
Several variables can be used to change selectivity in a liquid chromatography (LC) separation. Here we compare the variables in an effort to prioritize which experiments will be most effective.

Several variables can be used to change selectivity in a liquid chromatography (LC) separation. Here we compare the variables in an effort to prioritize which experiments will be most effective.

In this instalment, John Hinshaw presents an annual review of new developments in the field of gas chromatography (GC) seen at Pittcon 2017 and other venues in the past year.

The International Symposium for High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC 2017) will take place in Berlin, Germany, 4–8 July 2017.

Click the title above to open the LCGC Europe May 2017 regular issue, Vol 30, No 5, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open the LCGC North America May 2017 regular issue, Vol 35 No 5, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open the May 2017 issue of Current Trends in Mass Spectrometry, Volume 15, Number 2, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open the LCGC Europe May 2017 supplement, Vol 30, No s5, in an interactive PDF format.




Antec announced last March the corporate name change to Antec Scientific. The name change comes along with a new Corporate Identity and the launch of an updated website later this month.

Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTC) have used gas chromatography (GC) and high performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS) to investigate microalgae biomass as an alternative resource for fishmeal and fish oil in the production of fish feed.

Researchers from the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán in Mexico, have used solid-phase extraction (SPE) and gas chromatography–electron capture detection (GC–ECD) to study the effects of organopesticides in the Yucatán region of Mexico.

Click the title above to open The Column April 25, 2017 North American issue, Volume 13, Number 6, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open The Column April 25, 2017 Europe & Asia issue, Volume 13, Number 6, in an interactive PDF format.

Agilent Technologies have awarded Dwight Stoll with an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of his research applying two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D-LC) to biopharmaceutical analysis.


LCGC and Spectroscopy magazines are seeking contributed manuscripts for an October 2017 supplement on environmental analysis.

This is the third article in a series exploring current topics in separation science that will be addressed at the HPLC 2017 conference in Prague, Czech Republic, from 18–22 June.

This is the final instalment of a series of articles exploring current topics in separation science that will be addressed at the HPLC 2017 conference in Prague, Czech Republic, from 18–22 June.

Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg), an international group of laboratories, has plans to establish a new pharmaceutical chemistry and microbiology facility in Livingston, Scotland.

Researchers from the Medical University of Bialystok, Poland, have used metabolomics and liquid chromatography quadrupole time‑of‑flight mass spectrometry (LC–QTOF‑MS) to study human ocular fluids.

Incognito offers his advice on how to be a leader rather than a manager.

Waters Corporation has announced the opening of a new Solution Centre in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The new facility is designed to advance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry analytical capabilities, developing new applications and offering training to scientists within its demonstration and training facilities.

Researchers from the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Czech Republic, have developed a saffron authentication process based on ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–HRMS/MS) and multivariate data analysis.

Shimadzu Corporation has opened a new European Innovation Center in Duisburg, Germany. The new facility will merge Shimadzu’s state-of-the-art analytical technologies with prominent topics, market expertise, and scientific research guided by some key opinion leaders.

Reach Separations is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a record year of growth.

This article describes the evolution of traditional solid-phase extraction (SPE) into new techniques that are customized to the characteristics of specific matrices, including the removal of β-glucuronidase from urine samples and the removal of phospholipids and proteins from plasma samples.

The 41st International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography (ISCC) and the 14th GC×GC Symposium will be held in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, on the 14–19 May 2017. This preview offers a flavour of what to expect.