The Analytical Scientist

The Analytical Scientist

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Reporting on the people, technology and innovations shaping #AnalyticalScience #MassSpec 🔬 https://theanalyticalscientist.com/

42 Followers 15 Following 87 Posts Joined Apr 2025
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PFAS is no longer just about PFOS and PFOA.

Jennifer Field explores the shift to big data, suspect screening, volatile emissions, fluoropolymers, and biomimetic tools in the next phase of PFAS research.

👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/zonc50YoxMI

#PFAS #MassSpectrometry

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6 days ago
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This #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate Ramos, Isabelle Kohler, and Charlotta Turner, leaders championing mentorship, resilience, and women supporting women in science.

Read the full roundtable: https://ow.ly/o5B450YnWQ7

#WomenInScience #WomenInLeadership #IWD2026

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Can Raman spectroscopy unlock continuous vaccine manufacturing? Researchers at Purdue and Merck developed a real-time, at-line Raman tool to monitor viral particles in flow, reducing QC delays and improving process control.

Read more: https://ow.ly/CyIl50Y83te
#VaccineManufacturing #Bioprocessing

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1 week ago
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Riva helped shape modern chromatography. Now it’s back.

Fernando Lancas reflects on the meeting’s legacy, from GC pioneers to today’s AI-driven tools, and why its return matters.

👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/M1ky50YoxzK

#Chromatography #AnalyticalChemistry #Riva

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🔬 Analytical science powers everything, yet often goes unseen.

In our latest Power List conversation, Coral Barbas, Georgios Theodoridis, and Michael Witting share how the field can step “out of the basement and into the light” 💡

👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/uJth50Y9S34
#AnalyticalScience

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2 weeks ago
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Attending conferences this year?

Explore a curated list of analytical science conferences to stay connected with the latest research, technologies, and industry leaders.

👉 Browse the conference calendar:
https://ow.ly/rs5k50Y4amq

#AnalyticalChemistry #ConferenceLife #ResearchCommunity

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2 weeks ago
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Were key biomolecules already available before life began? New atmospheric simulations suggest sulfur-containing biomolecules could have formed on early Earth, challenging long-held ideas about abiogenesis.

Read more: https://ow.ly/Owpw50Y83a3
#PrebioticChemistry #Astrobiology #AnalyticalScience

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2 weeks ago
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Mark your calendars for March 26 🗓️

Join our webinar with Repligen on building a complete polar metabolomics solution using CE-MS. Learn how MoveKit CE and ZipChip CE-MS can streamline workflows and improve data confidence.

Register now: https://ow.ly/HcYS50Yk6ue

#Metabolomics

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2 weeks ago
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What does sustainable sample prep actually look like?

Three experts discuss downscaling, solvent-free workflows, circular analytical chemistry, and why regulation must catch up.

👉 Read Part Two: https://ow.ly/zHU250Y08WJ
#GreenChemistry #AnalyticalScience

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3 weeks ago
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Genomics workflows are under pressure.

Automation, miniaturization, integration, flexibility, sustainability - SPT Labtech’s Paul Lomax shares 5 practical tips to work smarter in the lab.

👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/b2wU50Y4aTX

#Genomics #LabAutomation #Research

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3 weeks ago
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Why does Riva matter so much to separation science?

Philip Marriott, professor of chemistry at Monash University, reflects on how ISCC and GC×GC at Riva have shaped ideas, careers, and innovation for decades.

Read the interview: https://ow.ly/cEW250Y82Lx

#SeparationScience #Chromatography

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3 weeks ago
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Can life be detected after its molecules are gone?

Using pyrolysis-GC-MS + machine learning, Robert Hazen’s team shows fragmented organics can still reveal biosignatures - extending evidence of life back >3 billion years and beyond Earth.

https://ow.ly/C4F650Y1ca2

#MassSpectrometry #Astrobiology

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1 month ago
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How close are we to a robotic “sniffer dog” for chemical threats?

Steve Wood (Agilent) discusses through-barrier detection, Raman and SORS, AI-enhanced analysis, and the future of safer field detection.

👉 https://ow.ly/Kei950Y08E7

#ChemicalDetection #AnalyticalScience

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1 month ago
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re spotlighting Coral Barbas, Director of CEMBIO, on why analytical science deserves greater recognition. Quality measurements are the foundation of trustworthy research.

Read more: https://ow.ly/uEBa50Y9RVa
#WomenInScience #Metabolomics

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We’re at SLAS 2026! 🔬

Excited to connect with the life sciences community and explore the latest innovations in lab automation, screening, and drug discovery.

See you there!
#SLAS2026 #LifeSciences #DrugDiscovery #LabAutomation

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1 month ago
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Living Sensor Illuminates Epigenetic Changes Inside Cells A genetically encoded sensor platform allows researchers to watch PTM dynamics inside cells and tumors – opening new paths in drug discovery

Cells that glow when proteins change 🔬✨

Rice University researchers have created a living sensor that tracks post-translational modifications in real time - even inside tumors.

We spoke with Prof. Han Xiao about what this means for drug discovery and cancer research 👉 https://ow.ly/B0mH50XWASM

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1 month ago
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Attending conferences this year?

Explore a curated list of analytical science conferences to stay connected with the latest research, technologies, and industry leaders.

👉 Browse the conference calendar:
https://ow.ly/rs5k50Y4amq

#AnalyticalChemistry #ConferenceLife #ResearchCommunity

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1 month ago
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What does success look like in the age of AI?

In Part Two of Tomorrow’s Science Leaders, Power List honorees discuss redefining impact, leadership beyond metrics, and why trust, listening, and individuality matter more than ever.

🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/JHYg50XSZEs
#WomenInScience

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1 month ago
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A new method unites proteomics and genomics in one experiment.

Román González Prieto explains how PLAMseq enables antibody-free, systematic study of chromatin-associated proteins.

👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/OiI550Y07W9
#Epigenetics #Genomics

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1 month ago
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"Riva isn’t optional.”

Chiara Cordero explains why the return of the ISCC and GC×GC Symposia matters so deeply to separation science, and how Riva continues to shape careers, ideas, and innovation.

👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/6yHQ50Y08lf
#Chromatography #SeparationScience

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1 month ago
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GLP-1 success is fueling peptide innovation - and raising the bar for analytics.

New molecules. New delivery strategies. New analytical challenges.

👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/UGk650Y4a0h

#GLP1 #Peptides #PharmaTech

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1 month ago
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Is sample preparation still an art, or is it finally becoming a science? 🔬

Marcela Segundo, Marcello Locatelli & Stig Pedersen-Bjergaard discuss automation, sustainability, and the future of sample prep.

Read more 👉
https://ow.ly/8Flf50XWAuz
#SamplePreparation

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1 month ago
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Can handheld spectroscopy reveal disease resistance in forests?

Researchers used portable NIR + chemometrics to identify chemical signatures of resistance in loblolly pine, with NIR outperforming FT-IR in predictive models.

Precision forestry in action 🌲👇
🔗 https://ow.ly/wQGe50XSYMG
#Spectroscopy

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1 month ago
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2,000+ viscosity measurements in 25 minutes - from a single drop of blood.

Researchers are using vibrating microlaser droplets to enable high-throughput lipid assessment and real-time microscale rheology.

🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/jznn50XTqEI
#BloodAnalysis #LabInnovation

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2 months ago
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hat does leadership really mean in analytical science?

Three Power List 2025 honorees discuss culture, mentorship, soft skills, and why redefining leadership is essential for the future of analytical chemistry.

Part One of the roundtable 👇
🔗 https://ow.ly/XFhw50XSXxy
#AnalyticalScience

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2 months ago
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🤖🧬 Data is no longer the bottleneck in biology. Meaning is.

In this interview, Sapient founder Mo Jain explains how AI-enhanced multi-omics and mass spectrometry are helping close the gap between molecular measurement and clinical insight.
https://ow.ly/z8yu50XItFV
#MultiOmics #MassSpec

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2 months ago
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Can smarter tools end the “dark metabolome” debate?

Makarov, Amer, Bird & Tautenhahn on software + adaptive instruments to manage in-source fragmentation without losing discovery.

👉 https://ow.ly/wJWn50XKYAC

#Metabolomics #MassSpec #LCMS

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2 months ago
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Starting 2026 with one of our biggest reads of 2025: 🧪 The Dark Metabolome: No Mere Figment?

Artifact or vast unknown chemistry? Pieter Dorrestein + Yasin El Abiead explain what’s at stake for interpreting untargeted LC-MS/MS (and why it matters).

Read: https://ow.ly/8TJg50XKWCW
#Metabolomics

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2 months ago
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Ending the year with separation science 🧪

Fabrice Gritti reviews Bo Zhang’s precision-made LC microspheres and why independent control of particle size, PSD, morphology, mesopores, and chemistry could enable the experiments needed for real HPLC/UHPLC breakthroughs.
https://ow.ly/88N050XN3kg

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2 months ago
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PFAS research on drinking water has surged over the last 20 years. 💧🧪

In this video, we share a bibliometric snapshot (2003–2023) tracking 1,281 studies and what they reveal about PFAS presence, detection, and removal.

Watch here: https://ow.ly/QtlI50XCLsT

#PFAS #DrinkingWater#EnvironmentalHealth

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