The Pittcon Program Committee is pleased to announce its 2015 Wallace H. Coulter Lecture, “Plasmonics: Shedding Light on Cross-cutting Science and Technologies,” which will be presented by Naomi J. Halas, Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

The lecture will take place during the Pittcon Opening Session on Sunday, March 8, 2015, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Halas is a professor at Rice University and the founding director of the Rice Laboratory for Nanophotonics. She is a pioneering researcher in the field of plasmonics, creating the concept of the “tunable plasmon” and inventing a family of nanoparticles with resonances spanning the visible and infrared regions of the spectrum. Halas pursues fundamental studies of...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a high-performance liquid chromatography method to determine 20 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in environmental waters using on-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) for sample preparation.

Nano-Raman performed with tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), and especially nano-Raman imaging, still has the reputation of being a difficult measurement.

Last week, to demonstrate that this can now be performed under regular conditions, the HORIBA team has set up a “XploRA nano” system on a standard optical table running without air damping. TERS imaging was perform without any trouble even when visitors were stopping by to discuss the technique with the team. “Thanks to our unique integrated solution with AIST-NT (Novato, CA, USA), using tuning fork TERS probes manufactured by HORIBA and...

This year’s focus was on finance and innovation

The businesses who took part sought over EUR 230 million in funding and met a range of high-level industry representatives and investors. As a part of France-China 50, the Forum attracted high-level experts and introduced a new series of open sessions for the general public...
 

Laboratories analyzing environmental, clinical research/toxicological, and food samples have a powerful new data tool expected to save time and money while identifying compounds with high levels of confidence.  

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces its high resolution accurate mass (HRAM) spectral library at the 62^nd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. “This is a true library with full, high-resolution spectra for every compound it contains,” said Jennifer Massi, program manager, environmental and food safety for Thermo Fisher Scientific. “In fact, we ran multiple MS/MS spectra for each compound, and each was analyzed at multiple collision energies. This is designed to enhance method flexibility and confidence in results.”...

Waters Introduces Xevo G2-XS QTof and Xevo TQ-S micro Mass Spectrometers, Taking Benchtop Quantitative and Qualitative MS Applications to New Levels

Company also Expands ionKey/MS System to SYNAPT and Xevo Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometers with New UPLC-Grade iKey Chemistries.
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today introduced two new Xevo® mass spectrometers and expanded the ionKey/MS System at the 62nd conference of the American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS). The Waters® Xevo G2-XS mass spectrometer, a new high performance benchtop quadrupole time-of-flight (QTofTM) mass spectrometer, and the Xevo TQ-S micro, a new and compact benchtop tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer, take...

PANalytical presented their Epsilon 3^X automation option to the public at the Finnish Mining Seminar  (4-6 June, Oulu, Finland).

With the launch of the innovative (patent-pending) Epsilon 3^X automation, PANalytical combines the advantages of a benchtop X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer with an automation environment. The Epsilon 3^X automation option is a simple and flexible solution interfacing your existing Epsilon 3 or new Epsilon 3^X analyzer to any sample preparation equipment. The instrument is enclosed in a sealed cabinet for safe operation and...

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...

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...

The 4th Annual Next Generation Sequencing Asia Congress is taking place on 7th & 8th October 2014 in Singapore.

It brings together over 175 senior experts to discuss recent developments in sequencing, epigenetics and genomics. Topics covered include next generation sequencing technologies & platforms, plant & animal genomics, clinical applications, cancer research & diagnostics, analytical genomics, bioinformatics & data management. The 4th Annual Next Generation Sequencing Asia Congress will be co-located with the 2nd Annual Single Cell...

Two of the world’s leading flow chemistry systems as well as the latest addition to the field of photochemistry technology will be on show at Chemspec Europe on 18-19 June and IMRET (Conference on Microreaction Technology) 23-25 June.

Both events take place in Budapest, Hungary. Manufactured by UK firm Vapourtec, the E-Series and R-Series continuous process technologies are already established as pioneering systems within flow chemistry and the UV-150 photochemical reactor, launched earlier this year, is making its mark with those interested in photochemistry. Vapourtec founder and MD Duncan Guthrie explained: “Chemspec Europe and IMRET are prime opportunities for chemists across the globe to uncover...

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...

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...

Multiple myeloma (MM), a proliferation (growth) of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow destroying bones, accounts for 10% of all hematologic malignancies.

Approximately 45.000 new cases are diagnosed each year together in the US and Europe. MM is mainly a disease of elderly people with age at diagnosis between 65-70 years. During the meeting, recently developed approaches for diagnosis and monitoring will be presented. Gene-expression-profiling to detect molecular subgroups with a different prognosis and high-throughput-sequencing to identify new genetic lesions will be discussed...

Studylog Animal Study Software Named Best of Show Finalist at the 2014 Bio-IT World Conference

Magritek, a leading worldwide provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, have released three new applications notes which showcase the use of their Spinsolve Benchtop NMR Spectrometer. 

Magritek has released three new applications notes to illustrate the versatility of their Spinsolve family of cost-effective benchtop NMR spectrometry solutions. Spinsolve uses standard 5 mm OD NMR test tubes, exactly the same as high field instruments, so sample handling is familiar and convenient. Spinsolve can be deployed in the lab where immediate results may now be obtained...

Cresset, innovative provider of computational chemistry software and services, announces its annual user meetings, ‘Field Based Chemistry North America’ and ‘Field Based Chemistry Europe’.

Both meetings combine scientific presentations, product updates, and news on the latest Cresset research. There are also free expert training sessions for Cresset products at each meeting. The North America meeting takes place on June 11^th, 2014 in Cambridge, MA, USA. Presentations will be given by Novartis, Retrophin, Harvard Medical School, leading academics and Cresset scientists...

FFEI Life Science has successfully concluded phase I of the BiognostiX project with a symposium to share the results of this 3-year EU funded FP7 research programme.

Delegates to the event, held at the Hauser Forum, Cambridge, UK on Thursday 27 February. Led by FFEI, the BiognostiX Consortium has developed a radical new approach to performing diagnostic tests at point-of-use, with potential applications in veterinary, agri-food and human diagnostics. The BiognostiX technology uses a multiplex microfluidic platform and newly invented Immuno-Ink to deliver fast, flexible, single-use tests in a format that anyone can use...

Counter Terror Expo 2014, held on 29th and 30th April at Olympia London, proved to be as successful as ever, attended by some 8,691 industry leaders and delegations from across the world.

Firmly established as the leading international event of its kind, this year’s show – the 6th edition – saw a 10% rise in pre-registrations compared to 2013. As one visitor commented, “Counter Terror is an essential day for me. It prepares my business for the year ahead by allowing me to research new products and services as well as getting updated on new legislation...

Oxford Global are pleased to announce the return of the Pharma R&D Europe Series, the leading pharmaceutical discussion forum in Europe.

The series is made up of the following events:

• 15th Annual Drug Discovery Summit 
• 6th Annual Drug Development Congress 
• 2nd Annual Discovery Chemistry & Drug Design Congress

The first round of topics have now been confirmed for the 15th Annual Drug Discovery Summit, taking place on the 2nd & 3rd June 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Oxford Global are pleased to announce the full list of speakers for the Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Congress. Taking place on 29th & 30th September in London, this event is not to be missed.

Don’t miss out on a discounted rate of £350 plus VAT, places are extremely limited