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Click the title above to open the LCGC North America December 2012 regular issue, Vol 30 No 12, in an interactive PDF format.

Bruker?s micrOTOF-Q range is widely acknowledged in setting standards in performance and reliability against which all other accurate mass ESI mass spectrometers are judged.

Analytical and nano scale Thermo Scientificâ„¢ Accucoreâ„¢ 150-C18 and 150-C4 columns are rugged and easy to use. The columns are designed to improve protein and peptide assay robustness by enhancing peak capacity and run times at moderate operating pressures.

New drugs from natural origin are being explored to treat diabetes.

Professor Milton Hearn has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Leighton Memorial Medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI). Hearn is the director of the Australian research council special research centre for green chemistry at Monash University, Clayton, Australia.

PerkinElmer (Massachusetts, USA) has announced the acquisition of Haoyuan Biotech (Shanghai, China), an infectious disease diagnostics company, for the reported amount of $38 million.

Waters (Massachusetts, USA) has selected the MTM research centre at Orebro University (Orebro, Sweden) as a new Centre of Innovation.

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

Waters - UltraPerformance Convergence Chromatography (UPC2) for Extractables Analysis

Professor Milton Hearn has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Leighton Memorial Medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI).

Founded on state-of-the-art Core Enhanced Technologyâ„¢ and utilizing vast experience in phase bonding and packing, Thermo Scientificâ„¢ Accucoreâ„¢ HPLC columns provide a unique chromatography solution to enhance laboratory workflow and efficiency. Available in a wide range of stationary phase selectivities and compatible with almost any instrument, these columns provide an excellent return on investment.

The 20th International Symposium on Electro- and Liquid-Phase Separation Techniques (ITP2013) was held for the first time in Spain (Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands) on 6?9 October 2013.

Lost In The Woods?

Incognito believes that taking some time to step back and look at the broader picture could make your laboratory perform more efficiently and effectively.

A group of scientists in Taiwan1 has identified micro-particles within human urine that could be used for the non?invasive diagnosis of bladder cancer.

Two novel peptides have been identified within the crude extract of Asian scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch venom using two-dimensional high perfomance liquid chromatography (2D-HPLC) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS?MS).

A group of investigators in the USA2 recently published a study indicating that environmental changes have a greater impact than genetic modifications on the metabolome of crop plants.

Scientists from Kingston University1, (London, UK) have developed and optimized an assay for the simultaneous detection of eight forms of vitamin D.

The International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques - HPLC2013 Amsterdam - will take place at the Amsterdam RAI Conference Centre, Amsterdam from 16?20 June 2013.

In recent years the advent of ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) has broadened the scope of laboratory applications, making it possible to attain extremely low detection limits.

Thermo - Configuring High-Pressure IC Systems

Thermo LCE - Eluent Generation for Carbohydrate Analysis

Thermo - Eluent Generation For Carbohydrate and Amino Acid Analysis

Thermo - Efficient Small-Particle-Size IC Columns

AB Sciex (Massachusetts, USA), Phenomenex (California, USA) and Peak Scientific (Massachusetts, USA) have announced the launch of a mobile laboratory tour across Europe.

Karyn M. Usher of West Chester University of Pennsylvania interviews Phyllis R. Brown, professor emerita of the University of Rhode Island, about her distinguished career in chromatography.

PerkinElmer (Massachusetts, USA) has announced the acquisition of Haoyuan Biotech (Shanghai, China), an infectious disease diagnostics company, for the reported amount of $38 million.

Shimadzu - Fast LC-MS/MS Screening Method for Antipsychotics