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Meet Spectral Service during the qNMR week (Oct 1-4, 2019)
Take the chance and meet Spectral Service in Rockville and Gaithersburg in Oct 1-4, 2019…
Multicomponent Analysis of Vitamins in Multivitamin Preparations by qNMR
Vitamins can be found in all our daily food products such as multivitamin juice. How can you easily analyze several vitamins by NMR spectroscopy? We present you the method!
13C NMR analysis of peptides and amino acids
Amino acids, peptides and proteins can be analyzed by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy after hydrolysis with DCl. After the acid hydrolysis, amino acids exist in their free form which can be analyzed by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy…
Teambuilding 2019
From June 19th through June 23rd Spectral Service went on a sailing trip with the theme: Let us all pull together. As employees of one company we are all in the same boat which was in this case a three-master called Nil Desperandum. It is not possible for a single...
1H-NMR multiple component analysis: Coconut Water
Just one method to detect all coconut ingredients? It is possible, by using 1H NMR spectroscopy! Organic acids, amino acids, sugars and several other characteristic components within a sample which is prepared only once!…
To CBD, or not to CBD, that is the question
NMR spectroscopy is a powerful tool for the analysis of CBD oil. By using different solvents, a target analysis of the oil and also of the active CBD can be performed…
Spectral Service @ PANIC 2019
PANIC March 3 – 7, 2019: Spectral Service presents an innovative method to analyze cations such as Ca2+, Mg2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Pb2+, Hg2+, Be2+, Sn2+ and Zn2+ indirectly by 1H NMR spectroscopy after a complexation with unselective reagents such as EDTA, DTPA or DOTA.
Recap of the first NMR Cannabis Meeting
The very first NMR Cannabis Meeting has become an outstanding success with 25 participations from Germany, the United States and the UK. The organizers and the participants have discussed the current legal and scientific position of cannabis, THC and CBD products since more and more countries have already legalized cannabis for medical purposes and even for recreational use.
ARTE @ Spectral Service – Aloe Vera, a medicinal plant?
Is Aloe vera really a miracle cure? Xenius (ARTE) got to the bottom of the well-known plant and visited Spectral Service to look behind the scenes of the analytical chemistry.
Merry Christmas!
A year full of amazing events, opportunities, and great achievements draws to a close – impressions and experiences remain. We wish you a happy Christmas, sending you our greetings and wish you luck, happiness and success for the new year 2019. In particular, we send a warm thank you to our longstanding clients for the good and trusting cooperation!
Food supplements in animal feed by 1H-qNMR
Food supplements are becoming more and more important in our daily life. But how is the quality controlled? Our recommendation: by 1H-NMR spectroscopy!…
News 2019 – Spectral Service AG starts automatic NMR laboratory
In the years 2017/2018 we already invested with consistency in new balances of the XPE series from Mettler Toledo and in our building structure. This marks the launch of the automatic NMR laboratory.
NMR Cannabis Meeting – 09th Nov 2018
We from Spectral Service organize the very first full-day “NMR Cannabis Meeting” on November, 09 2018 at Spectral Service AG, Cologne, Germany….
16th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Functional phospholipids in the food and pharmaceutical industries”
The 16th International Scientific and Practical Conference will continue the cycle of conferences initiated 20 years ago and devoted to new research in the chemistry and technologies of production,…
Meet Spectral Service at “Innovations in Food Analytics”
Innovations in Food Analytics (19-21 September 2018, in Erding, Munich, Germany) is the first conference which combines research and ideas and network with scientists from food industry and academia. The focus is on food authenticity and traceability, food quality...
55Mn NMR Spectroscopy as an Alternative Method for the Determination of the Water Quality
To simplify the analysis of oxidizable substances in water, an NMR spectroscopy method was developed – and what makes it so special is that we run 55Mn NMR spectroscopy!….
The Evolution of Medical Cannabis Quality Control
Since 2017, cannabis has already been available as a medical product in Germany. But how is the quality of medical cannabis controlled? Why should we use NMR spectroscopy for the quality control?…
Phospholipid Analysis by 31P-NMR spectroscopy
Did you know that Spectral Service AG is the worldwide leader laboratory
in Quantitative Determination of Phospholipids using 31P-NMR spectroscopy?
Blood Alcohol Determination by NMR
Isn’t it possible to analyze the BAC out of only one drop (20 µL) of whole capillary blood from a finger or an earlobe – with a fast, accurate, precise and robust method? Yes, of course, with the NMR spectroscopy!…
Runners team at 11th FiLa 2018 (companies run)
At this years 11th companies run (Firmenlauf Köln, April 26th) with over 6400 participants and 166 teams Spectral Service’s running team Spec Attack started again with 7 team members.
Multicomponent Analysis of Vitamins in Multivitamin Preparations by qNMR
Vitamins can be found in all our daily food products such as multivitamin juice. How can you easily analyze several vitamins by NMR spectroscopy? We present you the method!
13C NMR analysis of peptides and amino acids
Amino acids, peptides and proteins can be analyzed by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy after hydrolysis with DCl. After the acid hydrolysis, amino acids exist in their free form which can be analyzed by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy…
1H-NMR multiple component analysis: Coconut Water
Just one method to detect all coconut ingredients? It is possible, by using 1H NMR spectroscopy! Organic acids, amino acids, sugars and several other characteristic components within a sample which is prepared only once!…
Meet Spectral Service during the qNMR week (Oct 1-4, 2019)
Take the chance and meet Spectral Service in Rockville and Gaithersburg in Oct 1-4, 2019…
Spectral Service @ PANIC 2019
PANIC March 3 – 7, 2019: Spectral Service presents an innovative method to analyze cations such as Ca2+, Mg2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Pb2+, Hg2+, Be2+, Sn2+ and Zn2+ indirectly by 1H NMR spectroscopy after a complexation with unselective reagents such as EDTA, DTPA or DOTA.
Recap of the first NMR Cannabis Meeting
The very first NMR Cannabis Meeting has become an outstanding success with 25 participations from Germany, the United States and the UK. The organizers and the participants have discussed the current legal and scientific position of cannabis, THC and CBD products since more and more countries have already legalized cannabis for medical purposes and even for recreational use.
GMP Inspection by BRK in Jan 2018
Spectral Service will be audited on Jan, 2018 by German authorities for its compliance…
DGQ Quality Day – A Big Pool full of Ideas
„Intense, interactive, creative“ – regarding this motto experiences and conceptions of Quality Management were exchanged and discussed…
Quality Assurance – a promise for good properties?
What does quality mean in general and where does it come from? Do we need quality assurance? Let’s take a look…
Teambuilding 2019
From June 19th through June 23rd Spectral Service went on a sailing trip with the theme: Let us all pull together. As employees of one company we are all in the same boat which was in this case a three-master called Nil Desperandum. It is not possible for a single...
To CBD, or not to CBD, that is the question
NMR spectroscopy is a powerful tool for the analysis of CBD oil. By using different solvents, a target analysis of the oil and also of the active CBD can be performed…
Recap of the first NMR Cannabis Meeting
The very first NMR Cannabis Meeting has become an outstanding success with 25 participations from Germany, the United States and the UK. The organizers and the participants have discussed the current legal and scientific position of cannabis, THC and CBD products since more and more countries have already legalized cannabis for medical purposes and even for recreational use.