Columna Analytica: News and Trends in Analytical Chemistry – PITTCON'98 Report: New Orleans, March 1–5, 1998

Columns

Abstract

A personal view of some challenging and remarkable news in general analytical chemistry shown at Pittcon'98 in New Orleans is presented. Mergers of companies, which are involved in the development of instrumentation, have changed the face of the exhibition. Developments forced by the requirements of high efficiency and high throughput in the drug-discovery area are described in the second and third section. Medals awarded by journalists for the most outstanding products are presented in the forth section. Last, but not least, advancements in a more scientific area such as electrochromatography are discussed.