The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2025
November 17, 2025
The products – and people – defining the next wave of analytical innovation
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Voices in the Community
The voices driving change and progress in analytical science. Explore stories, interviews, and community highlights that inspire and inform.
The Power List 2025 – Leading Voices Edition
Aug 05, 2025
By James Strachan
Thought-provoking answers to the field’s biggest questions – and a celebration of those shaping its future
1 min read
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Monodisperse Silica Particles: A Critical View
Sep 29, 2025
6 min read
The evidence is clear, argues Fabrice Gritti: particle size uniformity does not result in superior column efficiency and resolution
Sitting Down With
Mass Spectrometry
The Thrill of Discovery: Sitting Down With Scott McLuckey
Oct 15, 2025
8 min read
Scott A. McLuckey continues to delight in turning over stones in mass spectrometry
Sitting Down With
Environmental
Wading Through the Invisible: Sitting Down With Juliane Hollender
Oct 09, 2025
6 min read
Blending chemistry, biochemistry, and environmental science, Juliane Hollender tracks the unseen chemicals shaping our waters
Trends & Challenges
Deep dives into the trends shaping analytical science today – and the challenges that lie ahead
The Coming Of Age of IMS
Oct 28, 2025
Erin Baker discusses ion mobility's maturation into a core analytical tool – and the challenges that still limit wider adoption
5 min read
Spectroscopy
Clinical
Spectroscopy in the Clinic: Ten Years On
Oct 07, 2025
7 min read
As CLIRSPEC turns ten, co-founder Peter Gardner assesses the progress made – and the work still needed to bring spectroscopy to patients
Opinion & Personal Narratives
Field Flow Fractionation Comes of Age
Oct 23, 2025
11 min read
By preserving sample integrity, FFF meets modern separation challenges found at the intersection of the nano, micro, and macromolecular worlds
Environmental
Business & Entrepreneurship
New Event Explores Analytical Science’s Vital Role in Decarbonization
Oct 01, 2025
7 min read
Pierre Giusti offers a snapshot of what to expect at the first Transition Analytics for Decarbonization (TAD) conference in Paris
Innovation
The technologies, lessons, and stories defining innovation in analytical science
Monodisperse Microspheres: No “Revolution” – But Excitingly Scalable
Oct 30, 2025
By Frantisek Svec
Bo Zhang’s new column technology itself isn’t “revolutionary,” argues Frantisek Svec, but he is excited about the potential for large-scale production
3 min read
Innovation
Career Pathways
Innovation at Scale: A Conversation with Agilent’s New CTO
Oct 24, 2025
11 min read
We speak with August Specht, Chief Technology Officer at Agilent, about the opportunities and risks of AI, the promise of multimodal data, and building a more connected and sustainable future for analytical science
Innovation
Business & Entrepreneurship
Lessons Crossing the Valley of Death
Sep 18, 2025
3 min read
Let’s transform analytical chemistry into the hotbed of commercial innovation it ought to be
Innovation
Technology
The Psychology of Innovation: How to Build a Fearlessly Curious Team
Jun 30, 2025
12 min read
Creating space for dissent, risk-taking, and failure is key to innovation, says SCIEX’s R&D VP Chris Lock
Latest
Recent developments in analytical science
How to Avoid a Third “AI Winter”
Nov 12, 2025
By Henry Thomas
Bob Pirok is cautiously optimistic about the future of AI-enabled analytical workflows – but analytical science has twice previously fallen into the trap of hype-driven AI development…
8 min read
The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2025: #4
Nov 11, 2025
By James Strachan
IonOpticks’ Aurora Series Capillary Flow Column Range combines proteomic depth with long-term stability – with insights from R&D scientists Andreia Almeida and Greta Briedyte
5 min read
The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2025: #3
Nov 11, 2025
By James Strachan
Waters’ BioResolve Protein A Affinity Columns rank third in our Innovation Awards. Here, Senior Principal Scientist Beatrice Muriithi tells us about the joy of discovery.
2 min read
Could AI Unlock Mass Spectrometry’s Full Discovery Potential?
Nov 11, 2025
Self-supervised learning models – such as Matterwork’s Large Spectral Model – turn raw spectra into biological insight in minutes
8 min read
The Sepapure Solution
Nov 11, 2025
Dr. Kristin Folmert, Analytical Product Manager at KNAUER, showcases how Sepapure oliGO is raising the bar for affordable, high-performance oligonucleotide analysis
4 min read
Automating Analytical Data Workflows in R&D
Nov 11, 2025
Scalable, web-based technology with self-serve automation to harmonize data and accelerate discovery across the enterprise
3 min read
The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2025: #5
Nov 10, 2025
Introducing the Agilent 1290 Infinity III Hybrid Multisampler – Feed Injection technology for enhanced HPLC/UHPLC performance
2 min read
Virtual Spectrometer Uses AI to “Measure” Samples
Nov 10, 2025
Physics-based AI model predicts spectroscopy results – without direct measurement
2 min read
Not Flesh: How “Dinosaur Mummies” Were Preserved
Nov 10, 2025
By James Strachan
New analyses show Edmontosaurus “mummies” are not fossilized skin, but microbial clay molds – reshaping assumptions about soft-tissue preservation
2 min read
Multiomics Improves Late-stage Melanoma Survival
Nov 10, 2025
By Helen Bristow
How a single-cell proteomics test, run on a standard pathology slide, can reshape treatment decisions
5 min read
