Compliance Can Be Complicated, But It Doesn’t Have to Be

Compliance Can Be Complicated, But It Doesn’t Have to Be

Compliance is required by every regulated industry and in nearly every nation. Whether it’s complying with strict regulations from the United States Food and Drug Administration, the European Directorate for Quality Medicines, or other regulators overseeing a wide range of industries, it’s every company’s responsibility to comply with the regulations and provide the data to…

Waters and Ferring Collaborate to Host Peptide Bioanalysis Forum

Waters and Ferring Collaborate to Host Peptide Bioanalysis Forum

Close to sixty scientists from across Western Europe gathered for the Peptide Bioanalysis Forum held on-site at Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S in Copenhagen on February 3-4, 2015. A collaborative effort between Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Waters Corporation, the proceedings kicked off with introductions by the organizers, Dr. Magnus Knutsson, Director of LC-MS/MS Bioanalysis at Ferring, and Dr….

Now Available: Peptide and Protein Bioanalysis Application Notebook

Now Available: Peptide and Protein Bioanalysis Application Notebook

Peptides and proteins are not small molecules. Why treat them the same? Analyzing large molecules may be one of the greatest challenges that the bioanalyst faces at the beginning of the 21st century. Employing LC-MS for the bioanalysis of large molecules requires the extraction of the target analyte from a matrix of biochemically similar peptides and proteins. However, we have…

Advancing the Characterization and Quality Control of Botanical Extracts with Mass Spectrometry

Advancing the Characterization and Quality Control of Botanical Extracts with Mass Spectrometry

Bio-Botanica is a leading manufacturer of 500+ quality botanical extracts for the cosmetic, personal care, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical industries. With a continuing focus on innovation, Bio-Botanica has pioneered numerous advancements in the botanical field over its 40+ year history. Working in close collaboration with R&D, manufacturing, and QC, Bio-Botanica’s Department of Pharmacognosy is a critical contributor…

Killing the cancer while keeping the patient healthy: ADCs

Killing the cancer while keeping the patient healthy: ADCs

One of the opportunities for personalized medicine is that by targeting a disease, can you eliminate the side effects of the cure? Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are one next-generation therapeutic approach that may have an answer. As the Cleveland Clinic notes, “Chemotherapy, the only form of treatment available for treating some cancers, destroys cancer cells…