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The LCGC Blog: What to Do if Zombies Infiltrate the Analytical Laboratory: A Brief Survival Guide
What would you do if faced with a zombie invasion in your analytical laboratory? LCGC Blog editor Kevin Schug provides guidelines and suggestions for fending off an attack, including how to use glassware and dead chromatography columns as defensive weapons and novel applications for laboratory lasers. More...
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Expand Your Online SPE Versatility
Whether you need to enrich analytes, remove matrix components, or lower detection limits for applications such as trace-level water analysis, the modular design of the valve-based Agilent 1200 Infinity Series Online SPE solutions provides the flexibility to tailor your system to match virtually any analytical LC challenge.  www.agilent.com/chem/infinity-online-spe
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| Featured News |
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Urine Metabolome Database Launched
The Urine Metabolome Database (UMDB) (www.urinemetabolome.ca) containing detailed information on over 3000 metabolites has been launched following the comprehensive quantitative metabolome characterization of urine by scientists at the University of Alberta, Canada. Click here. |
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Oasis µElution Plate Demonstration Video
Short 3-minute video demonstrating the use and benefits of Waters patented μElution plate technology.  Click here. |
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NanoSight Acquired by Malvern Instruments
Malvern Instruments (Malvern, UK) has acquired NanoSight (Amesbury, UK), a nanoparticle characterization company. The acquisition was completed on September 27, 2013. Click here. |
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Reversed-Phase LC Isolates Potent Insecticidal Protein From Tarantula
A novel orally active insecticidal peptide (OAIP-1) has been isolated from the venom of one of Australia’s largest spiders, the Australian tarantula (Selenotypus plumipes) using reversed-phase liquid chromatography (reversed-phase LC) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS). The study was recently published in the journal PLOS ONE. More... |
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Rethink Imaging Mass Spectrometry
Protea’s LAESI® DP-1000 Direct Ionization System revolutionizes the way you approach imaging mass spectrometry. This powerful platform analyzes biomolecules in your sample WHERE they are and AS they are. The LAESI DP-1000 unlocks the power of your mass spec workflow, providing you with molecular distribution maps, eliminating sample prep, and offering you a broad range of new sample types. Learn more @  proteabio.com/LAESI. |
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| GC Troubleshooting |
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Need Help With GC Troubleshooting?
A free interactive GC Troubleshooter is now available at CHROMacademy, sponsored by Thermo Scientific. In 3 simple steps you will overcome your instrument, separation and quantitation issues. It's completely free. More... |
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LCGC launches new e-book, Five Keys to Successful LC Methods
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| Featured Products |
Proteins and polymers by GPC/SEC
Perfect for both protein and polymer applications, the Viscotek Triple Detector Array (TDA) employs highly sensitive refractive index, viscometer, and light scattering detectors to maximise your GPC/SEC productivity.  Learn more. |
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| New Webcasts |
Editors’ Series: Environmental Analysis Using Ion Chromatography Coupled with ICP-MS, with Examples from Climate Change Studies
Tuesday, October 17, 2013
8:00 am PDT/ 11:00 am EDT.
This web seminar will introduce the field of ice core research and will focus on the technical aspects of the chemical analysis with a particular emphasis on fast ion chromatography measurements of methane sulfonate, one of the more promising indicators of sea ice extent near the drill site. |
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Break Through Forensic and Drug Testing Bottlenecks in Seconds with Mass Spec Solutions
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
1:00 PM EDT.
Sample backlog and testing bottlenecks are an ongoing challenge for forensics and drug testing labs. This Forensics and Drug Testing Webinar will guide you through a new mass spec workflow that performs screening in seconds and accurate quantitation with no chromatography. |
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Monolithic Silica HPLC Columns and High Purity Water: A Unique Tandem to Ensure Trouble Free Analytical Solutions
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
9:00 AM EDT.
Join us for a webcast and learn how modern solutions from monolithic technology together with ultrapure water of high quality ensure fast efficient and cost effective chromatographic separation. |
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Oktoberfest Webinar: Sample a New Solution for Aroma Characterization of Beer
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
1:00 PM EDT.
There isn’t a better time than now to sample a new solution that can improve the quality and consistency of beer as well as other foods, beverages and fragrances. Learn how to capture sensory evaluation of beer and then how to correlate with GC/MS analytical data. |
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Editors’ Series: Fundamentals, Optimization and Practical Aspects of UHPLC: Series 1: Fundamentals, Optimization and Practical Aspects of UHPLC
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
9:00 am EDT/ 1:00 GMT/ 2:00PM CET.
A scientific, unbiased series of webinars on UHPLC. This three-part series of “must-attend” events for those who have heard about, or use UHPLC, and want to know more. |
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Combining Next-Generation SPE and Solid Core LC Columns to Improve Results Quality and Workflow Efficiency in Regulated Bioanalysis
Thursday, October 31, 2013
8:00 am PDT/ 11:00 am EDT/ 15:00 GMT/ 16:00 CET.
In this webinar, we will discuss how the combination of next-generation SPE technology and solid core LC columns delivers improved efficiency to regulated bioanalytical workflows. It will be demonstrated that the combination provides higher levels of cleanliness, reproducibility, throughput, sensitivity and quality of results, with lower failure rates. |
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Enhancing the Value of Your Laboratory Business
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
8:30 am IST/ 11:00 am SGT/ 12:00 pm JST/ 2:00 pm AEDT.
Don’t miss out on a free webcast about key factors to consider when selecting a laboratory service provider, to ensure that you add significant value to your laboratory business. |
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Editors’ Series: Fundamentals, Optimization and Practical Aspects of UHPLC: Series 2: Optimization of UHPLC Systems and Column Technology
Thursday, November 7, 2013
9:00 PM EST/ 2:00PM GMT/ 3:00PM CET.
A scientific, unbiased series of webinars on UHPLC. This three-part series of "must-attend" events for those who have heard about, or use UHPLC, and want to know more. |
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Enhancing the Value of Your Laboratory Business
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
9:00 am EST/ 2:00 pm GMT/ 3:00 pm CET.
Don’t miss out on a free webcast about key factors to consider when selecting a laboratory service provider, to ensure that you add significant value to your laboratory business. |
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Editors’ Series: Fundamentals, Optimization and Practical Aspects of UHPLC: Series 3: Practical aspects of UHPLC
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
9:00 AM EST/ 2:00PM GMT/ 3:00PM CET.
A scientific, unbiased series of webinars on UHPLC. This three-part series of "must-attend" events for those who have heard about, or use UHPLC, and want to know more. |
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| Upcoming Events |
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8–11 October 2013
XIII Scientific Meeting of
the Spanish Society of Chromatography & Related Techniques
Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain)
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22–24 October 2013
Validation Week
San Diego, CA
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5–8 November 2013
RAFA 2013 6th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis
Prague, Czech Republic
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6–7 November 2013
Lab Innovations 2013
Birmingham, England
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18–20 November 2013
Eastern Analytical Symposium & Exposition
Somerset, NJ
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3–5 December 2013
QbD Quality by Design
Philadelphia, PA
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3–5 December 2013
Lab Compliance Week
Philadelphia, PA
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3–5 December 2013
Stability Testing, Part of Lab Compliance Week
Philadelphia, PA
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