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Welcome to the March issue of EVISA's Speciation Newsletter !
Few weeks ago, one of the most important conferences for the speciation community took place in St. Anton, Austria. While the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry is not entirely devoted to speciation analysis, the topic is always very pronounced at the European issue of the conference. While the conference with 474 listed participants could not reach the attention of the 2015 conference, it had all necessary ingredients making an attractive and successful conference. Speciation related topics were discussed in two complete sessions (Speciation and Metallomics) and were also present in other parts of the program. This is not very surprising, since the analytical techniques discussed during the conference are those also used for speciation analysis. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) as the most important techniques discussed within this conference is also the most often used analytical technique for speciation analysis. Thermo Fisher Scientific launched a new Triple-Quadrupole ICP-MS instruments during the conference that was highly appreciated by the community, allowing now to select such technique from more than one manufacturer (see the news below). The instrument provides enhanced detection power for elements prone to interferences and therefore will be especially welcomed by those working in the field of speciation analysis, where ultimate detection power is a prerequisite for successful application.
Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) were also discussed in three contribution during the conference. While the stability of these compounds is responsible for their accumulation in the environment, their lack of absolute stability is an issue for their application as contrast enhancer during medical imaging. Two different types of GBCAs are on the market, namely linear and macrocyclic chelates, having different levels of stability. Concerns that lacking stability of the linear chelates are responsible for an observed retention of GBCAs in the brain of patients have motivated the European Medicines Agency (EMA) now to recommend the suspension of their marketing authorisations (see the news below).
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NEWS
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EVISA is keeping you updated with what is going on in speciation analysis. In this section you will find news about the most current research results, about trends, legal issues and informations from manufacturers in the field of speciation analysis.
With all the links to further information and publications the News archive is a valuable collection of "hot topics" in speciation analysis. We continuously update even former news with new links and information so that all news are actual all the time.
New Triple Quadrupole ICP-MS launched by Thermo Fisher
Thermo Fisher has added a new Triple Quadrupole instrument to its portfolio of ICP-MS systems. The new iCAP TQ ICP-MS allows users to switch between single and triple quadrupole modes in a single multi-element experiment so that laboratories can keep their existing workflow as well as add new capabilities over time.
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European Medicines Agency recomments to pull linear Gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents from market
The Pharmacovigilance and Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the suspension of the marketing authorisations for four linear gadolinium contrast agents because of evidence that small amounts of the gadolinium they contain are deposited in the brain. The agents concerned are intravenous injections of gadobenic acid, gadodiamide, gadopentetic acid and gadoversetamide, which are given to patients to enhance images from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) body scans.
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EVENTS
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With
a list of about 50 current entries EVISA is informing you about
interesting events and keeps you updated with their deadlines. By
consulting our list of deadlines you won't miss the opportunity for
early registration at reduced fee or the chance to submit your
contribution in time.
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14th Rio Symposium on Atomic Spectrometry
Date: April 2,2017 - April 7,2017
Location: Hotel Senac Ilha do Boi, in the city of Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil
March 22,2017 Submission of last minute posters fee
NAWLA2015: 2nd North American Workshop on Laser Ablation
Date: May 25,2017 - May 27,2017
Location: University of Texas at Austin, USA.
March 25,2017 Submission of abstracts
ISABC14: 14th International Symposium on Applied Bioinorganic Chemistry
Date: June 7,2017 - June 10,2017
Location: Toulouse, France
February 15,2017 Submission of abstracts for oral presentations
March 15,2017 Early registration at reduced fee
April 15,2017 Submission of abstracts for poster presentations
EMSLIBS: 9th Euro-Mediterranean Symposium LIBS
Date: June 11,2017 - June 16,2017
Location: Congress Palace, Pisa, Italy
March 15,2017 Early registration at reduced fee
HPLC 2017: 45th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques
Date: June 18,2017 - June 22,2017
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
March 20,2017 Early registration at reduced fee
June 1,2017 Submission of abstracts for late posters
Goldschmidt Conference 2017
Date: August 13,2017 - August 18,2017
Location: Paris, France
April 1,2017 Submision of abstracts
Metallomics 2017: The 6th International Symposium on Metallomics
Date: August 14,2017 - August 17,2017
Location: University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
April 15,2017 Submission of abstracts
May 15,2017 Early registration at reduced fee
EUROANALYSIS 2017: XIXth European Conference in Analytical Chemistry
Date: August 28,2017 - September 1,2017
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
March 15,2017 Submission of abstracts for oral presentations
April 30,2017 Early registration at reduced fee
May 15,2017 Submission of abstracts for poster presntations
Please do not hesitate to inform us in case that your conference related to speciation analysis is missing in our Agenda.
14th Rio Symposium on Atomic Spectrometry
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Hotel Senac Ilha do Boi, in the city of Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil
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02.04.2017 - 07.04.2017
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ANAKON 2017
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Tübingen, Germany
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03.04.2017 - 06.04.2017
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NAWLA2015: 2nd North American Workshop on Laser Ablation
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University of Texas at Austin, USA.
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25.05.2017 - 27.05.2017
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65th ASMS: Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics
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Indiana Convention Center located at 100 S. Capitol, Indianapolis, IN 46225.
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04.06.2017 - 08.06.2017
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ISABC14: 14th International Symposium on Applied Bioinorganic Chemistry
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Toulouse, France
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07.06.2017 - 10.06.2017
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CSI XL: Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale XL
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Pisa, Italy
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11.06.2017 - 16.06.2017
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VACANCIES
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EVISA provides information about open positions for Ph.D. students, PostDocs and permanent staff in the field of speciation. Looking to fill a vacancy or needing a new career challenge? Either way this service is FREE. Many laboratories and research facilities (from Greenland to Crete) have already found their highly educated stuff through this service by EVISA. If you would like to post an open position here, please contact us at info@speciation.net !
Doctorates
Aberdeen University: Determination of trace elements in Oil and Gas matrices (e.g. Mercury, Selenium, Arsenic, Cadmium) and their speciation
The University of Aberdeen is lookming for a PhD student interested in the determination of trace elements in Oil and Gas matrices (e.g. Mercury, Selenium, Arsenic, Cadmium) and their speciation
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Aberdeen University: Determination of toxic and essential elements (e.g. Mercury, Selenium, Arsenic, Cadmium) and their speciation and distribution in the environment and life sciences, using modern analytical methods
The University of Aberdeen is looking for a PhD student interested in the determination of toxic and essential elements (e.g. Mercury, Selenium, Arsenic, Cadmium) and their speciation and distribution in the environment and life sciences, using modern analytical methods
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Aberdeen University: Determination of arsenic, cadmium and selenium speciation in environmental and biological samples using mass spectrometry
The University of Aberdeen is looking for PhD student interested in the determination of arsenic, cadmium and selenium speciation in environmental and biological samples using mass spectrometry
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Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde (BfG): Diplom-/Masterarbeit: Entwicklung von speziesanalytischen Methoden zum Nachweis und Untersuchung von metallbasierten Antifouling Bioziden in aquatischen Matrizes
Ziel der ausgeschriebenen Diplom-/Masterarbeit (Chemie, Umweltwissenschaften und verwandten Studiengängen) ist die Entwicklung komplementärer speziesanalytischer Methoden zur Identifizierung und Quantifizierung relevanter metallbasierter Biozide und Spezies der Verbindungen in aquatischen Matrizes.
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SCK-CEN Belgium: Development and validation of HPLC-SF-ICP-MS methodologies for characterization of spent nuclear fuel
The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK•CEN) recently opened its call for PhD and post-doc positions (2016 campaign). Two challenging research topics on SF-ICP-MS method development are offered for this purpose by the Radiochemistry expert group.
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National Research Council Canada: Research Associate, Analytical Chemistry
We are looking to fill one or more Research Associate (RA) positions to support our Measurement Science and Standards Portfolio. The RA would be someone who shares our core values of impact, accountability, leadership, integrity and collaboration.
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DIRECTORY
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EVISA's directory of scientist is a versatile tool to facilitate contact with scientists in the field of speciation and related sciences. The directory is fully searchable for names, addresses, research topics etc. You should bookmark this directory as an always up-to-date address book. (In order to hinder SPAM robots for collecting the E-mail accounts, we hide them in a special format).
More than 280 active scientists in the field of speciation analysis already joined the directory. Join this great directory that is extensively linked to all type of other information on this site, such as homepages, conferences and literature.
If your entry is still missing in this directory, please contact us at info@speciation.net.
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LINKS
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EVISA provides an easy access to external information. Our database contains more than 2750 links to relevant information from numerous top scientific resources spread over the whole Web. The database is searchable both via full-text and categories such as elements, type of species and type of information. We are permanently updating our links section.
If your web site is missing here, please e-mail your link information to info@speciation.net.
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