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Scientists in the USA have carried out an investigation into the variety of beverages enjoyed by the Northern Bronze and Iron Age peoples before written records began using a combination of analytical chemical techniques.1

The Column spoke to Stewart Reynolds, Senior Science Specialist at FERA and Head of the UK National Reference Laboratory for Pesticide Residues, about the challenges that food analysts face and how the standards of food analysis are being boosted to comply with internationally recognized food safety standards and EU regulations.

A team of researchers from the University of California Davis (California, USA) in collaboration with scientists in Mexico and South Korea have performed liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) to find that sugars added to proteins could be an indicator of gastric cancer.

Characterization of a whole polymer (amorphous and crystalline fractions) in a quality control (QC) laboratory is described.

Pittcon will be held from 2–6 March 2014 in Chicago, USA. Here we take a look at what to expect at the world’s largest annual conference and exposition on laboratory science.

Click the title above to open The Column February 03, 2014 North American issue, Volume 10, Number 2, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open The Column February 03, 2014 Europe & Asia issue, Volume 10, Number 2, in an interactive PDF format.

Gas chromatography with electron ionization and mass spectrometry (GC–EI-MS) detection is a workhorse among analytical techniques in metabolomics.

Recent advances in sampling techniques in the pharmaceutical industry sparked significant interest in applying improvements to extraction methods for greater analyte detection and quantitation.

A discussion of the future role of miniature MS systems, the need for simplification in operation, the role of ambient ionization, and challenges in development and commercialization.

Many parameters within liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) methods are "locked and left" - that is, they are optimized using a few methods when new, then only changed if absolutely necessary because of poor analytical performance.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

A recent stimulus to the review process article by the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) Expert Committee is proposing a major change in the way regulated laboratories develop, validate and control analytical procedures. Is this Quality by Design (QbD) for the chromatography laboratory?

Professor Georges Guiochon spoke to Fabrice Gritti about his pioneering contributions to the field of separation science.

Click the title above to open the LCGC Europe February 2014 regular issue, Vol 27 No 2, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open the LCGC North America February 2014 Application Notebook, Vol 32 No s2, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open the LCGC North America February 2014 regular issue, Vol 32 No 2, in an interactive PDF format.

Superficially porous particles for HPLC columns ? often called ?core?shell? particles ? have gotten a lot of attention in recent years because of their excellent performance. Yet so far, columns made with fully porous particles are still the most widely used. Will superficially porous particles eventually take over?

Superficially porous particles for HPLC columns have gotten a lot of attention in recent years because of their excellent performance. Richard Henry discusses why fully porous particles are still the most widely used.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (California, USA) has signed an agreement with GE Healthcare (St Giles, UK) to sell business assets for $1.06 billion. Thermo Fisher committed to sell its cell culture, gene modulation, and magnetic beads businesses in 2013 to expedite approval of its pending acquisition of Life Technologies by the European Commission.

In this new LCGC TV video, Joe Foley briefly explains how sequential LC works and its advantages over conducting multiple runs of conventional LC.

The Supervisory Board of Akzo Nobel N.V (Amsterdam, Netherlands) has announced that Keith Nichols, Chief Financial Officer, will step down from his position at the end of June 2014.

Everyone loves a list. At least, the LCGC editorial team does! LCGC?s biggest stories of the year show just how varied the world of chromatography is. From Excel modeling to evaluating a calibration curve, from trends in sample preparation to poor resolution and sample recovery in UHPLC ? these popular pieces stand for their technical know-how, unique insight, and perspective.

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Gilles Martin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Eurofins Scientific Group (Luxembourg, Luxembourg), has been elected to the Bruker Board of Directors (Massachusetts, USA). Martin founded the original Eurofins Scientific Nantes food authenticity laboratory in 1988, and is a past President of the French Association of private analytical laboratories, and the North American Technical Committee for Juice and Juice Products.

Superficially porous particles for HPLC columns ? often called ?core?shell? particles ? have gotten a lot of attention in recent years because of their excellent performance. Yet so far, columns made with fully porous particles are still the most widely used. Will superficially porous particles eventually take over?

An assembly of thoughts on all things filtration for HPLC - and how to deal with various nasties - from Rocks to Sand.