<p><strong>Zveme vás na odborný seminář zaměřený na moderní svět separačních technik a hmotnostní spektrometrie. Seminář se bude konat 26. května 2026 od 10:00 hodin v seminární místnosti v hlavní budově centra Algatech (Novohradská 237 - Opatovický mlýn, Třeboň).</strong></p><blockquote><p class="cke-user_style-important"><strong>👉</strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=aR-wpy9pT0iMxW5H7RJK8WO2jiQLb7NOszjVkgYyezJUOFMwNzdCTVY4TU82R1Q5WkNKVUJWMlBYRS4u&amp;route=shorturl"><strong>Registrace</strong></a></p><p><i>Kapacita je omezená, žádáme Vás o registraci</i></p><p><i><strong>Občerstvení bude zajištěno.</strong></i></p></blockquote><h3><strong>Program</strong></h3><h5><strong>10:00 Vítejte!</strong></h5><ul><li>Lukáš Plaček</li></ul><h5><strong>Nová generace HPLC&nbsp;</strong></h5><ul><li>Zuzana Snížková</li></ul><h5><strong>Plynová a iontová chromatografie v aplikacích&nbsp;</strong></h5><ul><li>Magdalena Voldřichová</li></ul><h5><strong>Síla LC-MS s jednotkovým rozlišením&nbsp;</strong></h5><ul><li>František Zaleš</li></ul><h5><strong>Potřeba vysokého rozlišení v LC-MS</strong></h5><ul><li>Roman Hájek</li></ul><h5><strong>11:15 Diskuze a zakončení</strong></h5><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Těšíme se na Vás.</strong></p><p><strong>Váš tým Pragolab s.r.o.</strong></p>

Pozvánka na seminář Moderní svět separačních technik a hmotnostní spektrometrie

<p><strong>Zajímá vás nová norma ISO 18127 a praktické využití spalovací iontové chromatografie (CIC) v analýze AOX, AOF a PFAS ve vodách?</strong></p><p><strong>Zajímá Vás využití spalovací iontové chromatografie (CIC) u pevných materiálů jako jsou např. obaly používané v potravinářství?</strong></p><p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/Metrohm_workshop_lahve_9d1a95b745.webp" alt="Metrohm: WORKSHOP: Monitoring adsorbovatelného organického fluoru, extrahovatelného organického fluoru a celkového fluoru ve vzorcích vod a v pevných materiálech" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_Metrohm_workshop_lahve_9d1a95b745.webp 234w," sizes="100vw" width="544" height="363"></p><p>Pak si přijďte rozšířit know-how na náš <strong>bezplatný workshop</strong>, který se uskuteční <strong>27.5. 2026 v 10 hod</strong> na <strong>Vysoké škole chemicko-technologické v Praze.</strong></p><p>Nová norma, reálné aplikace a praktická ukázka CIC na jednom místě!</p><blockquote><p class="cke-user_style-important">👉 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.metrohm.com/cs_cz/discover/events/2026/workshop--screening-aox--aof-apfas-ve-vodach-pomoci-iontove-spal.html"><strong>Registrace</strong></a></p><p><strong>Počet míst je omezen, zarezervujte si to své včas!</strong></p></blockquote><p><strong>Nová norma ISO 18127 přináší moderní přístup k monitoringu adsorbovatelných organicky vázaných halogenů (AOX) a fluoru (AOF) ve vodách pomocí spalovací iontové chromatografie (CIC).</strong></p><p>Tato norma reflektuje rostoucí potřebu spolehlivého monitoringu kontaminace AOF. Tato norma je určena pro analýzu různých typů vod a umožňuje nejen stanovení <strong>AOF</strong>, ale i jednotlivých podílů chloru (<strong>AOCl</strong>), bromu (<strong>AOBr</strong>) a jodu (<strong>AOI</strong>). Monitoring těchto látek je klíčový pro hodnocení kvality vody, identifikaci zdrojů znečištění a ověření účinnosti technologií jejich odstraňování. Parametr AOF navíc slouží jako výborný screeningový parametr pro per- a polyfluoralkylové sloučeniny (<strong>PFAS</strong>), jelikož právě tyto substance tvoří podmnožinu látek AOF i EOF.</p>

Metrohm WORKSHOP: Monitoring adsorbovatelného organického fluoru, extrahovatelného organického fluoru a celkového fluoru ve vzorcích vod a v pevných materiálech

<h3><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.isc2026.org/"><strong>O ISC 2026</strong></a></h3><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/companies/314"><strong>Mezinárodní sympozium o chromatografii (International Symposium on Chromatography, ISC)</strong></a><strong> představuje nejstarší konferenční sérii v oblasti separačních věd. Sympozia ISC jsou pořádána od roku 1956 v každém sudém roce. ISC patří mezi nejvýznamnější světová setkání zaměřená na diskusi všech forem chromatografie a separačních metod, s širokým pokrytím technik a aplikací.</strong></p><p>Hlavním zaměřením sympozia bude přínos chromatografie a separačních věd pro potřeby farmaceutického, environmentálního, potravinářského a zdravotnického průmyslu, stejně jako pro vědu a medicínu. Program sympozia bude tyto oblasti reflektovat a upozorní na nové výzvy i vznikající příležitosti ve vývoji, aplikaci a marketingu separačních a detekčních systémů a metod.</p><p>Nedílnou součástí vědeckého programu přednášek a posterových sekcí bude mezinárodní výstava a firemní semináře zaměřené na instrumentaci a služby v oblasti chromatografie, separačních věd a hmotnostní spektrometrie. ISC 2026 nabídne ideální platformu pro vědeckou výměnu a networking účastníků z akademické sféry, průmyslu i státních výzkumných institucí.</p><blockquote><p class="cke-user_style-important">👉 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.czech-in.org/cmPortalV15/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2FcmPortalV15%2FPortal%2FISC26%2Fnormal"><strong>Zaregistrujte se na ISC 2026</strong> <strong>za zvýhodněnou cenu</strong></a></p><p><strong>Termín pro zvýhodněnou registraci a úhradu je</strong> 15. května 2026.</p></blockquote><h3><strong>Úvodní přednášky</strong></h3><div><div><section><div><div><div><div><div><div><h5><strong>Bezhan Chankvetadze</strong></h5><p>Bezhan Chankvetadze je profesorem fyzikální chemie a ředitelem Institutu fyzikální a analytické chemie na Tbiliské státní univerzitě v gruzínském Tbilisi.</p><p>Působí jako šéfredaktor časopisu Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis a je členem redakčních rad několika mezinárodních odborných časopisů.</p><p>Prof. Chankvetadze je držitelem ocenění „2006 Belgian Society of Pharmaceutical Science Award of Recognition“, společného ocenění Csaba Horvath Memorial Award udělovaného Hungarian Separation Science Society a Connecticut Separation Science Council, USA (2017), a ceny Nernst-Tswett Award od European Separation Science Society (EuSSS) (2024).</p><p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/ISC_Bezhan_Chankvetadze_b97143b6b0.jpg" alt="ISC 2026: Bezhan Chankvetadze" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_ISC_Bezhan_Chankvetadze_b97143b6b0.jpg 156w," sizes="100vw" width="480" height="480"></p><h5><strong>Martin Gilar</strong></h5><p>Dr. Martin Gilar získal titul Ph.D. v oboru analytické chemie na Vysoké škole chemicko-technologické v Praze (1996). V rámci postdoktorandského působení pracoval ve společnosti Hybridon Inc. (1996–1998) a na Northeastern University v Bostonu (1998), kde se věnoval vývoji separačních metod pro antisense oligonukleotidy a frakčních kolektorů pro DNA molekuly. Od roku 1998 působí ve společnosti Waters Corp. v Milfordu ve státě Massachusetts, kde se podílí na výzkumu kolon, přípravy vzorků a instrumentace.</p><p>Dr. Martin Gilar je Research Fellow ve skupině Separations R&amp;D ve společnosti <strong>Waters Corporation.</strong> Má více než 30 let zkušeností v oblasti separačních věd, včetně chromatografie, elektroforézy a hmotnostní spektrometrie. Jeho výzkumné zaměření zahrnuje analýzu biopolymerů, peptidů a nukleových kyselin. Publikoval více než 75 recenzovaných článků. Dr. Gilar je držitelem medaile Jaroslava Janáka 2022 a Chromatographic Society Jubilee Medal 2023.</p><p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/ISC_Martin_Gilar_3545a57ff2.jpg" alt="ISC 2026: Martin Gilar" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_ISC_Martin_Gilar_3545a57ff2.jpg 156w," sizes="100vw" width="480" height="480"></p><h5><strong>Václav Kašička</strong></h5><p>Václav Kašička je od roku 1995 vedoucím <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://electromigration.group.uochb.cz/en">Laboratoře elektromigračních metod</a> na <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.cz/companies/62"><strong>Ústavu organické chemie a biochemie Akademie věd České republiky</strong></a>. Zabývá se vývojem elektroseparačních metod a jejich využitím pro analýzu a charakterizaci (bio)molekul. Je (spolu)autorem 200 článků v impaktovaných časopisech, 20 kapitol v knihách a 160 přednášek na mezinárodních sympoziích. Jeho práce byly citovány 4922krát a jeho h-index činí 39. Působí jako přidružený editor časopisu Journal of Separation Science a je členem redakčních rad časopisů Electrophoresis, Journal of Chromatography A a dalších odborných periodik. Je předsedou skupiny Chromatografie a elektroforéza České společnosti chemické a členem stálých vědeckých výborů mezinárodních sympozií ITP YYYY a LACE YYYY.</p><p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/ISC_Vaclav_Kasicka_520987cd65.jpg" alt="ISC 2026: Václav Kašička" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_ISC_Vaclav_Kasicka_520987cd65.jpg 156w," sizes="100vw" width="480" height="480"></p><h5><strong>Jörg P. Kutter</strong></h5><p>Profesor Dr. Jörg P. Kutter získal bakalářský titul a titul Ph.D. v analytické chemii (1995) na Univerzitě v Ulmu v Německu, kde se zaměřoval na chromatografické a elektroforetické techniky.</p><p>Po absolvování studia působil jako postdoktorand v Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA), kde vyvíjel analytické nástroje založené na mikročipech. V roce 1998 nastoupil na Technickou univerzitu v Dánsku (DTU) a v roce 2006 byl jmenován profesorem experimentálních systémů lab-on-a-chip.</p><p>Od září 2013 zastává pozici vedoucího oboru Analytical Biosciences na Farmaceutické fakultě Kodaňské univerzity. Jeho výzkumné zájmy se soustředí na vývoj miniaturizovaných separačních metod a metod přípravy vzorků.</p><p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/ISC_Joerg_P_Kutter_15b28eb930.jpg" alt="ISC 2026: Jörg P. Kutter" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_ISC_Joerg_P_Kutter_15b28eb930.jpg 156w," sizes="100vw" width="480" height="480"></p><h5><strong>John A. McLean</strong></h5><p>John A. McLean je děkanem pro výzkumné postgraduální vzdělávání, Stevensonovým profesorem chemie a ředitelem Center for Innovative Technologies na Vanderbilt University. McLean a jeho kolegové se zaměřují na konceptualizaci, návrh a konstrukci spektrometrů iontové mobility a strukturálních hmotnostních spektrometrů, zejména pro analýzu komplexních vzorků v systémové, syntetické a chemické biologii. Jeho výzkumná skupina využívá tyto strategie v pokročilých oblastech translačního výzkumu, jako je vývoj léčiv, personalizovaná medicína a platformy syntetické biologie typu „<strong>human-on-chip</strong>“. Je zvoleným Fellow organizací NAI, AAAS, RCS a ASMS a publikoval více než 200 vědeckých prací. Je rovněž držitelem více než 30 patentů v těchto a příbuzných oblastech.</p><p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/ISC_John_A_Mc_Lean_62fe6879ae.jpg" alt="ISC 2026: John A. McLean" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_ISC_John_A_Mc_Lean_62fe6879ae.jpg 156w," sizes="100vw" width="480" height="480"></p><h5><strong>Peter Schoenmakers</strong></h5><p>Peter Schoenmakers působí od roku 2002 jako profesor analytické chemie na Univerzitě v Amsterdamu, kde se zabývá mnoha aspekty jedno- a dvourozměrné chromatografie se zvláštním důrazem na makromolekuly a počítačem podporovaný vývoj metod.</p><p>Společně s Bobem Pirokem nedávno dokončil novou <strong>učebnici Analytical Separation Science</strong>. Získal řadu mezinárodních ocenění, naposledy ACS Award for Chromatography (2022) a LCGC Lifetime Achievement Award (2023). V roce 2022 obdržel také královské vyznamenání, když byl jmenován rytířem Řádu nizozemského lva.</p><p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/ISC_Peter_Schoenmakers_6962648388.jpg" alt="ISC 2026: Peter Schoenmakers" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_ISC_Peter_Schoenmakers_6962648388.jpg 156w," sizes="100vw" width="185" height="185"></p><h5><strong>František Švec</strong></h5><p>František Švec působí na Farmaceutické fakultě Univerzity Karlovy v Hradci Králové v České republice. Je autorem více než 560 publikací, které byly citovány více než 25 000krát, což mu přináší h-index kolem 100. Prof. Švec je nejvíce známý svým výzkumem monolitů a jejich využití v mnoha různých aplikacích. V současnosti se zaměřuje na vývoj nových formátů sorbentů pro přípravu vzorků.</p><p><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/ISC_Frantisek_Svec_9413f4a131.jpg" alt="ISC 2026: František Švec" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_ISC_Frantisek_Svec_9413f4a131.jpg 156w," sizes="100vw" width="480" height="480"></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></section></div></div>

Úvodní přednášky na sympoziu ISC 2026

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Naše společnost nabízí řešení v oblasti iontové analýzy pomocí titrace, iontové chromatografie, voltametrie a polarografie.

Metrohm Česká republika

Mezinárodní sympozium o chromatografii (ISC) představuje nejstarší sérii konferencí zaměřených na separační vědu. Sympozia ISC se pořádají od roku 1956 každý sudý rok. ISC je mezinárodně uznávanou sérií setkání, na nichž se diskutuje o všech typech chromatografie a separační vědy s širokým pokrytím technik a aplikací.

International Symposium on Chromatography - (ISC)

Jsme jedním z lídrů na českém a slovenském trhu v oblasti laboratorních zařízení a svým zákazníkům přinášíme špičkové přístroje z oboru analytické chemie a fyzikálních měření více než 25 let.

Pragolab

Agilent Technologies

Waters Corporation

<p><strong>This webinar will give an overview of the different LC modules and how they work.</strong></p><blockquote><p><strong>Presenter:</strong> Laura Montis (Product Specialist Liquid Phase Separations, Agilent)</p><p>Laura began her carrier in the Liquid Chromatography over 15 years ago. After experiencing the pharmaceutical world in an analytical development lab, she went on to work with preparative chromatography and gained experience with Supercritical Fluid Chromatography prior to moving onto special HPLC applications, like 2DLC and Online LC.</p><p>Throughout her career, Laura has held several positions, including application chemist, trainer, sales specialist, and marketing business development. She is currently Product Specialist for liquid phase chromatography systems within the International Distributor Organization in EMEA at Agilent Technologies.</p><p>Laura studied analytical chemistry and holds a master’s degree from University of Lyon in France.</p></blockquote>

Agilent Technologies: HPLC Beginner Webinar Series

LC Instrument Hardware

This webinar will give an overview of the different LC modules and how they work.

<h4><strong>The Waters 2024 Virtual Summer School - An Educational Journey to Master Food &amp; Environmental Analysis</strong></h4><p>Unlock the full potential of LC-MS techniques with our immersive and educational sessions at the Waters Virtual F&amp;E Late Summer School 2024. From September 24th to 26th, engage with leading experts and discover cutting-edge methods for environmental and food analysis.</p><h5><strong>Why attend?</strong></h5><ul><li><strong>Comprehensive Learning:</strong> Dive deep into advanced LC-MS techniques and gain practical knowledge to enhance your laboratory's analytical capabilities.</li><li><strong>Expert Insights:</strong> Learn from industry leaders and gain firsthand experience through detailed modules on chromatography, mass spectrometry, and sample preparation.</li><li><strong>Regulatory Compliance:</strong> Stay ahead with the latest insights on EU regulations for PFAS analysis in food and water, ensuring your lab meets stringent standards.</li></ul><h3><strong>Episode #2: Tandem Quadrupole MS and MS-Method Development | F&amp;E Summer School - Day 1 - Module 2</strong></h3><p>In this episode it’s all about the tandem quadrupole mass specs and the setup of MS-methods. We will demonstrate, using actual hardware, how simple it is to prevent contamination or clean a system, regardless of whether it’s at the low or high end of the sensitivity spectrum. You will learn valuable tips and tricks about UniSpray, a unique ion source and alternative to ESI.</p><p>With our new waters_connect for Quantitation software, we will guide you through the different stages of MS-method development. You will learn how straightforward automated compound optimization can be, and how intuitively the new Method Acquisition Editor can be utilized by operators providing a clear structured all in one view of compounds and parameters. Search options make it easy to navigate through large multi-residue methods. And in the end, you are just one click away from the processing method that will be the topic of Episode 4.</p><h5><strong>What you'll learn:</strong></h5><ul><li>Easy operation and maintenance of Waters TQ-MS systems</li><li>Usage and benefits of UniSpray ion source</li><li>Step by step MS-method development with waters_connect for Quantitation</li></ul><blockquote><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Benjamin Wuyts, PhD (Senior Solution Support Specialist Europe, Waters Corporation)</p><p>Benjamin initially joined Waters as an application chemist working in the Belgian demo lab, performing liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry demonstrations, support and training. In 2016 Benjamin became a European application chemist focusing on projects to support emerging applications. Benjamin has been focused over several years in establishing the Waters solution to the analysis of polar anionic pesticides, utilising novel column phases and LC-MS/MS technologies.</p></blockquote>

Waters Corporation: The Waters 2024 Virtual Summer School

Tandem Quadrupole MS and MS-Method Development

In this episode it’s all about the tandem quadrupole mass specs and the setup of MS-methods.

<h4><strong>The Waters 2024 Virtual Summer School - An Educational Journey to Master Food &amp; Environmental Analysis</strong></h4><p>Unlock the full potential of LC-MS techniques with our immersive and educational sessions at the Waters Virtual F&amp;E Late Summer School 2024. From September 24th to 26th, engage with leading experts and discover cutting-edge methods for environmental and food analysis.</p><h5><strong>Why attend?</strong></h5><ul><li><strong>Comprehensive Learning:</strong> Dive deep into advanced LC-MS techniques and gain practical knowledge to enhance your laboratory's analytical capabilities.</li><li><strong>Expert Insights:</strong> Learn from industry leaders and gain firsthand experience through detailed modules on chromatography, mass spectrometry, and sample preparation.</li><li><strong>Regulatory Compliance:</strong> Stay ahead with the latest insights on EU regulations for PFAS analysis in food and water, ensuring your lab meets stringent standards.</li></ul><h3><strong>Episode #3: Introduction Non-target Screening (NTS) | F&amp;E Summer School - Day 1 - Module 3</strong></h3><p>Suspect and non-target screening (NTS) are crucial techniques used in various fields, including food analysis, environmental studies, toxicology, and doping analysis. In this overview, we’ll discuss a holistic approach and introduce high-resolution mass spectrometry methods for both Suspect and NTS screening. Topics covered include resolution, accurate mass data, and ion mobility.</p><p>In an ideal scenario, Suspect screening and non-Target screening are closely interconnected. Prior knowledge about a potential analyte (Suspect) can expedite the non-Target screening process. We’ll briefly explore Suspect screening and how high-resolution mass spectrometry offers identification criteria for confidently identifying suspect compounds.</p><p>Further, we examine the data gathered for non-target compounds through high-resolution mass spectrometry. In this module we give a concise introduction to the valuable data that can be compiled for assigning structures. In the forthcoming module 4b we will delve into how this data, in conjunction with the tools offered by the waters_connect software, can be conveniently accessed by the user and provide more comprehensive insights.</p><h5><strong>What you'll learn:</strong></h5><ul><li>What is Screening? (Target/ Suspect &amp; Non-Target Screening)</li><li>Basics of HRMS (Resolution and accurate mass)</li><li>Identification criteria for Targets /Suspects &amp; UNIFI Scientific Library</li><li>Tools for Non-Target Screening</li><li>Short introduction of exemplary instrument types</li><li>Xevo G3 QToF for Routine Screening</li><li>Xevo MRT for Screening with very high-resolution and very high mass accuracy</li><li>Select Series Cyclic IMS for Screening with ion-mobility utilizing CCS-values</li></ul><blockquote><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Christoph Thomas (Principal Sales Applications Chemist, Waters Corporation)</p><p>Christoph Thomas is a Principal Sales Applications Chemist from the Central Europe Customer Success Team based in Eschborn, Germany. He has more than 25 years’ experience in the field of Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry and is familiar with several application areas using Quadrupole and Tof instruments. Within the last decade his projects were mainly focused on the waters_connect Screening Solution in food and environmental screening, toxicology screening, metabolite identification and in the field of extractables and leacheables.</p><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Gunnar Weibchen (Principal MS Sales Dev Specialist, Waters Corporation)</p><p>Gunnar studied Chemistry and obtained a PhD in Organic and Analytical Chemistry in Hamburg. After working as an Application Chemist in the demo laboratory at Varian, has been with Waters in Sales and Marketing since 2010</p></blockquote>

Introduction Non-target Screening (NTS)

We’ll discuss a holistic approach and introduce high-resolution mass spectrometry methods for both Suspect and NTS screening.

<h4><strong>The Waters 2024 Virtual Summer School - An Educational Journey to Master Food &amp; Environmental Analysis</strong></h4><p>Unlock the full potential of LC-MS techniques with our immersive and educational sessions at the Waters Virtual F&amp;E Late Summer School 2024. From September 24th to 26th, engage with leading experts and discover cutting-edge methods for environmental and food analysis.</p><h5><strong>Why attend?</strong></h5><ul><li><strong>Comprehensive Learning:</strong> Dive deep into advanced LC-MS techniques and gain practical knowledge to enhance your laboratory's analytical capabilities.</li><li><strong>Expert Insights:</strong> Learn from industry leaders and gain firsthand experience through detailed modules on chromatography, mass spectrometry, and sample preparation.</li><li><strong>Regulatory Compliance:</strong> Stay ahead with the latest insights on EU regulations for PFAS analysis in food and water, ensuring your lab meets stringent standards.</li></ul><h3><strong>Episode #4: Chromatography - APGC | F&amp;E Summer School - Day 1 - Module 4</strong></h3><p>Discover the advantages of GC coupled to MS under atmospheric pressure (Atmospheric Pressure GC/ APGC) as a powerful alternative to electron ionization (EI) for GC-MS. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the APGC technology and its operational principles. Explore why APGC offers higher sensitivity, selectivity, and robustness compared to traditional EI methods. Maximize versatility and efficiency by understanding how to achieve both LC and GC capabilities on the same MS system as well as using nitrogen as an alternative carrier gas.</p><h5><strong>What you'll learn:</strong></h5><ul><li>How APGC works</li><li>Enhanced performance over classic EI-GC</li><li>Ease of use and implementation in the lab</li><li>Usage of nitrogen as GC carrier gas</li></ul><blockquote><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Frank L. Dorman, PhD, FRSC (Principal Environmental Market Manager, Waters Corporation)</p><p>Frank Dorman is currently Senior Business Development Manager for Waters focusing on their global environmental business and, concurrently, Associate Professor (adjunct) in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) at Penn State University in University Park, PA. In his role at Waters, Frank manages the research-focused environmental market, external collaborations and also interfaces with R&amp;D for new product development. Prior to Waters, Frank was employed full-time as a tenure-line Faculty member of Penn State and served as a member of the Graduate Faculty in: Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology (BMMB), Chemistry (CHEM) and the Programs in Forensics Science (FRNSC), and Biogeochemistry (BGC). Frank is also a member of the Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis at Penn State. Frank’s scientific interests are in gas and liquid chromatography fundamental characterization, instrumentation and column development, as well and mass spectrometry and atomic spectroscopy as applied to trace analysis in complex sample matrices. This work is directed towards environmental forensics, traditional forensic chemistry and where environmental exposure events may contribute to human disease; an area sometimes referred to as “exposomics”.</p><p>Prior to joining the faculty at PSU, Frank was at Restek Corporation for 14 years as the Director of Technical Development, and R&amp;D Senior Chemist. During most of this same time, Frank was also an Adjunct Research Professor at Juniata College where he maintained an active undergraduate research program. Prior to that he was at Inchcape Testing Services for 5 years as a Senior Chemist, Organics Section Manager for Sample Preparation and Corporate Methods Development Chemist. As such, Frank has extensive experience in both the Industrial and Academic sectors giving him a relatively rare combination of skills and experience.</p><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Janitha De-Alwis (Senior Applications Chemist, European Applications Team, Food and Environmental, Waters Corporation)</p><p>JD has worked in the chromatography industry for over 10 years and has recently joined Waters Corporation as a senior applications chemist. Prior to joining Waters, JD managed a group at a leading food research and contract organisation. Here, JD helped the food, drink and associated industriesproactivelyand reactively in the area of chemical toxins.As a senior applications chemist, JD now develops new applications with Waters technologies and helps customers with their critical analytical challenges.</p></blockquote>

Chromatography - APGC

Discover the advantages of GC coupled to MS under atmospheric pressure (APGC) as a powerful alternative to electron ionization (EI) for GC-MS.

<h4><strong>The Waters 2024 Virtual Summer School - An Educational Journey to Master Food &amp; Environmental Analysis</strong></h4><p>Unlock the full potential of LC-MS techniques with our immersive and educational sessions at the Waters Virtual F&amp;E Late Summer School 2024. From September 24th to 26th, engage with leading experts and discover cutting-edge methods for environmental and food analysis.</p><h5><strong>Why attend?</strong></h5><ul><li><strong>Comprehensive Learning:</strong> Dive deep into advanced LC-MS techniques and gain practical knowledge to enhance your laboratory's analytical capabilities.</li><li><strong>Expert Insights:</strong> Learn from industry leaders and gain firsthand experience through detailed modules on chromatography, mass spectrometry, and sample preparation.</li><li><strong>Regulatory Compliance:</strong> Stay ahead with the latest insights on EU regulations for PFAS analysis in food and water, ensuring your lab meets stringent standards.</li></ul><h3><strong>Episode #5: General Sample Preparation | F&amp;E Summer School - Day 2 - Module 1</strong></h3><p>Sample preparation is a key aspect in the analytical workflow and heavily determines the quality of the analysis. Solid Phase Extraction is a fundamental sample preparation technique widely used across all areas of analytical chemistry. Whether new to SPE or seeking a refresher, this webinar will introduce the basics of sample preparation and provide practical insights and technical background on the benefits when choosing SPE over another form of sample preparation, especially for analytes in complex matrices, such as the ones often encountered in Food and Environmental analysis. Join us in exploring SPE key parameters and best practices for implementing successful SPE methods. The session will combine PowerPoint slides with videos describing good practices and showing a practical example on the complex analysis of PFAS.</p><p>Our guest speaker Chiara Sarti from Cranfield University, Bedford UK, will share her research results on the work with new dual layer cartridges to extract PFAS from different environmental samples.</p><h5><strong>What you'll learn:</strong></h5><ul><li>Understanding SPE fundamentals</li><li>Making SPE simple with water-wettable sorbents</li><li>Verifying successful SPE implementation</li></ul><blockquote><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Xavier Rodríguez (Business Development Manager Chemistry Group, Southern Europe, Waters)</p><p>Xavier is part of the European Market Development Team. He works as an Application Specialist with focus on sample prep and has more than 20 years of experience in solving sample prep challenges.</p><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Chiara Sarti (Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence)</p></blockquote>

General Sample Preparation

Join us in exploring SPE key parameters and best practices for implementing successful SPE methods. 

<h4><strong>The Waters 2024 Virtual Summer School - An Educational Journey to Master Food &amp; Environmental Analysis</strong></h4><p>Unlock the full potential of LC-MS techniques with our immersive and educational sessions at the Waters Virtual F&amp;E Late Summer School 2024. From September 24th to 26th, engage with leading experts and discover cutting-edge methods for environmental and food analysis.</p><h5><strong>Why attend?</strong></h5><ul><li><strong>Comprehensive Learning:</strong> Dive deep into advanced LC-MS techniques and gain practical knowledge to enhance your laboratory's analytical capabilities.</li><li><strong>Expert Insights:</strong> Learn from industry leaders and gain firsthand experience through detailed modules on chromatography, mass spectrometry, and sample preparation.</li><li><strong>Regulatory Compliance:</strong> Stay ahead with the latest insights on EU regulations for PFAS analysis in food and water, ensuring your lab meets stringent standards.</li></ul><h3><strong>Episode #6: Automated Sample Preparation | F&amp;E Summer School - Day 2 - Module 2</strong></h3><p>This Module builds on the previous one by adding automation to the sample preparation methods. The Andrew+™ pipetting robot offers fully automated liquid handling using electronic pipettes and labware holders called Dominos for a full walk-away automation solution.</p><p>Creating the connected laboratory, Andrew+ is part of the OneLab™ ecosystem, executing laboratory protocols designed in OneLab software. This flexible architecture enables you to effortlessly transition from laborious manual pipetting procedures to error-free, fully-robotized lab workflows – without any knowledge of programming, laboratory robotics or automation engineering. and explains processes the Andrew+ pipetting robot can take over in your lab.</p><p>The European Union has adopted Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/1431 to monitor PFAS in fruits, vegetables, milk and baby food. To achieve quantification at lowest levels of PFAS in food matrices, sample preparation is required which comprise of many pipetting steps and can be time-consuming and error prone. We will demonstrate an automate workflow for the analysis of PFAS in milk using a pipetting robot and stacked dual-phase SPE cartridges to meet EU 2022/1431 levels.</p><h5><strong>What you'll learn:</strong></h5><p>Possibilities to automat liquid handling processes in LC and LC-MS e.g.</p><ul><li>Serial dilution</li><li>Calibration curve</li><li>Solid Phase Extraction (SPE)</li></ul><blockquote><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Xavier Rodríguez (Business Development Manager Chemistry Group, Southern Europe, Waters)</p><p>Xavier is part of the European Market Development Team. He works as an Application Specialist with focus on sample prep and has more than 20 years of experience in solving sample prep challenges.</p><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Daniel Ng PhD (Principal Scientist, Waters Corporation)</p><p>Daniel Ng received his PhD from the University of Manchester in mass spectrometry proteomics. He worked for 5 years at the Waters mass spectrometry headquarters in Wilmslow, UK, as a service support development engineer specializing in mass spectrometry instrumentation. In 2019, he took up a new role as a principal scientist at the International Food and Water Research Centre (Waters) in Singapore focusing on using advanced instrumentation to answer analytical challenges in the food and water industry. Since 2023, Daniel has lead the Food, Environmental and Material Science Analytical Professional Service team in the Asia-Pacific Region, developing analytical solutions to meet key challenges that customers face.</p></blockquote>

Automated Sample Preparation

The Andrew+™ pipetting robot offers fully automated liquid handling using electronic pipettes and labware holders.

<h4><strong>The Waters 2024 Virtual Summer School - An Educational Journey to Master Food &amp; Environmental Analysis</strong></h4><p>Unlock the full potential of LC-MS techniques with our immersive and educational sessions at the Waters Virtual F&amp;E Late Summer School 2024. From September 24th to 26th, engage with leading experts and discover cutting-edge methods for environmental and food analysis.</p><h5><strong>Why attend?</strong></h5><ul><li><strong>Comprehensive Learning:</strong> Dive deep into advanced LC-MS techniques and gain practical knowledge to enhance your laboratory's analytical capabilities.</li><li><strong>Expert Insights:</strong> Learn from industry leaders and gain firsthand experience through detailed modules on chromatography, mass spectrometry, and sample preparation.</li><li><strong>Regulatory Compliance:</strong> Stay ahead with the latest insights on EU regulations for PFAS analysis in food and water, ensuring your lab meets stringent standards.</li></ul><h3><strong>Episode #7: Quantification for Targeted Analysis | F&amp;E Summer School - Day 2 - Module 3</strong></h3><p>MS Quan is an application in the waters_connect™ for Quantitation software platform that is designed to streamline the LC-MS/MS data processing and review with innovative workflows, data visualization and data navigation. The MS Quan application’s main workflows and overarching features such as task-oriented workflow, batch-level review, and exception-focused review are introduced and illustrated with a PFAS analysis dataset.</p><h5><strong>What you'll learn:</strong></h5><ul><li>How to create processing method</li><li>Data review with exception focus review</li><li>Compare data and evaluate peak integration</li><li>Export and report of final results</li></ul><blockquote><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Helge Grunwald (Sr Sales Applications Chemist, Waters Corporation)</p><p>Helge is part of the Customer Success team at Waters with a focus on LC-MS/MS application and sales support. He works in this role for more than 4 years and gained experience in previous roles as project manager at Intertek and method developer at Basilea Pharmaceutica after he finished his Master of Science in Life Science at FH Nordwestschweiz.</p></blockquote>

Quantification for Targeted Analysis

The MS Quan application’s main workflows and overarching features are introduced and illustrated with a PFAS analysis dataset. 

<h4><strong>The Waters 2024 Virtual Summer School - An Educational Journey to Master Food &amp; Environmental Analysis</strong></h4><p>Unlock the full potential of LC-MS techniques with our immersive and educational sessions at the Waters Virtual F&amp;E Late Summer School 2024. From September 24th to 26th, engage with leading experts and discover cutting-edge methods for environmental and food analysis.</p><h5><strong>Why attend?</strong></h5><ul><li><strong>Comprehensive Learning:</strong> Dive deep into advanced LC-MS techniques and gain practical knowledge to enhance your laboratory's analytical capabilities.</li><li><strong>Expert Insights:</strong> Learn from industry leaders and gain firsthand experience through detailed modules on chromatography, mass spectrometry, and sample preparation.</li><li><strong>Regulatory Compliance:</strong> Stay ahead with the latest insights on EU regulations for PFAS analysis in food and water, ensuring your lab meets stringent standards.</li></ul><h3><strong>Episode #8: Instruments &amp; Software for Non-Target Screening | F&amp;E Summer School - Day 2 - Module 4</strong></h3><p>This session will focus on presenting in detail the data evaluation of HRMS-Screening experiments. Firstly, we will explain the data-independent acquisition modes MSE and HDMSE. We will describe an intelligent and efficient peak detection algorithm of the HRMS data. The waters_connect software supports us with several tools for the challenging non-Target screening. We will present a selection of discovery tools which collect additional information about the unknown masses to reduce the number of potential candidates. This includes a binary comparison to find differences between samples or the get information on common fragments etc. In addition, multivariate statistics can also be used as a powerful tool for identifying significant non-Target masses. Finally, the determination of the molecular formula of potential candidates and a possible search in online libraries will be presented.</p><h5><strong>What you'll learn:</strong></h5><ul><li>Data acquisition in depth (MSE, CCS)</li><li>waters_connect Software &amp; Intelligent Peak Detection</li><li>UNIFI App and Workflow</li><li>Binary Compare - find the Differences</li><li>Discovery Tools – Common Fragments, Mass defect filtering, Halogen Match and more</li><li>Multivariate statistics</li><li>Pattern Targeting Application</li></ul><blockquote><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Christoph Thomas (Principal Sales Applications Chemist, Waters Corporation)</p><p>Christoph Thomas is a Principal Sales Applications Chemist from the Central Europe Customer Success Team based in Eschborn, Germany. He has more than 25 years’ experience in the field of Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry and is familiar with several application areas using Quadrupole and Tof instruments. Within the last decade his projects were mainly focused on the waters_connect Screening Solution in food and environmental screening, toxicology screening, metabolite identification and in the field of extractables and leacheables.</p><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Gunnar Weibchen (Principal MS Sales Dev Specialist, Waters Corporation)</p><p>Gunnar studied Chemistry and obtained a PhD in Organic and Analytical Chemistry in Hamburg. After working as an Application Chemist in the demo laboratory at Varian, has been with Waters in Sales and Marketing since 2010</p></blockquote>

Software and Instruments for NTS

This session will focus on presenting in detail the data evaluation of HRMS-Screening experiments. 

<h4><strong>The Waters 2024 Virtual Summer School - An Educational Journey to Master Food &amp; Environmental Analysis</strong></h4><p>Unlock the full potential of LC-MS techniques with our immersive and educational sessions at the Waters Virtual F&amp;E Late Summer School 2024. From September 24th to 26th, engage with leading experts and discover cutting-edge methods for environmental and food analysis.</p><h5><strong>Why attend?</strong></h5><ul><li><strong>Comprehensive Learning:</strong> Dive deep into advanced LC-MS techniques and gain practical knowledge to enhance your laboratory's analytical capabilities.</li><li><strong>Expert Insights:</strong> Learn from industry leaders and gain firsthand experience through detailed modules on chromatography, mass spectrometry, and sample preparation.</li><li><strong>Regulatory Compliance:</strong> Stay ahead with the latest insights on EU regulations for PFAS analysis in food and water, ensuring your lab meets stringent standards.</li></ul><h3><strong>Episode #9: PFAS in Food | F&amp;E Summer School - Day 3 - Module 1</strong></h3><p>The European Commision published for the first time maximum levels for the so-called “EU 4” PFAS (PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA and PFNA) in eggs, meat and fish with Regulation EU 2023/915. This was an expected result of EFSA’s letter of concern on those 4 PFAS and labs reacted accordingly. A more challenging task came with the EURL PFAS Guidance Document and a bit later with the Recommendation EU 2022/1431. The target LOQs for the EU 4 PFAS were set at 0.001 µg/kg in fruits, vegetables and babyfood. We will discuss the successful method implementation from sample preparation to final report and hear real-life experiences from our guest speaker Victoria Erdely (Eurofins GfA) and Katharina Rund (EURL PFAS).</p><h5><strong>What you'll learn:</strong></h5><ul><li>How to reach lowest levels of PFAS in food and work according to Recommendation EU 2022/1431 using Xevo TQ Absolute in combination with UniSpray ion source</li><li>How LC method development on Premier LC gives you the widest PFAS panel and separates interferences.</li><li>Tips &amp; tricks from the demo lab to avoid PFAS contamination, implement new analytes, speed up data processing, and keep best performance of your system</li><li>About a special PFAS training to help you implement the method in the lab.</li></ul><blockquote><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Dr. Sara Stead (Consulting Scientist, Food and Environmental, Scientific Operations, Waters Corporation)</p><p>In her current position, Sara is a Principal Sales Application Chemist specializing in food and environmental LC-MS/MS based applications within the Waters UK and Ireland demo laboratory. Sara has worked in F&amp;E analysis with various research interests including the development of both multi-residue HRMS screening and targeted LC/GC MS based methods for the past 25 years in both the government and private sectors. ​</p><p>Prior to joining Waters Sara was employed as a Lead Scientist at the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA, Defra, UK) for 14 years. Sara has participated in EU Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) audit inspections, was an expert on behalf of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a member of the EuroResidue conference scientific committee.</p><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Dr. Stuart Adams (Principal Scientist, Market Development, Food and Environmental Applications, Europe, Waters Corporation)</p><p>Stuart has been developing methods for the determination of contaminants in food and the environment for over 17 years and has been with Waters Corporation since 2018. Stuart's previous role was as a senior analytical chemist at Fera (the UK’s National Reference Laboratory) and moved to Waters to focus on application development in the European region. He now serves as the attached scientist to the European Market Development team responsible for the food and environmental application areas. In his role, he works with customers to understand their analytical challenges and helps address them with Waters technologies.</p><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Victoria Erdely (Head of Department - Method and Instrument Support, Eurofins GfA)</p><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Dr. Katharina Rund (Food Chemist, EU Reference Laboratory for halogenated POPs in Feed and Food)</p></blockquote>

PFAS in Food

We will discuss the successful method implementation from sample preparation to final report and hear real-life experiences.

<h4><strong>The Waters 2024 Virtual Summer School - An Educational Journey to Master Food &amp; Environmental Analysis</strong></h4><p>Unlock the full potential of LC-MS techniques with our immersive and educational sessions at the Waters Virtual F&amp;E Late Summer School 2024. From September 24th to 26th, engage with leading experts and discover cutting-edge methods for environmental and food analysis.</p><h5><strong>Why attend?</strong></h5><ul><li><strong>Comprehensive Learning:</strong> Dive deep into advanced LC-MS techniques and gain practical knowledge to enhance your laboratory's analytical capabilities.</li><li><strong>Expert Insights:</strong> Learn from industry leaders and gain firsthand experience through detailed modules on chromatography, mass spectrometry, and sample preparation.</li><li><strong>Regulatory Compliance:</strong> Stay ahead with the latest insights on EU regulations for PFAS analysis in food and water, ensuring your lab meets stringent standards.</li></ul><h3><strong>Episode #10: PFAS Analysis in Drinking, Ground, and Surface Water | F&amp;E Summer School - Day 3 - Module 2</strong></h3><p>Analysis of PFAS is an essential part of water testing programs and becoming a regular requirement for monitoring in environment and food sources. As regulations, like the EU Drinking Water Directive, the EU Groundwater Directive, and the EU Water Framework Directive, have been updated or are in the process for an update, the requirements for method sensitivity have become more demanding. Whilst concentration levels go down, direct injection methods are increasingly desirable to laboratories carrying out routine analysis of PFAS where analyte preconcentration is not deemed necessary or required. They have a simple sample preparation method, which not only reduces the opportunity for contamination and error but speeds up analysis time and the requirements for large volumes of samples. This can provide labs with a higher throughput of samples and lower analysis costs.</p><p>Dorrit Griesshaber from the Office for Environment and Energy in Basel (SZ) and Jenny Davies from Element Materials Technology in Flinshire (UK) will give insights how the analysis of PFAS in environmental samples works in routine testing labs.</p><h5><strong>What you'll learn:</strong></h5><ul><li>How to reach lowest levels of PFAS and work according to EU regulation using Xevo TQ Absolute in combination with UniSpray ion source,</li><li>LC method development on Premier LC and system modification for direct injection with large volume,</li><li>Tips &amp; tricks from the demo lab to avoid PFAS contamination, implement new analytes, speed up data processing, and keep best performance and</li><li>A special PFAS training to help you implement the method in the lab.</li></ul><blockquote><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Dr. Sara Stead (Consulting Scientist, Food and Environmental, Scientific Operations, Waters Corporation)</p><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Aron Dekkers (Sales Application Chemist, Waters Corporation)</p><p>Aron is part of the Customer Success team at Waters BeNeLux with a focus on Food &amp; Environmental LC-MS/MS applications and sales support. His special interest areas are PFAs and pesticides. He works in this role for more than 4 years. Aron finished his B.S. in Chemistry at Fontys Eindhoven (NL).</p><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Dorrit Griesshaber (Amt für Umwelt und Energy (AUE))</p><p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp;</strong>Jenny Davies (Technical Director, Element Materials Technology)</p></blockquote>

PFAS Analysis in Drinking, Ground, and Surface Water

We will give insights how the analysis of PFAS in environmental samples works in routine testing labs. 

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