Like all great things in life, your treasured HPLC system will not last
forever. If you identify with any of these issues, you should consider
replacing your instrument. I used to joke in grad school ...
PSA: Climate change is real!Melting glaciers and the extinction of polar
bears. Dead coral reefs and acidification of the ocean. Increased
droughts and raging wildfires. A warming ocean and stronger h...
Confused about what HPLC components you need? This guide will teach you
how to easily build your HPLC system and request a quote in just a few
clicks with the new system configurator tool. As a scient...
The word pressure is among scientific terms used in our daily life. At
least once in life, you have pumped up a ball or balloon. Atmospheric
pressure is a weather indicator, and as a car owner, you re...
You probably ordered most of your holiday gifts online; maybe you buy
your groceries through the web and your favourite books can be digitally
purchased in seconds via the internet. So why not think a...
Finding your one true love and the perfect chromatography instrument
have a lot in common. As you search for a soulmate, qualities such as
trustworthiness and dependability are sure to fill your list....
Have you ever looked at one of your chromatograms and thought: “Oh, I
think there are two peaks overlapping?” Having a background in
analytical chemistry and years in the lab, I know how it feels. You...
Making the switch isn’t always easy, but it’s worth the investment. I
vividly remember the day in graduate school when my advisor asked me if
I’d be “okay” giving up the HPLC instrument I used for two...
During conversations with chromatographers I am frequently asked “how
easy is it to transfer a method between different liquid chromatography
instruments?”. My usual answer is “it depends”. Before I e...
Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to meet with members of the
Chemistry Department from a reputed university. The team was in the
process of setting up a new laboratory and needed a water puri...
During conversations with chromatographers I am frequently asked, “How
easy is it to transfer a method between different liquid chromatography
instruments?” My usual answer is, “It depends.” Before I ...
Whenever I hop in my car and start out to a new destination, one of the
first things I’ll do is turn toward software to help me find my way.
Luckily, I, like most of us, carry a high-powered computer ...
This field of vaccine research, development and manufacture of viral
therapeutics has not received the attention it has warranted in the
past, presumably as higher returns from other therapeutic areas...
It’s an exciting time in biopharmaceuticals. We are seeing success in
immunotherapy-based approaches, new biopharmaceuticals have come to
market, increasing approvals for the biosimilars, and an exhil...
In my last blog post, “Challenging pharmaceutical impurity analyses Part
1 – Derivatization – first choice or last resort?” I looked into some of
the issues that could occur when using derivatization....
Routine testing and quality control (QC) workflows in your
pharmaceutical, food and industrial laboratories are not the most
glamorous of analyses. Yet they should be celebrated, as they form the
back...
With pharmaceutical impurities under increasing scrutiny, recently so
with the nitrosamine issues in Ranitidine and prior to that Valsartan,
the question of ‘What’s in our medicines?’ has never been m...
This diary belongs to Tom, I’m married with two small children aged 5
and 7 and work in the QA/QC department of a medium-sized pharmaceutical
company in the UK. This year, I’ve decided to keep a diary...
This diary belongs to Tom, I’m married with two small children aged 5
and 7 and work in the QA/QC department of a medium-sized pharmaceutical
company in the UK. This year, I’ve decided to keep a diary...
It’s Time to Make Sure Your HPLC Suits Your Analytical NeedsMost routine
biopharma analytics labs have standardized equipment; repeat purchase of
the same systems or slightly upgraded models. While th...
As a marketer, price is a common topic I come across; I guess that is
why it’s one of the marketing 4Ps! However, whilst it is important, in
this article I want to discuss why it shouldn’t be the main...
In the mid-1970s, the combination of industrial action by coal miners
with the OAPEC oil embargo meant that the UK was running desperately
short of fuel for electricity generation. As a result, the go...
Ever heard the term “prep LC” and have not been entirely sure what it
meant? You’re not alone! We’re here to help you understand what
preparative liquid chromatography is and why it’s important.Let’s ...
My wife and I thought we had parenting sorted. But the methods that
worked on our first child did not transfer particularly smoothly to our
second. With different personalities, different environments...
Over the years I have used many of the different separation techniques
available: gel electrophoresis, both 1D and 2D (do I get bonus points
for also doing 2D gel electrophoresis with tube gels in the...
Valentine’s Day – a day to swoon that special person in your life with
some Candy And Dinner: flowers, chocolates, wine, and dinner. All of it
adding to the romance.For anyone who knows me, the best g...
About a week ago I was out at the local pizza joint with my daughter.We
usually do a half and half pizza. Her half is cheese my half has
pepperoni, olives, mushrooms and other assorted vegetables depe...
I think we can all generally agree that usually two is better than one:
a bicycle is more efficient than a unicycle, two hands or minds are
often better than one at completing tasks, etc. Does this tr...
I decided to write this article about charged aerosol detection as it
appears to be a topic that many people are interested in and have lots
of questions to ask – whenever we do a webinar that involve...
Icebergs and chromatography?Have you ever had the chance to witness the
beauty of glaciers? I was lucky to visit Alaska’s Glacier Bay in 2012
and I even luckier to see and hear glacial calving to form...