No Time for Complacency
By James Strachan
August 6, 2025
Feelings of excitement and urgency underpin this year’s Leading Voices Edition of the Power List
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The Power List 2025 – Leading Voices Edition
By James Strachan
August 5, 2025
Thought-provoking answers to the field’s biggest questions – and a celebration of those shaping its future
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Still Showcasing the Extraordinary
June 27, 2025
With (analytical) science under siege, we need to ensure the field’s transformational efforts are appreciated
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Why Most Instrument Startups Fail – and What to Do Differently
By Richard Crocombe
June 10, 2025
Build a team that knows your application space, be prepared to pivot, and ignore tempting but unscalable detours
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Analytical Science Under Siege
By Henry Thomas
May 20, 2025
The US government’s recent cost-cutting measures have created a tidal wave of uncertainty for scientists of all stripes. But, in the face of adversity, perhaps comes an opportunity for the analytical community to dig in and collaborate.
“Without Measurement, There Is No Progress”
April 16, 2025
Kevin Schug discusses the ripple effects of the US government’s cost-cutting plans – on labs, collaboration, and the next generation of analytical scientists
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Nanotech Titan: Part Two
March 31, 2025
The toughest peer review? A group of investors around a table, says Chad Mirkin, who talks commercialization lessons learned and major discoveries: spherical nucleic acids and dip-pen nanolithography.
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Why We’re Turning the 2025 Power List on its Head
By James Strachan
March 28, 2025
Amid the turmoil, we feel the time is right for sober reflection, fresh thinking, and new solutions – “Leading Voices,” in other words – to forge a path forward for analytical science
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Nanotech Titan: Part One
March 24, 2025
Nanotechnology pioneer Chad Mirkin talks eureka moments, the value of analytical science, and why curiosity comes first – in the first of our two-part Sitting Down With interview
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The Philosophy – and Psychology – of Product Development
March 14, 2025
In a new series highlighting industry’s often unsung heroes, Anne Marie Smith, Product Manager at ACD/Labs, discusses systems thinking, addressing unspoken challenges, and identifying the "empty fridge"
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