Eight French research organizations (the CNRS, Inserm, the CEA, Inra, Inria, the IRD, the Institut Pasteur and the Conférence des Présidents d’Université) have formed the National Alliance for Life and Health Sciences. The Alliance is designed to further the government’s policy for research coordination, and will engage in scientific, operational and strategic efforts. Objectives will […]

Since last fall, labs worldwide have struggled to cope with a shortage of acetonitrile (ACN), the most commonly used organic solvent for LC mobile phase. Companies supplying LC products have responded with information, support and solutions for end-users looking to conserve the now precious chemical compound, for which prices have skyrocketed. ACN suppliers’ measures have […]