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Trends in Chromatography Data System Software Development

"Emerging changes in the global lab will have a profound influence on future CDS development"

New business and technical developments are impacting laboratories at a faster and faster pace. These developments are having a significant impact on evolving laboratory software applications, specially the chromatography data system, or CDS, in ways few could have predicted... continue

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Four CDS Compliance Lessons

"A look at non-compliances, current trends and changes in the FDA's approach to pre-approval inspections"

Unfortunately, there are always some organizations that end up serving as an example for others not to follow. Some typical examples of these practices can be seen by trawling through the warning letters on the FDA Web site or reading some of the 483 observations given to worthy organizations. In this article, I would like to present and discuss two examples involving chromatography data systems... continue

Facilitating Analysis and Detection for SFC

"Software integration enables hyphenated SFC analysis"

The pace of analysis and purification labs is increasing at a dizzying clip. Methods are to become shorter, column robustness is taxed by the increasing flows and pressures of HPLC systems, and hyphenated detector identification of peaks is just as important as relative purity. Supercritical fluid chromatography is an alternative chromatographic technique... continue


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"Implementing a Multi-Vendor Client/Server CDS with LIMS in a Petrochemical Lab"

Successfully implementing a Chromatography Data System (CDS) can depend on a number of issues including the core features in the particular CDS. For the petrochemical laboratory, many important CDS features must address the critical need of the laboratory to deal with a large volume of samples and provide efficient, automated workflows between the CDS and other laboratory tools such as a LIMS. This case study describes the worldwide deployment of a multi-vendor client/server CDS, EZChrom Elite, at a major U.S. chemical company that has resulted in a number of tangible benefits affecting the entire laboratory.