The Long Shadow of Seveso Falls on Riva del Garda
June 24, 2026
Ahead of Dioxin 2026, conference chair Werner Tirler reflects on the legacy of Seveso and the science needed to track persistent pollutants and prevent future harm
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Opinion & Personal Narratives
Out of the Basement and Into the Light
Feb 05, 2026
4 min read
Three Power Listers discuss practical ways to help funders, journals, and fellow scientists understand – and invest in – analytical science
Career Pathways
Business & Entrepreneurship
Tomorrow’s Science Leaders Roundtable: Part Two
Jan 06, 2026
8 min read
Isabelle Kohler, Charlotta Turner, and Lourdes Ramos discuss AI, success, and redefining impact in an age of change
Keynote Interviews
Trends & Challenges
The Coffee Break: With James Grinias
Apr 30, 2026
7 min read
Jim Grinias shares the ideas and debates shaping conference conversations – from AI to interdisciplinary science
Trends & Challenges
Deep dives into the trends shaping analytical science today – and the challenges that lie ahead
The Missing Piece in the Dark Metabolome Puzzle?
Apr 08, 2026
By James Strachan
Microdroplets formed during electrospray ionization may trigger chemical reactions that help explain a substantial portion of the “dark metabolome” – though some researchers question their relevance under typical metabolomics conditions
7 min read
Pharma & Biopharma
Mass Spectrometry
GLP-1 Analysis: Riding the Wave of Peptide Innovation
Jan 26, 2026
12 min read
The remarkable commercial success of GLP-1 receptor agonists is fueling investment, accelerating science, and creating new analytical challenges. Here, we outline the hurdles these peptides present, explore methods for impurity profiling and structural characterization, and consider strategies to keep pace with this fast-moving field.
Environmental
Mass Spectrometry
PFAS Enters its Big Data Era
Feb 17, 2026
11 min read
Jennifer Field explores new frontiers in the fight against PFAS: mining big data, tracing volatile emissions, and probing fluoropolymers through biomimetic tools
Mass Spectrometry
Environmental
The Past, Present and Future of Non-Target Screening
Mar 23, 2026
6 min read
Thomas Letzel reflects on the evolution of non-target screening and why interdisciplinary insights are key to its future
Innovation
The technologies, lessons, and stories defining innovation in analytical science
The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2025
Nov 17, 2025
By James Strachan
The products – and people – defining the next wave of analytical innovation
7 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
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Your Guide to Weathering the PFAS Storm
Jun 23, 2026
Dark clouds may be on the horizon for the food and beverage industry, but with the right strategies, labs can build reliable, contamination-resistant, and future-proof PFAS testing workflows
1 min read
PFAS Testing in Food: From Storm Clouds to Steady Results
Jun 23, 2026
Discover how food and beverage laboratories can navigate PFAS uncertainty, strengthen testing workflows, and maintain confidence as regulatory expectations and analytical demands continue to evolve
1 min read
Mass Spectrometry
Opinion & Personal Narratives
Liquid Chromatography
Metabolomics & Lipidomics
Environmental
Untargeted or Non-Targeted Screening?
Jun 19, 2026
Is there a meaningful distinction? A panel of experts debate.
3 min read
The Proteomics of Precision – with Jennifer Van Eyk
Jun 17, 2026
By James Strachan, Frank van Geel
Ahead of ISC2026 in Prague, Jennifer Van Eyk explains how scalable LC-MS workflows and single-cell proteomics are helping reveal the biological differences that could make precision medicine a clinical reality
4 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: Speed, Scale, and Sharper Spectra
Jun 17, 2026
Fast chemistry, twisted light, scaled-up interactomics, and cleaner native spectra broaden the reach of mass spectrometry
4 min read
Mass Spec Behind the Mask
Jun 16, 2026
A modified KN95 mask captures exhaled nitric oxide for direct miniature mass spectrometry analysis
3 min read
The New Reality of Peptide Analysis
Jun 15, 2026
Kelly Broster of Thermo Fisher Scientific explains why GLP-1 peptides are exposing the limits of traditional analytical workflows
6 min read
Holding the Line: Sitting Down With Mario Thevis
Jun 11, 2026
By James Strachan
At the forefront of anti-doping science, Mario Thevis reflects on evolving detection strategies, new classes of performance-enhancing drugs, and the growing complexity of keeping sport clean
4 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: Ubiquitin, Pollutants, and Pain
Jun 10, 2026
Non-protein ubiquitination, cryogenic chemical mapping, wastewater antidepressants, and new molecular clues to post-stroke pain
5 min read
