EBF 2019 – conference highlights
Read the Bioanalysis Zone team’s top five take away messages from the 12th EBF Open Symposium, from automation to patient-centric sampling in this conference report.
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Coffee Chat: the importance of patient-centric sampling
Register for our exclusive Coffee Chat focusing on patient-centric sampling. This informal discussion centers on this new type of workflow that benefits the patient, enabling the collection of previously difficult data.
From patient to tube: the importance of physiologically relevant quantitative bioanalytical assays
In this special report from Bioanalysis , the authors report on the importance of physiologically relevant quantitative bioanalytical assays. They share experiences from project support (internal and at CROs) that suggests the need to be ever vigilant translating the needs of bioanalysis with those of project teams.
A simple, effective approach for rapid development of high-throughput and reliable LC–MS/MS bioanalytical assays
In this article, the authors describe a simple, effective approach to achieve accelerated method development of high-throughput and reliable LC–MS/MS assays for regulated bioanalysis.
Techniques and issues in breath and clinical sample headspace analysis for disease diagnosis
This review investigates the use of VOCs in disease diagnosis, the analytical techniques employed and the problems associated with sample handling and standardization. It then suggests the barriers to future development.
Accuracy of commercially available laboratory tests assessed potentially variable
More variability than expected found in common blood tests of healthy adults from commercial laboratories.
Improved sample tracking with novel Barcoded Latch Rack and Wireless Barcode Reader
New barcoded latch rack and wireless barcode reader technology, developed by ThermoFisher Scientific (MA, USA), will assist researchers by securely identifying samples and enabling the accurate tracking of these samples throughout the workflow.
What is the potential of dried matrix spot sampling for cerebrospinal fluid analysis?
In this Editorial the pros and cons of dried matrix spot sampling for cerebrospinal fluid analysis are discussed.
Fingerprints: biological samples for identification of sex and, potentially, more
A research group from the University at Albany (NY, USA) discover a forensic screening technique to identify the gender of suspects using their fingerprints.
Novel sorbent tube could revolutionize sampling of volatile organic compounds
Simple, inexpensive sorbent tube for the sampling of volatile organic compounds developed by Florida International University researchers.