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Agilent Technologies (California, USA) is to collaborate with Seoul National University (Seoul, South Korea) to open a new research centre that will support the College of Pharmacy?s New Drug Development Centre.

The 2014 Emerging Leader in Chromatography Award was presented to Andrè de Villiers. Here we chart his career and accomplishments so far.

Incognito speculates on how 3D printing could change life in the laboratory.

This article presents a new method to evaluate the temperature shift observed in analytical temperature rising elution fractionation (ATREF). The evaluation is based on the dependence of the measured peak temperature as a function of heating rates. Application of the proposed method does not require any knowledge of the fluid circuit characteristics geometry and avoids the use of narrow preparative TREF standards. The results are found to be more accurate than the method that is usually applied.

The latest newsletter from May 22.

Click the title above to open The Column May 22, 2014 North American issue, Volume 10, Number 9, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open The Column May 22, 2014 Europe & Asia issue, Volume 10, Number 9, in an interactive PDF format.

Anthony Gravell of Natural Resources Wales discusses the principles of passive sampling and the advantages of the technique over spot sampling when screening water samples for environmental contaminants.

James Frahill, Research Analyst, Pfizer Process Development Centre, spoke to LCGC about the role of the chromatographer in the pharmaceutical process development group at Pfizer.

A new study in the journal Heart suggests that high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC?MS?MS) could be performed as a standard screening tool to identify patients who do not take the anti-hypertensive medications as prescribed by their doctor. 1 The authors suggest that up to one in four patients is misdiagnosed as suffering with ?resistant hypertension?, when in fact the patient has not been taking their prescribed medications as advised.1

Many troubleshooting investigations in chromatography often don?t lead to a single causal factor. Often, the reason for problems or lack of method robustness are related to many small ?contributory factors? and this is particularly true of the problems associated with sample introduction in capillary Gas Chromatography.

The latest newsletter from May 15.

A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology suggests a strong link between oil and gas emissions and the high production of ozone in the atmosphere during the winter months in the Uintah Basin in Utah, USA.1 Scientists from the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) at the University of Colorado in the USA performed continuous measurements of ozone, methane, and a suite of nonmethane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) above the basin between January and February in 2012 and 2013.

Steroid testing is commonly associated with sports doping testing to monitor athletes for performance-enhancing compounds, but it also important in the food industry for consumer safety. A new method using high-temperature liquid chromatography with photodiode detection and isotope ratio mass spectrometry (HT?LC?PDA?IRMS) that does not require sample derivatization and uses water as the eluent has been developed by scientists at the University of Duisberg-Essen in Essen, Germany.1

The 2014 Lifetime Achievement in Chromatography Award is granted to Fred E. Regnier. Here we chart his career and accomplishments.

Mohamed Abdel-Rehim, professor of analytical chemistry at Stockholm University in Stockholm, Sweden, spoke to Bethany Degg of The Column about a novel approach to determine drug intake using saliva samples.

An excerpt from LCGC's e-learning tutorial on core–shell particles for HPLC at CHROMacademy.com

Benzodiazepines are extensively misused as a result of their hypnotic-sedative properties and relative availability, and they are often used in combination with other drugs, which can result in life-threatening conditions. This article presents a SPE and LC–MS method for the analysis of benzodiazepines in synthetic urine samples.

Click the title above to open The Column May 12, 2014 North American issue, Volume 10, Number 8, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open The Column May 12, 2014 Europe & Asia issue, Volume 10, Number 8, in an interactive PDF format.

We all make mistakes. The first step to correcting them is recognizing them, and learning the right way to do things. Merlin Bicking talks about two common errors, and how to avoid them.

Click here to view the complete E-Separation Solutions newsletter from May 8, 2014.

Solid-phase extraction (SPE) is a versatile and reliable technique that is often used for sample cleanup and concentration. Kevin Schug offers some insight about SPE basics and achieving successful extractions.

The latest newsletter from May 8.

Peak Scientific (Inchinnan, Scotland) has been awarded a 2014 Queen?s Award for Enterprise in International Trade decreed by Her Majesty The Queen of Great Britain, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, David Cameron. The awards are announced each year on the Queen?s birthday, 21 April.

Steroid testing is commonly associated with sports doping testing to monitor athletes for performance-enhancing compounds, but it also important in the food industry for consumer safety. A new method using high-temperature liquid chromatography with photodiode detection and isotope ratio mass spectrometry (HT?LC?PDA?IRMS) that does not require sample derivatization and uses water as the eluent has been developed by scientists at the University of Duisberg-Essen in Essen, Germany.1

This Monday afternoon session will be chaired by Koji Otsuka of Kyoto University, in Japan.

In today?s program, Ron Majors of LCGC, Fabrice Gritti of the University of Tennessee, and David S. Bell of Supelco/Sigma-Aldrich will each present a free tutorial session.