Imagining the Tools of Tomorrow
August 5, 2026
Countable Labs co-founder and CTO Christina Fan describes the mindset that led to the development of the Innovation Award-winning Countable PCR platform
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Out of the Basement and Into the Light
Feb 05, 2026
4 min read
Three Power Listers discuss practical ways to help funders, journals, and fellow scientists understand – and invest in – analytical science
Career Pathways
Business & Entrepreneurship
Tomorrow’s Science Leaders Roundtable: Part Two
Jan 06, 2026
8 min read
Isabelle Kohler, Charlotta Turner, and Lourdes Ramos discuss AI, success, and redefining impact in an age of change
Keynote Interviews
Trends & Challenges
The Coffee Break: With James Grinias
Apr 30, 2026
7 min read
Jim Grinias shares the ideas and debates shaping conference conversations – from AI to interdisciplinary science
Trends & Challenges
Deep dives into the trends shaping analytical science today – and the challenges that lie ahead
The Missing Piece in the Dark Metabolome Puzzle?
Apr 08, 2026
By James Strachan
Microdroplets formed during electrospray ionization may trigger chemical reactions that help explain a substantial portion of the “dark metabolome” – though some researchers question their relevance under typical metabolomics conditions
7 min read
Pharma & Biopharma
Mass Spectrometry
GLP-1 Analysis: Riding the Wave of Peptide Innovation
Jan 26, 2026
12 min read
The remarkable commercial success of GLP-1 receptor agonists is fueling investment, accelerating science, and creating new analytical challenges. Here, we outline the hurdles these peptides present, explore methods for impurity profiling and structural characterization, and consider strategies to keep pace with this fast-moving field.
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Mass Spectrometry
PFAS Enters its Big Data Era
Feb 17, 2026
11 min read
Jennifer Field explores new frontiers in the fight against PFAS: mining big data, tracing volatile emissions, and probing fluoropolymers through biomimetic tools
Mass Spectrometry
Environmental
The Past, Present and Future of Non-Target Screening
Mar 23, 2026
6 min read
Thomas Letzel reflects on the evolution of non-target screening and why interdisciplinary insights are key to its future
Innovation
The technologies, lessons, and stories defining innovation in analytical science
The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2025
Nov 17, 2025
By James Strachan
The products – and people – defining the next wave of analytical innovation
7 min read
Innovation
Career Pathways
Innovation at Scale: A Conversation with Agilent’s New CTO
Oct 24, 2025
11 min read
We speak with August Specht, Chief Technology Officer at Agilent, about the opportunities and risks of AI, the promise of multimodal data, and building a more connected and sustainable future for analytical science
Innovation
Business & Entrepreneurship
Lessons Crossing the Valley of Death
Sep 18, 2025
3 min read
Let’s transform analytical chemistry into the hotbed of commercial innovation it ought to be
Innovation
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The Psychology of Innovation: How to Build a Fearlessly Curious Team
Jun 30, 2025
12 min read
Creating space for dissent, risk-taking, and failure is key to innovation, says SCIEX’s R&D VP Chris Lock
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2026 Innovation Awards: Nominate Now
Jul 31, 2026
Nominations are now open for The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2026, celebrating the technologies and solutions advancing analytical science
1 min read
A Technological Vision of Leadership: Sitting Down With Kevin J. Knopp
Jul 30, 2026
Kevin Knopp reflects on the leadership lessons learned taking powerful analytical technologies out of the lab and into critical field settings
11 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: From Intact Cells to Antarctic Soil
Jul 29, 2026
Mass spectrometry maps biological interactions and environmental signatures across infected cells, global ecosystems, Antarctic soils, and bacterial collections.
7 min read
Breaking Water's Bonds
Jul 28, 2026
Infrared spectroscopy and molecular dynamics reveal how weakly hydrated ions disrupt hydrogen-bond networks and accelerate water transport through vermiculite nanochannels
2 min read
Scaling Genomics for Precision Medicine
Jul 27, 2026
How advances in microarray technology are helping bring genomic data closer to real-time clinical decision-making
4 min read
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The Special Series PFAS Analysis E-book
Jul 24, 2026
A special collection of recent stories exploring the science, regulation, and emerging solutions shaping the future of PFAS analysis
1 min read
Skin Deep Survival
Jul 23, 2026
Peptidomics via LC-MS/MS links early skin immune maturation to recovery from chytrid fungus in common midwife toads
3 min read
The Proteomics of Precision – with Jennifer Van Eyk: Part 2
Jul 22, 2026
By James Strachan
“We’re missing huge opportunities”: Jennifer Van Eyk on the real drivers of precision healthcare and the future of drug development
4 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: Oocytes, Ligands, Ion Traps, and Corals
Jul 22, 2026
By Henry Thomas
From single-oocyte glycans to Maui coral stress, new studies show mass spectrometry extending its reach across scale, chemistry, and environment
4 min read
Spectroscopy Roundup: Dark States and Real Conditions
Jul 21, 2026
From real-space excitons and early collagen disorder to programmable single-shot spectroscopy and operando X-rays, this week’s studies push spectroscopy closer to elusive states and realistic conditions
4 min read
