INTERVIEWS WITH N. SPOONER & J. RUDGE


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How important is education to increase application of microsampling?


NS: I believe that with any new technique, change is difficult and something as fundamental as microsampling is a big change for an organisation. Running workshops where you can not only educate people on what the state of the art is and where it might be going, but you can also listen to people’s concerns, get feedback, and get their ideas on how to move the agenda forward – I think that’s the more constructive way of moving to a new reality.


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What is your greatest career achievement?


JR: My greatest career achievement so far is conceiving the idea of volumetric absorbity of microsampling and then watching what was essentially a concept idea be transformed into a fully- fledged product. I’ve been very lucky to work with some really talented people, both within what was Phenomenex and now Neoteryx and I have to say a big ‘thank you’ to Neil and Phil Denniff, who provided a lot of encouragement and enthusiasm throughout the project.


Could you tell us about the Mitra VAMS technology?


JR: VAMS stands for volumetric absorbity of microsampling, and is a technique for obtaining a small amount of a biological fluid. It’s based on the best bits of dried blood spot and low


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