Business in brief: the latest launches and company news from Philadelphia 2019.

How we’re working towards the dream of a “smart” laboratory.

We ask Peter Harrington whether artificial intelligence can help solve the field’s big data challenges.

How a respectable chiral separation scientist got sucked into the weird, wonderful, and unpredictable field of novel psychoactive substances.

Ready or not, automation is coming soon to analytical labs everywhere. Here’s why we should rejoice – rather than resist – the rise of the machines.

Measuring gaseous biomarkers to help diagnose and monitor gut disorders.

The potential market for complex generics is substantial, but navigating the FDA’s guidance for proving “sameness” is a real minefield...

Rigorous analysis is vital to keep cannabis consumers safe – and help drive forward medical advances.

A new polarization transfer technique promises improved sensitivity and rapid analysis times.

Which insecticide-infused mosquito nets are still effective? Mass spec has the answer.