Ever thought of breaking the high-throughput sound barrier for drug discovery? by SCIEX Community | Aug 7, 2019 | Blogs, PharmaWouldn’t it be great if we really could “get time back” or even “buy time”? When developing pharmaceuticals, it takes years to bring a new therapy to the market due to the linear nature of the process. As the saying goes, “Time waits for no one.” But what if we could...
30 years of LC-MS/MS innovation continues by Ashley Sage | Aug 6, 2019 | Blogs, TechnologyIn 1989, the first commercial, dedicated Atmospheric Pressure Ionisation (API) tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry system was launched at the Pittsburgh Conference (PittCon) in Atlanta, Georgia (GA), USA. The API III, as it was called, was introduced to the analytical...
Drugs of Abuse Analysis: How LC-MS/MS Reduced Run Times by 66% and Tripled Throughput by SCIEX Community | Aug 1, 2019 | Blogs, ForensicElevate Performance in Your Forensic Toxicology LabYou only need to skim through the United Nations World Drug Report 2018 to see that drug abuse is escalating. Associated with numerous medical, social, and legal problems, it comes as no surprise that ‘drugs of abuse’...
Same Pesticides, Same Risks, Different Standards by SCIEX Community | Jul 23, 2019 | Blogs, Food / BeverageShould we be worried about our health because our produce contains pesticides? The answer very much depends on where in the world you live–or where your food comes from. When it comes to protecting people from harmful pesticide residues in food, standards around the...
3 Advantages of Clinical Mass Spectrometry by SCIEX Community | Jul 22, 2019 | Blogs, ClinicalAre you thinking about replacing existing immunoassay technology with clinical mass spectrometry? Keep reading to discover how the 3 “S”s will help you make the decision. 1. How does sensitivity play a role? Many of the analytes measured in a clinical chemistry lab...