Analysis of PFAS in human serum using a YMC-Triart C18 column in combination with an online SPE column-switching method. A highly sensitive LC-MS/MS method for the analysis of 28 PFAS in human serum is demonstrated in this Application Note. By combining online SPE and the robust YMC-Triart C18 column, this setup ensures excellent separation, high throughput and reliable quantification...
At the 73rd Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics (ASMS), Bruker Corporation has announced the new proteoElute™ nanoLC system, featuring ceramic valves, proteoTrap™ trapping columns, and next-generation PepSep® Advanced nLC columns, further enhancing robustness, sensitivity and proteome coverage in ultra-sensitive proteomics workflows...
Evosep®, a global leader in proteomics solutions, is proud to announce the launch of the Evosep Eno™, a robust, high-throughput separation tool preparing for next generation workflow integration for LC-MS based proteomics. This new platform will significantly enhance the company’s ability to advance the use of LC-MS based proteomics as a vital tool for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries...
At the the 73rd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics – Waters Corporation has announced the launch of the Xevo™ TQ Absolute XR Mass Spectrometer, the Company's most sensitive, robust, and reliable benchtop tandem quadrupole. Notably, the product exceeds the performance capabilities of the Xevo TQ Absolute, which itself set the benchmark in the industry for tandem quadrupole sensitivity, particularly in areas such as pharmaceutical quantitation and PFAS detection...
PEAK Scientific, the leading manufacturer of gas generation solutions, has launched their newest series of products for GC instruments, Intura, at ASMS 2025 in Baltimore, MD. The range of hydrogen, nitrogen and zero air generators are a premium, on-demand solution for labs who are looking to increase their productivity and quality of their analysis. Following on from - and improving upon - their flagship GC package, the Precision series, PEAK have designed and manufactured a range of generators which offer GC labs flexibility...
To help customers advance scientific discovery, Thermo Fisher Scientific has unveiled state-of-the-art solutions at the annual American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, held in Baltimore, Md. These next-generation instruments and software offerings represent a paradigm shift in analytical performance – designed to reveal complex biological processes and critical insights into disease mechanisms that can transform multiomics, biopharma, environmental and food safety research...
Pion are excited to announce the launch of Pion DissoSpec—their new integrated, in situ UV-Vis dissolution testing system designed for efficient, compliant method development and Quality Control (QC) analysis. DissoSpec integrates UV-Vis technology in each dissolution vessel, enabling real-time data collection and rapid decision-making while eliminating traditional sampling equipment like pumps, syringes, and filters...
Waters Corporation announces the launch of the BioResolve™ Protein A Affinity Columns with MaxPeak™ Premier Technology, providing precise titer measurements. This launch marks the first set of affinity chromatography columns that Waters has brought to market, in a groundbreaking move as the Company continues to release new products that solve unmet needs in large molecule separations...
Gilson is pleased to announce the release of a new, redesigned version of the VERITY® 1741 UV-VIS Detector to harmonize with the design of the VERITY® line of purification systems. This reliable and versatile detector is designed for semi-preparative and preparative purification. It features the capability of multiple wavelength scanning detection, providing more comprehensive information and data collection at a lower cost of ownership.
Waters Corporation has announced that its Empower™ Software now supports biologics data acquisition and quality control (QC) analysis from Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) and differential Refractive Index (RI) instruments in its Wyatt Technology™ Portfolio. This integration expands the scope of critical quality attributes that a biopharmaceutical laboratory can manage using Empower Software...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher company and a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, announces the launch of the OptiMATE Gradient Maker, a groundbreaking instrument designed to automate the process of density gradient ultracentrifugation (DGUC). The new system accelerates purification processes by up to 75% while improving consistency and reproducibility...
Bruker Corporation has announced a majority investment in RECIPE Chemicals + Instruments GmbH, based in Munich, Germany. RECIPE is a leading European provider of vendor-agnostic therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and other clinical in vitro diagnostic kits for LC-MS/MS, HPLC, and ICP-MS assays. The majority investment and strategic collaboration immediately enhances Bruker's capabilities...
At the ESCMID Global conference, Bruker announced a significant menu expansion of its validated PCR assays on its BeGenius® sample-to-answer molecular diagnostics system, as well as automated sample preparation improvements for near-universal microbial identification by the MALDI Biotyper® platform, and new easy-to-follow IR Tracker™ software for push-button microbial strain typing by the IR Biotyper® system.
The HiCube Neo RGA integrates a HiCube Neo vacuum pump unit and a PrismaPro mass spectrometer into a compact system designed for residual gas analysis. The turbomolecular vacuum pump within the unit generates the vacuum levels required for mass spectrometry, allowing the PrismaPro to detect and analyze specific mass ranges of gas molecules, thereby providing data for process monitoring or quality control...
Shimadzu, a global leader in analytical instrumentation and testing equipment, announces the release of several new features for the compact Brevis GC-2050 gas chromatograph. These enhancements offer flexible configurations, enabling the Brevis GC-2050 to cover a wide range of applications. It is the world’s first gas chromatograph (GC) system with CO2 reduction visualization function...
This Application Note presents an optimised SEC-MS method for the high-performance separation and characterisation of a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) and its drug conjugates (FDC). Using a bioinert PEEK-lined YMC-Pack Diol-120 metal-free column combined with MS compatible conditions delivers sharp peaks & precise resolution, enhanced signal response and reliable results. Boost your analytical expertise – download the Application Note now!...
TESTA Analytical reports a major polymer manufacturer is using their COMBO-ONE detector, as part of a GPC/SEC system, to characterize the structure of macromolecules that offer desirable performance properties. The client is a leading European manufacturer of high-performance water-soluble polymers for industrial applications. These polymers, although presenting a similar molecular weight and molecular weight distribution, have different physical structures which influence their performance in the target application...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, introduced today new lines of floor-model centrifuges to provide more sustainable solutions without compromising performance and sample security. The Thermo Scientific™ Cryofuge™, Thermo Scientific™ BIOS and Thermo Scientific™ LYNX centrifuges are the first floor-model centrifuges that feature natural refrigerant cooling systems compliant with European Union (E.U.) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) F-gas regulations...
Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method that relies on physics rather than conventional chemistry to obtain the proteins that are needed for this purpose. Using short-wave, UV light invisible to humans, they have succeeded in purifying proteins from cell extracts or cultures. This technique is more efficient and gentler than previous methods...
Waters Corporation has announced the expansion of the Alliance™ iS Bio HPLC product line with integrated photodiode array (PDA) detection, advancing the capabilities of the next-generation intelligent HPLC platform designed for development and Quality Control (QC) laboratories. "The addition of the Alliance iS Bio HPLC System with PDA detection allows biopharmaceutical laboratories to perform enhanced spectral analysis, including impurity detection, peak purity analysis, multi-wavelength detection, and method validation...
TESTA Analytical has released an updated version of its HPLC Pump Qualification Pack designed for regulated labs looking to qualify the operation and performance of their HPLC systems. Version 1.4 of the popular HPLC Pump Qualification Pack includes a series of updates that make the tool more flexible and audit ready. Improvements include a new Pump Validation Checklist to guide users through the validation process step by step, ensuring a structured workflow thereby reducing the chance of errors...
Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) and Aston University College of Health and Life Sciences have installed a cutting-edge mass spectrometer to study biological membranes, following a grant of £1.5m from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The research team is led by Dr Ivana Milic, a lecturer in Aston University School of Biosciences and part of the multidisciplinary AIME. The new Orbitrap Ascend Tribrid mass spectrometer from Thermo Fisher Scientific...
Analysis of PFAS in human serum using a YMC-Triart C18 column in combination with an online SPE column-switching method. A highly sensitive LC-MS/MS method for the analysis of 28 PFAS in human serum is demonstrated in this Application Note. By combining online SPE and the robust YMC-Triart C18 column, this setup ensures excellent separation, high throughput and reliable quantification...
At the 73rd Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics (ASMS), Bruker Corporation has announced the new proteoElute™ nanoLC system, featuring ceramic valves, proteoTrap™ trapping columns, and next-generation PepSep® Advanced nLC columns, further enhancing robustness, sensitivity and proteome coverage in ultra-sensitive proteomics workflows...
Evosep®, a global leader in proteomics solutions, is proud to announce the launch of the Evosep Eno™, a robust, high-throughput separation tool preparing for next generation workflow integration for LC-MS based proteomics. This new platform will significantly enhance the company’s ability to advance the use of LC-MS based proteomics as a vital tool for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries...
At the the 73rd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics – Waters Corporation has announced the launch of the Xevo™ TQ Absolute XR Mass Spectrometer, the Company's most sensitive, robust, and reliable benchtop tandem quadrupole. Notably, the product exceeds the performance capabilities of the Xevo TQ Absolute, which itself set the benchmark in the industry for tandem quadrupole sensitivity, particularly in areas such as pharmaceutical quantitation and PFAS detection...
PEAK Scientific, the leading manufacturer of gas generation solutions, has launched their newest series of products for GC instruments, Intura, at ASMS 2025 in Baltimore, MD. The range of hydrogen, nitrogen and zero air generators are a premium, on-demand solution for labs who are looking to increase their productivity and quality of their analysis. Following on from - and improving upon - their flagship GC package, the Precision series, PEAK have designed and manufactured a range of generators which offer GC labs flexibility...
To help customers advance scientific discovery, Thermo Fisher Scientific has unveiled state-of-the-art solutions at the annual American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, held in Baltimore, Md. These next-generation instruments and software offerings represent a paradigm shift in analytical performance – designed to reveal complex biological processes and critical insights into disease mechanisms that can transform multiomics, biopharma, environmental and food safety research...
Pion are excited to announce the launch of Pion DissoSpec—their new integrated, in situ UV-Vis dissolution testing system designed for efficient, compliant method development and Quality Control (QC) analysis. DissoSpec integrates UV-Vis technology in each dissolution vessel, enabling real-time data collection and rapid decision-making while eliminating traditional sampling equipment like pumps, syringes, and filters...
Waters Corporation announces the launch of the BioResolve™ Protein A Affinity Columns with MaxPeak™ Premier Technology, providing precise titer measurements. This launch marks the first set of affinity chromatography columns that Waters has brought to market, in a groundbreaking move as the Company continues to release new products that solve unmet needs in large molecule separations...
Gilson is pleased to announce the release of a new, redesigned version of the VERITY® 1741 UV-VIS Detector to harmonize with the design of the VERITY® line of purification systems. This reliable and versatile detector is designed for semi-preparative and preparative purification. It features the capability of multiple wavelength scanning detection, providing more comprehensive information and data collection at a lower cost of ownership.
Waters Corporation has announced that its Empower™ Software now supports biologics data acquisition and quality control (QC) analysis from Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) and differential Refractive Index (RI) instruments in its Wyatt Technology™ Portfolio. This integration expands the scope of critical quality attributes that a biopharmaceutical laboratory can manage using Empower Software...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher company and a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, announces the launch of the OptiMATE Gradient Maker, a groundbreaking instrument designed to automate the process of density gradient ultracentrifugation (DGUC). The new system accelerates purification processes by up to 75% while improving consistency and reproducibility...
Bruker Corporation has announced a majority investment in RECIPE Chemicals + Instruments GmbH, based in Munich, Germany. RECIPE is a leading European provider of vendor-agnostic therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and other clinical in vitro diagnostic kits for LC-MS/MS, HPLC, and ICP-MS assays. The majority investment and strategic collaboration immediately enhances Bruker's capabilities...
At the ESCMID Global conference, Bruker announced a significant menu expansion of its validated PCR assays on its BeGenius® sample-to-answer molecular diagnostics system, as well as automated sample preparation improvements for near-universal microbial identification by the MALDI Biotyper® platform, and new easy-to-follow IR Tracker™ software for push-button microbial strain typing by the IR Biotyper® system.
The HiCube Neo RGA integrates a HiCube Neo vacuum pump unit and a PrismaPro mass spectrometer into a compact system designed for residual gas analysis. The turbomolecular vacuum pump within the unit generates the vacuum levels required for mass spectrometry, allowing the PrismaPro to detect and analyze specific mass ranges of gas molecules, thereby providing data for process monitoring or quality control...
Shimadzu, a global leader in analytical instrumentation and testing equipment, announces the release of several new features for the compact Brevis GC-2050 gas chromatograph. These enhancements offer flexible configurations, enabling the Brevis GC-2050 to cover a wide range of applications. 
This Application Note presents an optimised SEC-MS method for the high-performance separation and characterisation of a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) and its drug conjugates (FDC). Using a bioinert PEEK-lined YMC-Pack Diol-120 metal-free column combined with MS compatible conditions delivers sharp peaks & precise resolution, enhanced signal response and reliable results. Boost your analytical expertise – download the Application Note now!...
TESTA Analytical reports a major polymer manufacturer is using their COMBO-ONE detector, as part of a GPC/SEC system, to characterize the structure of macromolecules that offer desirable performance properties. The client is a leading European manufacturer of high-performance water-soluble polymers for industrial applications. These polymers, although presenting a similar molecular weight and molecular weight distribution, have different physical structures which influence their performance in the target application...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, introduced today new lines of floor-model centrifuges to provide more sustainable solutions without compromising performance and sample security. The Thermo Scientific™ Cryofuge™, Thermo Scientific™ BIOS and Thermo Scientific™ LYNX centrifuges are the first floor-model centrifuges that feature natural refrigerant cooling systems compliant with European Union (E.U.) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) F-gas regulations...
Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method that relies on physics rather than conventional chemistry to obtain the proteins that are needed for this purpose. Using short-wave, UV light invisible to humans, they have succeeded in purifying proteins from cell extracts or cultures. This technique is more efficient and gentler than previous methods...
Waters Corporation has announced the expansion of the Alliance™ iS Bio HPLC product line with integrated photodiode array (PDA) detection, advancing the capabilities of the next-generation intelligent HPLC platform designed for development and Quality Control (QC) laboratories. "The addition of the Alliance iS Bio HPLC System with PDA detection allows biopharmaceutical laboratories to perform enhanced spectral analysis, including impurity detection, peak purity analysis, multi-wavelength detection, and method validation...
TESTA Analytical has released an updated version of its HPLC Pump Qualification Pack designed for regulated labs looking to qualify the operation and performance of their HPLC systems. Version 1.4 of the popular HPLC Pump Qualification Pack includes a series of updates that make the tool more flexible and audit ready. Improvements include a new Pump Validation Checklist to guide users through the validation process step by step, ensuring a structured workflow thereby reducing the chance of errors...
Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) and Aston University College of Health and Life Sciences have installed a cutting-edge mass spectrometer to study biological membranes, following a grant of £1.5m from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The research team is led by Dr Ivana Milic, a lecturer in Aston University School of Biosciences and part of the multidisciplinary AIME. The new Orbitrap Ascend Tribrid mass spectrometer from Thermo Fisher Scientific...