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17 December 2015
LCGC TV: Joe Glajch Part 3: Strategies for Demonstrating Similarity of Biologics
Joe Glajch, a member of the LCGC Editorial Advisory Board and the director of analytical development at the biosimilars company Momenta Pharmaceuticals, discusses how fully a biopharmaceutical can be characterized. He also talks about the role of statistical approaches in determining the acceptance criteria for biosimilars.
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The LCGC Blog: In Defense of Nitrogen as a Carrier for Capillary GC
In the latest instalment of the LCGC Blog, a simple case study is presented that highlights how to use nitrogen as a replacement for helium.
 
Hamish Small: Experimenter Extraordinaire
Hamish Small spoke to André Striegel about the secrets to his success in separation science and the value of vague thoughts in scientific progress.

Photo Credit: elly99/Getty Images		 Split Injection GC: The Benefits of “Shoot-and-Dilute” GC
Jack Cochran’s new column “Practical GC” aims to provide readers with practical advice on how to get the best results from their gas chromatography (GC) systems. The first article in a series on split injection GC focuses on the advantages of using “shoot-and-dilute” GC.
Anthocyanins purification with Centrifugal Partition Chromatography
Centrifugal Partition Chromatography (CPC) also known as Counter Current Chromatography (CCC) is a preparative, pilot and industrial liquid purification technique that does not require traditional solid supports. The main aims of this technology are to isolate the maximum amount of a specific molecule at the highest purity, in a minimum of time and without using any silica column or support media. 500 mg of powder extract of blackcurrant is injected by CPC to purify Anthocyanins. Learn More

Photo Credit: Alessandro Di Noia/Getty Images		 News: Analyzing Edvard Munch
Researchers from the University of Pisa, Italy, have devised a new method to characterize complex oil mixtures in paintings using high performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization‑quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry (HPLC–ESI‑QTOF‑MS).
 
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The Cannabis Analytical Conundrum: A Discussion of Analytical Requirements and Method Development