http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn The Column 2010-03-10T15:15:05Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-5-February-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/660757?ref=25 Achievements and Trends in Ion Chromatography Alfred Steinbah, Andrea Wille and Sven Hoffman Event Preview: analytica 2010 23–26 March 2010, Munich, Germany. The organizers of analytica 2010 provide their views on what to expect at this year's event, how the economic crisis has affected trade, themes of the conference and insights into new features of the show such as the Biotech Forum. News An Antarctic expedition to research oceanic absorption of CO2 emissions, peptide identification in platypus venom, a young scientist award for Kevin Schug and growth for a microfluidics company are featured this week. Too many c18s... The Sequel Following the stir caused by the previous column "Too many C18s...", Incognito follows up on some of our readers' responses, questions and issues and expands the discussion to shed further light on this subject. Events and Staff 2010-02-05T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/112010/660757null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-22-January-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/658499?ref=25 Q&A His Latest Flame Micro-flame photometric detection (µFPD) offers numerous advantages over conventional flame photometric detection (FPD). Alasdair Matheson spoke to Kevin Thurbide from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Calgary to find out more. Direct Analysis of Complex Matrices USing U-HPLC and High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Eugen Damoc, Michaela Scigelova, Anastassios E. Giannakopulos, Thomas Moehring, Martin Hornshaw and Frantisek Pehal News Ion chromatography to analyse ice cores and detect contaminants in drinking water, a combined service solution and the isolation of an appendicitus biomarker are featured this week. MT&A Market Profile: Solid Phase Extraction Glenn Cudiamat Product Focus HPLC Events and Staff 2010-01-22T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/092010/658499null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-17-Decemeber-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/656355?ref=25 Analysing Pesticide Residues in Apple J. Stevens, L Zhao and P.L. Wylie Efficient Automated Pyrolysis GC Patric Eckerle, Matthias Pursch, Dirk Bremer and Kaj Petersen Chiral Analysis of Flavours and Fragrances: Design of a FID/MS Splitting for MS Detection in The First and Second Dimension of a Multidimensional GC-MS System S. Böhme, H.-U. Baier and M. Gei&3946;ler News Analysing paper degradation, pesticide identification in rice, characterizing antioxidant compounds in food and a company collaboration are featured this week. Incognito Too Many C18s... Events and Staff Application Notes 2009-12-17T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/072010/656355null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-7-Decemeber-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/653958?ref=25 Q&A Decoding Cancer Alasdair Matheson spoke to Andrew J. Thompson from the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and Anthony Sullivan from Thermo Fisher Scientific about the role of proteomics in cancer research Use of pH to Increase the Sensitivity of a Bioanalytical Assay Geneen Baynham, Joanne Mather, Warren Potts and Paul Rainville Characterizing Protein-Protein Interactions Using Composition Gradient Multi-angle Light Scattering Dan Some News Characterizing the polyphenol content of fruit juice, an MS collaboration, metabolomic and lipidomic profiling and testing phalate levels in plastic shoes are in the news this week Tips and Tricks: GPC/SEC How to Expand the Lifetime of Columns Günter Reinhold Events and Staff 2009-12-07T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/052010/653958null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-19-November-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/650502?ref=25 Does Optimization in the Manufacturing Process of An Established CSP Make A Difference in Chiral Separations? Ted Szczerba and Andrew Geyer Meeting Review: The 14th Desty Memorial Lecture for Innovation in Separation Science Peter Myers News Fishy aftertastes, quantifying human proteins, improving F1 performance and networking topics at Pittcon are featured in this issue. Market Trends and Analysis Market Profile: CE-based DNA Sequencers Glenn Cudiamat Incognito Are You Optimizing Your Solid-Phase Extraction? (Part 3) Events and Staff 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/022010/650502null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-5-November-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/647440?ref=25 Using Radiochromatography for Fast LC — Problems and Solutions Keith Hall Enhancing Radioactivity Flow Detection Günter Dietzel A Quantitative, Efficient Method for Analysis of 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D3 and 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D2 Using Automated Sample Preperation Allen Zhang, Robert Kane and Francois Espourteille News Protein detection in mitochondria, a device used in CSI, unearthing the cause of a Triassic global catastrophe by pyrolysis GC–MS and a company's video showcase are this issue's features. Events and Staff 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/502009/647440null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-22-October-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/643768?ref=25 Unlocking the Doors with TLC Ned Dugan Selectivity: A Liquid Chromatographic 'Weapon of Mass Resolution' Mike Giles and David Keay Application Notes News Chromatography training courses, macabre mummy discoveries, an office expansion into Russia and vitamin C testing are featured in this issue. Market Trends & Analysis Market Profile: Gas Generators Glenn Cudiamat Events and Staff 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/482009/643768null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-8-October-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640875?ref=25 Sugar and Sterol Analysis in Human Body Fluids Fokje S.M. Zijlstra, Leo A.J. Kluijtman and Mark H.P.M. van Lieshout "This is What I've Been Looking For" — The Quest For The Ideal Column Connector In this case study, Frank van Geel spoke to Theo Jelink from AkzoNobel about his findings after the Melfit One connecting device from NLISIS News More fuel for thought, ageing bananas, a society name change and an asset purchase agreement are featured this week. Incognito Are You Optimizing Your Solid-Phase Extraction: Part 2 Incognito dedicates Part 2 of his series on solid-phase extraction to answering the questions posed in Part 1 regarding the SPE of propranolol from plasma exract Events 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/462009/640875null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-September-2009-Issue-2/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636119?ref=25 Advancements to Take the Pain Out of Chromatographic Peak Integration Shaun Quinn Reducing Time and Cost with Multi-vendor Chromatographic System Control Mark Harnois, Chris Stumpf and Steven F. Eaton Meeting Review: SFC 2009 — 3rd International Conference on Packed Column Supercritical Fluid Chromatography Larry T. Taylor News Market Trends and Analysis Market Profile: Worldwide Ion Chromatography Demand Glenn Cudiamat Events 2009-09-24T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/432009/636119null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-September-2009-Issue-1/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636118?ref=25 Pervasive PFCs: An SPE-LC–MS Method for Their Determination in Water and Wastewater Norbert Helle, Meike Baden and Kaj Petersen High-temperature Gradient Adsorption Liquid Chromatography — A Novel Way of Separation for Polyolefins T. Macko, R. Brüll, Y. Wang and Y. Thomann Fuel for Thought A summary of the latest developments on petroleum analysis and the search for alternative fuels News Incognito Are You Optimizing Your Solid-Phase Extraction? Q&A John Lough from the University of Sunderland talks about his tenure as president of The Chromatographic Society Events 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/432009/636118null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-August-2009-Issue-2/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/629531?ref=25 Improving Chromatographic Performance by Using Freshly Delivered Ultrapure Water in the Mobile Phase Maricar Tarun, Coralie Monferran, Cecilia Deveaux and Stephane Mabic A More Efficient Extraction of Melamine from Various Matrices using Resin-based Mixed-mode Cation Exchange SPE and Analysis with LC-MS-MS Lee Williams, Joanna Caulfield and Elena Gairloch News Awards for waste reduction and capillary chromatography, carotenoids for eye care and the buyout of Varian by Agilent are the stories in this issue. Market Trends and Analysis Market Profile: GC-MS Glenn Cudiamat Tips & Tricks: GPC/SEC Temperature Effects in GPC/SEC Thorsten Hofe and Daniela Held Events 2009-08-20T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402009/629531null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-August-2009-Issue-1/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624583?ref=25 UHPLC–MS–MS Analysis of Lactotripeptides in Food and Dietary Supplements R.A.M. van der Hoeven, O.L. Schoten and I.A.L.A. Boogers Advantages of Using Ultra High Tempeature in High Throughput LC and LC–MS L. Pereira, S. Aspey and H. Ritchie News Volatile compounds in wine, a US patent award, floral chemistry and sorting single-walled carbon nanotubes by size, property and chirality are in the news this issue. Market Trends and Analysis Market Profile: Environmental Testing Market Glenn Cudiamat Q&A The Emperor's 'Old' Clothes Dr Francisco Vilaplana from the Polymer Interactions group in the Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden talks to Felicity Thomas from The Column about a conservation project for historical costumes. Events 2009-08-06T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/372009/624583null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-July-2009-Issue-2/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620459?ref=25 Simultaneous Extraction and Rapid Analysis by LC–MS–MS of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid Jeremy S. Bierman, Philip J. Koerner and Michael V. Campognone 'ILICs' Are Not Everything In Polar Retention A reader response to Incognito's article featured in the May issue of The Column On-line SPE-LC for The Determination of Catecholamines in Urine with Fluorescence Detection Silvia Marten News Cannabis as a carcinogen, aid for disaster victims, an anti-doping research grant and the proteomics market are featured in this issue Incognito Quality by Design — Or Death by Statistics? Incognito considers the usefulness and scope of the 'Quality by Design' approach to HPLC method development through a question and answer format. Events 2009-07-23T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/342009/620459null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-July-2009-Issue-1/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620203?ref=25 Non-aqueous Capillary Electrophoresis–Mass Spectrometry: An Ideal or Discrepant 'Marriage'? Constantinos K. Zacharis Solutions to the Acetonitrile Crisis — Five Company Perspectives As a follow-up to Incognito's article in the January issue of The Column, Janet Kelsey approached five companies and asked them to sum up their solutions to the acetonitrile shortage. Responces were recieved from Agilent, Merck, Pfizer, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Waters News The role olfaction plays in songbirds, tainted food and drink samples, a data interface and a forensic investigation are featured in this issue Incognito Everything's Gone Supercritical... Incognito discusses the resurgence of supercritical fluid chromatography as the 'technique of choice' Q&A Matthew Klee from Agilent Technologies spoke to Alasdair Matheson about the role of flow modulation in comprehensive multidimensional gas chromatography Events 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/342009/620203null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-June-2009-Issue-1/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609812?ref=25 Laboratory Equipment Qualification: Back to Basics Nicola Vosloo Confirming Peak Identification in Biological Studies Using Dual-Scanning MS Technology to Achieve Product Ion Confirmation Paul D. Rainville and Joanne Mather Meeting Review SFC for Pharmaceutical Analysis — Opportunity or Challenge? Melissa Hanna-Brown and Tom Lynch News Honey quality control, smoke detection in mummies, identifying PFCs in soil and water and the trace analysis of aromatic amines are featured in this issue. Market Trends and Analysis Market Profile: UHPLC Glenn Cudiamet Tips & Tricks: GPC/SEC How does the Flow-rate Influence GPC/SEC Results? Thorsten Hofe and Daniela Held Events 2009-06-18T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/282009/609812null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-May-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609784?ref=25 Q&A Is Green the New Black? Chris Welch from Merck's Separation and Purification Centre of Excellence in Rahway, New Jersey, USA spoke to Alasdair Matheson about the renewed interest in green chromatography and the role supercritical fluid chromatography will play in this Quantification of Pharmaceuticals from Diminishing Small Volumes of Blood Using the UHC Small Molecule Chip Coupled to Triple Quadrupole MS Stephan Buckenmaier, Adrien Bonvie and Corinne Emotte An investigation of the Impact of Common Experimental Parameters on Signal Intensity in SFC–ESI-MS Lakshmi Subbarao, Jacquelyn Cole and Rui Chen Multicolumn Preparative SFC: An Advanced Solution to Scale-up Difficulties Zahid Ali, Jelena Kocergin and Vinay Edwin Introduction to HPLC 2009 Christian Huber HPLC 2009 Guide In preparation for this year's show, our HPLC 2009 guide provides exhibitor and programme information, a floorplan plus a city guide on what to see, where to eat, drink and shop and useful phrases to help you get by. News A company's environmental management system, canine training, protein analysis to answer evolutionary questions and a community award are in the news this month. Market Trends and Analysis Separations in the Food Industry Glenn Cudiamet Incognito 'ILICs' Everywhere This month Incognito examines the hype surrounding hydrophillic interaction chromatography as the 'new' best thing in HPLC to determine whether this separation technique is all it's cracked up to be. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/282009/609784null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-April-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/606014?ref=25 HPTLC Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Mussels After a Crude Oil Spill in Chile Victor H. Campos, Katherine MuÖoz, Elizabeth Jara, Patricia Gonzalez, Mario Aranda and Mario Vega. Characterizing the Secreted Proteome of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis by LC–MS–MS Matthew M. Champion and Patricia A. DiGiuseppe Champion Meeting Review Pittcon 2009 This year's president, Ed Ladner, reflects on the success of Pittcon 2009 and demonstrates how the struggling global economy didn't take the shine away from its 60th celebration. News Protecting the Florida Everglades, securing nitrogen supplies, developments in ice chromatography and a discovery involving cheese are in the news this month. Incognito Pittcon Pioneers... After returning from Pittcon this year a little deflated by the lack of inspiration on offer, Incognito calls for a return to the inventive spirit and urges all entrepreneurs to demonstrate their creativity. Market Trends and Analysis Market Profile: Automated Peptide/Protein Sequencers Glenn Cudiamet Tips and Tricks: GPC/SEC How to choose a Static Light-Scattering Technique for the Molar Mass Determination Daniela Held and Peter Kilz Q&A It's a Small World The Column spoke to Job Elders of C2V about developments in micro gas chromatography. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/262009/606014null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-March-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602782?ref=25 Incognito The "Ultimate Chromatography Social and Professional Network"...Probably As the trend for using social and professional networking sites takes off, Incognito contributes to the hype by commenting on what's out there for chromatographers. Rapid Large Volume Injection/GC–MS Analysis of Pesticides in Food Prepared by the QuEChERS Method Karin Friedrichs, Heinz-Dieter Winkeler and Hans-Ulrich Baier An SPE-LC–MS–MS Method for Analysing Antidepressants and their Metabolites in Plasma Maria del Mar Ramírez Fernández, Sarah M.R. Wille, Nele Smayn, Michelle Wood, Manuel López-Rivadulla and Gert De Boeck News An analytical thermal desorption alliance, a comprehensive mycotoxin screening method, odour recognition for ants and honeybee research are in the news this month Market Trends and Analysis Market Profile: Molecular Spectroscopy Techniques Glenn Cudiamat 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/242009/602782null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-February-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597071?ref=25 Rapid Sample Preparation Technique for the Extraction of Dioxins and Furans from Animal Tissue and Animal Feed Using Pressurized Fluid Extraction Jennifer Peterson and Bruce Richter Multi-residue Pesticide Analysis in Foods Using Modified QuEChERS Extraction and Ion Trap GC–MSn Analysis David Steiniger, Jessie Bulter and Eric Phillips Quantification of Protein Phosphorylation Using Chip-based LC–MS Ning Tang, Christine Miller and Keith Waddell A New Perspective on the Challenges of Mass Spectrometry Gary Impey, Christie Hunter and Andre Schreiber News More on the acetonitrile shortage, olive oil to combat breast cancer, detecting carbohydrates and determining lactose in milk. Incognito Going Bio? With the increasing drive towards biopharmaceutical technology and the use of "larger molecules", Incognito asks if there is still space for the "small molecule" chromatographer. Market Trends and Analysis Market Profile: Laboratory Information Management Systems Glenn Cudiamat Tips and Tricks: GPC/SEC Do's and Don'ts in GPC/SEC Light Scattering Daniela Held Q&A Rapid Dynamic Light Scattering The Column spoke to Sigid Kuebler from Wyatt Technology about the newly launched DynaPro plate reader, which was developed to address the growing need for rapid, automated and reliable dynamic light-scattering (DLS) measurements. 2009-02-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/192009/597071null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-January-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/590315?ref=25 "Green HPLC" — A Status Review Björn-Thoralf Erxleben Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography for Achieving Nitrogen Speciation in Middle Distillates F. Adam, F. Bertoncini, N. Lahoutifard, A.Addinall, D. Thiébaut, M.-C. Hennion and Marion Courtiade A Dissolved/Particulate Baseline Study of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons in Particulate-Laden Water Friederich Werres and Robert S. Johnson News Tolerable levels for daily intake of melamine, a GPC/SEC training course, a company acquisition and a patent license agreement are featured this month. Incognito Overcoming the Acetonitrile Crunch... Follwing a decrease in the global production of acetonitrile, Incognito considers the alternatives for those using this as a solvent in important HPLC separations. Market Trends and Analysis Market Profile: Dissolution Testing Glenn Cudiamat 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/142009/590315null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-December-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/585404?ref=25 Do Wrinkle Creams Really Work? High Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography for the Analysis of Lipids Valeria Widmer and Eike Reich UHPLC for the Analysis of Paracetamol Anke Knöfel and Silvia Marten News All the news from December 2008 Incognito Perfecting HPLC Method Specifications As a follow on to last month's column, Incognito provides some tips on how to properly specify HPLC methods as a result of his continual experience of coming across methods that fall short of the standards required Market Trends and Analysis Market Profile: Flash Chromatography Glenn Cudiamat Tips and Trick: GPC/SEC A Development in High Temperature (HT) GPC/SEC Peter Montag Q&A Animal Pharma Professor Chris Shaw from Queens University, Belfast, UK discusses the techniques used to study biologically-active peptides from reptile and amphibian venom in drug discovery 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/102009/585404null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/images-october-08/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/562691?ref=25 images october 08 2008-11-03T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/452008/562691null HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-November-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/579728?ref=25 Smoke Signals Kaj Petersen Simple Differentiation of Black Tea Samples Using a Chemometric Approach Antonietta Gledhill News All the news for November 2008 Incognito Method "Non"-Specifications! Frustrated by the lack of detail in the way that methods are specified, Incognito draws up some criteria for properly specifying instrument or method parameters and discusses some of the inaccuracies that he has come across Market Trends and Analysis Market Profile: Capillary Electrophoresis Glenn Cudiamat Q&A The Column's Janet Kelsey spoke with Marco Koenen and Ed Ledford of Zoex about the increasing popularity of multidimensional gas chromatography over conventional GC and where Zoex fits into this new trend. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/062009/579728null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-October-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/577074?ref=25 Rapid Fatty Acid Fingerprinting in Microalgae by Gas Chromatography: Analytical Opportunities Lieve M. L. Laurens Tips and Tricks: GPC/SEC Understanding Positive and Negative Detector Signals Daniela Held and Peter Kilz Biodiesel Patterns Reflect Quality: Analysis According to DIN EN 14103 Margit Geissler Bringing Together GC and LC on an MS–TOF System Ralf Dunsbach and Ralf Ketterlinus News All the news for October 2008 Incognito Total Solutions — Really? This month Incognito asks how "total" are the solutions being offered by the "Total Solutions" providers! Market Trends and Analysis Market Profile: The Analytical and Life Science Instruments Industry Glenn Cudiamat Q&A Craig Dobbs from pharmaceutical business operations at Waters, reveals what the company can offer scientists involved in implementing PAT and why the company has launched a chromatography system dedicated to this market that offers real-time monitoring 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/042009/577074null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-September-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/569671?ref=25 Market Trends and Analysis: Water Analysis and Testing Glenn Cudiamat reports on the vast water analysis market and looks at worldwide demand for laboratory separation techniques within the water testing industry. Separation of Complex Peptide Samples Using Optimized Column Technology and 1D-LC Conditions Sebastiaan Eeltink, Bas Dolman, Karsten Dekker, Fraser McLeod and Remco Swart Diastereoselective Separation of Fenvalerate by Supercritical Fluid Chromatography with Tandem Columns Jennifer Lefler and Rui Chen News All the news for September 2008. Incognito: Turn On, Tune In, Outsource… With many laboratories closing or downsizing in preference for outsourcing work to offshore territories, Incognito highlights some of the shortfalls to be expected. Q&Q The Column's Alasdair Matheson spoke to Rohan Thakur from thermo Fisher Scientific about the company's rationale behind developing the TSQ Vantage — a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer — for high sensitivity bioanalysis. 2008-09-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/492008/569671null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-August-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/569393?ref=25 Pesticide Residues in Fruit and Vegetables — From Avocados to Zucchinis Norbert Helle, Meike Baden and Carlos Gil Tips and Tricks: What are the Applications for Polymer Reference Standards? Daniela Held Transferring Existing HPLC Methods to MicroLC Justin Kittell, Remco Van Soest and Don Arnold News All the news for August 2008. Incognito Incognito asks whether the increasing trend towards developing "generic" methods is compromising data quality and producing lower quality results Market trends & analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on the mass spectrometry market in North America and Europe. Q&Q The Column spoke to Paul Smith from PerkinElmer's OneSource Laboratory Services about the impact of new instrument qualification legislation on chromatographers within the pharmaceutical industry. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/492008/569393null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-July-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555269?ref=25 Automation of Vitamin D Analysis to Provide Higher Throughput Jacqueline Rippington Mixed-Mode Solid-Phase Extraction of Basic Drugs from Biological Fluid Matthew Cleeve Enhancing GC-MS Analysis of Trace Compounds using a Dynamic Approach to Reducing Background Interference Damien Rosser, Gareth Roberts and Liz Woolfenden LC-MS-MS Analysis of Antibiotics in Wastewater Eleni Botitsi, Charalmapia Frosyni, Emmanuel Dasenakis, Despina Tsipi and Dipankar Ghosh News All the news from July 2008 Market trends & analysis Glenn Cudiamat provides a report on India with a specific look at the growth of the analytical instrumentation market. Incognito: Rapidly Becoming Confused! Incognito assesses the choice between superficially porous silica and sub 2 micron stationary HPLC phases. Q&A: SFC - The Innovative Approach The Column spoke to Jeffrey Kiplinger from Averica Drug Discovery about the benefits of using SFC as a purification tool in drug discovery. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555269null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-August-2007/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555568?ref=25 The Unsweet Smell of Success Professor Ling from the National Tsiang Hua University in Taiwan talks about the use of chromatography to monitor air quality. Hyphenated Techniques in Ion Chromatography Andrea Willw, Stefanie Czyborra and Alfred Steinbach Tips & Tricks: GPC/SEC Daniela Held News All the news from August 2007 Time to Rethink Outsourcing? Is outsourcing R&D the future for science, Zosimus wonders. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on the latest developments in single-cell whole genome amplification PCR. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555568null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/images/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526213?ref=25 images 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/262008/526213null HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/column-images/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/521099?ref=25 column images 2008-06-03T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/232008/521099null HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-June-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526701?ref=25 Sensory quality control of food and packaging products Marion Bonnefille. Analysis of macromolecular branching by triple detection GPC/SEC Paul Clarke Tips and tricks: How do I calibrate a GPC/SEC system? Daniela Held. News All the news for June 2008. Incognito With the changing nature of conferences and exhibitions, Incognito questions their true value today. Market trends & analysis Glenn Cudiamat provides a market profile of continuous flow analysis and discrete analysers. 2008-06-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/272008/526701null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-May-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526699?ref=25 The application of UHPLC-MS for the analysis of schedule 1 drugs of abuse in candied and chocolate matrices Chris Loran and Jason R. Stenzel A small molecule HPLC-chip for the high-sensitivity quantification of pharmaceuticals using triple quadrupole MS. Stephan Buckenmaier, Martin Vollmer, Lukas Trojer and Corinne Emotte Evaluation of extraction methods and bias correction by EPA method 6800 protocol for mercury species in tuna fish tissue using an ion chromatograph coupled to an ICP-MS L.H. Reyes, G.M. Mizanur Rahmun, T. Fahrenholz, L. Tucker and H.M. "Skip" Kingston. Meeting preview 25th Montreux symposium on LC-MS. News All the news for May 2008. Incognito Incognito asks whether continuing professional development should be mandatory for analytical chemists and if so, how could a recognized standard be implemented for assessing basic competencies? Market trends & analysis Glenn Cudiamat provides a report on laboratory gas generators. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/272008/526699null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-April-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526696?ref=25 On-site sample preparation using MEPS for wastewater analysis Paul Wynne, Roy Hibbert, Dan DiFeo and Peter Dawes. A simple, optimized approach to automated SPE Yanick Bouchard, Shahana Huq and Michael Campognone. Tips & tricks: BEWARE of mismatch Thorsten Hofe, PSS Polymer Standards Service. Seeing green Hian Kee Lee from the National University of Singapore speaks to Alasdair Matheson about his cutting-edge development of an array of simple and "environmentally friendly" sample preparation techniques for environmental analysis. News All the news for April 2008. Incognito Zosimus' successor airs his controversial views on how stale GC has become as a separation technique. Market trends & analysis Glenn Cudiamat provides a report on laboratory spray dryers and comments on the expected market growth in coming years. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/272008/526696null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-March-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526695?ref=25 HPLC analysis of Lysozyme in different types of wine. Claudio Riponi, Fabio Chinnici and Regina Roemling. A holistic approach to increasing analytical throughput on a modern gas chromatograph Andrew Tipler, PerkinElmer Inc. If it's broke, fix it Paul Heere of NLISIS Chromatography spoke to The Column about the launch of a new tool that aims to take the heartache out of connecting capillary columns. News All the news for March 2008. Zosimus Zosimus questions the scientific benefits of "Fast HPLC" in the real world and asks whether it is all it's cracked up to be? Market trends & analysis Glenn Cudiamat takes a look at the mass spectrometry market and examines the popularity of the related techniques amongst industry users. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/272008/526695null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-Reader-Survey-08/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/499032?ref=25 The Column Reader Survey 2008 2008-02-29T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/092008/499032null HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-February-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526694?ref=25 The winning hand Desty Memorial award winner, Haifei Zhang from Liverpool University talks about his innovative research into the manufacture of hierarchical porous materials. Comprehensive GC with quadrupole mass spectrometric detection. Margit Geissler, Shimadzu Europa GmbH. Tips & Tricks: GPC/SEC Friedhelm Gores and Peter Kilz, PSS Polymer Standards Service GmbH News All the news for February 2008. Zosimus Thoughts on the state of the separation science industry over the last two years. HAs anything changed? Market trends & analysis Glenn Cudiamat provides a report on the GC market following a recent user survey. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/272008/526694null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-January-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526693?ref=25 HPLC with charged aerosol detection for pharmaceutical cleaning validation. Brian Forsatz and Nicolas H. Snow. News All the news for January 2008. Zosimus Is the voice of the scientist actually being heard in the modern world. Market trends & analysis A look at the main driving forces affecting the global markets for solid-phase extraction methods. Far from staying stationary Mark Woodruff, of Fortis Technologies, talks about the company's approach to developing new stationary phases. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/272008/526693null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-December-2007/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555557?ref=25 Q&A: High Maintenance Andrew Attwood, European service business leader of PerkinElmer's Laboratory Services division, talks about the help on offer with OneSource. Rapid Column Characterization using Complex Samples and Automated LC-MS Data Analysis Craig Aurand, David S. Bell, Michael McBrien and Margaret Antler Trace Analysis of Perchlorate: Analytical Method and Removal Efficiency of Purification Technologies Elodie Castillo, Estelle Riche, Ichiro Kano and Stephane Mabic Tips & Tricks: GPC/SEC Thorsten Hofe and Gunter Reinhold News All the news from December 2007 Zosimus This month Zosimus wonders if streamlining workloads would help innovation in separation science. 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555557null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-November-2007/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555559?ref=25 Q&A: Food for Thought Dipankar Ghosh, of Thermo Fisher Scientific, talks about the work being done to meet new challenges in the analysis of pesticides in foods. Meeting Review: 12th Desty Memorial Lecture A report from this year's event which recognizes innovation and invention in the world of chromatography. Separation and Purification of Chiral Compounds by Two-Dimensional Supercritical Fluid Chromatography Keijin Iwaya, Masao Bounoshita, Takeshi Kanomata and Muneo Saito Highly Selective Trace Level Extraction using Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Solid-Phase Extraction Christine Widstrand, Brian Boyd, Olga Shimelis, An Trinh and Hillel Brandes News All the news from November 2007 Zosimus This month Zosimus tackles the fall in skills in basic maths. Market Trends and Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on how clinical, pharmaceutical and food testing industries affect thin layer chromatography markets. 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555559null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-October-2007/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555562?ref=25 Time to Blow the Budget on Chromatography Research This month Zosimus wonders if companies should plough more money into external academic research in their search for innovation and product invention. Tips & Tricks: GPC/SEC Daniela Held and Gunter Reinhold Improving Injection Consistency Using N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone as a GC Syringe Wash Bryan E. Bell Meeting Preview: Extech-10 and HTC-10 A look at waht to expect at next year's event being held in Bruges, Belgium Q&A: Boosting Biological Analysis Benedikt Kessler, from the Ubiquitin Proteolysis Group at Oxford University, talks about the advantages of nano-ultra performance liquid chromatography. News All the news from October 2007 Market Trends and Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on how healthcare funding is having a positive impact on the clinical flow cytometry markets. 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555562null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-September-2007/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555565?ref=25 High-Speed Amino Acid Analysis of Beverages Cliff Woodward and john W. Henderson Detecting Solvent Residues in Packaging Foils Using Headspace GC Ulrich Servos and Margit Geissler ExTech 2007 Report Stig Pederson-Bjergaard, Graham Andrew Mills and Knut Einar Raasmussen News All the news from September 2007 Has Chromatography Been Helped by the Internet? This month Zosimus wonders if the world wide web has had any impact on the world of separation science. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on the latest developments affecting the markets of GC-MS. Q&A: My Name is Earl Tony Taylor talks about Crawford Scientific's new e-training program launched to boost the practical and theoretical expertise of chromatographers. 2007-09-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555565null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/August-Editorial-List/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/449136?ref=25 August Editorial List 2007-08-13T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/332007/449136null PDF http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-July-2007/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555569?ref=25 Industrial-Scale Chromatography: A Cost- and Time-Effective Purification Solution Jean Blehaut, Eric Valery and Francois Romelaer Dalian ISCC 2007 Review A look back at this year's event which marked the first international conference on chromatography to be held in China. News All the news from August 2007. Do We Really Need Consultants? Zosimus wonders if consultants offer advice scientists can actually manage without. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on worldwide ion chromatography demand. Q&A: It's A Small World Peter Dawes, chairman of SGE Analytical Science, talks about the benefits and application of microextraction by packed sorbent (MEPS). 2007-07-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555569null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-June-2007/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555570?ref=25 Time for Scientists to have and image makeover? Zosimus: Is the image portrayed by badly dressed scientists leading to the dwindling number of youngsters joining the world of science? Advantages to High Performance Countercurrent Chromatography David Keay and Ian Janaway Identifying and Characterizing Polymers Using Pyrolysis GC-MS Ute Potyka Q&A: Think Small Michael Balogh, president and co-founder of CoSMoS - the Conference on Small Molecule Science, talks about the rationale behind the annual event. Shaping the Future: Part 2 Ronald Majors News All the news from June 2007. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on the latest global market trends in preparative and process chromatography. 2007-06-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555570null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/May-Edit-list/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/424536?ref=25 May edit list 2007-05-04T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/182007/424536null PDF http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-May-2007/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555571?ref=25 Using LC_MS to Extend the Time Window for Detecting Drugs Simon Elliott Etched Chemically Modified Capillaries: Novel Separation Medium for Electrophoretic Analyses Jospeh J. Pesek and Maria T. Matyska Q&A Professor David Goodall, of Paraytec, talks about the world's first miniature multiplexed capillary UV area detector. Shaping the Future Ronald Majors News All the news from May 2007 Zosimus This month Zosimus tackles boring conference speakers. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on the latest global market trends in chiral technology. 2007-05-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555571null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-April-2007/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555572?ref=25 News All the news from April 2007 Improved Isolation and Analysis of Mycotoxins from Cereals, Wines and Beers Elisabeth Korte, Max Erwine and Jason S. Wood Zosimus This month Zosimus asks if the time has come for conferences to go virtual Pittcon 2007 Review Beth Kirol, Pittcon 2007 President, looks back on the success of this year's event. Trace-Level Determination of Bromate in Water by Ion Chromatography Achim Rumi and Alfred Steinbach Q&A Steve Fischer, a senior applications chemist with Agilent Technologies, talks about the role of chromatography in metabolomic research. 2007-04-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555572null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-March-2007/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555573?ref=25 News All the news from March 2007 Zosimus In this issue Zosimus wonders whether separation science could be more progressive if chromatography companies used designers from the consumer goods sector. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on the latest trends in laboratory information management systems. Radioactive Chromatography: What is the Smallest Detectable Peak? Gunter Dietzel and Reinhard Grugel Automated Analysis and Data Evaluation of Explosives' Residues Fraser McLeod Q&A DeltaDOT co-founder Dr Stuart Hassard tells us why he believes the future of protein analysis is on the verge of a new era. 2007-03-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555573null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/February-Edit-List/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/405884?ref=25 feb edit list 2007-02-19T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/082007/405884null PDF http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-February-2007/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555574?ref=25 News All the news from February 2007 Zosimus In this issue Zosimus voices complaints about the difficulties associated with connecting column fittings to instruments. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on one of the most dynamic markets in the analytical science industry - HPLC. Biodiesel - The Alternative Fuel Zoe Grosser and David Armstrong Biodiesel (FAME) Analysis by FT-IR Mike Bradley Tips & Tricks: GPC/SEC How to find the optimum sample concentration and injection volume for GPC/SEC instruments. Q&A Self-confefssed elder statesman of separation science, Peter Myers, reveals all about his past in the subject and enthuses about his new project at Liverpool University. 2007-02-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555574null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-January-2007/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555575?ref=25 News All the news from January 2007 Zosimus Zosimus complains about the lack of innovation in chromatography and stresses the importance of getting back in the lab to do the "real work". Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat provides a report on separation instrumentation demand in the Asia-Pacific region. Extraction of Pharmaceuticals from Environmental Water Samples Matthew Cleeve, Lee Williams and Helen Lodder Simplified Method Development with a Single Polymeric SPE Sorbent Shahana Huq and Art Dixon Chiral Method Development Brian Freer Demonstration of Chiral Separation Behaviour and a Scale-up Process Silvia Marten Q&A Chris Loran, product group director, LC, LC-MS and consumables at Thermo Fisher Scientific in San Jose, California, USA talks to The Column about Ultrafast HPLC systems. 2007-01-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555575null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Systematic-Development-of-Stability-Indicating-Met/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/396671?ref=25 This article discusses some of the benefits and challenges associated with maintaining individual degradation samples for LC-MS-UV method development. 2007-01-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/022007/396671null PDF http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-December-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555576?ref=25 News All the news from December 2006 Opinion Zosimus complains about the poor quality of some speakers at conferences and proposes to compile a database of good presenters for all to view. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on the water analysis market that is heavily driven by government regulations Systematic Development of Stability-Indicating Methods Michael McBrien and Margaret Antler Supplies and Services SPE Product Directory Profiles from Biotage, Gerstel and Gilson 2006-12-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555576null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-September-06/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/387883?ref=25 Inside September 06 2006-11-23T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/472006/387883null HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-November-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555577?ref=25 News All the news from November 2006 Opinion Zosimus questions whether fast chromatography can ever supersede intelligent human interpretation of data. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on electronic laboratory notebooks and the quest for a paperless environment. The Low Down on Light-Scattering Detection Paul Clarke Old Questions - New Solutions: Modern Ways for Complex Polymer Analysis and Additive Tracing Peter Montag Supplies and Services Country Focus Current analytical developments from France and Switzerland are featured this month including a report from the recent 23rd LC-MS Montreux Symposium. Q&A Desty Award winner Gert Desmet from Vrije universiteit Brussels, Belgium talks about his research on shear-driven flow chromatography and micromachined HPLC columns. 2006-11-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555577null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-October-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555579?ref=25 News All the news from October 2006 Opinion Zosimus evaluates the discrepancies that exist between the content off some applicants' CVs and the true value of their PhD degrees. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat provides a report on the worldwide life science and analytical instrument industry. Monolithic Silica Columns for Fast liquid Chromatography Sami Kamal El Deeb and Hermann Watzig Multi-Targeting Pesticides Petra Decker, Matthias Pelzing, Christian Neusub and Ralf Ketterlinus Meeting Preview 23rd LC-MS Montreux Symposium Meeting report 11th Desty Memorial Lecture for innovation in Separation Science Supplies and Services Q&A Professor Stig Pederson-Bjergaard from the School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Norway talks about the development and benefits of liquid-phase microextraction. 2006-10-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555579null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-August-06/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/375560?ref=25 Inside August 06 2006-09-28T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/392006/375560null HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-September-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555581?ref=25 News All the news from September 2006 Opinion Zosimus calls for a restructuring of the academic year to prevent final examinations falling in the height of the hayfever season. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on dissolution testing and its importance to the pharmaceutical and other industries. Country Focus This month we look at the recent analytical activities of Germany and Austria. Determination of Chloramphenicol in Food using Automated Solid-Phase Extraction and LC-MS Norbert Helle and Kaj Peterson Q&A Andrew Tipler, senior scientist at the chromatography business unit of PerkinElmer Instruments talks to The Column about thye new Clarus 600 gas chromatograph. Supplies and Services 2006-09-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/402008/555581null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-July-06/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/368762?ref=25 Inside July 06 2006-08-31T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/352006/368762null HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-August-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/558887?ref=25 News All the news from August 2006 Opinion With the current boom in Internet shopping, Zosimus questions why he can't order a new chromatograph from the web. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat looks at how the new range of fast LC systems is re-energizing the HPLC market. Sample preparation techniques for ion exchange chromatography Peter Jones, Metrohm Uk Ltd. Characterizing aerosols using comprehensive two-dimensional chromatography Tuulia Hyotylainen Non-classical methods in comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography Philip J. Marriott and Paul D. Morrison Supplies and Services Q&A Professor Ernst Kenndler from the Institute of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Vienna explains how he uses capillary electrophoresis to help restore museum artefacts. 2006-08-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/558887null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-July-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/558928?ref=25 News All the news from July 2006 Opinion Zosimus tackles another controversial issue — whether all the conference organizers should pool together to create one great international conference on chromatography. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat takes a look at the North American market for environmental extraction techniques. Meeting Preview 29th International Symposium on Chromatography, Copenhagen, Denmark. Meeting Report New trends from HPLC 2006. Generating high-purity water for endocrine disrupter analysis Estelle Riche, Naoe Ishii and Stephanie Mabic high accurate mass profiling of biomarkers Pierre Thibault Q&A Yassin Hardi of Chromtech talks to The Column about solid-phase dynamic extraction covering its development and applications Supplies & Services 2006-07-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/558928null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-Readership-Survey-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/338455?ref=25 The Column Readership Survey 2006 2006-06-26T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/252006/338455null HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-June-06/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/361999?ref=25 June 06 The Column 2006-06-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/312006/361999null HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-June-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/558935?ref=25 News All the news from June 2006 Opinion Zosimus looks at the image chromatography has amongst the next generation of separation scientists and tells us why we should forget the past and look to the future. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat updates us on the growing importance of analytical instrumentation to homeland security. Country focus This month we look at some of the latest innovations from Scandinavia. Reversed-phase column selectivity Uwe D. Neue, Bonnie A. Alden, Susan Corman and Joe C. Arsenault. USP analysis of tetracylines using reversed-phase polymeric HPLC columns Linda L. Lloyd and Keeley J. Mapp Supplies & Services Monolith columns for fast, high-resolution HPLC Srinivasa Rao, Jim Thayer and Ilze Birznieks Q&A John Christensen of ESA Biosciences speaks to The Column about its brand new breed of universal HPLC detector based on aerosol discharging. 2006-06-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/558935null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-Media-Flyer-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/329082?ref=25 The Column Media Flyer 2006 2006-05-24T04:00:00Z PDF http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-May-06/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/357493?ref=25 May 06 2006-05-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/282006/357493null HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-May-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559269?ref=25 News All the news from May 2006 Opinion Zosimus reports on the benefits of on-line publishing but also questions why paper is still the dominant form of research publications. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat looks at how rising temperatures are being used to control separation conditions in HPLC and how HPLC media supports cope with this. Meeting focus An overview of the 30th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and related techniques. Furan in food Colin Crews, Sarah Hasnip and Laurence Castle. USP analysis of tetracylines using reversed-phase polymeric HPLC columns Linda L. Lloyd and Keeley J. Mapp Chips for chromatography Dirk C. Hinz 2006-05-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/559269null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-March-06/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/321992?ref=25 March 2006 Issue The Column 2006-04-01T05:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-April-06/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/330800?ref=25 Inside April 06 2006-04-01T05:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-April-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559275?ref=25 News All the news from April 2006 Opinion Zosimus describes chromatography as a "thinking" analytical science and tells us to put more thought into it. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat provides a report on pharmaceutical market demand for life science instrumentation. Highly selective detection and identification of nitrofurans metabolites in honey using LC-MS-MS. Eduardo Matus, Jean-Jacques Dunyach and Alejandro Albornoz Radiochromatography and its applications Duncan Carmichael Q&A Don Kuehl of Cerno Bioscience talks to The Column about a new software package for mass spectrometers. 2006-04-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/559275null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-March-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559281?ref=25 News All the news from March 2006 Opinion Zosimus stumbles into a trial on whether 2D separations are actuallt necessary. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat looks at the importance of life science technologies. Under pressure Gerard Catchpole Meeting Focus This month we preview details on Forum LABO & Forum BIOTECH followed by a look at Analytica 2006 Supplies & services Q&A Professor Hywel Morgan from the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton talks to The Column about dielectrophoresis. 2006-03-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/559281null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Ticker+Bar/Welcome-to-The-Column---the-exclusive-interactive-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/308662?ref=25 Welcome to The Column - the exclusive interactive e-Publication for the European separation science industry. 2006-02-20T05:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/January-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/308206?ref=25 January 2006 2006-02-16T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/072006/308206/thecolumn0106_main.gif HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/New-President-and-CEO-for-Chiral-Technologies/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/306628?ref=25 Thomas B. Lewis is to retire as president and CEO of Chiral Technologies in the second quarter of this year... 2006-02-10T05:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-February-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559285?ref=25 News All the news from February 2006 Opinion Zosimus voices his confusion ocer choosing silica and asks why so many brands are available. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat looks at the increasing demand for capillary electrophoresis systems particularly in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. A new system for high-temperature gradient HPLC of polymers L.C. Heinz, T. Macko, A. Williams, S. O'Donohue and H. Pasch Selective extractions by molecularly imprinted polymers Christine Widstrand, Ecevit Yilmaz, Brian Boyd and Anthony Rees Country focus Find out about the latest developments in the UK and Benelux. Q&A Helmut Schulenberg-Schell, LC marketing manager of Agilent Technologies, talks to The Column about the company's latest LC and LC-MS product launches. 2006-02-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/559285null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-February-06/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/322001?ref=25 February 06 Issue The Column 2006-02-01T05:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-January-06/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/322025?ref=25 Inside January 06 2006-01-01T05:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-January-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559289?ref=25 News All the news from January 2006 Opinion Zosimus questions whether we are being charged too much for our columns. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat provides a report on process analytical technology in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. Evaluating analytical instrumentation using the Golf Score Card tool Timothy R. Baker, Steven H. Hoke II and L.M. Dobson ExTech, HTC-9 and Pittcon focus A useful update on these upcoming shows, together with a preview of some of the exhibitors' latest products. Q&A Ally Lewis from the University of York talks to The Column about his research into the analysis of organic compounds in the atmosphere. Supplies & services 2006-01-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/559289null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-December-05/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/318009?ref=25 December 2005 2005-12-01T05:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-December-2005/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559296?ref=25 News All the news from December 2005 Opinion This month Zosimus calls for a standard interface across all analytical instrumentation and presents his arguments for such a change. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat provides an insight into the process chromatography market with a particular look at the growing biotechnology sector in Japan. Country focus In this issue, we end the year with a focus on Japan and review some of the projects in place. Q&A Tuulia Hyotylainen from the University of Helsinki speaks to The Column about her research in multidimensional chromatography. Supplies & services 2005-12-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/559296null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-November-2005/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559302?ref=25 News All the news from November 2005 Opinion Safety versus Innovation: Zosimus reminisces on past chromatography innovators and wonders whether modern health and safety concerns are hampering today's scientists. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat reports on the laboratory information management system industry. Ultra fast gas chromatography: a viable solution for the separation of essential oil samples Riccardo Facchetti and Andrea Cadoppi Country focus The Column focuses on technology, events and companies making the news in Eastern Europe. Q&A Dr Perdita Barran talks to The Column about her work on ion mobility-mass spectrometry, which recently won her the 'Desty Memorial Award for innovation in Separation Science.' Supplies & services 2005-11-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/559302null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-November-05/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/322716?ref=25 November 2005 contents 2005-11-01T05:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-October-2005/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559341?ref=25 News All the news from October 2005 Opinion Zosimus questions whether marketing hype has infiltrated into scientific advertisements and taken over from the science. Market Trends & Analysis Glenn Cudiamat provides an overview of the UV/visible spectroscopy market. Comparison of HPLC-Chip/MS with nanoflow LC-MS for proteomic analyses Experts from Agilent Technologies offer a comparison of these two techniques. Country focus This month we take a look at developments within the German and Austrian analytical markets. Q&A Jean-Christophe Mifsud, CEO of Alpha MOS, talks to The Column about the company's range of analytical instruments for organoleptic analysis. Supplies & services 2005-10-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/559341null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-October-05/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/322707?ref=25 October contents 2005-10-01T04:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-September-05/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/322697?ref=25 September issue contents 2005-09-01T04:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-September-2005/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559371?ref=25 News All the news from September 2005 Opinion Zosimus provides a controversial look at the trend of selecting monolithic columns and asks if they are all that they are cracked up to be. Benefits of the pretreatment step in purifying water for the LC-MS analyses Two specialists from Millipore provide their discoveries on this subject. Country focus The growing importance of the Chinese analytical science market is the focus this month. Q&A Damian Morrison from Waters speaks to The Column about its BEH technology and how it marks a new milestone in chromatography. Supplies & services 2005-09-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/559371null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-August-05/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/322671?ref=25 august issue contents 2005 2005-08-01T04:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-August-2005/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559380?ref=25 News All the news from August 2005 Opinion Zosimus considers the current state of chromatography research and suggests a possible link to the lack of methods available in food testing. Market trends & analysis Glenn Cudiamat provides a report on the food and beverage industry with particular reference to the types of analytical instrumentation involved. Country focus This month's focus looks at where chromatography has come in Russia since its discovery by Mikhail Tsvet, its Russian founder. Q&A John Gilbert, Sales Director of JEOL (UK) Ltd, talks to The Column about its AccuTOF-DART system, Gold Award Winner at this year's Pittcon. Supplies & services 2005-08-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/559380null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-July-05/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/322661?ref=25 July 05 Contents 2005-07-01T04:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-July-2005/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559391?ref=25 News All the news from July 2005 Opinion Desperate to purchase some new chromatographic instruments for his research group, Zosimus asks why there aren't any critical reviews out there that can help him with his choice. Market trends & analysis Regular contributor Glenn Cudiamat provides a market profile of ion chromatography. Isocratic separation of Biopolymers Frantisek Svec discusses a new method aimed at facilitating the analysis of biopolymers isocratically in miniaturized column formats. Country focus Italy is the focus this month with a number of research projects to report on including life on Mars. Q&A Uwe Lehmann from SLS Micro Technology answers our questions on miniaturized systems for chromatography. 2005-07-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/422008/559391null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-June-05/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/322654?ref=25 June 2005 contents 2005-06-01T04:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-June-2005/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559811?ref=25 News All the news from June 2005 Opinion This month Zosimus takes another swipe at scientific publishing by asking the question "Does Peer Review Work?" Market trends & analysis Regular contributor Glenn Cudiamat examines the market for thin-layer chromatography. Country focus Scandinavia is the centre of attention for June. Biotech developments, society news and company acquisitions are all on the agenda. Q&A Michael McBrien, from ACD/Labs answers our questions on computer-assisted method-development technologies and how they can make life easier for the research scientist. 2005-06-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/432008/559811null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-May-2005/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559812?ref=25 News All the news from May 2005 Opinion Zosimus sparks a debate on the significance of scientific journals in out contemporary world of communications as a means of providing information. Market trends & analysis Glenn Cudiamat analyses the demand for CE-MS across various laboratory application fields. Country focus This month we turn our attention to Switzerland and monitor the growth of some companies whose foundations lie there. Q&A Rene Trost from Dionex Corporation speaks about the latest developments for ion chromatography, nano and capillary applications within the company. 2005-05-01T04:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/432008/559812null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-May-05/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/322644?ref=25 May 2005 contents 2005-05-01T04:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-April-05/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/322595?ref=25 Contents April issue 2005 2005-04-01T05:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-April-2005/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559813?ref=25 News All the news from April 2005 Opinion In this issue, Zosimus considers whether scientific research is being tainted by the lure of commercialization. Market trends & analysis Glenn Cudiamat demonstrates the significance of information-rich technologies to the preclinical market and highlights the increase in the use of transgenic animals for research. Country focus News on events, training and research from around the UK and Ireland is the focus this month. Q&A John Morawski and Mark Baynham from Waters Corporation answer questions on UPLC — a high-pressure, low particle size chromatography technique. 2005-04-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/432008/559813null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-March-05/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/322594?ref=25 March 05 Issue Contents 2005-03-01T05:00:00Z HTML http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-March-2005/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559814?ref=25 News All the news from March 2005 Opinion This month Zosimus looks at all the chromatography-related conferences and asks if there are just a few too many. Market trends & analysis Glenn Cudiamat examines the growing demand of SPE in Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific. Country focus The spotlight's on Belgium and The Netherlands in this issue with a round-up of what's happening there. Q&A Jody Clark from Selerity Technologies answers questions on supercritical fluid technology and temperature programming in HPLC. 2005-03-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/432008/559814null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/The-Column-February-2005/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559815?ref=25 News All the news from February 2005 Opinion Our columnist, Zosimus, ponders the question of why micro devices in the separation science industry have been a long time in coming. Market trends & analysis Glenn Cudiamat provides a review of the European and North American GC-MS markets. HPLC and LC-MS analysis of Simvastatin Mark Woodruff, of Thermo, discusses the implications of moving pharmaceuticals to over-the-counter status, in terms of ensuring that a suitable analytical method is obtained. Q&A Georges Gauthier and Martin Greiner from Agilent Technologies answer questions on the company's chip technology - the latest branch of separation science. 2005-02-01T05:00:00Z http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/data/articlestandard/thecolumn/432008/559815null REMOTE http://thecolumn.eu.com/thecolumn/Inside-February-05/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/322389?ref=25 Inside February 05 2005-02-01T05:00:00Z HTML