Mass Spectrometry – News and Features

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New Software Development Initiative Targets Drug Discovery
Applied Biosystems and MDS Sciex have created a software development initiative to help pharmaceutical companies determine drug candidate viability early in development.

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Grape Juice made from Concord Grapes Crowned the Super Juice in Antioxidant Study
University of Glasgow researchers used HPLC and mass spectrometry to demonstrate the antioxidant capacity of Concord grape juice.

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The Winner of Ken Standing Award to be Recognized at ETP 2007
The Ken Standing Award’s winner, Dr. John D. Brennan of the Department of Chemistry at McMaster University will be recognized at the 3rd International Symposium on ETP on May 10, 2007.

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Nanosys and Bruker Daltonics Announce NALDI™-TOF Collaboration
The Companies will launch nanotechnology-enabled small molecule chemical analysis chips for high-throughput laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific’s ETD Mass Spec Technology Wins Silver Award at PITTCON 2007
PITTCON editors voted the LTQ XL linear ion trap mass spectrometer featuring Electron Transfer Dissociation technology which featured more than 1000 exhibitors.

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Ilika Acquires Novel Mass Spectrometry Technology
The acquisition includes all exploitation rights to mass spectrometer technology based on ion acceleration to a constant velocity from Achyra Developments.

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Oxford University Selects Waters Synapt MS System for Chemical Biology Research
The University purchased the system to advance research in chemical biology and to study interactions between proteins and small molecules and other bio-macromolecules.

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Critical Path Liver Toxicity Biomarker Study to Commence with Seven Pharmaceutical Companies
FDA has approved the first phase of a BG Medicine and National Center for Toxicological Research project to discover biomarkers of human hepatotoxicity in the standard pre-clinical test.

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Sensitive Pediatric Pharmacology Assays for HIV Drugs Developed by Vitalea Science
Vitalea recieves NIAID grant to develop and test assays that can be applied to children and neonates to quantify intracellular uptake of antiretroviral drugs.

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Deploys Rosetta Systems for a Pilot Study in Bioinformatics
Rosetta Biosoftware’s Elucidator® and Resolver® analysis systems will be used for the study of Bioinformatics at the National Institute of Biotechnology in the Negev.
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