Company Announcements

Agilent Technologies in April gave Professor Dwight Stoll an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of his research applying 2D-LC to biopharmaceutical analysis. He is an associate professor of analytical chemistry at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota.

In May, Waters announced a comarketing agreement with Wyatt Technology to advance the analysis of synthetic polymers and biotherapeutic proteins using SEC by pairing their respective Waters ACQUITY APC System with the µDawn Multi Angle Light Scattering detector.

In June, YMC America announced that it plans to build a production site in Kyoto, Japan, for manufacturing LC products, including packing materials, preparative packed columns and other products. These products are currently manufactured in Ishikawa, Japan.

Product Introductions

YMC launched in April the YMC-Triart PEEK-lined column, suitable for the analysis of metal coordination compounds. It is available in 6 chemistries, 3 particle sizes, and pore sizes of 120 Å and 80 Å.

In May, Phenomenex introduced a new Luna Omega Polar C18 stationary phase, which is 100% aqueous stable, offered in 1.6 µm and 5 µm particles. The company also released the 100% aqueous-stable Luna Omega PS C18 with mixed-mode selectivity.

Also in May, Phenomenex launched the Kinetex 2.6 µm Polar C18, the ninth selectivity in its Kinetex core-shell family, which offers dual polar/nonpolar selectivity. The new selectivity enhances polar/nonpolar retention compared to traditional alkyl phases.

In June, Phenomenex expanded its Lux chiral LC/SFC column family with new immobilized Lux 5 µm i-Amylose-1 and Lux 3 µm i-Amylose-1 media.

In June, GE Healthcare Life Sciences released the Superdex 30 Increase SEC column for small-scale preparative purification and analysis. It is comprised of smaller, more rigid beads with a narrower particle-size distribution and a higher selectivity, and delivers broad enantioselectivity. 

In June, Waters launched the Waters nanoEase M/Z columns for microflow and nanoflow LC. The columns are designed for easy installation with reduced connection variability. They utilize ZenFit Connection Technology, which requires no tools and utilizes reusable fittings. Available in multiple bonded phases with sub-2 µm particles, the columns can be used for Waters’ and third-party systems.