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XE kit gets CE mark

The MassTrak immunosuppressants XE kit from Waters has obtained its CE mark in accordance with the IVD Directive 98/79/EC.

Waters launched its Apple iPad application at the recent HPLC conference that took place last month in Budapest, Hungary. The app will allow customers to choose the most appropriate sample plates, vials and filters at the touch of the screen.

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As ultrahigh-pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC) gains ground as a technique of choice among scientists in the pharma and R&D community, questions arise as to how this may affect the QC lab and its current methods.

Agilent Technologies has formed an allegiance with the National University of Singapore Environmental Research Institute (NERI), which will leverage the organizations? key strengths in life sciences and chemical analyses.

Results from research conducted by scientists at Pfizer for a new method for residual active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) analysis have recently been published in a case study by Phenomenex.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has opened a new centre of excellence for chromatography consumables and speciality products, within Pharmez, a pharmaceutical Special Economic Zone in Ahmedabad, India.

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Budding potential

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Poplar buds could hold untapped potential as an ingredient in anti-ageing skin creams, a study has found.

LCGC North America

BioTools Inc., of Jupiter Florida, and Chiral Technologies Inc., of West Chester, Pennsylvania, have entered into a cooperative agreement that will provide comprehensive coverage of chirality-related services and technologies ranging from small scale and preparative chromatography to absolute configuration of chiral compounds.

Vaccine developed

Scientists in The Netherlands have identified a potential vaccine for the deadly chikungunya virus (CHIKV) that has spread to Europe recently.

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Responding to widespread recalls of potentially harmful phthalate?tainted food and beverages in Asia, AB Sciex has provided food safety investigators with a new method to identify the harmful plasticizer.