The Column-07-05-2013

The Column

Advances in cancer biomarker detection technology

July 05, 2013

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Thermo Fisher Scientific (California, USA) has announced an intended collaboration with the Newman-Lakka Institute for Personalized Cancer Care at Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center (Massachusetts, USA).

Trajan Scientific and Medical acquires chromatography and liquid handling business areas of SGE Analytical Science

July 05, 2013

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Trajan Scientific and Medical (Victoria, Australia) has completed the acquisition of the chromatography and liquid handling businesses of SGE Analytical Science (Ringwood, Victoria, Australia).

How UHPLC and Large Molecules Fit Together

July 05, 2013

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The use of UHPLC has triggered a remarkable increase in efficiency and throughput of LC and LC –MS methods. The fastest growing market segment in the pharmaceutical industry is biopharmaceuticals, with an increased interest in applying UHPLC to biopharmaceutical analysis.

Melanoma nanosensor

July 05, 2013

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Scientists from the Monell Chemical Senses Center (Philadelphia, USA) have developed a nano-technology sensor for the detection of melanoma.1

Compounds in honey key to activation of detoxification genes in honey bees

July 05, 2013

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Compounds in honey key to activation of detoxification genes in honeybees Three scientists from the University of Illinois (Illinois, USA) have detected key compounds in honey using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) that can up-regulate detoxification genes.