MSACL Industry Breakfast Workshop 2026
Discover New Technical Advances for High-Throughput LC-MS/MS Workflows Using Long-Life Columns and Magnetic Bead Extraction
Thursday, October 8th, 2026
07:45 AM - 08:45 AM (EDT)
Location: Montreal 1-3
Presentations
1. Achieving Maximum Uptime and Performance Through Advanced Long Life Column Hardware
Presenter: Tim Fassette, M.S., Field Application Scientist, Phenomenex Inc.
HPLC column durability is vital for labs running high-throughput, multi-analyte LC-MS/MS workflows. Here, we compare Endrix Kinetex columns, designed with innovative hardware to extend column lifetime, to standard Kinetex columns for a 75-analyte LC-MS/MS urine toxicology panel. The seminar demonstrates how the advanced Endrix hardware improves longevity, robustness, and uptime.
2. Accelerating Steroid Analysis with Novel Polymeric Reversed Phase Magnetic Beads
Presenter: Feng Qin, Sr. Product Manager Separation Science, Phenomenex
Steroid hormones are key indicators of endocrine, reproductive, immune, and metabolic function. Traditional immunoassays can be limited by cross-reactivity and poor low-level quantitation. LC-MS/MS quantitation offers more accurate and more sensitive quantitation, but sample preparation methods like SPE can be burdensome and not easily automated. This study developed an LC-MS/MS workflow using StrataMag RP to simultaneously quantify eight clinically relevant steroid hormones in serum.
3. Streamlining Reverse T3 Extraction and LC-MS/MS Quantitation Using Magnetic Bead Extraction
Presenter: Massi Chamanian, Ph.D., Sr. R&D Manager, Phenomenex
Reverse triiodothyronine (rT3) is an endogenous thyroid hormone measured to evaluate thyroid hormone metabolism. Traditional sample preparation methods such as LLE and SPE can be labor-intensive which limits throughput. This study presents a magnetic bead extraction workflow using StrataMag RP for LC-MS/MS quantitation of rT3 in human serum, with compatibility for automated sample preparation.
