Six benefits of remote support every laboratory should know by Andrea Mueller | Apr 11, 2025 | Biopharma, Blogs, Environmental / Industrial, Food / Beverage, Food and Beverage, Forensic, Instrument maintenance, Life Science Research, Optimizing Performance, Pharma, Service, Support, Technology, TrainingImagine having a tech expert at your fingertips to solve computer issues or a fitness trainer guiding you through workouts from the comfort of your home. In today’s fast-paced world, the ability to provide and receive service and support remotely is no longer a luxury but a necessity. Whether it’s troubleshooting a software issue, repairing a device, offering customer assistance, or enjoying the convenience of telehealth as a private individual, remote capabilities have revolutionized how businesses operate and how individuals get help
Celebrating customer experience: Insights from SCIEX leaders by Philip Taylor | Oct 1, 2024 | Biopharma, Blogs, Clinical, Environmental / Industrial, Food / Beverage, Forensic, Life Science Research, Pharma, TechnologyIntroduction Customer Experience Day (CX Day) is a special occasion for SCIEX, celebrated every first Tuesday in October. It’s a day dedicated to recognizing the incredible value of our customers and the relentless dedication of our associates who strive to make...
Your success and voice go a long way! by Philip Taylor | Sep 25, 2024 | Biopharma, Blogs, Clinical, Environmental / Industrial, Food / Beverage, Forensic, Life Science Research, Pharma, TechnologyAt the heart of everything we do is ensuring that your workflows and team are empowered to achieve optimal results with your SCIEX instruments, software, consumables, and services. Every interaction with SCIEX is designed to support your success through the dedication...
Detecting low levels of drugs and their metabolites in hair and nail samples using LC-MS/MS by SCIEX Community | Aug 20, 2024 | Blogs, Forensic, ToxicologyYou probably have heard of testing blood and urine samples for the presence of drugs and their metabolites. But do you know about the benefits of hair and nail analysis? In a recent webinar, Tina Binz, Deputy Head of the Center for Forensic Hair Analysis, University of Zurich, discussed the benefits of developing comprehensive and sensitive LC-MS/MS for the detection of low-level drugs and metabolites in keratinized matrices.
Maximize NPS analysis with accurate mass spectrometry by Pierre Negri | Mar 11, 2024 | Blogs, Forensic, SCIEX OS software, Toxicology, ZenoTOF 7600 systemLC-MS/MS is a powerful analytical tool in forensic toxicology testing that can support a variety of testing regimes such as screening, confirmation and quantitative workflows. More specifically, analysis of NPS using LC-MS/MS provides many advantages, including the ability to reliably detect new drugs and their metabolites from a variety of biological matrices.
Unlock the benefits of nominal mass spectrometry for NPS analysis by Pierre Negri | Mar 11, 2024 | Blogs, Clinical, Forensic, QTRAP / Triple Quad, ToxicologyThe development of analytical methods for the detection and quantitation of drugs and metabolites in a range of biological matrices is a challenging process. Forensic toxicology labs need a reproducible and reliable methodology to ensure the robustness of the data and the quality of the results. They also need robust and sensitive instrumentation that can detect drugs at trace levels with high specificity, especially when it comes to novel psychoactive substances (NPS), which can be difficult to monitor and control.
The costly consequences of unplanned downtime by Andrew Wilcox | Jan 18, 2024 | Biopharma, Blogs, Clinical, Environmental / Industrial, Food / Beverage, Forensic, Life Science Research, Pharma, TechnologyUnplanned downtime is a formidable adversary that businesses across various industries strive to minimize. Defined as the unexpected interruption of regular operations, unplanned downtime can wreak havoc on productivity, profitability and customer satisfaction. In this article, we delve into the causes of unplanned downtime, its far-reaching consequences and strategies to mitigate its impact.
Analytical techniques for novel psychoactive substances (NPS) screening by Pierre Negri | Apr 21, 2023 | Blogs, Forensic, ToxicologyThe increased prevalence of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) in the recreational drug market has been a major contributor to the ongoing opioid crisis. NPS are newly emerging compounds designed to mimic existing recreational drugs and have become potent alternatives to controlled opioids. They are also frequently used as adulterants or cutting agents for commonly abused drugs. Continuous abuse of these substances can result in severe intoxication and, in some cases, fatal overdose.
The age of novel psychoactive substances by Pierre Negri | Mar 9, 2023 | Blogs, Forensic, ToxicologyNovel psychoactive substances (NPS) are compounds designed to mimic existing recreational drugs. The emergence of NPS has changed the landscape of the synthetic drug market. While previously the market had a limited number of compounds belonging to a few chemical groups, with NPS it now has hundreds of compounds. The European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction is currently monitoring 730 substances, with more being identified each year.
Back to the new basics: Part 3 | LC vs. LC-MS and what it means for your lab by Alex Liu | Apr 6, 2022 | Biopharma, Blogs, Clinical, Environmental / Industrial, Food / Beverage, Forensic, Life Science Research, Pharma, QTRAP / Triple Quad, TechnologyIn this final installment of our “Back to the new basics” series, we take one more look at analytical techniques and best practices in the lab, and opportunities to improve efficiency. Here, we explore the basic principles of high-performance liquid chromatography (LC) and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS), and how these techniques can affect a lab’s efficiency and productivity.