The Column-03-12-2018

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Vol 14 No 3 The Column March 2018 Europe and Asia PDF

March 12, 2018

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Click the title above to open The Column March 2018 Europe & Asia issue, Volume 14, Number 3, in an interactive PDF format.

Vol 14 No 3 The Column March 2018 North American PDF

March 12, 2018

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Click the title above to open The Column March 2018 North American issue, Volume 14, Number 3, in an interactive PDF format.

Agilent Announces USC Collaboration

March 01, 2018

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Agilent Technologies has announced a strategic scientific collaboration with the University of Southern California (USC) Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience with the aim of creating an Agilent Center of Excellence (CoE) in biomolecular characterization.

Knauer Joins UN Global Compact

March 01, 2018

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Knauer (Berlin, Germany) has joined the United Nations Global Compact movement, underlining their commitment to responsible corporate governance on an international level.

The Mysteries of Marine Molluscs Revealed by Chromatography

March 01, 2018

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The Column spoke to Kirsten Benkendorff, an Associate Professor in Environment, Science, and Engineering and the Co-Deputy Director of the Marine Ecology Research Centre at Southern Cross University in Australia, about her work investigating Muricidae molluscs, their use in ceremonial incense and traditional medicines, and the role of chromatography in this research.

Quantitative Multi-Target Screening Using Library-Based Identification

March 01, 2018

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This article presents a novel approach for toxicology and pharmacology laboratories that combines multi-compound screening followed by multi-compound determination in a single method. The multi-compound assay developed allows 90 molecules including benzodiazepines, cocaine and related stimulants, amphetamines, and opioids to be measured. The multi-targeted screening (MTS) method was developed using a spectra library containing over 1200 compounds. The approach was evaluated in a routine clinical toxicology laboratory to detect and quantify compounds in unknown samples.

Fast Sample Preparation with Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Illegal Opioid Analysis

March 01, 2018

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With the growing use of illegal opioids, analysts should be prepared for a large influx of samples in their laboratories. While the workload may be increasing, the number of analysts and equipment may not, so the need for faster and better liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) methods is important. By implementing an efficient sample preparation technique for matrix cleanup for some of the most common and traditional opioid matrices-blood and urine-coupled with a rapid and accurate LC method, laboratories can address the analytical needs for this growing problem.

Copenhagen Symposium on Separation Sciences (CSSS) Event Preview

March 01, 2018

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The 2nd Copenhagen Symposium on Separation Sciences (CSSS 2018) will be held on 26–27 June 2018 at the DGI-byen in Copenhagen, Denmark. The preliminary programme of the 2nd CSSS is summarized below and gives an idea of what can be expected.

Marine Molluscs

February 19, 2018

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The Column spoke to Kirsten Benkendorff, an Associate Professor in Environment, Science, and Engineering and the Co-Deputy Director of the Marine Ecology Research Centre at Southern Cross University in Australia about her work investigating Muricidae molluscs, their use in ceremonial incense and traditional medicines, and the role of chromatography in this research.