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Previously unreported endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) activity has been found in water samples from 14 states in the US. Reported by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, Maryland, USA1, the findings demonstrate the presence of androgen and glucocorticoid in US water sources.

The 29the world gathering of the International Symposium on Chromatography (ISC) and the 18th International Symposium on Separation Science (ISSS) took place in Toru?, Poland in September 2012 and was supported by the cream of chromatography associations across Europe. Professor Boguslaw Buszewski, Chairman of ISC 2013 and President of EuSSS, CeGSS and Polish Chemical Society reveals the highlights of this year?s illuminating programme.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Massachusetts, USA) has opened a new life sciences consumables and equipment manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China.

High-pressure ion chromatography uses small-particle-size columns for fast, high resolution analyses. The Thermo Scientific? Dionex? ICS-5000+ HPIC? system operates at high pressures over its entire flow rate range.

The 29the world gathering of the International Symposium on Chromatography (ISC) and the 18th International Symposium on Separation Science (ISSS) took place in Toru?, Poland in September 2012 and was supported by the cream of chromatography associations across Europe. Professor Boguslaw Buszewski, Chairman of ISC 2013 and President of EuSSS, CeGSS and Polish Chemical Society reveals the highlights of this year?s illuminating programme.

AB Sciex (Massachusetts, USA) has announced the investment of $3 million into a new scientific support centre in Delhi, India.

Wyatt Technology?s ViscoStarTM viscometer, is an on-line chromatography detector for determining specific and intrinsic viscosities. The ViscoStar has at least 2X the signal-to-noise of any product available on the market as well as a proprietary Transducer Protection System (TPS) that prevents accidental damage to sensitive transducer membranes.

A preview of upcoming Pittcon 2013 to be held in Philadelphia for the first time this year. Philadelphia is the centre of one of the top life science clusters in the USA, bringing together the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices, R&D and a wide range of other supporting industries.

IDEX Health & Science announces the New Upchurch Scientific® Very High Pressure (VHP) fittings for UHPLC applications. The patent-pending design allows the fitting system to be used up to ten assembly cycles with no impact on pressure holding ability or carryover.

Pittcon will be held in Philadelphia for the first time this year. Philadelphia is the centre of one of the top life science clusters in the USA, bringing together the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices, R&D and a wide range of other supporting industries.

The Pittcon 2013 award winners for scientists specializing in separation science have been announced. Each of the award winners will be presented with their awards in a series of prize-giving presentations at the Pittsburgh Conference (Pittcon), Philadelphia, USA from 17th?21st March 2013.

A preparative HPLC system should be as versatile as possible, since purification tasks can change frequently. AZURA Preparative HPLC was designed for flexibility and to comfortably handle large sample volumes. Extensive automation makes fraction collection easy and allows for solvent as well as peak recycling.

PerkinElmer has opened new headquarters in Midrand, Gautengaim, South Africa.

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Dr Shabaz Mohammed, from Utrecht University, The Netherlands, spoke to LCGC about his group's activities in protein analysis and the importance of "shotgun proteomics."

Ultra-high sensitivity, expanded flexibility, increased stability and robustness - the new Nexera X2 UHPLC system targets routine analysis and applications in highly regulated environments demanding complex system setups.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Massachusetts, USA) has opened a new life sciences consumables and equipment manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China.

AB Sciex (Massachusetts, USA) has announced the investment of $3 million into a new scientific support centre in Delhi, India.

The Column spoke to Steve Maynard, Lab Director at LGC's HFL Sport Science, about his work in the world of horse doping and his laboratory's involvement in this years Olympic and Paralympic Games.

A group of researchers led by Dr S. Habtemariam from the University of Greenwich, London, UK,1believe they have identified potential sources of new natural‑origin drugs to treat diabetes that may have reduced adverse clinical side effects.

A selective review of companies who launched products in 2012.

A collaborating team of investigators1 based in Spain, Japan and the UK believe they may have discovered the potential health benefits of Spanish dry-cured ham. They consider that the ham could reduce high blood pressure associated with cardiovascular disease when consumed as part of a healthy diet.

Scientists in Australia1 have genetically engineered the plant Arabidopsis thaliana to produce high levels of omega-3 oils that are normally found within coldwater fish like salmon.

The complexity of method development for GPC/SEC is often underestimated. Although only isocratic separation is applied, the development of a robust and stable method can be challenging. It is important that measures are taken to develop a suitable method that will deliver long-term reproducible results, especially when biomolecules, ions or functional groups are present.

The most accurate method for measuring dioxins and related compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), is isotope dilution?selected ion monitoring?mass spectrometry (ID-SIM-MS). To use the method correctly, however, analysts need to take various factors into account, such as proper spiking of the extraction and injection standards and establishing proper quality control approaches that are applicable to ID-SIM-MS. Below, renowned dioxins expert Yves Tondeur of SGS-Analytical Perspectives in Wilmington, North Carolina, answers questions about dioxin analysis that were raised during a recent web seminar.

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