February 2023

Click here to open The Column February 2023 Europe & Asia issue, Volume 19, Number 2, in an interactive PDF format.

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The Chromatographic Society (ChromSoc) is pleased to announce that the 2023 Martin and Silver Jubilee Medals are awarded to Professor Janusz Pawliszyn and Professor Jared L. Anderson, respectively.

Astrea Bioseparations (Cambridge, UK) has announced the acquisition of Delta Precision Ltd. (Stonehouse, UK).

The EuChemS-DAC Sample Preparation Study Group and Network will support one European PhD student working in sample preparation research by covering their early registration fees for HPLC 2023.

Bruker Corporation (Billerica, Massachusetts, USA) and Biognosys AG (Schlieren, Switzerland) have announced a strategic partnership, in which Bruker has made a majority-ownership investment in Biognosys.

The 51st International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC 2023) will be held at the Conference Center Düsseldorf (CCD) in Germany, from 18–22 June 2023. Read on to find out what the organizers have in store for attendees.

In this study, a probe electrospray ionization coupled to mass spectrometry (PESI-MS) method for ultra-rapid determination of MtF in plasma by isotope dilution was developed.

Novel nontargeted analysis applications in two-dimensional gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC×GC–MS) and GC–high‑resolution (HR)MS have enabled the discovery of new contaminants. Now, the next frontier is nontargeted analysis for the elucidation of the mechanisms of (bio)chemical reactions in complex samples, such as the biodegradation of organics in water and soils or the conversion of plastics into oils. GC has the potential to contribute greatly to the optimization of these processes and therefore make a real contribution to net zero and circular economy agendas.

This article discusses the main influences in oligonucleotide analysis using ion-pair (IP) reversed-phase chromatography.

The Column interviewed Varoon Singh from the National Dope Testing Laboratory in India, about his work in sample preparation using chromatography with mass spectrometry (MS), and the development of novel materials for analytical applications.