Plasma proteomics study benchmarks three enrichment methods using timsTOF + Evosep One/nanoElute with Aurora Elite 15x75 & Aurora Ultimate 25x75 CSI columns. Proteograph gave 6.3x more proteins with best reproducibility. Each method enriches different protein classes. Learn more: bit.ly/4gzVcNA

At >725 citations, more researchers have cited Aurora Series columns in 2025 than ever, and we’re not even in October. We're making it easier than ever to join this community of breakthrough researchers. Our biggest new-user offer ever is live until October 31. Claim your offer: bit.ly/4nxwpwa

Dr. Mike Lanz from Stanford and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub has a unique perspective on column performance, his lab having directly compared in-house and commercial columns. Watch him explain the difference Aurora Series columns make in his proteomics research. Learn more about Mike: bit.ly/40xSYb9

At the intersection of academic research and industry influence, Teeradon Phlairaharn is navigating a complex relationship. His approach involves “staying true to the role of a scientist in a field where where industry partners can influence publications.” Learn more about Teeradon: bit.ly/46D5Pe5

With IonOpticks' rapid growth come exciting opportunities to join our expanding global team. We’re looking for passionate people who want to push the boundaries of LC-MS-based research. Ready to be part of an impact-driven company making a real difference in life sciences? Visit bit.ly/4nByJSI

We are excited to welcome back #TeamIO as a sponsor of #UPSS2026! @ionopticks.bsky.social specializes in developing advanced chromatography columns for use in LC-MS, enabling and advancing proteomics driven research! Thank you for your continuing support of #TeamMassSpec

Proud to sponsor @ubuntuproteomix.bsky.social for yet another year - supporting life science’s next generation of pioneers.

I’m hiring (again)! IonOpticks’ Brand & Marketing team is growing fast. Looking for a Marketing and Creative Lead with graphic design skills who thrives across campaigns, content, sales targeting & branding. Careers page for job description: ionopticks.com/careers

When you finally access the columns your research deserves… After 8 years of perfecting LC/MS separations, we're celebrating by opening our doors with our biggest new-user discount ever. Ready to stock your lab with the separations that power breakthrough research? Claim your offer: bit.ly/4nxwpwa

If you’ve ever wanted to get hands-on with our columns, join us at the Post-MSACL Hands-on MRM Targeted Proteomics Workshop, where Erik will demonstrate live Aurora Series column setup and operation on a real mass spectrometer. From Sept 26 - 28 in Montreal. bit.ly/4pyOxYn @msacl-org.bsky.social

Researchers from the @tbharat-lab.bsky.social develop a workflow combining cryo-EM with focused ion beam secondary ion MS to map chemical composition at sub-cellular resolution in bacteria. Proteomics analysis: Vanquish Neo, Orbitrap Ascend, Aurora Ultimate 25x75 XT column. bit.ly/3Vhc9mp

Eight years ago, IonOpticks set out to enable researchers to see more, discover more, and achieve more. On our 8th anniversary, we’re proud of the progress and breakthroughs our products have helped deliver. Here’s to the next chapter - and to empowering global research to go further than ever.

@kentsisresearch.bsky.social develop a proteogenomics workflow to detect 1000s of unknown cancer proteins. PG3 combines long-read RNA sequencing with multi-protease MS to discover non-canonical proteins in cancer cells. Used a timsTOF HT, nanoElute 2 & Aurora Ultimate 25x75 column: bit.ly/4mlQSmu

Our birthday, your gift: Today, we celebrate eight years of peak chromatography by inviting new users to access our industry-leading columns at rates we've never offered before. Tell us about your setup and claim our biggest, most significant new-user discount. Ever. Claim now: bit.ly/4nxwpwa

Join IonOpticks in Montréal next week for #MSACL2025. Zac and Erik will be on the ground at the Hôtel Bonaventure Montréal, ready to chat with you about all things chromatography. Meet them at the IonOpticks booth to see how how our new product ranges can help you elevate your LC/MS workflows.

We’re proud to support the Post-MSACL Hands-on MRM Targeted Proteomics Quantitation workshop from 26-28 September in Montreal. Join IonOpticks and friends for a practical workshop on a live mass spec. With further interactive sessions, close out your week by gaining real-world skills: bit.ly/3IeVhK0

Dr. Tim Veth, a postdoc working with @nmriley.bsky.social at the University of Washington, is tackling glycoproteomics. When we spoke about navigating the complexity of analysing thousands of glycoproteoforms, he shared how reliable chromatography supports his research. Learn more: bit.ly/4nrMzad

@mari-mardamshin.bsky.social has seen firsthand how the loss of pancreatic function can affect someone’s life. “Knowing that our work might one day contribute to restoring this complex organ’s function brings an added layer of meaning to what we do in the lab each day.” Learn more: bit.ly/46ddJdS

Moe Haines is transforming decades-old tissue samples into rich sources of medical knowledge. The researcher at the @broadinstitute.org's Proteomics Platform shared how reliable chromatography has accelerated his breakthroughs in cancer and rare disease research. Learn more: bit.ly/3JMl0d4

Researchers from a Rice and Trost lab collaboration provide the first comprehensive proteomic fingerprint of human osteoarthritic chondrocytes. The team used an Evosep One with an Aurora Elite 15x75 CSI column connected to a timsTOF HT employing diaPASEF. Learn more: bit.ly/3VDeeZL

Just wrapped up an incredible visit to Academia Sinica in Taipei, where Fabrice presented on improving chromatographic performance to the local proteomics research community. Special thanks to Dr. Shuyu Lin for hosting us and to our local distributor, Mass Solutions Technology, for organising.

A fitting tribute to 50 years at #NordicMSP2025: Prof. Matthias Mann traced his career from his first spectrum through decades of discoveries, honoring his team and collaborators. #teamIO earned a modest but meaningful mention. Thanks, Matthias.

IonOpticks is proud to be at #NordicMSP2025 in Odense, celebrating 50 years of MS at SDU. Meet Erik, Britta & Joris at our stand to explore how IonOpticks chromatography can level up your LC-MS workflows and push your research further with sharper, deeper insights.

NEW TECH NOTE: We’ve rigorously pitted Gen 3 and Gen 4 Aurora Series® columns against each other & the data is in: Gen 4 Aurora Series® maintains exceptional chromatographic performance, while offering enhanced robustness, stability, & longevity for demanding analytical conditions. bit.ly/4g1wpSt

We’re pleased to be in Hamburg for the Third Top-Down Proteomics Symposium. Stop by MS Wil, where Erik is available to discuss your workflows and IonOpticks products. Also on display, is IonOpticks’ top-down poster presentation Stop by and view the data with Erik from 1:00pm - 1:45pm.

Great demo of Whisper Zoom methods using the Aurora Rapid 5x75 at #ESCP2025. In Marvin Thielert’s talk about ultra-sensitive tissue analysis and LC-MS, he emphasises the importance of choosing columns with no dead volume and good chromatographic performance. Insightful presentation. bit.ly/47bRvv2

A great showcase of Aurora Series columns at Thermo's user group meeting at #ESCP2025: lowering FAIMS resolution on the Orbitrap Astral can increase peptide IDs by up to 25% for HeLa digests and 17% for real H460 cells when coupled to a Vanquish Neo with Aurora Rapid 8x75 columns. bit.ly/4g1jrUW

@matzingerm.bsky.social is co-organising #ESCP2025. As Deputy Head of the Proteomic Technology Hub at the Campus Vienna Biocenter, he’s pushing the boundaries of SCP. Manuel shares the role Aurora Series columns played in innovative methods like his lab’s One-Pot workflow: bit.ly/4eSYx86

After a long trek from Melbourne, Jarrod is now on the ground in Vienna and enjoying #ESCP2025 - together with Joris, our new Business Development Manager for Europe. Stop by the IonOpticks stand and chat with Jarrod and Joris about how our new product releases can support your single-cell work.

IonOpticks expands in Europe with two key appointments: Joris Frenz, PhD as BDM and Dr. Britta Diedrich as Senior BDM. Together they bring scientific and commercial expertise to support DACH/European researchers and boost access to IonOpticks’ leading LC-MS solutions. Read more.

Scaling DNA sequencing transformed biology. Scaling protein analysis is the next frontier, but it's a much steeper climb. We're proud to see our heater controller and columns supporting this work in Asimov Press's deep-dive into how PTI is tackling this challenge. Read the article: bit.ly/464TAI2

Murakami et al. develop a novel chemical probe to identify MetaAggregates, complex protein-RNA assemblies, in ALS brains. The team from the Ono lab identified 79 candidate proteins, using an EASY-nLC 1200, Q Exactive Plus, and Aurora Ultimate 25x75 column. Learn more: bit.ly/45YX1Qu

Dr. Samantha Emery-Corbin’s research journey spans from discoveries in parasitology to clinical trials that could transform sepsis treatment. In a recent chat, she shared some insights into how reliable chromatography enabled her research breakthroughs at Monash and the WEHI: bit.ly/43mkUkm

Great poster by Mohammad Shahbazy & Etienne Caron at #ASBMBproteomics. Mohammed & the Caron lab present a scalable immunopeptidomics workflow, applicable to any HLA allele across diverse biological samples and conditions. Used a timsTOF Ultra, nanoElute 2, with an Aurora Ultimate 25x75 CSI column.

Bräuer et al. develop a streamlined workflow to capture PPIs in living cells. Identified >5000 unique crosslinked sites from K562 cells while discovering 56 novel protein interactions. Used a Vanquish Neo, Orbitrap Eclipse, and Aurora Ultimate 25x75 column. Learn more: go.nature.com/4mp5wu7

Loving the energy here in Cambridge at #ASBMBProteomics! The room is alive with great conversations, big ideas, and plenty of curiosity. Swing by the IonOpticks booth to meet Erik and Zac. They’re ready to talk all things research and help you take your goals further with Aurora Series columns.

Pujari et al. slash arginine missed cleavages from ~30% to <1% by developing a sequential Lys-C/Arg-C Ultra digestion protocol. 23-29% more unique peptides and 6-11% more protein IDs across label-free DIA and TMTpro workflows, peptides separated on Aurora Ultimate 25x75 columns. bit.ly/41NWAGe

New plasma glycoproteomics method out of the @hecklab.bsky.social uses narrow-window DIA on Orbitrap Astral with Aurora Ultimate XT column. 50% more glycopeptide IDs vs. traditional approaches, with 181 glycoproteins detected across 7 orders of magnitude in just 10-40 minute runs. bit.ly/45bDXhv

Did we mention reproducibility? Let the data speak for itself: www.ionopticks.com/resource-hub

Only days left until The 15th International Symposium on Proteomics in the Life Sciences. Join Erik and Zac in Cambridge, MA on Sunday, as #ASBMBproteomics gets underway. Stop by the IonOpticks booth and chat to them about how our new product ranges can help you elevate your proteomics workflows.

Plant proteomics breakthrough: Researchers from the Xu lab systematically map protein complexes in Arabidopsis by developing an optimised XL-MS workflow using PhoX cross-linker, an EASY-nLC 1200 coupled to an Orbitrap Eclipse, and an Aurora Ultimate 25x75 columns. Learn more: bit.ly/3J7Bf4p

In their groundbreaking Cell paper, Sabatier et al., from the Olsen lab at University of Copenhagen, developed pulsed SILAC at the single-cell level. Pierre shared his thoughts on the role Aurora columns played in enabling this new benchmark. Learn more: bit.ly/3VIWkpd

What a week it’s been at #JHUPO2025 in Kisarazu. It’s encouraging to see more clinical and biological applications taking center stage. Getting to exhibit and present alongside our distributors AMR Inc. is just the cherry on top. We’re looking forward to becoming regulars in the area.

Join Jarrod at #ESCP2025 in Vienna. It’s great to see each annual meeting get bigger, and this year, the focus is expanding from proteomics to metabolomics & related single-cell studies. Stop by the IonOpticks stand and chat with Jarrod about how our chromatography can support your single-cell work.

New spatial proteomics workflow maps 1,047 proteins in atherosclerotic plaques using laser-capture microdissection + timsTOF Pro with Aurora Rapid 5x150 columns. Reveals plaque heterogeneity & rupture-prone regions. A powerful tool for identifying therapeutic targets. Learn more: bit.ly/4eTRKwv

Fabrice Odefrey delivered a showcase of Aurora Series columns in front of a full house at AMR Inc.’s luncheon seminar to cap off a great week at #JHUPO2025 (JPrOS). Thank you to AMR for including us in your programme. It’s been great to connect this week and exhibit together.

Are you heading to the 15th international symposium on proteomics in the life sciences? Join Global Head of Sales, Erik Verschuuren and Business Development Manager for North America, Zac Anderson at the @broadinstitute.org, to speak about how we can help you achieve your research goals.

New JMod software doubles proteomics throughput by analysing 9-plex samples with 2 Da mass spacing vs conventional 5-plex/4 Da methods. Used Vanquish Neo + Exploris 480 with Aurora Series columns. Generated 30,000 protein data points from 9 samples in one MS run. Learn more: bit.ly/4kK38fD

We’re excited to once again join forces with AMR Inc., our Japanese distributor, and exhibit together at #JHUPO2025 (JPrOS). Find Fabrice, our APACI Distribution Channel Manager at the AMR booth to learn all about how our chromatography solutions can elevate your proteomics workflows.

It’s not every day we get to attend a poster session outdoors. Brixen Proteomics Summer School 2025 is truly making the most of this weather and stunning surroundings. It’s reflected in everyone's enthusiasm and energy, with a great turnout for Jarrod’s company talk.