Thermo Fisher Scientific opens Center of Excellence for POPs

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the opening of its Center of Excellence for persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

Staffed with experts in POPs analysis, the new centre will support laboratories that research, measure and monitor dioxins and other POPs found in food and the environment. The centre provides access to highly productive, value-added methods for identifying some of the most difficult-to-detect POPs.

The first method developed by the centre provides an integrated workflow that includes instruments, software and consumables used in screening to confirmation.

The centre, located in Bremen, Germany, is an industry-wide resource equipped with the latest technology and expertise to support collaborative projects, serving as a knowledge hub for POPs analysis and development of effective POPs methodologies. The centre will also partner with industry and governmental laboratories to improve the quality and efficiency of worldwide POPs monitoring.

Thermo Fisher has already developed an integrated POPs workflow solution at its new centre for routine, high-throughput sample analysis in POPs laboratories.

“Our scientists have developed turnkey methods for low-level screening, from fast, simplified sample clean-up to the confirmation analysis of non-compliant samples,” said Hans-Joachim Huebschmann, Technology Manager for GC/MS at Thermo Fisher Scientific. “The new POPs Center of Excellence provides training for correct analytical method set-up, selection of the separation columns and data handling.”

“We provide the necessary analytical tools for efficient environmental and food safety control,” said Kyle D’Silva, Product Manager for GC/HRMS at Thermo Fisher Scientific. “Our goal is to support food manufacturers as well as governmental control and environmental labs in responding with the necessary sensitivity and accuracy required for these challenging analyses.”