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At ASMS 2023, Technology Networks spoke with Jim Yano, senior director of product management at Thermo Fisher Scientific, to learn more about the company's novel instrument launches and how they could be applied to personalized medicine.

At the 71st Annual Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) meeting, Technology Networks had the pleasure of speaking with Rohan Thakur, president of Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry at Bruker Daltonics. We discussed the new product launches from Bruker and focused specifically on the applications of the company’s newest mass spectrometer, the timsTOF Ultra, for immunopeptidomics.

The 10-year anniversary of SWATH DIA signifies a period of immense growth that is only expected to continue to evolve, influencing a wide range of fields. This article explores key milestones for SWATH DIA since its development.

At SLAS 2023, Technology Networks spoke with the PerkinElmer Life Sciences and Diagnostics organization to discuss the launch of two new automated platforms. These innovative systems are designed to improve workflows such as high-throughput drug discovery screening and next-generation sequencing library prep through advances in automation technologies.

This article will cover innovations in structural proteomics, a new way to identify drug targets across the proteome, a new method to dissect drug–protein interactions and the future of structure-based drug design.

Technology Networks spoke to Katherine Tran from SCIEX about the latest advances in data-independent acquisition mass spectrometry and how it can be used to further our understanding of the proteome in health and disease.

Through automating processes and workflows, scientists can optimize their time and concentrate on high-value tasks. At SLAS 2023, Technology Networks interviewed Lars Kristiansen, general manager of Agilent’s Automation Solutions Business. We discussed Agilent’s automation portfolio that was showcased at the event, in addition to trends and challenges in automation.

Automated liquid handling methods are an attractive alternative to manual approaches, allowing labs to redirect important resources. At SLAS 2023, Technology Networks spoke with Thermo Fisher Scientific to discuss how automated liquid dispensing can support versatility in biotech.

To find out more about the importance of improving biomarker discovery and how next-generation mass spectrometry-based systems can help to fill the current gap in biomarker technologies, Technology Networks spoke with Dr. Mo Jain.

In this opinion piece, Liz Sparrow discusses the real risk of the UK losing its science and technology communities as they face a series of challenges that are threatening their growth.