Jasco Celebrates 50th Anniversary
In 2008 Jasco (Easton, Maryland) celebrates its 50th anniversary as an analytical instrumentation company.
In 2008 Jasco (Easton, Maryland) celebrates its 50th anniversary as an analytical instrumentation company. The company was founded in 1958 by researchers at the Institute of Optics at what is now Tsukuba University (Tsukuba, Japan). The researchers were in need of an IR spectrophotometer, and a commercially available instrument did not exist in Japan. As a result, they developed their own instrument. Other research groups asked them to reproduce the instrument for use within their laboratories, and Jasco was founded. Jasco is now located in more than 57 countries and manufactures instruments for chromatography and spectroscopy, including high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), ultrahigh-pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC), and UV-vis, IR, Raman, circular dichroism, and fluorescence spectroscopy.
Investigating the Protective Effects of Frankincense Oil on Wound Healing with GC–MS
April 2nd 2025Frankincense essential oil is known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and therapeutic properties. A recent study investigated the protective effects of the oil in an excision wound model in rats, focusing on oxidative stress reduction, inflammatory cytokine modulation, and caspase-3 regulation; chemical composition of the oil was analyzed using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS).
Evaluating Natural Preservatives for Meat Products with Gas and Liquid Chromatography
April 1st 2025A study in Food Science & Nutrition evaluated the antioxidant and preservative effects of Epilobium angustifolium extract on beef burgers, finding that the extract influenced physicochemical properties, color stability, and lipid oxidation, with higher concentrations showing a prooxidant effect.
Rethinking Chromatography Workflows with AI and Machine Learning
April 1st 2025Interest in applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to chromatography is greater than ever. In this article, we discuss data-related barriers to accomplishing this goal and how rethinking chromatography data systems can overcome them.
