Chang Gung University, Taiwan, Joins Waters Centers of Innovation Program
The Taipei’s Chang Gung University (CGU) Healthy Aging Research Center has joined the Waters Centers of Innovation (COI) Program as a partner, making it the first in Taiwan to do so.
The Taipei’s Chang Gung University (CGU) Healthy Aging Research Center has joined the Waters Centers of Innovation (COI) Program as a partner, making it the first in Taiwan to do so.
Led by Dr. Daniel Tsun-Yee Chiu, Dean of Research & Development, and director of CGU’s Healthy Aging Research Center, the Center focuses on investigating the mechanisms of disease, particularly in the elderly. Chiu has a special interest in the effects of oxidative stress on cellular function and establishing reference laboratories to assess oxidative stress and antioxidant capacity in health and in diseases. He is currently the president of the Society of Free Radical Research-Asia and he has published over 140 scientific articles in this area.
Dr. Chiu said: “We are truly honoured to become Waters Corporation’s COI partner in Taiwan. I am confident that the research conducted with the assistance of Waters’ technology will lead to breakthroughs that will greatly advance the study of various degenerative diseases and their impact on human health. I would like to once more extend our thanks to Waters for their recognition of our research.”
Attending the ceremony was Dean Yu, General Manager of Waters Taiwan, who extended his congratulations on behalf of Waters to Dr. Chiu and his team. Yu said: “Dr. Chiu and his colleague, Professor Ming-Shi Shiao, have been advocates, technical advisors, and pioneers in the field of metabolomics, metabolite I.D. and profiling in Taiwan for many years. Their considerable influence within CGU, as well as other major Taiwanese and international institutes, is well deserved. On behalf of all Waters employees, we are excited that Chiu’s team is now a Waters COI partner."
HPLC 2025 Preview: The Present and Future of Automation in Analytical Laboratories
May 22nd 2025Analytical laboratories are undergoing a fundamental transformation. In the face of increasing sample volumes, growing regulatory requirements, and the rising demand for faster, more precise, and cost-efficient analysis, optimizing laboratory processes is becoming a central focus. Automation technologies offer promising solutions in this regard. Recently, they have evolved from isolated solutions to comprehensive systems that permeate nearly all areas of laboratory practice. This development not only opens up new opportunities in terms of efficiency, data quality, and scalability but also brings technical, organizational, and personnel challenges. To successfully address these, strategic approaches are needed that consider both the technological and human dimensions of the transformation.
Quantifying Isavuconazole in Dried Blood Spots Using HPLC
May 21st 2025Isavuconazole, an antimycotic agent used to treat fungal infections, can typically be found during dried blood spot sampling. However, there are obstacles that keep it from being an ideal approach for properly determining the drug’s presence.
Separating and Quantifying Spinach Flavonoids with UHPLC–MS/MS
May 21st 2025Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine’s Children's Nutrition Research Center (Houston, Texas) developed and validated a high-throughput extraction and ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS) method to separate and quantify 39 spinach flavonoid species in 11.5 min.
