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Waters Corporation (Milford, Massachusetts) and Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd (Mumbai, India) recently announced a joint cooperative agreement that provides innovative analytical laboratory equipment designed to enhance research quality service and business solutions for Lambda and its clients.

Science Daily, a website that features news revolving around the sciences, has published an article that describes new chromatographic techniques for the analysis of pesticides and antibiotics in food and beverage samples.

Applied Biosystems (Foster City, California) recently announced three new value-added services for laboratories that are utilizing Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX mass spectrometry (MS) instrument systems as part of an overall workflow solution.

Nanostream, provider of products and services that increase productivity in laboratories at pharmaceutical and biotech companies, extends its global reach to Europe by establishing a sales and support office in The Netherlands.

Biodiesel Magazine has recently posted an article that gives an overview of biodiesel test methods, which includes gas chromatography (GC), infrared spectrometry (IR), and inductively coupled plasma (ICP).

Reuters Health has published an article that describes how Dr. Ping Wang of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, and his colleagues used solid-phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography (GC) to analyze exhaled volatile organic compound (VOC) markers to help with the diagnosis of lung cancer.

The Victoria Advocate (Victoria, TX) published an article about the random testing of high school student-athletes in the Texas public school system. The article is entitled "No Steroid Test is Foolproof" and focuses on the process of drug testing using gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS).

The Montreal Gazette published an article about the use of analytical techniques in the wine industry. The author discusses the difference between "natural" wines and "industrial" wines that are created with a certain taste profile in mind and with the assistance of gas chromatography.

Molex Incorporated (Lisle, Illinois), a global electronic components company, recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of Polymicro Technologies, LLC (Phoenix, Arizona).

The Pittsburgh Conference has recently announced the continuation of its partnership with the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry at Pittcon 2008, 1-7 March 2008, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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This feature highlights some of the current analytical research being undertaken across China by focusing on the work of several research groups at academic institutions.

FACSS, the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, will hold this year's annual conference from 14–18 October, at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It will cover analytical chemistry with an emphasis on spectroscopy. Bringing together leading scientists across many disciplines for scientific exchange, the exhibition also provides a variety of informal networking opportunities.

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The Pittsburgh Conference announced that Dr. Leroy Hood will deliver the plenary lecture, Systems Biology and Systems Medicine, during the opening session of Pittcon 2008 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana on 2 March 2008.

Arnel Inc. (Parlin, New Jersey) recently opened a sales office in Bangcok, Thailand. The office will feature consultation facilities and appropriate demonstration equipment.

The Pittsburgh Conference recently announced that Dr. Leroy Hood will deliver the plenary lecture, Systems Biology and Systems Medicine, during the opening session of Pittcon 2008 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana on March 2, 2008.

Agilent Technologies (Palo Alto, California) and the National Jewish Medical and Research Center (Denver, Colorado) recently announced a collaboration to provide applications-focused technical training in the field of systems biology.

Chiral Technologies Inc., a provider of chiral chromatography columns, has announced that it will expand Latin American sales efforts by partnering with exclusive distributors.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced that its informatics solutions have won Scientific Computing's 2007 Readers' Choice Awards in four categories.

Waters is acquiring Calorimetry Sciences, a manufacturer of high-performance calorimeters.

A Team of Scientists from MIT have developed a method for unveiling the genetic code of heparan sulfate (a sugar molecule found on the surface of all cells in the body) and heparin (a commercial drug used to stop clotting).

Residue analysis data from guaranteed lifetime-untreated animals can now be obtained by gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, and tandem mass spectrometry.

Scientists from the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Department of Analytical Chemistry have derived a new way to test for Ochratoxin A (OTA) in beer.