Mass spectrometry

Kim Ekroos PhD, Founder & CEO Lipidomics Consulting and Kelly Moser PhD, Lab Operations Manager and Applications Scientist, MOBILion Systems examine advancements in research of biomarkers for early diagnostics and effective treatments for neurodegenerative disorders with High-Resolution Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Although the first descriptions and classifications of lipids appeared almost two centuries ago, it […]

By Professor Yasushi Ishihama, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular BioAnalysis, Kyoto University Mass spectrometry (MS) is now widely used in protein biochemistry and proteomics to identify and characterise proteins, with technology constantly evolving to achieve higher depths of coverage, speed, and sensitivity. For example, tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) is a sensitive, accurate, and efficient method […]

Andreas Huhmer, Senior Director, Proteomics and Metabolomics, Thermo Fisher Scientific, examines the mass spectrometry techniques providing detailed insight into virus structure and function Our ability to quickly and accurately understand new viruses has been significantly tested in 2020, with the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the first reports of an […]

The COVID-19 antiviral race: we’re all in this together By Uduak Grace Thomas In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, international scientists from academia and industry have pooled their expertise and resources to identify candidate compounds that inhibit the activity of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease, in order to develop a clinically effective antiviral. The aptly named […]

Thermo Scientific iCAP PRO Series ICP-OES instruments capture a complete spectrum in a single measurement for high matrix samples. Scientists no longer need to limit routine trace element analysis workflow productivity with the launch of a new series of inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) instruments for food and beverage, consumer safety, industrial, environmental […]

Thermo Fisher Scientific will provide online programming and virtual exhibits to introduce scientists to a number of new products that build on its leading Orbitrap platform and expand research applications. The company said it will showcase its newest instruments, software and workflow solutions during a company-hosted virtual event, vLC-MS.com, on May 26 -28, 2020, and at […]

Image: Pille-Riin Priske Avacta has begun work with the UK government’s CONDOR programme to evaluate and clinically validate the high throughput COVID-19 bead-assisted mass spectrometry (BAMS) laboratory assay developed with Adeptrix. The COVID-19 National Diagnostic Research and Evaluation Platform (CONDOR), recently funded by the National Institute for Health Research, UK Research and Innovation, Asthma UK […]

Share Share Tweet Email Could marine alga be a remedy against infections and skin cancer? Could marine alga be a remedy against infections and skin cancer? 6 July 2020 Image: Shane Stagner Marine organisms and their microbial symbionts are invaluable sources of new medicines for human diseases. Natural products from the sea have four times […]

Meeting analytical challenges in a brave new world of next generation biotherapeutics By Mani Krishnan and Susan Darling Volume 21 Issue 2 – Spring 2020 The need for innovative advanced analytical tools to accelerate the development of immunotherapies and other complex biologics that may one day cure genetic diseases and cancer has never been greater. […]

By Dr William Olds and Dr Deepa Shankar While the antibody market has evolved into a multibillion-dollar industry enabling the discovery of cures, disease diagnosis and basic science acceleration, this has allowed low quality antibodies to hit the market. With a large crisis in reproducibility, the need for high quality antibodies has never been greater. […]