17 June — Amsterdam, Netherlands — Welcome to the first day of coverage of HPLC2013, which is being held at the Amsterdam RAI in Amsterdam, Netherlands and is co-chaired by Peter Schoenmakers and Wim Kok from the University of Amsterdam. A scientific conference will complement the classic exhibition, which will extend over four halls. The scientific sessions are split into four distinct areas: HYPERformance LC, High Impact LC, HPLC MS 2013, and HPLC 2013 Tutorials. These daily show guides from LCGC Europe and LCGC North America will keep you abreast of what is happening throughout the week.

17 June — Amsterdam, Netherlands — HPLC2013 will be in full swing on Monday 17 June 2013 and the morning sessions kick off with an illuminating keynote lecture from Fabrice Gritti on The Van Deemter Equation: What Does It Mean 50 Years Later, followed by Frantisek Svec on Monolithic Columns in Thin-layer Formats for TLC–MS Separations. Pat Sandra will discuss State-of-the-Art Liquid Chromatography for Bioanalysis andSarah Trinpin will describe New Ionization Methods for Use in MS. There will also be a discussion on the future of chromatography in the pharmaceutical sector.

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17 June — Amsterdam, Netherlands— The afternoon sessions of HPLC2013 on Monday 17 June 2013 will include Edward Yeung on Nanoparticles as Probes for Chromatography, Astrid Gjelstadt on Micro-Scale LLE in the 96-well Format,  Go-Bin Jang on Separation and Identification of New POPs by LC–MS, Torgy Fornstedt will describe A New Procedure for Predictions on Overloaded Profiles in Gradient Elution, and Jin-Ming Lin will talk on the Development of a  Microfluidic Device Combined with MS to Study Cell Drug Metabolism. There will also be a discussion on the future of chromatography in the environmental sector.

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The Role of the Column in Modern HPLC
TU1: G104–105

The Role of the van Deemter Equation: What Does it Mean Fifty Years Later?
KN1: Auditorium

State-of-the-Art LC Techniques
KN8: Emerald

Discussion on Needs for Environmental Analysis
D12: Emerald