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BGI has opened its first European genome research centre, which is located in Copenhagen Bio Science Park (COBIS).

In Europe four Shimadzu product series carry the eco-label representing the company?s multi-levelled energy saving program. The GCMS-QP2010 Ultra and SE and the LC-20AP systems, as well as the new GC-2025 and the TOC-L series feature the eco-label.

Wyatt has announced that Professor Judit E. Puskas from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Akron has developed a system to solve a controversial material problem using their instrumentation.

The new catalog provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview on the complete range of TSKgel HPLC columns and delivers basic information on the Toyopearl® and TSKgel® resins for biopurification.

LCGC magazine is pleased to announce the addition of Dwight Stoll, PhD, to its editorial advisory board.

Gas chromatography (GC) continues to be a workhorse technique in the analytical laboratory, but users now face choices of upgrading their systems to newer time-saving technologies or possibly switching to hydrogen carrier gas. Participants in this Technology Forum are Eric Denoyer and Rebecca Veeneman of Agilent Technologies, Jim Luong of Dow Chemical Canada, and Matthew S. Klee of JAS Inc.

Click here to view the complete E-Separation Solutions newsletter from February 10, 2012.

Waters has announced that the Thomson Mass Spectrometry Laboratory at the Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil, has been recognized as a Centre of Innovation.

Merck Millipore has announced a collaboration with Proteomics International to validate biomarkers related to diabetic nephropathy.

AB SCIEX (Framingham, Massachusetts), and Phenomenex (Torrance, California) are collaborating to improve food testing.

The Federal Laboratory Consortium is recognizing the U.S. Department of Energy?s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) (Richland, Washington) for bringing a laboratory-developed technology that improves research sample analysis to the marketplace.

Interview with Daniel Armstrong, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and the Robert A. Welch Chair of Chemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington.

UCTEU-Determination of Polycyclic AromaticHydrocarbons(PAHs) in Seafood Using GC/MS

LCGCNA-Using an In-house H2 Generator to Replace He Carrier Gas for GC

The 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award has been awarded to Professor Milos V. Novotny, Indiana University, Indiana, USA.

Phenomenex has announced that it has expanded its international team to serve Sweden directly from its Scandinavian subsidiary in Denmark.

Click here to view the complete E-Separation Solutions newsletter from February 2, 2012.

Successful Reverse-Phase SPE

The Application Notebook, February 2012

Determining the Water Content of Liquid Samples Using Iconic Liquid-based Capillary GC

Developing versatile, rapid, and accurate analytical techniques for the detection and quantification of water in a variety of materials remains an important and ubiquitous analytical problem. This article describes an effective and sensitive ionic liquid (IL)-based capillary gas chromatography (GC) method with thermal conductivity detection (TCD) to determine the water content in liquid samples.

Learn how to use selectivity throughout the sample analysis cycle, from the sampling stage through data analysis and report generation.

Inspiring Science Students

A mysterious autosampler problem is solved.

An interview with Harold McNair reveals his greatest accomplishments and proudest moments.

The secret to electrospray ionization lies in three key steps.

A look at what's on offer at this year's Pittcon.

An investigation into the Scotch malt whisky brewing practices of over 100 years ago has revealed some unexpected results.