Introduction – Winter 2024 Newsletter
By: Kevin McKeown
Whether you are lamenting the lack of snow (**raises hand**) in your part of the world or thinking that Spring can’t come fast enough, prepare yourself for the Winter 2024 Pickering Labs newsletter! We have a little bit of everything in this edition, from new employees to new products! And we’ve rounded it out with some refreshers on Amino Acid Analysis and Post-Column methodology.
We start things off with a look at our shiny New PTS brochure! This piece of literature has certainly evolved over the past 10 years. We continue to have additions to product line, fueled both by our internal research as well as valuable customer feedback. Please have a look and don’t be shy about contacting us if you do not see what you’re looking for – our chemists and custom project manufacturing team are always up for a challenge!
Next, we have a “slick sheet” explainer on our Onyx PCX, written and designed by David Mazawa. In this, we look at Pickering Laboratories methodology and our particular strength in Amino Acid Analysis, including the support we provide using in-house manufacturing of buffers, reagents and columns, thereby guaranteeing no supply chain interruptions. David continues his Technical Support contributions with the product information bulletin: Reverse Phase Guard Update. We understand the need to keep our customers informed on any products that are replaced/updated/obsoleted; you can always contact us if you have any further questions.
In what we consider to be perhaps the most exciting part of this newsletter, we are honored to introduce two new employees in New Employee Spotlight – Jose and New Employee Spotlight – Kim! You can read these articles to learn a little more about each of them, including finding out their favorite activities outside of work and which departments they’ve joined.
What would any newsletter be without some mention of where we’ll be meeting you in-person in the near future, and this time it’s Pittcon-San Diego! We’ll give you an idea of what you’ll find at our Booth # 2321, should you happen to find yourself in Southern California at the end of February. Getting to meet with our customers and distributors is something that we always look forward to!
Our international dealers are a vital part of our business, allowing Pickering Laboratories to create a global reach otherwise unfeasible for our small team. One such dealer, Young In/Chromass, has created wonderful YouTube videos designed to educate their customers on our instrumentation. A company based in The Republic of Korea, Young In manufactures HPLC instruments that pair seamlessly with our post-column systems.
Finally, don’t forget about our Chromatography Quiz! Sticking with his Amino Acid Analysis theme, David has cooked up a fun challenge that’s all about a Noisy Baseline. Congratulations to our prior winners and best of luck to our new participants this quarter!
