sub components of the instruments include columns, filters, peristaltic pumps, a fraction collector, a fixed wavelength UV...
Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Martin Winter, the MEET focuses on the research and development of innovative electrochemical energy storage devices with a high energy density, longer durability, and maximum safety. Dr. Nowak, Head of Division, Analytics and Environmental Aspects, will be the first to use the new Thermo Scientific Q Exactive GC hybrid quadrupole-Orbitrap GC-MS/MS instrument for his lab, with the aim to...
This new control driver expands the portfolio of instruments managed by a single point control software platform: Clarity The Microsaic 4000 MiD control module includes both digital control and data acquisition for the detector l. It includes MiDas compact interface module controls and allows performing detector calibration, maintenance and service operations from the Device Monitor software window. Clarity Chromatography...
While the visual appearance remains virtually unchanged, the CAMAG TLC-MS Interface 2 features a modified elution head and an easily accessible, exchangeable filter, arranged in front of the valve. Cleaning is facilitated as compared to the previous version, making it highly efficient. By pushing a button, the elution path is cleaned of matrix particles with compressed air, increasing the lifetime of the filter and preventing the system...
Herolab Gmbh, the German based life science manufacturer, has recently enjoyed further success with Spot Hunter which is a robotic system integrated with a fluorescence detection unit of the automatic extraction of selected protein spots after 2d electrophoresis. This new generation of proteomic workstation offers greater flexibility than other systems, improved accuracy and reliability all within a minimal footprint. Three sizes are available including a high throughput model for gels up to 340mm x 290mm.....
Life scientists who work with DNA, RNA and proteins can make educated decisions about sample suitability in experiments using a standalone, microvolume spectrophotometer for accurate quantitation and purity measurements to ensure downstream application success. The Thermo Scientific NanoDrop One and NanoDrop OneC UV-Vis microvolume spectrophotometers are designed to help life science researchers gain a more complete...
With its unrivalled sensitivity, the PlasmaQuant ® MS Elite delivers the lowest detection limits of any ICP-MS when measuring both organic and inorganic species of arsenic in food and beverages. The high toxicity of inorganic arsenic means regular monitoring of food products is important. Various seafoods for example contain high levels of the less toxic organic arsenic species. Therefore, the dangers of arsenic depend not only on the total concentration, but also its chemical forms which vary in terms of toxicity and bioavailability....
Renishaw, a world leader in metrology and spectroscopy, reports on the use of its inVia confocal Raman microscope in the study of various diseases–with a major focus on childhood diseases–at the Children's Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University. Dr Michael Klein is a surgeon with the Children's Hospital of Michigan–a part of the Detroit Medical Center (DMC)–and a researcher with the Department of Surgery at Wayne...
Researchers today are keenly interested in both fast and high resolution separations of numerous biomolecules to support the development of novel therapeutic proteins and peptides in pharmaceutical drug development, to advance understanding in modern university laboratories, to characterise protein post-translational modifications and to fully assess subtle differences in biosimilars and other products of bioengineering and manufacture.
Asher will accept this prestigious award at Pittcon 2016 which takes place March 6-10, in Atlanta, Georgia. His session, “Photonic Crystal Hydrogel and Organogel Sensors for Chemical and Biological Analytes,” will include a discussion of sensing motifs that utilize 2-D and 3-D arrays and monolayers of particles embedded onto a molecular recognition polymer hydrogel networks. The SACP Analytical Chemistry Award, established in 1957, is presented annually to recognize outstanding...
Each award will be presented during a symposium during Pittcon 2016, March 6-10, 2016. Atlanta, Georgia. Presentations will include topics in applications such as bioanalytical, environmental, nanotechnology, material science, polymers/plastics, pharmaceutical, biomedical and homeland security. Methodologies include near infrared spectroscopy, molecular and vibrational spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; electrochemistry; liquid chromatography...
This new DrySyn unit allows you to use standard NMR tubes as a reaction vessel for applications including catalyst screening experiments and reaction monitoring as well as studying broad peaks, temperature dependent solubility issues and conformational changes. Unlike heating in problematic oil baths, using a DrySyn NMR Heating Blocks allows you to analyse the contents of your NMR tube almost immediately without removal of residual oil on the outside...
It is being applied to general NMR research, reaction monitoring and teaching at the undergraduate level. Dr Alan Kenwright is Reader in Spectroscopy and Manager of the solution-state NMR facility in the Chemistry Department at Durham University. His personal research is focussed on developing and using NMR techniques to solve a range of chemical problems, but in addition to that (and growing out of it), he works in collaboration with a number of other...
For labs undertaking purification using Normal Phase HPLC, SFC or Flash chromatography – removal of organic solvents can be simply, productively and safely carried out in a Genevac centrifugal evaporator (EZ-2, ROCKET, Rocket Synergy or HT Series III). Where the nature of the sample being concentrated can lead to solvent bumping (e.g. natural products) - Genevac's DriPure® technology is proven to completely eliminate this troublesome and...
Proteomics laboratories can benefit from a for liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The new Thermo Scientific EASY-nLC 1200 system with a pressure capacity of 1200 bar is designed to provide effortless separation performance and high-throughput capacity. The Thermo Scientific EASY-nLC 1200 system and the Thermo Scientific Acclaim PepMap nanoLC columns made their debut at the Human Proteome Organization’s 14th Annual World...