Anatune in County Westmeath – Save the Date
Posted on May 10th, 2019
Anatune are hosting a demonstration of the GERSTEL MPS Robotic in County Westmeath, Ireland. This one day event will take…
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WWEM 2018 – Free VIP Registration
Posted on November 15th, 2018
Anatune are exhibiting at the Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring (WWEM) meeting next week, and if you haven’t already registered to go,…
Future Technology Protecting the Past
Posted on October 4th, 2018
When you are asked to look behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum, you don’t say no. I was…
Most Innovative Company
Posted on April 30th, 2018
Last Thursday evening at the 2018 Business Excellence Forum, for the second year running, Anatune won the BEFA award for…
A Friday Afternoon in the Caribbean?
Posted on February 6th, 2018
Students from Cedar International School in the British Virgin Isles. January is a cold dark month, when many of…
Advances in the Chemical Analysis of Food
Posted on January 23rd, 2018
Following a successful meeting in 2016, I am pleased to announce that this event is being repeated which is jointly…
The Analytical Chemistry of the Smell of Parkinson’s
Posted on December 20th, 2017
Over the last few years, there has been lots of media coverage of a remarkable lady called Joy Milne, who…
If Beer Tastes of Vegetables, Does it Count as One of Your 5 a Day?
Posted on December 20th, 2017
As we approach the Christmas festivities, many of you will be enjoying a festive tipple. Analysis of alcohol seems to…
A Trip to the RSC Theatre? To automate, or not to automate… that is the question!
Posted on October 24th, 2017
I will be presenting at the Royal Society of Chemistry Theatre at Lab Innovations 2017 on the 1st November, which…
Acrylamide – Regulatory and Industry Update
Posted on October 24th, 2017
In light of recent regulatory changes, this one-day symposium will bring you an update from regulatory, industry and academic experts. …
‘Bad Liquor’ and how to avoid a hangover
Posted on September 19th, 2017
Recently one of our Applications Chemists, Jon Dunscombe, celebrated his wedding in Brazil and returned with a sample of the…
Kathy’s Drinks Cabinet – What’s Really Inside?
Posted on August 18th, 2017
It’s a lovely weekend, so let’s get some friends over and have a BBQ. The beer and wine flows as the…
High Peak Health and Safety Challenge
Posted on August 8th, 2017
Recently two of our application chemists Kathy Ridgway and Jon Dunscombe visited Buxton in the Peak District with the SIFT-MS. …
It’s Here!
Posted on July 13th, 2017
Ok, so its not a LEGO GC-MS, but those of you that read my blog post last month will be…
We’re Now up to Speed – are you?
Posted on June 1st, 2017
Last week, Chris Sandy (Sandcastle Consulting Ltd) visited Anatune to train our applications chemists in some of the features of…
EPSRC Publish Research Strategy in Analytical Science
Posted on February 16th, 2017
Some of you may be aware that for the past year the EPSRC has been reviewing all of its research…
Food Glorious Food!
Posted on December 22nd, 2016
Those of you that read my blog from February 2016, will know I am involved in the Royal Society of…
Advances in the Chemical Analysis of Food
Posted on June 8th, 2016
I have been involved with the Royal Society of Chemistry Food group for several years and this year, we organised…
Gas Chromatography – The Past or the Future?
Posted on March 15th, 2016
As a technique, Gas Chromatography is very well established, but that’s not to say there is lack of new developments….
What Can the RSC Do For You?
Posted on February 18th, 2016
To be, or not to be??….. No… not that RSC!! I have been a member of the other RSC (Royal…
Grevy or Burchell’s Zebra?
Posted on February 4th, 2016
For those that read our blog post this week, the Horse vs Zebra tail now has an extra dimension. Following…
Flavour Analysis and Perception in Food & Beverages – Book Offer
Posted on December 3rd, 2015
Flavour Development Analysis and Perception in Food and Beverages, edited by J.K. Parker, J.S. Elmore and L. Methven. This is…
Sorry for making the lab smell…
Posted on October 22nd, 2015
At the beginning of this month I had the pleasure of completing the final in a series of three two-day…
A Year On…
Posted on June 10th, 2015
Last week saw my first anniversary of working at Anatune. During that time I have been privileged to have worked…
Automated Sample Preparation Combined with GC for Target and Non-Target Analysis
Posted on February 26th, 2015
I recently provided a talk at the Agilent Organic Mass Spectrometry Environmental and Food Analysis Meeting, entitled ‘Automated Sample Preparation…
What’s that smell? – A tale of 2 dimensions
Posted on January 29th, 2015
The human nose can be the most sensitive detector, but the art of picking out individual odours from a…
Measuring VOCs in Process Water both On-Line and Off-Line
Posted on January 20th, 2015
Manufacturing sites often generate significant amounts of waste water that has to be treated before it can be discharged into…
Latest Developments in Organic MS in Environmental and Food Analysis
Posted on November 18th, 2014
Agilent Technologies are pleased to invite you to a seminar focused on latest developments in Organic Mass Spectrometry in Environmental…
New Developments in Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry – Review
Posted on November 11th, 2014
This meeting was organised by the Institute of Mass Spectrometry and hosted by the College of Medicine, Swansea University. In all, excluding…
Perception and Detection of Food Flavours
Posted on September 25th, 2014
There are many challenging aspects of food analysis, in particular when looking for unknown analytes. Characterising flavour or setting suitable…