Sequencing, Spectroscopy, and Standardization
Business in brief: What’s going on in analytical science?
Products and launches
- Waters Corporation revealed its Xevo TQ-GC Mass Spectrometer, a tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer that can exceed ppb limits of detection. Read More
- SCIEX announced the launch of their new sample preparation system, the Topaz Prep Station. The automated workstation aims to help speed up testing at diagnostic labs. Read More
- NuGEN Technologies has released a new library quantification method. CEO Nitin Sood said, “as sequencing becomes cheaper, the development of novel technologies to decrease library prep time and cost… is essential.” Read More
- The latest version of Agilent’s OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition allows labs to export files in Allotrope Data Format (ADF) – designed to standardize data from multiple sources. Read More
Collaborations and acquisitions
- Waters Corporation and Restek Corporation have joined forces to provide food safety labs with access to GC-MS instrumentation, application support, and training for pesticide residue analysis. Read More
- Metrohm AG has acquired B&W Tek’s Spectroscopy Solution Business, B&W Tek LLC. Read More
Company and people updates
- HORIBA Scientific has cited “continued growth” as the reason for moving to new headquarters in Piscataway, New Jersey. Two years in the design, it is double the size of the previous facility. Read More
- Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Chris Pohl (pictured) received the Uwe D. Neue Award for his “continued and significant contribution to the field of separation science.” The award was presented at HPLC 2018, where Pohl gave the keynote lecture. Read More
- Over 60 graduates and postdocs attended the ACS 2018 Summer School on Green Chemistry & Sustainable Energy. Read More
Read our interview with Chris Pohl here.
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