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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 2h

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

IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 19h

Heading to #HUPO2025 in November? Join IonOpticks at the Westin Harbour Castle, where we'll be on the ground and ready to show you our 2025 product innovations. With a bold presence, find us at Booth 603. Get in-depth insights into our product development, new app notes, and more.

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 2d

CLAIM YOUR OFFER: bit.ly/4nxwpwa
Final weeks for new customers to access Aurora Series® columns & equipment at our best pricing ever. Trusted in 750+ 2025 publications, IonOpticks delivers data that drives breakthroughs. Offer ends Oct 31. T&Cs apply.

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 2d

One week until #CNHUPO2025 in Guangzhou, China.

Stop by the omicSolution booth and chat to Fabrice, our APACI Distribution Channel Manager, about our product pipeline and how our chromatography can enhance your research.

We look forward to connecting with you at this multidisciplinary conference.

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 3d

DiaPASEF detected 168% more precursors and 66% more proteins than traditional methods in new metaproteomics research. Shreshta et al. used a Bruker timsTOF HT with nanoElute and Aurora Ultimate 25x75 CSI column to evaluate acquisition methods.

Learn more: bit.ly/46iuGVE

Evaluation of Parallel Accumulation-Serial Fragmentation methods for metaproteomics using a model microbiome - IonOpticks

Shreshta et al.'s bioRxiv study into PASEF evaluation for metaproteomics uses an IonOpticks Aurora Ultimate 25x75 CSI C18 UHPLC column.

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 7d

Jesper Olsen's #iSCMS2025 keynote highlighted three landmark SCP studies with breakthrough depth, speed, and sample requirements. In all three studies, Aurora columns were central to achieving the sensitivity, resolution, and robustness required for cutting-edge single-cell and low-input proteomics.

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 9d

uMetaP, an ultra-sensitive metaproteomic solution that leverages cutting-edge technologies, achieves unprecedented sensitivity in exploring complex microbial communities. Achieved by combining uMetaP with the Aurora Ultimate 25×75 CSI column and timsTOF Ultra.

Learn more: bit.ly/48uTElZ

Ultra-sensitive metaproteomics redefines the dark metaproteome, uncovering host-microbiome interactions and drug targets in intestinal diseases - IonOpticks

Xian et al.'s Nature Communications study into ultra-sensitive metaproteomics uses an IonOpticks Aurora Ultimate 25x75 CSI C18 UHPLC column.

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 9d

Great #iSCMS2025 poster by @mari-mardamshin.bsky.social, who presented mxDVP, integrating high-plex microscopy with ultra-sensitive MS to explore pancreatic islet heterogeneity at unprecedented resolution. Evosep One with Orbitrap Astral / timsTOF SCP, with Aurora Elite columns on both instruments.

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 10d

#iSCMS2025 in Chicago was a fantastic opportunity to connect and share ideas driving single cell research forward. Thanks to the organisers for a great think-tank event. Keep the conversation going with Zac Anderson on your research needs and how IonOpticks can support.

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 12d

Today at #iSCMS2025 hosted by UIC, Zac Anderson shared how Aurora Series® columns and HeatSync™ enhance single-cell workflows with sensitivity, consistency, and high-throughput separations. Visit the IonOpticks booth to learn how Aurora® can power your low-input proteomics.

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 13d

It’s been a great few days at #MSACL2025, focusing on the patient impact & how our products support workflows in the clinical environment. Visit Zac & Erik at the IonOpticks booth to discover how Aurora Series columns can help bridge the gap between your research goals and clinical applications.

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 14d

A great showcase of @sciex.bsky.social's ZenoTOF 8600 system at #MSACL2025 today. Over 268,000 precursor and 12,000+ protein group IDs from just 200 ng of sample, with the Aurora Ultimate 25x75 XS & using Zeno SWATH DIA on the ZenoTOF 8600.
@davidcolquhoun.bsky.social, Ihor Batruch, & Patrick Pribil

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 14d

A powerful demo of the Orbitrap Astral Zoom in Thermo's poster at #MSACL2025. Separation performed on Vanquish Neo with Aurora Ultimate 25x75 XT / Aurora Rapid 8x75 XT. 10% improvement in protein group IDs compared to the Orbitrap Astral for 50 pg of HeLa digest, and a 5% improvement for 250 pg.

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 14d

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

Mining the plasma proteome: Evaluation of enrichment methods for depth and reproducibility - IonOpticks

Roger et al.'s study into plasma proteome mining uses IonOpticks Aurora Elite 15x75 CSI and Aurora Ultimate 25x75 CSI C18 UHPLC columns.

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 15d

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

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 16d

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

IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 16d

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

When results don’t match: navigating scientific integrity in industry-academia partnerships

Teeradon Phlairaharn, a Senior Scientist specialising in immunopeptidomics at Alithea Bio in Berlin, is developing a method that could make advanced mass spectrometry techniques accessible without req...

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 17d

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

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Ubuntu Proteomics Summer School @ubuntuproteomix.bsky.social · 20d

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

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 20d

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

Ubuntu Proteomics Summer School @ubuntuproteomix.bsky.social · Aug 27

Want to stay ahead of the trends in proteomics? Hear what leaders from Academia and Industry had to say about emerging technologies at #UPSS2025! youtu.be/KLEEHzsaD98
Early registration deadline is 30 Sep! ubuntuproteomics.co.za/registration...
#UPSS is a proudly @diplomics.bsky.social initiative!

Ubuntu Proteomics Summer School presenters share their thoughts on emerging trends in proteomics

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Michael Sinden @mdsinden.bsky.social · 21d

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

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 20d

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

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 22d

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
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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 22d

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.

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IonOpticks @ionopticks.bsky.social · 23d

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.

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