We spoke with the minds behind this year’s scientific program – Michael Laemmerhofer and Oliver J. Schmitz – to find out how HPLC is shaping up

Sitting Down With… Jenny Brodbelt, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin, USA

Livia Eberlin highlights the importance of quality analytical tools in clinical research – and how mass spec must be part of routine medical practice

Michal Holčapek highlights the importance of lipidomics in clinical research – and shares his work in cancer diagnosis

Liz Moran discusses the dangers of PFAS and the analytical efforts being made to improve food safety

Words of wisdom – and encouragement – from the 2019 HPLC Separation Science Slam silver medalist, Simona Felletti

Alexander Makarov reflects on the development of the Orbitrap technology, gaps in the mass spec toolkit, and the emergence of rival technologies

Ron Heeren discusses mass spec innovation over the past decade and the broad availability of high-performance tools

Sitting Down With… Alexander Makarov, Director Global Research LSMS, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bremen, Germany