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March 2018
Welcome to our March issue! In Upfront, we cover gender balance, sports doping and faster screening. Our In My View section includes emerging environmental contaminants and human biomonitoring. Features include an in-depth look at e-cigarettes, a snapshot of the challenges of biopharma analysis, and a research round-up from our mini-mag, The Cannabis Scientist. Peter Kissinger gives his wise and witty answers to career Q&As in Profession, and finally, we catch up Pfizer’s Melissa Hanna-Brown.
Think Fast, Screen Faster
March 8, 2018
Ten thousand reactions per hour – or else? No problem!
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Industry Insights
March 8, 2018
How is the tobacco industry approaching the emerging field of e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn products?
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Simple, Rapid Detection of Edible Oil Oxidation Using Direct MS
March 8, 2018
Process-line or laboratory detection of edible oil oxidation is achieved extremely simply by applying selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS).
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In Good Company
March 8, 2018
We speak with KNAUER’s owner and CEO Alexandra Knauer in Berlin to find out how a strong focus on corporate social responsibility is good for the company – and great for the soul.
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What's In the Cannabis Scientist?
March 8, 2018
The last 12 months have been momentous for the cannabis field– and our mini magazine The Cannabis Scientist has been there to tackle the big issues. Here, we present the people and technology to watch out for in cannabis analysis.
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Specialist Snapshot: Biopharmaceutical Analysis
March 8, 2018
Three analytical experts tell us how biopharmaceutical characterization is evolving to meet the needs of the industry – and vice versa.
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The Human Element
March 8, 2018
The challenges of using biomarkers to predict the health impact of e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn products.
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The Cloud Chasers
March 8, 2018
From e-cigarettes to emerging heated tobacco products, how safe are electronic nicotine delivery systems? We meet the scientists tasked with exploring the chemical composition of these complex aerosols.
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Everything You Wanted to Know About a Career in Chemistry
March 8, 2018
Navigating the road from graduate to PhD to first job can be tricky. Entrepreneur and professor Peter Kissinger has mentored hundreds of students and postdocs. Here, he shares 10 of the most frequently asked questions – and his wise (and honest) responses.
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Faster for Pharma
March 8, 2018
Sitting Down With... Melissa Hanna-Brown, Analytical Technology & Innovation Lead, Pfizer Global R&D, Sandwich, UK.
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Human Biomonitoring Requires Validation
March 7, 2018
Though human biomonitoring can be an important tool in risk assessment for food and feed safety, suitable biomarkers need to be valid from both analytical and physiological perspectives.
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The Road to HPLC 2018 Part V: Emerging Environmental Contaminants
March 7, 2018
In the run up to HPLC2018, we examine how environmental researchers are reaping the benefits of analytical advances.
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Pixel Perfect
March 7, 2018
A spatial gene expression technique for improved tissue sample analysis
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Bright and Early
March 7, 2018
SciX springs across the pond to focus on early career researchers
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Raising a Red Flag
March 7, 2018
How speed is the name of the game, when it comes to beating cheats
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Materials Science and Mobile Labs
March 7, 2018
Business in brief: what’s going on in analytical science this month?
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Striving for Balance
March 7, 2018
Is there gender parity in speakers at a major science conference? It’s complicated…
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Crowdsourcing Toxicology
March 7, 2018
Analytical advances are allowing more accurate and sensitive measurements than ever before – but what if we’re not looking for the right compounds?
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