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Click the title above to open the LCGC North America February 2011 regular issue, Vol 29 No 2, in an interactive PDF format.

Global Industry Analysts (GIA) has released a global report on the biotechnology instrumentation markets that predicts that it will reach $5.8 billion by the year 2015.

Spark Holland product profile

Shimadzu Product Profile

Sigma-Aldrich has acquired Cerilliant of Round Rock, Texas, USA, strengthening the company?s analytical chemistry product portfolio.

The European Union has published new regulations regarding the approved testing methods for detecting marine biotoxins in bivalve molluscs, including oysters and mussels.

If you are suffering from headaches after a night of wine drinking there is a chance it may be more than the usual hangover. A study published in the Journal of Proteome Research has identified similarities between grape glycoproteins and known plant allergens.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is to acquire Dionex Corporation for approximately $2.1 billion.

An introduction to the city that hosts Pittcon in 2011 with some of the places of interest that are not to be missed.

A short preview of what to expect at this year's Pittcon with a focus on some of the symposia of particular interest.

Thermo Fisher Scientific?s Global Food Safety Response Centre in Dreieich, Germany has announced that it is monitoring the dioxin crisis in Germany where animal feed additives may have been tainted with industrial fats containing the toxic chemical.

Agilent Product Profile

Tosoh product profile

Joining us for a discussion on capillary electrophoresis this month are experts from Beckman Coulter, Agilent Technologies and GlaxoSmithKline.

Click here to view the complete e-Separation Solutions newsletter from January 20, 2011.

The Paterson Institute for Cancer Research at the University of Manchester, UK is successfully using LabLogic?s Laura 4 software to control all the components of its radiochromatography facility.

Participants in this discussion are Vivek Joshi of EMD Millipore; Joe Dibussilo, Jonathan McNally, and Jeff Zonderman of Thermo Fisher Scientific; and Diane Diehl and Mike Yelle of Waters Corporation.

Spark Holland has transferred its direct sales and service activities in the UK and Ireland to the newly founded iBiosys Solutions.

Click here to view the complete e-Separation Solutions newsletter from January 13, 2011.

Dionex - Measurement of Polyphenols in Natural Products and Animal Tissues

Merck KGaA has announced that it will sell its Crop BioScience business to Danish company Novozymes A/S for $275 million.

This month's Chromatography Corner features an interview with Jared Anderson, Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Toledo and the 2010 recipient of LCGC's Emerging Leader Award.

Capillary electrophoresis (CE), introduced in the 1980s, utilizes the same principles as gel electrophoresis for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of charged biological molecules, including proteins, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids as well as inorganic compounds.

The Pittcon networking committee has announced the topics for the conferee networking sessions that will take place during Pittcon 2011.

Phenomenex Application Note

Click here to view the complete e-Separation Solutions newsletter from January 6, 2011.

Dionex EU - Determination of Phosphorous by Ion Chromatography

Dionex (EU)- Determination of Polyphosphates In Food Products