The US HUPO annual conference has established itself as a highly valued contribution to the interdisciplinary scientific field of proteomics, with a particular focus on current technologies in the field and their application to solving biological and clinical questions relevant to human health. The topics covered at the annual conference reflect the multiple disciplines, strategies, and technologies encompassing the proteomics field, and their use to address complex biomedical problems and enable new discoveries aimed at advancing diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of human disease.
Pittcon Conference & Expo 2019
Pittcon is the world’s leading annual conference and exposition on laboratory science. Pittcon attracts attendees from industry, academia and government from over 90 countries worldwide. Pittcon’s target audience is not just “analytical chemists,” but all laboratory scientists — anyone who identifies, quantifies, analyzes or tests the chemical or biological properties of compounds or molecules, or who manages these laboratory scientists. Having grown beyond its roots in analytical chemistry and spectroscopy, Pittcon has evolved into an event that now also serves a diverse constituency encompassing life sciences, pharmaceutical discovery and QA, food safety, environmental, bioterrorism and other emerging markets.
Sanibel Conference 2019: Chemical Cross-Linking and Covalent Labeling: From Proteins to Cellular Networks
The 2019 Sanibel Conference will highlight both the latest technology development and emerging applications in structural MS using chemical cross-linking and covalent labeling technologies. In addition, bioinformatics tools for data analysis and structural modeling will be presented. The aim is to share ideas, harmonize protocols and software tools, and to facilitate interactions among different areas of work.
Join Advion at the 256th ACS National Fall Conference in Boston, Booth #1908
Join us on the expo floor August 19-21 in Boston, MA for the annual Fall American Chemical Society conference. Here you will have many opportunities to learn about Advion’s suite of mass spec products and novel sample techniques. Please stop by booth #1908 to learn more about Advion’s full array of MS tools for chemists.
This year, we are hosting a workshop titled, “Mobile Mass Spectrometry: Taking the laboratory to the Field” featuring Dr. Heather Walker of the University of Sheffield Plant Production and Protection team.
Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, August 21, 9:30-10:30a – Room 1 on the Conference Floor
Description: When instant mass analysis became paramount to the Sheffield University Plant Production and Protection (P3) team, they took the laboratory directly to the field utilizing the expression Compact Mass Spectrometer from Advion. The system provides direct sample analysis of liquids, solids and powders and provides mass spectral information within seconds. This enabled the Sheffield team to obtain rapid detection of metabolite markers in plant samples within the field environment, rather than waiting days for results from the lab.
This workshop features the research led by Professor Mike Burrell and Dr. Heather Walker, highlighting how they turned their SUV into a mobile mass spec unit, capable of screening the fields to obtain rapid metabolite analysis of several different varieties of wheat.
“The utilization of this equipment is of huge benefit as it allows the knowledge that we have gained in the laboratory to be transferred and monitored quickly and easily in the field,” said Dr. Walker. “Using this technology can provide higher detail data on crops in the field than previously possible.
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Background: The American Chemical Society National Meeting takes place in the spring and fall each year, offering the latest in chemistry developments, achievements and awards. The 2018 ACS fall meeting is in Boston, MA, August 19-23. The expo floor where Advion will be located is open August 19-21. We hope to see you at ACS Fall 2018!
Minimally-destructive atmospheric ionisation mass spectrometry authenticates authorship of historical manuscripts
Authentic historic manuscripts fetch high sums, but establishing their authenticity is challenging, relies on a host of stylistic clues and requires expert knowledge. High resolution mass spectrometry has not, until now, been applied to guide the authentication of historic manuscripts. Robert Burns is a well-known Scottish poet, whose fame, and the eponymous ‘Burns Night’ are celebrated world-wide. Authenticity of his works is complicated by the ‘industrial’ production of fakes by Alexander Smith in the 1890s, many of which were of good quality and capable of fooling experts. This study represents the first analysis of the inks and paper used in Burns poetry, in a minimally destructive manner that could find application in many areas. Applying direct infusion mass spectrometry to a panel of selected authenticated Burns and Smith manuscripts, we have produced a Support Vector Machine classifier that distinguishes Burns from Smith with a 0.77 AUC. Using contemporary recipes for inks, we were also able to match features of each to the inks used to produce some of Burns’ original manuscripts. We anticipate the method and classifier having broad application in authentication of manuscripts, and our analysis of contemporary inks to provide insights into the production of written works of art.
Advion Headquarters Relocate and Expand
ITHACA, N.Y., August 1, 2018 — Advion, Inc., a leading systems and consumables provider for the life sciences industry, is pleased to announce the new location of the company headquarters within the Cornell Business and Technology Park at 61 Brown Rd., Suite 100, Ithaca, NY 14850.
Sparked by growth in demand and the need for additional labs, R&D and manufacturing space, the new facility will approximately double the company’s existing scale and bring together the staff of two former Advion facilities located within the Cornell Business Park. In addition to this new global headquarters location, Advion will maintain its successful European hubs in the United Kingdom, Germany and major parent company (Bohui Innovation) footprint in China.
“Advion’s new headquarters is a fit-for-purpose space, both for our expanding team as well as our new product offerings,” said David Patteson, Advion’s CEO. “In the past year we have released multiple new ionization techniques for our compact mass spectrometer, new software developments, and are close to launching a new system that will accelerate business in the environmental and clinical segments. This new space enables our teams to have greater collaboration, promising a productive future for the company.”
This milestone marks over two decades of innovation from Advion, whose instrumentation has been found indispensable in top research facilities including biopharmaceutical, academic, government, and industrial institutions.
“Looking back 25 years, it’s a great sense of accomplishment to continue the growth and expansion of the Advion team and products, right here in the area where it all began,” said Dr. Jack Henion, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer.
The bespoke-designed facility offers five labs and one of Central New York’s few clean rooms. This space will bring all of Advion’s current headquarter functionalities under one roof, including R&D, manufacturing, production, applications and new product development.
Advion began operations from the new headquarters on Monday, July 30, 2018. To learn more about Advion and their portfolio of bioanalytical solutions, please visit www.advion.com.
About Advion, Inc.
Advion develops, manufactures and globally supports mass spectrometers, chip-based ion sources, microfluidic flow chemistry systems and consumables for life science and related industries. We seek to enhance analysis performance and workflows. Using our deep scientific and engineering knowledge of mass spectrometry and microfludics, we leverage our passionate employees’ commitment to create quality, flexible and fit-for-purpose solutions. More about Advion, Inc. can be found on our website, www.advion.com.
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Advion, Inc.
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AI robot mixes chemicals to discover reactions – publication and video
Publication Alert: Controlling an organic synthesis robot with machine learning to search for new reactivity
Jarosław M. Granda, Liva Donina, Vincenza Dragone, De-Liang Long, and Leroy Cronin / Nature, Published online 2018 Jul 18
Using the Advion expression Compact Mass Spectrometer and developments in robotics and AI, learn how chemical reactions can be performed faster than they can be performed manually. Not only is speed a benefit, the development also can predict the reactivity of possible reagent combinations after conducting only a small number of experiments.
Video Alert: Not only was this development published in Nature, but a video featuring the system at work is also available:
Reporter Adam Levy talks to chemist Lee Cronin about his team’s search1 for new chemical reactions.
“It’s very difficult when you ask a chemist in the lab to go discover something. It’s a bit like asking someone to go in a boat now and find a new continent,” Cronin said.