New Ultrapure Methylene Chloride Enhances Trace Analysis Performance by GC and GC/MS

FAIR LAWN, N.J.–Researchers can now take advantage of enhancements to ultrapure methylene chloride solvents that deliver an interference-free baseline in chromatograms for better detection of trace levels of target analytes in identifying compounds of interest. This is particularly important for environmental testing of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), as well as pesticides in food, water, and... Read more

Nexis GC-2030 High-End Gas Chromatograph Now Capable of Being Controlled by OpenLAB CDS, the Chromatography DataSystem from Agilent Technologies

Shimadzu’s Nexis GC-2030, the company’s latest high-end gas chromatograph, and the HS-20/HS-10 headspace samplers can now be controlled by OpenLAB CDS, the chromatography data system from Agilent Technologies, Inc. Shimadzu will release an upgraded GC driver in order to control the Nexis GC-2030 and the HS-20/HS-10 using OpenLAB CDS. Other instruments controlled by OpenLAB CDS... Read more

Agilent Technologies Presents Thought Leader Award to Dr. Ram Sasisekharan

Influential MIT Researcher Recognized for Advancing the Use of Analytical Techniques and Multilayer Analysis for Characterization of Biopharmaceuticals SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 18, 2017 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Ram Sasisekharan, Ph.D., has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in recognition of his contributions in the field of biologics characterization. A more... Read more

The New SCIEX Clinical AB SCIEX TRIPLE QUAD™ 4500MD LC-MS/MS System Obtains CFDA Approval as Medical Device for in vitro Diagnostic Use

The AB SCIEX TRIPLE QUAD™ 4500MD LC-MS/MS system has been approved by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) and meets the market access requirements for medical device products. 1 June 29, 2017 Shanghai, China — SCIEX Diagnostics, the in vitro diagnostics division of SCIEX, a global leader in mass spectrometry in the life sciences industry, announced today that... Read more

New Prep-4388 Preparative SFC System

By John Burchell / June 29, 2017 Prep-4388 Preparative SFC System The all new Prep-4388 preparative SFC system includes many new features, such as mass directed prep using a single quad MS detector, a higher flow rate pump with increased pressure limit for 3cm columns and increased productivity. Automated CO2 shutoff valves for easy priming and to prevent backflow... Read more

CW Analytical Expands Offerings With Orange Photonics Partnership

OAKLAND, Calif., June 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — CW Analytical Laboratories Inc., a leading laboratory in California’sCannabis industry, and Orange Photonics Inc, producer of portable Cannabinoid analyzers, are pleased to announce their distribution partnership throughout the state of California. Utilizing a modified version of the same high pressure liquid chromatography currently used to measure cannabinoid content in a laboratory setting, LightLab™... Read more

High-Sensitivity Simultaneous Analysis of Chiral Amino Acids in 10 Minutes without Derivatization Release of the LC/MS/MS Method Package for D/L Amino Acids Contributing to Various Fields Such as Fermented Foods, Clinical and Antiaging Research

The 20 amino acids that form the structure of proteins exist as mirror image optical isomers: the D-amino acids (D-form) and the L-amino acids (L-form) (chiral amino acids)*1). The L-form of amino acids exists in large quantities in foods and in the body as the structural elements of proteins and as nutritional sources. As food... Read more

Agilent Technologies Unveils New Analytical and Purification Solutions at HPLC 2017

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 19, 2017 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the introduction of several new products to complete the InfinityLab LC series, part of the InfinityLab family of instruments, columns, and supplies that work seamlessly together, alongside Agilent OpenLAB software and Agilent CrossLab services, to provide highly efficient workflows for customers. The... Read more

New Immobilized Lux Chiral LC-SFC Selector from Phenomenex Delivers Broad Enantioselectivity

Torrance, Calif. (June 12, 2017) – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, expands its Lux chiral LC/SFC column family with new immobilized Lux 5µm i-Amylose-1 and Lux 3µm i-Amylose-1 media. During the manufacturing of Lux immobilized media, a chemical crosslinking is formed between the... Read more

Waters and Andrews Alliance Sign Co-Marketing Agreement: Firms to Co-Market New Semi-Automated Sample Preparation Approach for Protein Therapeutics Glycosylation Profiling

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) and Andrew Alliance today announced they have signed an agreement that will bring drug development scientists an easy-to-use, semi-automated sample preparation approach for released N-glycan profiling and analysis by LC and LC-MS. Under the co-marketing agreement, Waters will combine its existing Glycoworks™ RapiFluor-MS™ (RFMS) N-Glycan Kits with an Andrew pipetting robot that... Read more