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The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants has led to concerns over the potential impacts there could be on the effectiveness of diagnostics and other countermeasures. Here, we look at the effects the B.1.1.7 variant may have on diagnostic tests.

2020 was an important year for proteomics. The COVID-19 global pandemic cast a spotlight on the field's clinical utility in the fight against a public health crisis, from which there are many lessons to be drawn that will undoubtedly influence the landscape of the field for years to come. Technology Networks spoke with Rohan Thakur, executive vice president of Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry at Bruker Daltonics, to discuss the current state-of-play in proteomics.

To find out more about cannabis testing in California and how CannaSafe is working hard to ensure consumers and patients receive contaminant-free and rigorously-tested cannabis, we spoke to their President, Aaron Riley.

In this interview, Dr Kaveh Kahen, Senior Director and General Manager of Mass Spectrometry for PerkinElmer, gives his view on technical challenges in cannabis testing and how they can help labs in this growing industry.

Driven by the introduction and evolution of cannabis contaminant testing, and regulations in many different states, companies in the cannabis testing industry are constantly innovating and creating new methods and applications for use in testing laboratories. We spoke to Anthony Macherone to learn more about some of the major trends and potential future themes in the cannabis testing industry.

Liquid chromatography (LC) is an essential technique is many analytical labs. Dr Bob Pirok and his team use informatics techniques to make LC more automated and pain-free. Technology Networks recently spoke to Pirok to find out more about his innovative algorithms.

With demands for food rising as the population continues to expand, and the ever-present threat of climate change, scientists are looking for innovative ways to feed society without adding to the planet’s burdens. Plant-based foods are one area of great interest to meet this need.

Outsourcing certain aspects of experimental work to biotech companies with vital experience in relevant areas can help to advance products more rapidly, accelerating time-to-market and ensuring success.

While many researchers combine scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) to examine materials for defects at the micro-scale, the process is often viewed as slow and complex. Fortunately, however, advances in SEM-EDS analysis are bringing a new level of speed and simplicity to failure analysis.

With demand for workplace drug and alcohol testing growing in many countries and the increasing liberalization of drug laws across the world, the market is predicted to grow considerably over the next decade. Here we share a Q&A with John Wick, CEO of Cansford Laboratories, who pioneered the use of hair testing in the UK around 25 years ago.