Sustainability and New Modality Therapeutics: An HPLC 2025 Interview with Paul Ferguson
Published: July 7th 2025 | Updated: July 7th 2025At HPLC 2025 in Bruges, Belgium LCGC International interviewed a member of our editorial advisory board (EAB), Paul Ferguson, a leading voice in sustainability in the pharmaceutical sector, to explore the intersection of green chemistry and emerging therapeutics.
MAPS — A Zero Dead Volume Connection for Capillary LC: An HPLC 2025 Interview with Bo Zhang
July 1st 2025Bo Zhang, associate professor at Xiamen University, China, spoke to LCGC International at HPLC 2025 in Bruges, Belgium, about his recent research on a novel elastic connection technology—macroporous polyacrylamide hydrogel septum (MAPS)—which was developed as a complementary solution for capillary column interfacing in liquid chromatography.
Modern Supercritical Fluid Chromatography: An HPLC 2025 Video Interview with Caroline West
June 24th 2025In this interview, Caroline West, professor at the University of Orléans and an active member of LCGC International’s editorial advisory board, discusses current perspectives on the fundamentals of SFC.
SFC for Dummies Book Launch: An HPLC 2025 Video Interview with Gesa Schad
June 23rd 2025In this interview, Gesa Schad from Shimadzu Europe, Germany, discusses how SFC is being used in practice, why she launched SFC For Dummies at HPLC 2025, and how common misconceptions surrounding the robustness of SFC have been addressed some time ago.
HPLC 2025 Preview: HPLC 2025 Hits Bruges
May 22nd 2025The 54th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC 2025) will be held from Sunday through Thursday, June 15–19 2025, in Bruges, Belgium. LCGC International spoke to the Scientific Committee to find out what’s in store.
Navigating The Path To Modern Slalom Chromatography: An Interview with Fabrice Gritti
May 1st 2025Fabrice Gritti, consultant scientist at Waters Corporation, spoke to LCGC International about the history of slalom chromatography (SC) and why he decided that the technique was worth re-investigating. The potential benefits of SC, according to Gritti, include identifying RNA impurities when manufacturing mRNA therapeutics, and assisting in the development of new gene and cell therapies, and other biopharmaceutical applications.
A Matrix-Matched Semiquantification Method for PFAS in AFFF-Contaminated Soil
Published: April 14th 2025 | Updated: April 14th 2025Catharina Capitain and Melanie Schüßler from the Faculty of Geosciences at the University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany describe a novel approach using matrix-matched semiquantification to investigate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in contaminated soil.
The Effect of Time and Tide On PFAS Concentrations in Estuaries
April 8th 2025Oliver Jones and Navneet Singh from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia discuss a recent study they conducted to investigate the relationship between tidal cycles and PFAS concentrations in estuarine systems, and offer practical advice on the sample preparation and LC–MS/MS techniques they used to achieve the best results.
Advances in Non-Targeted Analysis for PFAS in Environmental Matrices
March 27th 2025David Megson from Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester, UK, spoke to LCGC International about the latest developments in non-targeted analysis (NTA) of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in environmental matrices based on a recent systematic review paper he has collaboratively published (1).
The Role of SPME Combined with GC–MS for PFAS Analysis
Published: March 25th 2025 | Updated: March 25th 2025Emanuela Gionfriddo and Madison Williams from University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, NY, USA discuss the important role that solid-phase microextraction (SPME) techniques with gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC–MS) can play in the analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).