Pat Sandra

Pat Sandra is Emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry at Ghent University, and Founder and President of the Research Institute for Chromatography (RIC), Kortrijk, Belgium. “Through the activities of RIC, I got in touch with the real analytical needs of the industry and found we could help in providing solutions that are economically relevant. Moreover, it allowed me to keep my best PhD students around me, which resulted in high scientific output in a non-academic environment,” he says.

Content by Pat Sandra:

Techniques & Tools Liquid Chromatography

The Next Big (or Small) Thing

06/01/2018 | Emily Hilder, Pat Sandra, Janusz Pawliszyn, Ian Wilson, Steven Lehotay, Susan Olesik, Sebastiaan Eeltink, Michal Holcapek, Kevin Schug, Hans-Gerd Janssen, Frantisek Svec, Lourdes Ramos

We attempt to predict liquid chromatography’s way forward in our leaders’ “wish list”

Techniques & Tools Gas Chromatography

Three Gurus of Comprehensive Chromatography

04/05/2018 | Peter Tranchida, Lourdes Ramos, Pat Sandra

Exploring the progress – and pitfalls – of comprehensive chromatographic techniques

Fields & Applications Pharma & Biopharma

μPAC in Practice

11/16/2017 | Pat Sandra

Pat Sandra and Goran Mitulović discuss data from their initial work with μPAC

Fields & Applications Liquid Chromatography

Thirty Years of Chromatography Research

01/26/2017 | Pat Sandra

Pat reflects on change, challenges and success – and offers a glimpse of our field’s future.

Techniques & Tools Liquid Chromatography

Landmark Literature

01/26/2017 | Hans-Gerd Janssen, Pat Sandra, Apryll Stalcup, Gary Hieftje, Davy Guillarme, Frank Bright

Our experts select and reflect on six standout papers that advanced analytical science in 2016.

Techniques & Tools Gas Chromatography

Quo Vadis, Capillary Gas Chromatography?

01/25/2017 | Pat Sandra, Koen Sandra, Frank David

Personal opinions on CGC based on 30 years of service to the industry.

Techniques & Tools Liquid Chromatography

Landmark Literature: 2015 (part3)

11/17/2015 | Pat Sandra, Peter Schoenmakers

Selecting “the paper of the year” is by definition subjective and very personal.

Techniques & Tools Liquid Chromatography

Remembering Georges Guiochon

11/24/2014 | Pat Sandra, Barry Karger, Peter Schoenmakers, Attila Felinger, Wolfgang Lindner

“One of the giants of separation science,” Georges Guiochon (1931–2014) will certainly be missed. Equally certainly, he will continue to inspire and educate future generations. Here, seven friends, colleagues and collaborators remember Georges with great fondness.

Techniques & Tools Sample Preparation

Tea With Pat Sandra

11/20/2014 | Pat Sandra, Rich Whitworth

Rich invites Pat to chat about the prestigious Pregl Medal and more at ISC2014 in Salzburg

Fields & Applications Pharma & Biopharma

Two-dimensional Bioanalysis

05/27/2014 | Pat Sandra, Koen Sandra, Gerd Vanhoenacker

In recent years, the top ten pharmaceuticals sales list has been extensively populated with protein therapeutics, such as monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins, that are used to treat various life-threatening diseases, including cancer and autoimmune diseases.