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September 16, 2015
Antibody therapeutics are dominating the biopharmaceutical market. In 2013, six of the top ten global drug brands were monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). The characterization of these complex biomolecules is a major challenge in process monitoring and quality control. The main product characteristics to be monitored by chromatography are aggregate and fragment content, glycosylation pattern and charged isoforms.
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September 16, 2015
Even in today’s digital world, some of our most valuable documents are still printed on paper. Banknotes, passports and professional licenses have high value and are at risk for counterfeiting, tampering and forgery. The security printing industry has responded to the challenge by developing a multitude of new anti-counterfeiting and protection techniques, many of which are based on incorporation of novel optical features enabled by spectroscopy.
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September 15, 2015
As fraudsters become increasingly knowledgeable and adept, authentication of food and beverages becomes more and more challenging. I was keen to see if GC-Orbitrap technology represented a new tool in the defense of food safety and quality – and Scotland’s centuries-old whisky industry.
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September 15, 2015
The Pesticide Explorer Collection offers complete workflow-driven solutions to meet the challenges of modern pesticide residue analysis. Are you ready for a premium solution?
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September 15, 2015
Legalized cannabis is an exploding market that offers exciting opportunities – and challenges – for analytical scientists. Here, we offer an overview of the fast-emerging field of cannabinomics and the analytical methods being employed.
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September 15, 2015
The analytical aspect of the food industry has changed significantly over the last decade – mainly because of advances in technology. From pesticide residues to metabolomic approaches, the field is now more exciting than ever.
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September 15, 2015
In what should be our constant endeavor to improve sample preparation, we must look to new materials – and focus on bending them to our own needs.
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September 15, 2015
New analytical technology combinations promise simultaneous solvent-free measurement of every element on the periodic chart. And that’s something worth shouting about.
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September 15, 2015
Are we analyzing the right arsenic species or are organoarsenicals actually wolves in sheep’s clothing?
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September 15, 2015
It’s time to introduce gold standard analytical science in the fight against food fraudsters.
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September 15, 2015
Genomics often steals the headlines, but could metabolomics be the true deliverer of personalized medicine?
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September 14, 2015
Opening Pandora’s box with a seemingly simple question.
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September 14, 2015
Non-targeted profiling is progressing in many application areas, including food, drugs, environmental, proteomics and metabolomics – but how can we measure the suitability of our own methods?
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September 14, 2015
hemaPEN aims to rewrite the textbook for disease screening, therapeutic drug monitoring and medical research
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September 14, 2015
Analytical scientists play an important role in the standard setting process. Are you involved?
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September 14, 2015
Despite the recent bad press, cutting-edge analytical techniques are transforming the field of hair analysis
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September 14, 2015
Continuous monitoring of chemical products with an innovative matchbox-sized laser
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September 14, 2015
Professionals in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – STEM – have great potential to boost scientific literacy in schools. Can you make time to pass on years of experience and educate the next generation?
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September 14, 2015
Synchrotron-based FTIR, XRF, and XANES probe Matisse’s jaded yellow
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September 14, 2015
Laser ablation and ICP-MS has the answer
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September 14, 2015
Predictive biomarkers in saliva may yield a simple, noninvasive diagnostic test
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September 14, 2015
Sitting Down With... Amy Herr, Lester John & Lynne Dewar Lloyd Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
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