March 2024

This article explores the key challenges analytics and mass spectrometry solve within the biopharmaceutical industry.

What is the state of separation science in UK and what steps can be taken to promote the importance of the subject?

The advantages of a native anion exchange method coupled to mass spectrometry for charge heterogeneity analysis of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-based mAbs are described.

This article explores how automation can enhance laboratory productivity and reduces errors in peptide mapping.

A fast and sensitive SEC technique incorporating a wide pore stationary phase with fluorescence detection, and its benefits, are described.

Researchers from Austria, Greece, and Italy conducted a study to analyze volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in Irish and Scotch whiskys using solid-phase microextraction (SPME) Arrow with comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC×GC–MS) to examine the organoleptic characteristics that influence the taste of spirits.

Kaveh Kahen, PhD, has been appointed president of Phenomenex, the Torrance, California-based separation science technology company.

This study attempted to improve upon assessment of quality prior to processing of single cell proteomics data, describing a “lightweight” script of fewer than 100 lines of code written in the programming language Python.

Dusty TLP Ltd., the owner of Peak Scientific, has acquired Wirac Automation Ltd, a company that trades as Noblegen and specialises in the design, development, and manufacture of specialist gas and cryogenic solutions.

A look at what’s in store for chromatographers who attend HPLC 2024 in Denver, Colorado, USA from 20–25 July 2024.

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