LC-MS is the Technique of Choice for Clinical Labs

13 Jul 2014
Sonia Nicholas
Managing Editor and Clinical Lead

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Clinical laboratories around the world are focused on reporting quality and truth in results, and LC-MS is becoming the analytical technique of choice. Accurate test results are necessary for clinical research and discovery, as well as routine diagnostic testing.

Waters provides a diverse portfolio of LC-MS/MS systems – including those designed for the research laboratory - as well as a versatile array of medical devices for in vitro diagnostics.

Waters’ laboratory solutions integrate chromatography, mass spectrometry, consumables, data management software, reagents, service, and support. So, whether you are in search of a novel biomarker, identifying the latest designer drug, or looking to take a routine laboratory test to a new level of performance, Waters can help you make a difference.

Visit Waters at AACC, booth #621 for their in-booth lecture series and live demonstration of the new UNIFI Scientific Information System software platform for Forensic Toxicology.

Waters' posters on Mass Spectrometry Applications will be presented on Tuesday, July 29th.


Booth: #621

Forensic Toxicology Screening Solution with UNIFI

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Purpose-built Solution Achieves Reliable Results with Unparalleled Efficiency and Accuracy The Forensic Toxicology Screening Application Solution with UNIFI delivers the sensitivity, reproducibility, and ease-of-use necessary to perform broad screening techniques on complex biological samples to identify drugs of abuse and other toxicants of interest. Now, for the first time, you will be able to reliably report the presence or absence of toxicological compounds of interest, easily streamline workflows, and increase the speed of analysis for complex matrices using the scientific library functionality and flexible reporting templates.Capture, process and analyze complex high-end mass spectrometry and chromatography data on a single software platform. Gain the ability to test and confirm the presence of compounds in a single measurement. Drastically increase workflow efficiency and improve data review and reporting time with pre-defined workflows. Transform your laboratory with the most innovative screening solution ever built for forensic toxicology testing.Forensic Toxicology Screening Solution with UNIFI Features: Reliably detect and report the presence of drugs and other compounds of interest, while minimizing both false positive and negative results Identify known and unknown compounds with the UNIFI Toxicology Scientific Library Build a historical record of sample analysis data for retrospective review as new challenges emerge Ensure compliance with best-in-class data security and traceability

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Screening Platform Solution with UNIFI

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The only comprehensive screening solution The Waters® Screening Platform Solution with UNIFI™ is the first and only comprehensive screening solution – target, identify, quantify, and review using a streamlined analytical workflow that enables more accurate results across a wide range of applications.The platform is holistically designed, combining world-class instruments, software, Waters’ Analytical Standards and Reagents, and chemistries. All backed by Waters expert Service and Support.Based on the UNIFI Scientific Information System, the Platform Screening Solution facilitates data standardization so that information can be exchanged and transferred among departments and third-party partners. It enables all laboratory functions to work with a common backbone of analytical information including methods, processed results, and historical data and reports.Screening Platform Solution Includes: ACQUITY UPLC® I-Class System- Increased resolution and reduced peak widths result in unrivalled sensitivity.- Maximizes peak capacity to enhance MS sensitivity.- Provides the lowest carryover, complementing MS sensitivity and extending linear dynamic range.- Maximizes the benefits of sub 2-μm particle columns with the lowest dispersion. Xevo® G2-S QTof- Analyze the broadest range of compounds in the most complex samples. - StepWave™ ion optics allow for unsurpassed levels of robust sensitivity. - Delivers superior UPLC®-compatible mass resolution, matrix-tolerant dynamic range, quantitative performance, mass accuracy, and speed of analysis – simultaneously. UNIFI Scientific Information System- Consolidates state-of-the-art data acquisition, processing, and management capabilities to revolutionize screening processes. - Store, make use of, and share all data, methods, and reports. - UNIFI’s scientific library enables you to make use of your prior work, as well as the data and findings of colleagues. Analytical Standard and Reagents- Precisely formulated, ready-to-use, and will help analysts derive optimal performance from their LC and MS instruments.- Ensure quality and consistency from day-to-day, system-to-system, and lab-to-lab.

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