Koen Sandra Joins LCGC’s Editorial Advisory Board
LCGC is pleased to announce the addition of Koen Sandra to its editorial advisory board.
Sandra received his PhD in Biochemistry from Ghent University in Belgium in 2005. He then joined Pronata, a molecular diagnostic company, where he was active in developing analytical platforms for disease biomarker discovery and in setting up external collaborations.
In 2008, Sandra joined the Research Institute for Chromatography, where he focuses on life sciences. Currently, he leads a team of scientists working on all aspects of life sciences, including (bio)pharmaceutical analysis, proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics. Additionally, he serves as a consultant for several (bio)pharmaceutical and biotech companies and instrument manufacturers.
As a non-academic scientist, Sandra is the author of more than 30 highly-cited scientific papers, and has presented his work at numerous conferences as an invited speaker. He holds several patents related to analytical developments in the life sciences.
Evaluating Antimicrobial Potential of Articaine Derivatives in Oral Infections with CMC
May 20th 2025Cell membrane chromatography (CMC) technology was used by researchers in screening efficacy and antibacterial ability of articaine (AT) derivatives in the pre-emptive treatment of oral infections.
Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography (HILIC) and Direct Online Disruption of Lipid Nanoparticles
May 19th 2025Two proof-of-concept hydrophilic interaction chromatography HILIC) methods were developed in a joint study conducted by the University of Geneva (Switzerland), Sanofi, and the Waters Corporation—one for disrupting LNPs and retaining the mRNA, and another for detecting only unencapsulated mRNA to assess encapsulation efficiency. LCGC International spoke to Jonathan Maurer, first author of the paper that resulted from this study, about the methods and the efforts that led up to their development.
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