Lewis Botcherby

Novasep and Sartorius have announced the completion of the sale of Novasep’s chromatography equipment division to Sartorius.

Agilent Technologies Inc. and the University of Vermont (UVM) have announced the establishment of the Agilent Laboratory for Chemical Analysis (ALCA).

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced a $40 million dollar upgrade of its single‑use technology manufacturing facility in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

EcoVadis has recently recognized the commitment of Biotage (Uppsala, Sweden) to be greener and create more efficient solutions by awarding the company the Gold Medal in Sustainability.

Contract development and manufacturing organization Lonza and Agilent Technologies have agreed a collaboration deal to transform the manufacturing process for personalized cell therapies

Researchers from the University of Valencia have developed a GC–IMS method for the analysis of illicit and psychoactive substances in oral fluids.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has completed the acquisition of PeproTech, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of recombinant proteins, for a total of approximately $1.85 billion.

Markes International (Bridgend, UK) has sponsored a cross-Atlantic rowing expedition in support of Dementia UK Admiral Nurses.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the acquisition of global clinical research and laboratory service provider, PPD.

Holger R. Gerstel has acquired all remaining shares of the company from his brother, Eberhard G. Gerstel, completing a change of ownership for the German company.

Researchers have developed two new algorithms capable of converting centroided data—generated during high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS) analysis—to mass peak profile data and vice versa.

Novasep has announced a €6 million investment of its Chasse-sur-Rhône site, in Lyon, France.

Researchers used ZooMS methodology to analyze a selection of 2922 bone fragments identifying novel peptide markers for 24 extant marsupial and monotreme species.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the acquisition of Belgium-based PharmaFluidics, the developer of the μPAC range of micro-chip-based chromatography columns.

Sartorius has won the “Overall Best Bioprocessing Supplier” award at the Europe Bioprocessing Excellence Awards 2021.

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced a sponsorship deal of My Green Lab, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the sustainability of scientific research.

Walsh University and Shimadzu Scientific Instruments have dedicated the Center for Analytical Excellence Laboratory, a collaborative project that includes the installation of nearly $1.2 million worth of new analytical equipment, at a recent event.

The adulteration of olive oil is big business. As fraudsters seek to circumvent existing procedures utilising advanced methods, analytical chemists must level up their efforts. LCGC spoke to Michele Suman about novel screening and confirmatory analytical strategies he has investigated to regain the upper hand in the fight against olive oil adulteration.

Researchers have developed a viable alternative to existing GC methods for glycerol determination in biodiesel using SPE–HPLC-RI.

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced David R. Liu as the recipient of an Agilent Thought Leader Award.

LCGC Europe spoke to Christine Fisher about the challenges and solutions associated with developing non-targeted food analysis methods, why data quality is so important, and how data processing software and algorithms are helping to tackle the current challenges in food analysis.

Agilent Technologies Inc. have announced Jason H. Yang as the recipient of the 2021 Agilent Early Career Professor Award.

Researchers used an untargeted LC–QTOF-MS method to analyze 32 beers across five different styles.

Biotage has announced an expansion of its production capacity of large-scale flash columns by 300% at a new production facility in Cardiff, UK.

Lab Innovations 2021 set to go ahead on 3–4 November 2021, at the NEC in Birmingham.

Professor Paul Thomas from the Centre for Analytical Science at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, UK, discusses the role of a rapid breath diagnostic method for COVID-19 using GC–IMS and the wider impact and realities of field breath testing and analysis through the European Toxi-Triage project.

Shimadzu has appointed Jürgen Semmler as the new Managing Director of its European organization from 1 July 2021.

Researchers from the University of Barcelona have developed an UHPLC–MS/MS method to determine eight banned dyes in turmeric, curry, and chili products.

Research conducted in Norway carried out the first screening of legacy and emerging contaminants in multiple tissues of killer whales to shed light on the impact of persistent chemical contaminants in the wild.

Agilent Technologies has announced Chris Elliott as a recipient of an Agilent Thought Leader Award.