In the week of April 6, the following webinars await you in the field of liquid phase and especially HPLC and LC/MS.<blockquote><h4><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/webinars">👉 DETAILS AND REGISTRATION IN THE WEBINARS SECTION</a></h4>👉 Search and filter in the largest global database with over 5 500 GC, LC, MS and spectroscopy webinars.</blockquote><h5>1. Waters Corporation: Fit-for-purpose workflows for inositol stereoisomer profiling in dietary supplements and foods using single and tandem mass spectrometry</h5><ul><li>Tu, 7.4.2026 19:00 CET</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/webinar/6030">Registration</a></li></ul>The aim of this webinar is to present analytical procedures capable of simultaneously separating and quantifying free inositol stereoisomers in both simple matrices and complex matrices.<h5>2. Thermo Fisher Scientific: Transforming Fuel Testing Performance with Combustion Ion Chromatography</h5><ul><li>We, 8.4.2026 07:00 CEST</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/webinar/6093">Registration</a></li></ul>Join us for an interactive session on how Combustion Ion Chromatography (C-IC) is transforming fuel testing performance in modern laboratories.<h5>3. SCIEX: Getting started with LC-MS/MS for PFAS</h5><ul><li>We, 8.4.2026 10:00 CEST</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/webinar/6102">Registration</a></li></ul>Learn how to build LC-MS/MS methods for PFAS analysis, achieve ultra-low detection limits, and gain practical skills for environmental and food testing in this expert-led webinar.<h5>4. Phenomenex: Extraction Face-Off: Choosing Between SLE and SPE</h5><ul><li>We, 8.4.2026 10:00 CEST</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/webinar/6092">Registration</a></li></ul>Understand how SLE and SPE work and how they are different from each other.<h5>5. Waters Corporation: RADIAN™ ASAP Mass Spectrometry for the Detection and Analysis of Explosive Traces</h5><ul><li>We, 8.4.2026 16:00 CET</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/webinar/6031">Registration</a></li></ul>Explore how mass spectrometry enables rapid detection of trace explosives. Learn how RADIAN™ ASAP extends forensic and security workflows, supporting future screening technologies and ion-mobility innovation.<h5>6. Technology Networks: Label Free Quantitation: New Insights Into High-Throughput Proteomic Workflows</h5><ul><li>Th, 9.4.2026 16:00 CET</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/webinar/5969">Registration</a></li></ul>Discover how next-generation LC–MS and the ZenoTOF 8600 enable robust, high-throughput LFQ proteomics, backed by insights from a large multi-laboratory benchmark study.

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<h4>Introduction&nbsp;</h4>Millions of tests, measurements and examinations are made every day in thousands of laboratories around the world. There are innumerable reasons underpinning them, for example: as a way of valuing goods for trade purposes; supporting healthcare and construction; checking the quality and safety of food and feed; and in forensic analysis and environmental monitoring. Virtually every aspect of society is supported in some way by analytical work.&nbsp;The cost of carrying out these measurements is high and additional costs may arise from decisions made on the basis of the results. For example, tests showing food to be unfit for consumption may result in compensation claims. In addition, tests confirming the presence of banned drugs could result in fines or imprisonment. Clearly it is important to make a correct measurement and be able to show that the result is correct.<h4>The validation/verification process</h4>Most analysts know that method validation/verification is important, but exactly why, how and when it should be done is not always clear.&nbsp;Method validation/verification is the process whereby the laboratory demonstrates whether or not a method is ‘fit for purpose’ (Fig. 1). This means that the tests carried out should be appropriate with respect to uncertainty, cost, time etc. The final report should present analytical data in such a way that the customer can, readily, interpret it and draw appropriate conclusions.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/Eurachem_The_validation_verification_82742c1029.jpg" alt="Eurachem: Fig. 1. The method validation/verification process. The laboratory ‘translates’ the customer’s problem into an analytical requirement, i.e. the method performance required to solve the problem. Method validation/verification includes a stage where various performance characteristics are evaluated and then compared with analytical requirements." srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_Eurachem_The_validation_verification_82742c1029.jpg 124w," sizes="100vw" width="821" height="1029"><h4>The Eurachem Guide&nbsp;</h4>A <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/products/2242">Guide from Eurachem</a> (Fig. 2) gives practical advice on how method validation/verification can be accomplished. The Guide and its supplements [1-4]:&nbsp;<ul><li>Introduce the basic concepts related to method validation and method verification;&nbsp;</li><li>Indicate how to plan, record and report validation and verification studies to best support the statement of ‘fitness for purpose’;&nbsp;</li><li>Provide key definitions and the rationale behind the experiments for assessing the various performance characteristics and related topics (Fig. 3);&nbsp;</li><li>Include quick reference tables that suggest experiments together with the necessary statistical calculations for evaluation and reporting each performance characteristic;&nbsp;</li><li>Provide support to the analyst on how to make the best use of method validation data for setting up an internal quality control plan.</li></ul><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/Eurachem_The_Fitness_for_Purpose_of_Analytical_Methods_95fc1a74e3.jpg" alt="Eurachem: Fig. 2. The Eurachem Guide is available free of charge at www.eurachem.org." srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_Eurachem_The_Fitness_for_Purpose_of_Analytical_Methods_95fc1a74e3.jpg 135w," sizes="100vw" width="1062" height="1231"><h4>How should methods be validated/verified?</h4>The guide focuses on a single-laboratory approach to method validation/verification and gives guidance on planning, carrying out and reporting method validation and verification studies. Any method validation or verification study will require the laboratory to investigate several performance characteristics:<ul><li>Precision<ul><li>Repeatability&nbsp;</li><li>Intermediate precision</li></ul></li><li>Trueness</li><li>Selectivity</li><li>Working range</li><li>Analytical sensitivity</li><li>Limit of detection</li><li>Limit of quantification</li><li>Ruggedness</li></ul>Exactly which characteristics are studied will depend on the analytical application. Verification of the performance of a standard method requires substantially less work than validation of a method developed in-house. Legislative/sectoral requirements must also be considered.&nbsp;Sampling and subsampling can be part of the measurement or testing procedure and must, in those cases, be validated.

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