The Analytical Scientist

02/10/2026

✨ Looking for your next lab upgrade?

The Product Book is packed with the latest innovations in analytical science, designed to boost performance, precision, and efficiency in labs everywhere.

From next-gen chromatography to smarter mass spectrometry, this is your guide to what’s shaping the future of science.

👉 Explore here: https://ow.ly/75uK50X63QY

30/09/2026

🧫 Could tumor organoids make drug discovery more predictive?

As part of our SLAS series, Meritxell B. Cutrona and Olli Dufva explore how patient-derived tumor organoids could provide more physiologically relevant models for cancer drug discovery.

From high-content screening and automation to single-cell analysis and multi-omics, they examine what it will take to turn complex 3D models into scalable, predictive tools that better reflect clinical responses.

🔗 Read the latest in our SLAS series: https://ow.ly/KsF750ZKvFK

24/09/2026

🔎 What can GC×GC uncover that conventional analysis might miss?

Meriem Gaida of LUZI shares how GC×GC-TOFMS is being used in fragrance analysis to uncover hidden allergens, investigate off-odours and discoloration, and support product safety and regulatory compliance.

From Tunis to Zurich, she also reflects on the international career that shaped her approach to analytical science.

🔬 Read more: https://ow.ly/XVmx50ZOfnU

21/09/2026

🚀 The wait is over. The Analytical Scientist Top 40 Under 40 Power List 2026 is here!

Meet 40 rising stars making their mark on analytical science and discover the research, ideas, and experiences shaping their careers.

From AI and sustainability to the future of measurement science, this year’s honorees share their perspectives on where analytical science is heading next.

🏆 Discover the Top 40 Under 40: https://ow.ly/8fBG50ZPEeI

20/09/2026

⏰ One week left to enter!

Don't miss the opportunity to have your technology recognised in The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2026.

Whether it's improving sensitivity, speed, reproducibility, or enabling entirely new applications, we want to hear about the innovations shaping the future of analytical science.

📅 Entries close September 27.

🔗 Submit your nomination: https://ow.ly/NgpZ50ZxmhL

18/09/2026

🧪 Gas chromatography may be a mature technology, but innovation is far from over.

From lower detection limits and alternative carrier gases to GC×GC and increasingly sensitive mass spectrometers, new demands are continuing to reshape GC column technology.

Agilent’s Gustavo Serrano looks back at 50 years of innovation and explores where GC columns could go next.

🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/cAsp50ZHzYw

Innovation in gas chromatography columns is alive and kicking, says Agilent’s Gustavo Serrano

17/09/2026

🌟 The Power List 2026 is coming...

Who are the rising stars set to shape the future of analytical science?

This year, we’re celebrating 40 exceptional scientists under 40, spotlighting the people, passions and ideas driving the field forward.

👀 The Top 40 Under 40 Power List 2026 is coming soon.

Watch this space.

16/09/2026

🔎 What can GC×GC uncover when fragrance analysis becomes a detective story?

In the latest installment of our GC×GC Detective Stories series, Meriem Gaida shares the international journey that took her from Tunis to Zurich and into her current work at fragrance manufacturer LUZI.

She explores how GC×GC-TOFMS is helping uncover hidden allergens and co-eluting compounds, investigate off-odours and discoloration, and strengthen product safety, quality and regulatory compliance.

🔗 Read the latest GC×GC Detective Story: https://ow.ly/87W850ZKw9N

14/09/2026

📢 Consider this your nomination reminder!

We’re looking for the instruments, technologies, software, and solutions making an impact across analytical science.

If there’s an innovation you think deserves recognition in The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2026, put it on our radar.

🔗 https://ow.ly/QlSz50ZxmE1

📅 Nominations close September 27.

11/09/2026

🧪 We’re finding microplastics in human samples. But how reliable are the results?

As micro- and nanoplastics research accelerates, Fazel A. Monikh argues that analytical rigor must keep pace.

From contamination controls and sample preparation to method validation and physical plausibility, he explores what needs to improve before high-profile findings can be treated with confidence.

🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/qjUP50ZF3Os