May 2021

A simple and rugged method to determine psychoactive drugs using automated SPE–LC–MS/MS is described.

The benefits of a PESI-MS/MS approach to detect illicit drugs in saliva.

The role of software to identify and distinguish seized drug samples.

Shining a light on the industrial side of the chromatography application space.

A review of FAST’s virtual e-lecture series and discussions.

The 14th Congress of the French-speaking Association for Separative Sciences (SEP21) will take place at the Porte de Versailles in Paris, France, from 5–7 October 2021. This preview explores what visitors can look forward to from the conference.

The 17th International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology (HTC-17) will be held in person from 26 to 28 January 2022, at Conference Center Het Pand in Ghent, Belgium. HTC-17 will be organized under the auspices of the Royal Flemish Chemical Society (KVCV) and the Separation Science Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry (SSG RSC).

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that Octagon Therapeutics have been awarded an Agilent Golden Ticket at LabCentral.

LCGC Europe are now accepting nominations for the 2022 HTC Innovation Award through to 30 June 2021.

Shimadzu has been awarded a “Red Dot: Best of the Best Award 2021” in the product design category for its MALDImini-1.

Researchers have investigated the plasma metabolite profile of patients with frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease using an untargeted metabolomic approach in combination with GC–MS.

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