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The earliest evidence of prehistoric cheesemaking in Northern Europe has been published by an international team of researchers, headed by scientists at the University of Bristol (Bristol, UK).

Malvidin, a polyphenol found in red wine, has been presented as a potential candidate for the reduction of heart disease.

The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has added nearly 800 new records, mostly from 2011 and 2012, to its Food Fraud Database, increasing the size of the database by 60%. The original database contained 1,300 records, covering fraud reports issued between 1980 and 2010. The database compiles data taken from publicly available reports in both scholarly journals and general media, with key findings published in the Journal of Food Science.

LCGC has announced a major new partnership in China, with Sepu.net, the China Chromatography Network. Through this partnership, LCGC Asia Pacific will be distributed to more than 130,000 practicing chromatographers in Greater China.

Thermo EU - Rapid Separation of Analgesic Compounds Using a Solid Core HPLC Column

Thermo EU - Analysis of Estrogens Using a Solid Core HPLC Column

Thermo EU - Analysis of 3 Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Using a Solid Core HPLC Column

Thermo EU - Analysis of 2-aminobenzamide Labeled Dextran Ladder on a Solid Core HPLC Column

Thermo EU - Separation of a Mixture of Vitamin K Isomers Using a Solid Core HPLC Column at Sub-Ambient Temperature

Thermo EU - Analysis of 2-aminobenzamide Labeled Dextran Ladder on a Solid Core nanoLC Column

In this months technical tip we answer some often asked questions and dispel some myths regarding HPLC column abuse and reconditioning

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Thermo Fisher Scientific (California, USA) will invest $1 million in The Pittsburgh Promise Scholarship Fund (Pennsylvania, USA).

Quintiles (North Carolina, USA) has announced the formation of an exclusive partnership with BioCore Co., Ltd, (Seoul, South Korea) to extend the provision of bioanalytical services in Asia.

ALMSCO NA - Using GC/MS data-mining software to reliably estimate the abundance of identified compounds

Thermo - Analysis of Catechins Using Liquid Chromatography

A new strain of the enzyme ß-glucosidase isolated from the microbial strain Aureobasidium pullulans (Sp? ß-gl) improves the aroma of wine, according to a team of Brazilian researchers.1

There has been a significant resurgence in the development of antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) as target-specific therapeutic agents for cancer treatments. This article presents a method for DAR determination based on size-exclusion chromatography with multi-angle light scattering (SEC?MALS) combined with ultraviolet (UV) absorption and differential refractive index (dRI) detection.

Would the truly quantitative detector please stand up!

The China Chromatography Network (www.Sepu.net) was established in 1999. Since its inception, it has always upheld its mission to provide a chromatography portal with information of the highest quality.

Previously unreported biological activity of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has been detected in water samples from 14 states in the US by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, Maryland, USA.1

"Lean" approaches are used to reduce wastes and costs when performing chromatographic procedures. The terminology of this approach is introduced in this article, together with illustrative examples and suggestions.

Higher levels of aromatic amino acids may indicate early stage gastric cancer, according to a research group in China.1

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded Xylem Inc., (White Plains, New York) a $300,000 contract to provide special mass spectrometry technology with a goal of detecting water on the moon.

Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, California, USA) has selected Dr Robert Gerszten to receive the Agilent Thought Leader Award.

LGC (Cambridge, UK) has acquired the Bioanalytical Sciences division of Quotient (Cambridge, UK).

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