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Dutch companies Batavia Bioservices and Xendo have announced a strategic business collaboration providing Batavia Bioservices with access to Xendo?s simulated moving bed purification technology.

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) competes with several separations techniques in the laboratory, including high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultrahigh-pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC), and ion chromatography (IC). Participants in this Tech Forum are LCGC Editorial Advisory Board members Mary Ellen McNally of DuPont Crop Protection and Kevin Altria of GlaxoSmithKline.

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The increase in the demand for laboratory and analysis equipment in India is expected to be reflected at this year?s Analytica Anacon India: The organizers have reported that they are expecting around 140 exhibitors from 13 countries.

This article describes the latest developments in LC-MS and GC-MS that reveal the mysteries of this ancient art.

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What do you do when the system pressure is not what it is supposed to be?

How does one decipher and tabulate thousands of chemical formulas and relative abundances without losing the important details?

Why is method repeatability so important in capillary electrophoresis?

Describing developments in LC–MS and GC–MS that reveal the ageing chemistry of whiskey aged in oak barrels.

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An SPE procedure is described that isolates both psilocybin and psilocin from urine samples for LC–MS-MS analysis.

The National Cancer Center, situated in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, and Shimadzu have reached a comprehensive collaborative research agreement that, it is hoped, will lead to the development of internationally leading, high-level, cutting-edge medical technologies that contribute to the suppression of cancer and the promotion of human health.

Thermo EU - On-the-Fly Retention Time Shift Correction for Multiple Targeted Peptide Quantification by LC-MS-MS

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Thermo EU - Quantitative Determination of Testosterone in Plasma Using Unique Automated Online Sample Preparation and LC-MS-MS

Phenomenex NA - Optimizing Sensitivity and Selectivity for the Analysis and Characterization of Synthetic Oligonucleotides via LC/MS

Thermo EU - Sensitive and Accurate Quantitation of Perfluorinated Compounds in Human Breast Milk using Selected Reaction Monitoring Assays by LC-MS-MS

Thermo EU - Quantification of EPA 1694 Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Water at the ng/L Level Utilizing Online Sample Preparation with LC-MS-MS

Thermo EU - Quantitative Analysis of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2 and D3 using Immunoaffinity Extraction with APCI-LC-MS-MS

Phenomenex EU - Optimizing Sensitivity and Selectivity for the Analysis and Characterization of Synthetic Oligonucleotides via LC/MS

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Withania somnifera, also known as Ashwagandha, Indian ginseng and Winter cherry, is commonly used as a domestic remedy for several diseases in India and other parts of the world. To investigate if there is any reality to the supposed benefits researchers have characterized the polyphenols present in extracts to determine if they have any antioxidant effect.

The Pittcon Programme Committee has announced that Dr R. Graham Cooks, Henry B. Hass Distinguished Professor, Analytical Chemistry, Purdue University, Illinois, US, will deliver the Pittcon 2012 Plenary Lecture, titled ?Ambient Ionization and Mini Mass Spectrometers: In-situ MS for Everyone?.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has completed its acquisition of blood test systems provider Phadia.

Concerns over the presence of bisphenol A (BPA) in reusable plastic bottles has led to changes in the food and beverages industry, and a move to materials that are supposed to be BPA-free. A recent study has investigated these materials; confirming those that offer a safe alternative.