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http://www.agilent.comWho do you expect will use this system?
We believe the LC/MSD iQ will appeal to
users in a range of markets, including drug
development, chemical synthesis, academia
and food production. However, we believe
that the system will be most quickly adopted
by pharmaceutical laboratories working on
reaction monitoring and in QA/QC settings.
Those working in pharma labs, who
may have been happily relying on UV
detection for the last 20 years, may not
see the need to add MS into the mix –
what would you say to them?
The big advantage of moving to mass
detection is achieving more specific and
more selective detection than is currently
possible with UV. The InfinityLab LC/MSD
iQ makes mass detection much more
accessible to users who are new to MS. The
launch of this systems points the way to a
future where mass detection is no longer
the exception for HPLC but is considered
the standard analytical technique.What feedback have you had from
early users?
The early customer feedback has been
very positive in terms of the analytical
capabilities, the instrument health tracking
and the simplicity and speed of the
maintenance process. The LC/MSD iQ
allows managers to predict and schedule
maintenance in a way that optimizes their
lab operation and minimizes downtime,
which dovetails neatly with our overarching
focus on greater efficiency in the lab
(tas.txp.to/efficiency).As the Project Manager, how did you
feel about launching the product at
ASMS 2019?
The team and I are extremely excited and
honored that our system was launchedat the most important MS event in
the calendar. We believe that we have
developed a very innovative product that
is going to do well in the market because
we are addressing real customer needs.
The journey from inception to release can
be a rollercoaster ride of emotions – from
excitement to tearing your hair out and
back again – but the feeling of launching
something new onto the market is a real
high! I never thought that I would have the
opportunity to work on such cutting-edge
products; I love it, and I’m already looking
forward to the next challenge.Shane Tichy is R&D LC/MS Single
and Triple Quadrupole Manager,
Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara,
California, USA.iQ in Action
If you missed the infinityLab LC/MSD
iQ launch at ASMS, you can view our
three-part in-the-lab demo series at
tas.txp.to/iQwebinar.