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Knauer Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH has joined the European Union Funded IMPRESS research programme, whose goal is to advance the sustainable production of raw chemistry materials.

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Cedars-Sinai have announced a collaboration to develop a pathway to precision medicine through the development of robust, reliable, and sensitive LC–MS-based workflows for clinical research applications.

Researchers from the Technical University of Munich and the Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology have developed a new method for the simultaneous analysis of odorants and tastants using UHPLC–MS.

Markes International Ltd were officially awarded two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in September 2019.

Heatwaves are significantly affecting the consistency and quality of wine production. The Column spoke to Julia C. Gouot from the National Wine and Grape Industry Centre in Australia about the importance of chromatography to understand the effects of temperature change on grape physiology and composition.

Researchers from the University of Rome have developed a strategy for the identification of underivatized short peptides in urine using graphitized carbon black (GCB) solid-phase extraction (SPE) and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS).

The first Analytica Lab Africa took place this July at the Gallagher Convention Center in Johannesburg with 148 exhibitors from 15 countries presenting their products and solutions for the African market.

The Community for the Analytical Measurement Science (CAMS) was officially launched on 27 June at the Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London, UK.

A new method for the accurate molecular weight determination of the complex polysaccharides chitosans has been developed using asymmetric AF4 coupled with MALS and differential RI detectors.

Shimadzu has received two Red Dot Design Awards in the product design category for its new Nexera UHPLC series LC-40 and UV-1900 UV–vis spectrophotometer.

Researchers from the University of Huddersfield present new data and announce further studies which show great potential for the development of a for a noninvasive multiple sclerosis diagnostic tool which uses GC–MS.

A newly developed HILIC stationary phase containing modified diol groups on a polymer-based particle has offered renewed hope of an alternative to IP-reversed-phase LC.

Markes International has been awarded two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in the categories of “innovation” and “international trade”.

Following decades of research, evidence of the human microbiome’s importance in maintaining overall health and well-being has become evident, spawning a multimillion-dollar industry. A wide range of products aimed at repairing and maintaining a healthy microbiome are now available, with many focusing on prebiotics.

Researchers have analyzed sediment core from a lake located in the northern foothills of Alaska’s Brooks Range to investigate the Beringian standstill hypothesis (BSH) of human migration into the Americas.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the opening of its Customer Solution Center in Delhi, India.

The detection of drugs or other toxic substances can be crucial to forensic investigations. However, if the investigation involves a heavily decomposed, skeletonized, or missing corpse, that information can be difficult to obtain, and may require the skills of a unique branch of forensic toxicology-entomotoxicology. To explain the role of chromatography in this field, The Column spoke to Paola A. Magni from Murdoch University, in Perth, Australia.

Highly repeatable fragmentation of the compounds into the ion source is one of the major advantages of using gas chromatography coupled with electron ionization mass spectrometry (GC–EI-MS) for the analysis of volatile and semivolatile compounds. The generation of intense and diagnostic fragmentation when the ionization is performed at 70 eV has been used for the creation of many established databases-enabling the analyte identification process.

The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub‑Committee has highlighted the risk of losing access to key sources of Horizon 2020 funding in a “no-deal” scenario and called on the Government to confirm that the UK will seek full association to the next phase of the programme, “Horizon Europe”.

Shimadzu employees have volunteered to reforest an area in the Duisburg city forest (Germany) planting 1500 new trees and contributing to the long-lasting woodlands development.

Restek Corporation and LECO have agreed an expanded collaboration that will allow LECO customers access to a core set of Restek consumables.

Agilent Technologies has awarded Paul Bonnington and Kimbal Marriott an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of their innovative research into data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and information visualization.

Researchers from the Medical University of Lublin, Poland, have investigated the presence of KYNA in alcoholic beverages and the significance of its presence using HPLC.

Researchers from the University of Washington, USA, have developed an ultrafast separation using pulse flow valve modulation to enable high peak capacity in GC×GC and GC×GC×GC.

Knauer has been ranked as one of the top employers in Germany for 2019, according to a study by 3.works GmbH, a Düsseldorf-based employment research institute.

Ten years since its official definition, foodomics continues to expand the scientific knowledge of food and nutrition while resolving many analytical challenges along the way. LCGC Europe spoke to Alejandro Cifuentes from the Institute of Food Science Research, in Madrid, Spain, about his current foodomics research projects, the overall state of the field, and the future of foodomics.

Researchers from Postnova have used asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation coupled to AF4-MALS to successfully characterize a polydisperse cellulose nanocrystal for size and thickness.

Researchers from the PUC-Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have found unexpectedly high uranium concentrations in groundwater samples from the mountainous region near Rio de Janeiro City.

Chiral Technologies Inc. has announced the acquisition of Arbor Biosciences.

Researchers from Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, have developed an UHPLC–MS/MS method to determine serotonin in raw and roasted nuts and nut products, including bars, chocolate, and spreads.