13mm and 25mm Syringe Filters, from J.G. Finneran Associates, are manufactured using polypropylene medical-grade housings with Luer-Lock and Luer-Slip fittings in compliance with ISO 594-1. 

Each filter is sealed, using an external ring insert, to maintain the membrane integrity and best performance.  Filters are color-coded for easy identification of the filter’s membrane type. The Certified Filters are supplied with a Certificate of Quality, batch-to-batch, to guarantee product performance and quality. The filters are visually inspected following quality specifications. Each batch of filters is tested for external dimensions, bubble point, filter integrity, water flow rate, UV extractable, and compliance with all technical procedures, manufacturing specifications, and quality controls for release. Tests are performed by an independent laboratory....

J.G. Finneran Associates is a highly recognized, respected and independent, family-owned and operated glass and plastic manufacturer. 

A specialist in chromatography, biotechnology and environmental products which include glass and plastic vials, closures and accessories, the  patented 96-Well Multi-Tier™ Micro Plate System and accessories, VOA/EPA vials, and sampling bottles and jars – pre-cleaned and pre-cleaned/certified.  Their manufacturing operations located in Vineland, NJ, USA, combine the most modern and highly automated equipment with our own custom designed machinery to handle volume production while maintaining product integrity and the highest quality products in the industry.

ACE SuperC18 and SuperPhenylHexyl UHPLC/HPLC columns offer excellent stability across an extended pH range, allowing chromatographers to routinely exploit beneficial selectivity changes at low, intermediate and high pH.

These columns are designed for use with LC/MS compatible buffers and offer ultra-low bleed for improved LC/MS compatibility. They can be used with MeOH and MeCN mobile phases and offer rapid column equilibration without memory effects. ACE SuperC18 columns offer excellent stability up to pH 11.0/11.5 and ACE SuperPhenylHexyl columns offer excellent stability up to pH 11.0.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a new ion chromatography (IC)-based method that overcomes typical challenges associated with quantification of low amounts of ammonia in the presence of a high concentration of sodium in sodium bicarbonate.

Application Note 1073: Determination of Ammonia in Sodium Bicarbonatedemonstrates that this assay meets the analytical performance characteristics recommended by United States Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapter <1225>, including precisions (retention time relative standard deviation [RSD] less than 0.1% and peak area RSD less than 2%), accuracy (average recovery 88–117%), limits of detection, and robustness...

The Program Committee is pleased to announce the call for papers for the Pittcon 2015 Technical Program.  

Abstracts are currently being accepted for contributed oral and poster presentations in areas such as, but not limited to, analytical chemistry, applied spectroscopy, life science, bioanalysis, food science, nanotechnology, environmental science and pharmaceutical. The 2015 committee is especially interested in topics relevant to energy and fuels. Program Chairman Hub MacDonald commented, “Since this year’s conference will be in New Orleans with Louisiana holding the...

Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instrumentation has published the results of a new study outlining the simultaneous measurement of protein charge and diffusion interaction parameter (k_D) to determine the colloidal stability of two formulations with different long-term stability behavior.

Traditionally, these two properties are measured independently in laborious experiments requiring manual sample preparation and loading. The Möbius^® from Wyatt Technology uses massively-parallel phase-analysis light scattering (MP-PALS) in conjunction with an autosampler to automate this combined measurement. The Möbius is therefore an ideal tool for protein characterization and is unique in its ability to provide a complete picture of...

Kinesis is pleased to announce that it has been appointed the exclusive distributor for the Rapid Extraction System (RES) developed and manufactured by CambTEK Limited.

Under this agreement Kinesis will be responsible for sales and service of the RES throughout the UK and Ireland. The RES was developed by CambTEK to address the long-standing issues of poor productivity and quality of data of solid dose testing, within the pharmaceutical and food industries. The RES is built on a scientific understanding of dissolution and liquid flow as opposed to the traditional invasive homogenization and automation of human processes...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an on-line solid-phase extraction–high-performance liquid chromatography (SPE-HPLC) method combined with ultraviolet (UV) absorbance detection for the simple and sensitive determination of tigecycline in a cell lysate sample.

Application Note 1074:Determination of Tigecycline in a Cell Lysate demonstrates that this approach, performed on a rapid separation LC (RSLC) system controlled by data management software, detects trace amounts of tigecycline in tigecycline-treated cells, concentrations so low that they cannot be assayed using a routine HPLC-UV detection method. The prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in hospitals underscores the need for...

Markes International’s Select-eV variable-energy ion-source technology has received an Honourable Mention at the Pittcon Editors’ Awards, following its introduction earlier this year.

Pittcon, The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, is widely regarded as one of the world’s best trade shows for innovations in analytical chemistry. It gives attendees the opportunity to observe many analytical instrument developments, all under one roof. This year, the conference attracted 16,200 attendees, including 935 exhibitors from 32 countries across 1,763 booths....

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a high-performance liquid chromatography (LC) method that simplifies determination of clenbuterol, ractopamine, and phenolethanolamine in meat using on-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) and ultraviolet absorbance detection.

Application Brief (AB) 154: Rapid and Sensitive Determination of Clenbuterol, Ractopamine, and Phenolethanolamine in Meatdemonstrates that this method, performed using a dual rapid separation LC system controlled by data management software, achieves method detection limits equivalent to those obtained by mass spectrometry (MS). Additionally, this approach offers the advantages of...

GOW-MAC Instrument Co. introduces their new programmable, microprocessor controlled gas chromatograph, the Series 8100.

The instrument’s broad, flexible platform allows for custom, application-specific system configurations for research, industrial, laboratory, academic, and QA/QC environments. An industrial computer provides the intelligence for the Series 8100.  Navigation through program menus is accomplished using a menu driven, high resolution LCD resistive touchscreen and keypad...

The new Vertical Maxi Z is the latest Clarit-E® innovation from Alpha Laboratories for large format vertical gel electrophoresis.

This versatile system has been designed to save time in set up and provide high quality performance across a variety of separations. Maxi Z has innovative, new vertical screw-clamp technology within the PAGE insert that requires only four screws to secure four 20x20cm gels. This makes set up extremely easy and rapid compared to traditional clamping configurations requiring up to 24 screws to secure just two glass plates...

Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, announce the SciAps Inspector 500 SWIR Raman system for the pharmaceutical industry. 

Analytik has announced the UK and Ireland release of the SciAps Inspector 500 SWIR Raman system for the pharmaceutical analysis of API’s and excipients including cellulose-based materials like Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC’s), Croscarmellose, nutrients like Folic Acid; and other complex molecules. The Inspector 500, featuring shortwave-infrared Raman technology, offers a new choice in handheld Raman analysers...

A trend in bioanalysis is moving toward methods that require higher levels of sensitivity and reproducibility with decreasing sample volumes. To meet these needs, Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced Thermo Scientific SOLAµ solid phase extraction (SPE) micro elution plates.

Using award-winning SOLA SPE technology, SOLAµ plates are designed to deliver robust, reproducible processing at elution volumes as low as 25 µL. In company-conducted experiments, the new SPE plates have improved sensitivity over comparable SPE products as much as twenty-fold due to improved pre-concentration while maintaining high levels of reproducibility...

MicroSolv Technology Corporation have introduced Cogent 2.o micron Type-C silica LC columns.

Type-C silica columns have a surface populated by silicon-hydride functional groups instead of silanols. These bonded phases have the ability to retain polar solutes at high concentrations of organic solvent by aqueous normal-phase (ANP) and non-polar compounds under reversed-phase conditions. The lack of surface silanols leads to fast equilibration times, excellent peak shape and extended column lifetimes...

Genevac, part of SP Scientific, has appointed BioPharma Process Systems (BPS) as exclusive UK distributor for its range of evaporator systems.

Biopharma Process System have successfully distributed SP Scientific's Virtis and FTS freeze drying products for over 20 years. Ian Bailey, who has been Genevac Senior Sales Executive in the UK for over 10 years, will be transferring to BPS, taking his many years’ experience with him to his new role. Alison Wake, Marketing Manager for Genevac commented "This move will consolidate our sales channels within the UK with one experienced and successful distributor whilst maintaining the personalised product support you have come to expect from Genevac...

Save time and maximize sample recovery with this unique microwave vial adapter system. 

Innovative design and precise manufacturing provide reduced volume sample containment for automated sample handling systems

For researchers working with limited sample volumes in automated laboratories, the Large Opening R.A.M. Vial with StepVial design offers a timesaving and efficient solution. Designed by J.G.Finneran Associates, the originator of innovative sample handling products, the StepVial system is a combination of vial and insert with a 40% larger target area for sampling needles used by autosamplers...

Cogent TYPE-C silica LC phases from MicroSolv Technologies have the ability to retain polar solutes at high concentrations of organic solvent by aqueous normal-phase (ANP) and non-polar compounds under reversed-phase (RP) conditions.

The low cost solution to fast easy sieving.

The Minor M200 has been designed and manufactured to combine low cost with the benefits of a well designed and engineered shaker incorporating many features usually found only on larger more expensive models. It is ideal for the laboratory or plant since it is compact and genuinely portable (weighing only 17kg). There are no rotating parts in the Minor M200 consequently it is quiet in operation and maintenance free....

VICI Valco’s new assortment of PEEK Tubing is one of the largest offerings in the world and is available in a variety of natural PEEK, solid color coded, dual layer color coded, striped and dash-stripe coded.

Dual Layer Color-Coded eliminates any concern that a critical sample stream could be contaminated by pigments used to color code the tubing. It looks like any other color-coded tubing at first glance, but a closer look reveals that the pigmented layer surrounds a separate but integrally bonded inner layer of natural PEEK. The pressure performance is equivalent to single-layer tubing. Dual Layer PEEK tubing is available in a wide range of colors, striped or solid...

Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, appoints LEAP Technologies as the Distributor for Spinsolve Benchtop NMR Spectrometers for the US and Canadian markets and forms a Partnership to develop automated solutions for the NMR products. 

LEAP Technologies was formed in Carrboro, NC in order to serve automation needs in the analytical laboratory with a focus on solutions for chromatography and mass spectrometry. LEAP delivers the automation advantage to R&D, pharmaceutical, polymer, food processing, forensic and academic laboratories. LEAP adds value through higher efficiency, error reduction and tighter specifications for users’ analytical results...