Hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) is a variation of normal-phase LC. It has a similar elution profile to normal-phase chemistry in that analytes elute in the order of increasing polarity. However, the difference is that normal-phase methods use an entirely organic solvent mixture, while HILIC employs an aqueous-organic solvent blend. HILIC HPLC columns are typically packed […]

As the first company to offer 2.7 µm superficially porous particle columns for HPLC, Advanced Materials Technology (AMT) has quickly grown. Founded as a two-person operation in Delaware in 2005, today, the company employs more than 20 people, including eight scientists in analytical chemistry, chemical engineering and biochemistry. The company exclusively manufactures HPLC columns utilizing […]

Company Announcements Phenomenex and ChromaDex announced a collaboration agreement to provide solutions, consisting of a combination of reference standards, methods and application support, for dietary supplements. NovaSep named Patrick Glaser, head of the Synthesis division, president and CEO, effective October 1, 2012. SiliCycle opened a Chinese office in November 2012. Product Introductions AB SCIEX introduced […]

IBO has made some minor changes to the separations market compared with last year’s forecast issue (see IBO 1/15/12). The overall market size and definition remain consistent, but how we account for a few categories has been updated. Perhaps the most obvious change is the addition of supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), which was disaggregated from […]

Founded in 1985 in Oregon, Optimize Technologies aims to make HPLC easier to use and more efficient. “In 1985, HPLC was an established technique, but the instrumentation and componentry was cumbersome and instrument specific,” said President Douglas Ford. Mr. Ford experienced these issues firsthand as a graduate student involved with synthetic organic chemistry. Working with […]

Tokyo, Japan 12/3/12; Tokyo, Japan and Villach, Austria 12/7/12—Showa Denko has announced a strategic partnership with BIA Separations for joint marketing and R&D, expanding its business to include chromatography resins for biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Showa Denko currently offers lab-scale HPLC products under the Shodex brand name. Based in Austria with 80 employees, BIA Separations provides short […]

Company Announcements In August, BIA Separations announced a cooperation agreement with the Centre for Bio Separations Technology at India’s VIT University. Product Introductions Advion introduced in June the affordable and easy-to-use Chip-Mate ESI chip based on a nano-LC ion source. The company also released a fit-for-purpose smaller array ESI Chip with 25 emitter nozzles. Knauer […]

Company Announcements Agilent announced in April a comarketing agreement for GC Image’s LCxLC Edition software. In April, YMC established a subsidiary in Taiwan. Semba Biosciences announced in May that it will distribute ChromWorks’ Simulation Software. In June, SiliCycle announced the acquisition of Chromatography Sciences Company (CSC). LEWA exclusively licensed Bayer Technology Services’ EcoPrime process HPLC […]

Company Announcements Agilent and Universiti Putra Malaysia announced in April a collaboration to strengthen Malaysia’s research capabilities for halal food products. Agilent will provide a 6490 triple quadrupole LC/MS system. In April, Waters selected the Irish National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training and Professor Pauline Rudd for its Centers for Innovation Program. AB SCIEX […]