September 2018

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Lipidomic Harmony?

The Lipidomics Standards Initiative was initiated in early 2018 by Kim Ekroos and Gerhard Liebisch. What are its aims, and what will it bring to the table? Ekroos explains the grand plan.

Toward Better Biotherapeutics

When digging into the inherent complexity of antibody-drug conjugates, choosing the right chromatography column is key. We spoke with the University of Geneva’s Alexandre Goyon about the evolution of UHPLC, and how to streamline separations for complex biotherapeutics.

Your Efficiency Challenge – Part II

Since late 2017, we have been collecting your responses to a survey on laboratory efficiency and liquid separations – kicking off a special project: “Your Efficiency Challenge.” Here, we present select results, consult with our efficiency experts – and introduce “The Road to Improved Efficiency” – an unmissable video webinar master class. It’s time to challenge yourself!

Singapore’s “SLING”

The Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, established by Markus Wenk and based at the National University of Singapore, is an interdisciplinary program dedicated to innovation, education and partnership in lipidomics research. Here, four of the team members – Markus Wenk, Anne K Bendt, Federico Torta and Amaury Cazenave Gassiot – discuss the growing importance and impact of lipidomics.

A Picture of Health?

Lipids are a crucial and complex component of the ‘omics’ puzzle.

La Dolce Vita

Sitting Down With… Giovanni Dugo, Professor Emeritus, University of Messina, Sicily, Italy.

Perfecting Proteomic Separations

An Innovation Award-winning micro-chip chromatography “column,” µPACTM promises high-resolution separations of complex biological samples. Kris Gevaert and Francis Impens, from Ghent University and the VIB Proteomics Core, embedded in the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, have been trialing the new column. We caught up with them to find out more about their work, and how µPAC can expedite routine analysis.

Those Who Can, Teach: Janina Kneipp and Katharina Schultens

In part three of our series on analytical science education, we talk to one of the professors and the managing director of the School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof (SALSA), about their multidisciplinary teaching program – which combines analytical sciences with data analysis, statistics, risk assessment, and science communication.

Intelligent Innovation

From the very beginning, KNAUER’s success has hinged upon developing cutting-edge measurement tools. We caught up with Christian Benkhäuser, Head of Hardware Development, to uncover the company’s approach to innovation in the “on demand” era.

All The Tea in China

How we applied advanced software to unravel the impact of climate changes on the complex chemistry of an ancient crop.

Life in The Fat Lane

A mass spec expert, a biomedical researcher and an interdisciplinary team give us the lipidomics lowdown.

Coming Soon: Third-Wave Diagnostics

The need for continuous and contextual biochemical data is clearer than ever – and enabling technology may be just around the corner.

A Closer Look at the Bigger Picture

How a pixel-based approach can define the unique chemical fingerprint of a complex environmental sample.

The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2018

Nominate now for this year’s TASIAs!

Sequencing, Spectroscopy, and Standardization

Business in brief: What’s going on in analytical science?

UK-Wide Web

A new project aims to boost the profile of UK measurement science

There’s Something in the Water

Drug emissions in UK rivers raise questions about long-term consequences for the environment

Faster Fibrosis Diagnosis

A method for the rapid detection of serum biomarkers in liver disease

The Early Bird

Who’s a pretty (ancient) boy then? Parrots were bred in the USA earlier than previously thought

Poetic Perspective

“We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.”