Gerald Drager and colleagues from University of Hannover in Leibniz, Germany, have developed a system that enables immobilization and purification of enzymes in the same reactor, which can then be used for a variety of enzymatic syntheses. Using this technique it is possible to obtain ready-to-use enzyme reactors from crude protein mixtures within minutes.

The latest research, published as an early view article in Analytical Chemistry, shows that scientists in the Department of Analytical Sciences at Amgen have used a combination of techniques?affinity chromatography, high resolution mass spectrometry, and a derivitisation procedure?to simplify the analysis of post-translational modification of the core of proteins and monoclonal antibodies.

A new study by Frost & Sullivan shows that the liquid chromatography (LC) market in the U.S. will grow from an estimated $596.3 million in 2006 to $1.018 billion by 2013, thanks to increasing interest and use from both the commercial and research communities.

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Columbia, Maryland) and Groton Biosystems (Boxborough, Massachusetts) recently announced a collaboration effort to interface Groton’s online sampling monitors with Shimadzu’s high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system to form a closed-loop solution for online analysis.

This report shows the steps involved in the development of a new polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) calibration standard for polar organic GPC applications.

Biodiesel Magazine has recently posted an article that gives an overview of biodiesel test methods, which includes gas chromatography (GC), infrared spectrometry (IR), and inductively coupled plasma (ICP).

The Pittsburgh Conference has announced that advance registration is now open for Pittcon 2008.

Phenomenex, Inc., a global leader in the separation sciences business, has been notified by R&D Magazine that it has won the coveted R&D 100 Award for the second year in a row.