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Do you use Specac Equipment? Over Years NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 - VOLUME 24 ISSUE 6


Specac are actively searching for opportunities to collaborate with anybody who is performing interesting research, analysis, quality control, etc. We are offering end-users the chance to:


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a) what your work involves b) what equipment you currently/can use c) why your work is important


8191ad@reply-direct.com Articles Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy


Visiting the 38th BMSS Annual Meeting 5th-7th September 2017 Trevor Hopkins


Chromatography


Development of a Simple Technique to Automate Reverse Phase HPLC Fraction Pooling, Evaporation, and Reformatting Dr Induka Abeysena & Rob Darrington


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Also available as an e-Journal at: labmate-online.com/ejournal/


Automating Flow Control in the Laboratory: Options from Analogue to Industrial


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Lab Asia is published five times per annum in tabloid format. In addition a most comprehensive “Guide to Laboratory and Environmental Equipment” printed in A4 format. It incorporates companies, products and dealers, mailed in September.


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