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Integrated R&D Informatics and Knowledge Management (I&KM) was the title of one of the 15 programs spread over three days at the 20th Molecular Med Tri-Con held February 13–15 at the Moscone Center in... read more

The measurement of parameters such as oil, fat, and moisture content is important to help define the nutritional value and product quality for many foodstuffs and agriculture products. read more

The pharmaceutical industry has always relied on testing and evaluating novel compounds in a wide range of chemical space to feed its pipelines. read more

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an extremely important tool in the elucidation of molecular structure and is commonly used to obtain information about the interaction between ... read more

Lyophilization is often the preferred method of sample drying because a high level of dryness is achieved with low residual solvent levels, and because of the light, powdery, “fluffy” finish of the ... read more

Of the 979 exhibitors at Pittcon® 2011, held March 13–18 in Atlanta, GA, 115 were first-time exhibitors, and more than 200 identified themselves as having something to do with spectroscopy, from ... read more

As a common intermediate in the synthesis of numerous pharmaceuticals, a-bromobutyric acid displays chirality at the carbon bound to the bromine. read more

Historically, the life sciences have been qualitative in nature, seeking to identify but seldom understand quantitatively. read more

The relative ease of obtaining accurate-mass fragmentation data on modern LC-MS instruments, faster computers, and the availability of large molecular structure databases have recently made it ... read more

The understanding of protein dynamics, the way these molecules fold to form a stable structure, interact with other molecules, or undergo changes during enzyme activity, etc., in their native ... read more