What We Learned at The Nitrosamines Round Table Discussion
Posted on February 19th, 2020
Click here to watch our on-demand webinar: The Anatune Nitrosamine Forum 2020 Back in November, we wrote a short blog…
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We Have an LC-MS!
Posted on October 21st, 2019
We’ve long been pretty widely referred to as ‘those plucky, excellent looking bunch of scientists who stick autosamplers on the…
The CF200 Robotic Centrifuge Certified Solvent Safe
Posted on July 23rd, 2019
Until now, very few centrifuges have been certified as safe for use with flammable solvents. Those that are certified, have…
My Pyrolysis Polymer Bible
Posted on April 9th, 2019
Pyrolysis-GC/MS – a powerful yet under utilised technique when it comes to polymer analysis. In my previous life at CRO…
Introducing Joe Perkins-Hall to the Anatune Team
Posted on November 22nd, 2018
Anatune is pleased to welcome Joe Perkins-Hall on board, as Account Manager for the North of England. Prior to joining…
South East Water – the route to validation for automated liquid-liquid extraction method for Organochloro Pesticides
Posted on November 5th, 2018
We’re proud to announce a presentation from South East Water at our Watermation Workshop on the 27th and 28th November….
7250 GC/Q-TOF: The Quickest Way to Your Molecular Ion
Posted on October 11th, 2018
This is Big News! When you are doing product characterisation, or looking for unknowns in your samples, would you like…
What We’re Looking Forward to at BMSS 39
Posted on September 10th, 2018
Marvin Shaw’s Keynote Speech There’s been much talk about the possibilities and limitations of real-time volatile analysis in our industry…
Are you coming to BMSS 2018 in Cambridge?
Posted on September 7th, 2018
BMSS 39 is fast approaching so it’s high time we started looking ahead to what’s going on. First and foremost…
Water Analysis – Changes are on the Way
Posted on August 14th, 2018
This is an exciting time. The sensitivity of the mass specs has reached a turning-point where, in the analysis of…
Is Your Lab Ready for its Fifteen Minutes of FAMEs?
Posted on August 14th, 2018
You probably know that the World Health Organisation recommends a low fat diet, limiting saturated fat intake and maintaining a…
Fuel of the Future? Is Your Hydrogen Pure Enough?
Posted on May 15th, 2018
Earlier this year, Mark Perkins, one of our SIFT-MS specialists took our SIFT-MS to work with Thomas Bacquart and his…
How to do Amino Acid Analysis the Quick and Easy Way
Posted on April 20th, 2018
Changes in food safety legislation mean that there is a need to reduce the asparagine content of potatoes and cereals…
The Golden Triangle and Why It Matters
Posted on February 16th, 2018
Automated sample preparation will have a strong, positive impact upon the use of LC-MS and GC-MS in the life sciences….
Manual Liquid-Liquid Extraction – Time for a Change
Posted on February 2nd, 2018
Introduction If you still carry out liquid-liquid extraction manually, and are fed-up with the associated costs, mistakes and hazards, then…
The Analytical Chemistry of the Smell of Parkinson’s
Posted on December 20th, 2017
Over the last few years, there has been lots of media coverage of a remarkable lady called Joy Milne, who…
If Beer Tastes of Vegetables, Does it Count as One of Your 5 a Day?
Posted on December 20th, 2017
As we approach the Christmas festivities, many of you will be enjoying a festive tipple. Analysis of alcohol seems to…
Automated Sample Preparation: the missing hyphen to hypernation
Posted on December 8th, 2017
HTC-15 is taking place on the 24th-26th January 2018 in Cardiff, Wales. It’s a focused industry event which focuses on…
Pipette or Syringe: that is the question
Posted on August 14th, 2017
Single-channel pipettes and syringes are common laboratory tools widely used for liquid handling purposes. They both have pros and cons…
Volatile Biomarkers in Biomedical Research
Posted on July 25th, 2017
Why are Volatile Biomarkers Important in Biomedical Research? The pattern of individual’s volatile metabolites (volatolome) can be used to understand…
Water Industry Achievement Awards 2017
Posted on May 23rd, 2017
The 11th Water Industry Achievement Awards are being held tonight in Birmingham. This events objective is to showcase and reward…
The Tipping Point
Posted on March 1st, 2017
John Quick is Principal Scientist at ALS in Coventry, UK. He has more than 25 years experience in the analysis…
Automated Analysis of Fire Debris Samples using MIDI Sherlock GC-MS
Posted on July 19th, 2016
The Field Arson accounts for significant financial losses each year, as well as substantial loss of life. According to The…
Harmony in Gas Chromatography
Posted on May 12th, 2016
Great gas chromatographers create elegant methods, in the same way that great composers create elegant music. In GC and in…
With Pinot Noir it’s all about the Nose
Posted on February 22nd, 2016
As an avid reader of The Economist, I was interested to come across this article concerning new technology being applied…
The Smell of Christmas
Posted on December 21st, 2015
Apart from Christmas trees (real ones of course!), for most people, the arrival of Christmas is signalled by the smell…
Optimise Your Methods by Optimising Your Staff
Posted on December 9th, 2015
It’s just over a year now, since I started working at Anatune as an Applications Chemist and Training Co-ordinator; what…
GC-MS Automation – The Pareto Principle
Posted on November 27th, 2015
“80% of people know about the Pareto Principle, only 20% ever apply it.” The Pareto Principle (or 80:20 rule) is…
Automated Sample Prep Introduced to Pharmaceutical Conference
Posted on November 19th, 2015
On 9th and 10th November 2015, Anatune visited the Chromatographic Society meeting on Analytical Challenges and Solutions for Difficult Pharmaceutical…
Introducing Richard Davis – Latest Addition to the Anatune Team
Posted on November 11th, 2015
I am pleased to introduce you to Richard Davis, who has recently joined us as a GC-MS Applications Chemist. Richard…
Metabolomics – Automated Sample Preparation for GC-MS
Posted on September 1st, 2015
Where GC-MS is used in metabolomics studies, sample preparation can be a major headache. Firstly there is the issue of…
GC Analysis with LC Prep
Posted on August 12th, 2015
“We have been totally spoiled by the LC-triple quad. There’s no messing around with sample preparation and we can throw…
How to Build your Own GC-MS/Sample Preparation Application Library
Posted on February 11th, 2015
One of the big things that we can offer our customers is ready access to the great work done in…
Now is the Time to Replace your Old High Resolution GC-MS
Posted on October 17th, 2014
Now could be a great time to replace your old high resolution GC-MS with GC/Q-TOF. Here’s why… If you wander…