
The analytical chemistry industry is embracing green practices through miniaturization, automation, and efficiency improvements, challenging old assumptions and reducing energy use, consumables, and laboratory footprint.

Caroline Hroncich is the associate editorial director for LCGC and Spectroscopy. She can be reached via email at chroncich@mjhlifesciences.com.

The analytical chemistry industry is embracing green practices through miniaturization, automation, and efficiency improvements, challenging old assumptions and reducing energy use, consumables, and laboratory footprint.

Nicholas H. Snow emphasizes the growing need for chromatography training in academia and industry, highlighting short courses, conferences, and hands-on experience as critical tools for preparing the next generation of analytical chemists.

Nicholas H. Snow highlights how AI, miniaturization, and automation are transforming GC workflows while emphasizing the continued importance of foundational analytical principles.

Unlock the potential of gas chromatography with innovative sample preparation techniques, including SPME, automation, and green chemistry for optimized workflows.

Nicholas Snow highlights the latest trends in gas chromatography, from advanced sample preparation and high-speed separations to two-dimensional GC and smarter automated workflows shaping modern analytical labs.

Chemist Katelynn Perrault Uptmor discussed her work using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) to improve complex chemical analysis, forensic investigations, and laboratory accessibility at the 2025 Eastern Analytical Symposium

At the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) in Plainsboro, New Jersey, Purdue researchers presented data suggesting that microscopic flaws in drug crystals—rather than just chemical composition or particle size—play a critical role in carcinogenic nitrosamine formation.

David S. Hage discusses how emerging chemists are trained to evaluate data critically, validate methods rigorously, and apply analytical techniques to practical, real-world challenges.

David S. Hage discusses the key trends and emerging topics in separation science and bioanalysis that are driving innovation in analytical chemistry and its applications to complex biological systems.

David S. Hage discusses how recent developments in immobilization chemistry and materials science are enhancing the performance and versatility of affinity-based separations.

David S. Hage shares how his team is applying microfluidics and miniaturized separation systems to improve speed, reproducibility, and real-world applicability in analytical and bioanalytical chemistry.

David S. Hage, James Hewett University Professor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, discusses how advances in affinity-based separations are shaping the future of personalized medicine and transforming clinical diagnostics.

In this LCGC International interview, David S. Hage discusses the latest advances in affinity chromatography and next-generation separation techniques for analyzing complex biological and environmental samples.

The 2025 Gulf Coast Conference in Galveston, Texas, highlights advancements in analytical precision, chemometrics, and process-scale separation science across chromatography, spectroscopy, and elemental analysis for petrochemical, environmental, and industrial applications.

Thermo Fisher’s Chromeleon 7.4 centralizes chromatography and mass spectrometry workflows with networked access and data management.

Discover how to optimize LC×LC orthogonality for organic micropollutants analysis, enhancing method development with a new open-source Python tool.

Discover how a multi-metric orthogonality score enhances LC×LC separation quality, reducing bias and improving method development in chromatography.

The September issue of LCGC International delivers new perspectives in oligonucleotide analysis, robust data statistics, and advanced workflows for complex biologics.

Seton Hall University has received a $10 million estate gift establishing the Thomas Tencza, PhD Endowed Professorship in Chemistry, providing long-term support for advanced research, graduate training, and separation science initiatives in its highly regarded chemistry and biochemistry programs.


Analytical instrument makers reported strong Q2 2025 results, driven by sustained demand in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, with consumables and recurring revenues outpacing instrument sales.

PerkinElmer expands globally with new facilities in the U.K. and China and launches a strategic partnership with Covaris and Hamilton to enhance laboratory solutions and diagnostics worldwide.

The concept of theoretical plates is the key measure of column efficiency in chromatography, linking Nobel Prize–winning theory with practical tools for achieving sharper peaks, better resolution, and reliable separations.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has opened a 375,000-square-foot, carbon-neutral site in Mebane, N.C., designed to produce 40 million pipette tips per week.

Learn how the flame ionization detector (FID) works in gas chromatography, plus tips to optimize sensitivity, troubleshoot baselines, and improve results.


For the first time in the United States, Analytica brings leading exhibitors, research insights, and interactive lab technology showcases to Columbus, connecting professionals across the entire laboratory value chain.

In the race to do more, researchers risk sacrificing the deep thinking and collaboration that fuel true innovation.

A panel of experts discusses the evolving analytical strategies and technical challenges of detecting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), highlighting advances in mass spectrometry (MS), sample preparation, and untargeted analysis across environmental and food safety contexts.

This study reports a validated rapid, low-volume LC–MS/MS method capable of simultaneously quantifying remifentanil, etomidate, and rocuronium across a wide concentration range.

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