Simplifying Biologics Bioanalysis Sample Prep by SCIEX Community | Apr 21, 2016 | Biopharma, Blogs These days, everyone seems to be furiously scratching tickets to become instant winners, but I'll bet you didn't expect to find sample prep tips that way. For large molecule...
The Connection Between Mass Spectrometry and Space Exploration by SCIEX Community | Apr 11, 2016 | Blogs, TechnologyMass spectrometry has been used for some pretty fascinating applications in our world – like testing for steroid use in athletes1, measuring pesticides in grapes2, assessing the efficiency of a psoriasis drug3, and whether that expensive bottle of 100% olive oil is,...
The Future of Biologics Drug Development is Today by SCIEX Community | Mar 18, 2016 | Biopharma, BlogsSince the 1982 approval of Eli Lilly’s recombinant human insulin, Humulin, biotherapeutic drug development has steadily grown into a global market valued at $140 billion in 2013, increased from $25 billion in 20011 (Table 1). Biologics, or biotherapeutics, make up a...
A Hybrid LBA/LC-MS Assay – Your Questions Answered by SCIEX Community | Mar 16, 2016 | Biopharma, BlogsLast week we posted a blog on Biologics Bioanalysis Key Challenges, where we presented a webinar on those key challenges. Here are the follow-up questions that were received: 1. You mentioned immunocapture-based sample preparation is more automation friendly. Could...
Using Mass Spectrometry to Identify and Quantify Contaminants in Water Samples by SCIEX Community | Mar 7, 2016 | Blogs, Environmental / Industrial, Food / BeverageAccess to clean wholesome water is one of our basic human rights. Human engineering has designed incredible methods to collect, filter, purify, store and distribute water to billions of us worldwide, but does this mean that our water is completely safe to drink? Also,...
LC-MS/MS Method for Biotherapeutic Drug Development Challenges by SCIEX Community | Feb 29, 2016 | Biopharma, BlogsTraditionally, the pharmacokinetic profile of biotherapeutics such as insulin glargine, adalimumab, trastuzumab and others, used gold standard LBAs to assess dose-response during drug discovery and development. However, LBAs require a specific antibody reagent to be...
QTOF Technology for Targeted and Unknown Forensic Drugs Screening Workflows by SCIEX Community | Feb 22, 2016 | Blogs, ForensicIn this study, the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) outlines the comparison of their existing technology and how SCIEX LC-MS/MS systems can assist them in their forensic research. The WSLH routinely analyze for 300 forensic drug compounds in over 18,000...
Expert Advice to Help You with Routine Food Testing in the Lab by SCIEX Community | Feb 17, 2016 | Blogs, Environmental / Industrial, Food / BeverageBetween 3-6 November 2015, the Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA) 2015 Symposium took place in Prague, Czech Republic. With over 800 scientists in attendance, visitors were treated to 132 lectures, 15 seminars, 6 workshops and over 500 posters presenting the...
Contaminants and Novel Approaches in Food Analysis by SCIEX Community | Feb 17, 2016 | Blogs, Food / BeverageDuring RAFA 2015, New Food Magazine hosted a roundtable (sponsored by SCIEX) to bring together experts with routine food testing backgrounds to discuss the latest industry trends, challenges, recent technological advances, and expectations of future laboratories. Both...
Polar Pesticide Analysis by CESI-MS for Routine Food Testing – A Poster Talk by SCIEX Community | Feb 10, 2016 | Blogs, Environmental / Industrial, Food / BeverageMethod development for routine food testing presents many challenges – whether you are looking to increase the speed of your screening or simplify your method there can be different solutions suited to the task at hand. During RAFA 2015 in Prague, Steve Lock, Market...
Using Mass Spectrometry to Detect Trace Ingredients in Food – a Poster Talk by SCIEX Community | Feb 3, 2016 | Blogs, Food / BeverageIn today’s poster talk Jens Dahlmann, Senior Applications Specialist at SCIEX discusses how mass spectrometry might be best suited to the identification of trace ingredients in foods. Some foods containing trace substances or hidden adulterants may not be suitable...
How You Can Detect Pesticide 1080 In Milk & Infant Formula – A Poster Talk by SCIEX Community | Feb 1, 2016 | Blogs, Food / BeverageIn this poster talk André Schreiber, Applications and Product Manager for Food and Environmental Markets at SCIEX guides you through a new method developed in conjunction with Association of Analytical Communities (AOAC). The method is designed to better detect a...